在坚固的薄膜传感平台中提高金-银双金属纳米颗粒的消光效率和等离子体响应
Enhancing the Extinction Efficiency and Plasmonic Response of Bimetallic Nanoparticles of Au-Ag in Robust Thin Film Sensing Platforms.
作者信息
Meira Diana I, Rodrigues Marco S, Borges Joel, Vaz Filipe
机构信息
Physics Center of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal.
LaPMET-Laboratory of Physics for Materials and Emergent Technologies, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.
出版信息
Sensors (Basel). 2023 Dec 4;23(23):9618. doi: 10.3390/s23239618.
The extinction efficiency of noble metal nanoparticles (NPs), namely gold (Au) and silver (Ag), are dependent on their size and surrounding dielectric. Exploiting the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) phenomenon, the composition and structure of the NPs might be tailored to achieve a configuration that optimizes their response (sensitivity) to environmental changes. This can be done by preparing a bimetallic system, benefiting from the chemical stability of Au NPs and the higher scattering efficiency of Ag NPs. To enhance the LSPR sensing robustness, incorporating solid supports in the form of nanocomposite thin films is a suitable alternative. In this context, the NPs composed of gold (Au), silver (Ag), and their mixture in bimetallic Au-Ag NPs, were grown in a titanium dioxide (TiO) matrix using reactive DC magnetron sputtering. Thermal treatment at different temperatures (up to 700 °C) tuned the LSPR response of the films and, consequently, their sensitivity. Notably, the bimetallic film with Au/Ag atomic ratio 1 exhibited the highest refractive index sensitivity (RIS), with a value of 181 nm/RIU, almost one order of magnitude higher than monometallic Au-TiO. The nanostructural analysis revealed a wide NP size distribution of bimetallic NPs with an average size of 31 nm, covering about 20% of the overall surface area. These findings underscore the significant potential of bimetallic film systems, namely AuAg-TiO, in LSPR sensing enhancement.
贵金属纳米颗粒(NPs),即金(Au)和银(Ag)的消光效率,取决于它们的尺寸和周围的电介质。利用局域表面等离子体共振(LSPR)现象,可以调整纳米颗粒的组成和结构,以实现优化其对环境变化响应(灵敏度)的配置。这可以通过制备双金属系统来实现,利用金纳米颗粒的化学稳定性和银纳米颗粒更高的散射效率。为了提高LSPR传感的稳健性,以纳米复合薄膜形式加入固体支撑物是一种合适的选择。在此背景下,由金(Au)、银(Ag)及其双金属金 - 银纳米颗粒混合物组成的纳米颗粒,通过反应性直流磁控溅射在二氧化钛(TiO₂)基质中生长。在不同温度(高达700°C)下进行热处理可调节薄膜的LSPR响应,从而调节其灵敏度。值得注意的是,金/银原子比为1的双金属薄膜表现出最高的折射率灵敏度(RIS),值为181 nm/RIU,几乎比单金属金 - 二氧化钛高一个数量级。纳米结构分析表明,双金属纳米颗粒的尺寸分布较宽,平均尺寸为31 nm,覆盖约20%的总表面积。这些发现强调了双金属薄膜系统,即金 - 银 - 二氧化钛,在增强LSPR传感方面的巨大潜力。