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Inkjet−Printable Nanoporous Ag Disk Arrays Enabling Coffee−Ring Effect−Driven Analyte Enrichment Towards Practical SERS Applications
Authors
Jung-Sub Wi, Jeong Dae Kim, Wonseok Lee, Hyunsik Choi, Minjeong Kwak, Jungkeun Song, Tae Geol Lee, and Jong G. Ok
Journal
International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing–Green Technology
Vol. (No.), pp.
9 (2), 421-429 (Mar 2022)
Year
2022
To make surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensors more practical, we propose nanoporous Ag disks as SERS-active plasmonic structures that can be readily inkjet-printed just before use to avoid degradation of SERS enhancement. Together with the aid of the enhanced plasmonic fields from the nanoporous Ag (confirmed by electromagnetic simulation), we utilize a coffee-ring effect to concentrate target analytes, which is demonstrated by confocal Raman measurements. By using the proposed SERS sensor, Raman signals of TiO2 nanoparticles with a concentration of ppm to sub-ppb have been successfully measured. TiO2 in commercial consumables has been also detected by distinguishing its crystalline phase.