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  • Applied Spectroscopy
  • Vol. 63,
  • Issue 4,
  • pp. 396-400
  • (2009)

Nanostructural Silver and Gold Substrates for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Measurements Prepared by Galvanic Displacement on Germanium Disks

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Abstract

A germanium disk on which silver nanoparticles have been deposited by galvanic displacement is shown to be an inexpensive substrate for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The preparation, which is based on spontaneous reduction of silver cations at the surface of a germanium disk, is quick and requires nothing more than a Petri dish. The SERS enhancement of silver and gold substrates prepared in this way was measured using benzenethiol and was compared to enhancement of Klarite<sup>®</sup>, a commercially available gold-coated nanoengineered SERS substrate. The enhancement provided by electrolessly deposited metals was found to be superior over Klarite<sup>®</sup> and the reproducibility was generally below 15%. Furthermore, unlike the case for nanoengineered substrates, germanium disks can be polished and reused.

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