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Application of photographic paper as a substrate for surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy
Author(s) -
Gliemann H.,
Nickel U.,
Schneider S.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of raman spectroscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.748
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1097-4555
pISSN - 0377-0486
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4555(199812)29:12<1041::aid-jrs315>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - raman spectroscopy , surface enhanced raman spectroscopy , substrate (aquarium) , laser , sample (material) , optics , white light , materials science , nanotechnology , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemistry , optoelectronics , raman scattering , chromatography , physics , oceanography , geology
It is shown that commercially available photographic paper forblack and white prints can be used to generate attractiveSERS‐active silver surfaces, provided that a number ofprecautions are taken during the preparation process, e.g.illumination has to be done with light of low intensity, developingmust be performed with a high concentration of sulphite and hardeningwith thiosulphate must be omitted. With oxazine 170 as test sample,the SERS signal intensity proved to be independent of exposure time bythe probe laser and highly reproducible from sample to sample, even ifthe processed photographic paper was stored for some time. Theprospects for applications of this SERS substrate for analyticalpurposes are therefore promising. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons,Ltd.