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Historical organic dyes: a surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectral database on Ag Lee–Meisel colloids aggregated by NaClO 4
Author(s) -
Bruni Silvia,
Guglielmi Vittoria,
Pozzi Federica
Publication year - 2011
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/jrs.2872
Subject(s) - silver nanoparticle , silver nitrate , aqueous solution , chemistry , dyeing , raman scattering , surface enhanced raman spectroscopy , colloid , perchlorate , raman spectroscopy , trisodium citrate , nuclear chemistry , nanoparticle , materials science , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , optics , ion , physics
In the present study, several natural organic dyes used in antiquity, especially in textile dyeing, were analysed by surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy, in order to build a wide database that could integrate the data previously published in the literature. In particular, we reported for the first time the SERS spectra of 11 dyes: dragon's blood, sandalwood, annatto, safflower yellow and red, old fustic, gamboge, catechu, kamala, aloe and sap green. Silver colloids (Ag colloids) prepared according to the Lee–Meisel procedure, i.e. by reduction of a silver nitrate (AgNO 3 ) aqueous solution with trisodium citrate dihydrate, were used as substrate. As its efficiency had been tested in a previous work, sodium perchlorate (NaClO 4 ) 1.8 M was again employed as aggregating agent, giving the best results when added to the silver nanoparticles after the analyte. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.