Bao Yi-Fan, Zhu Meng-Yuan, Zhao Xiao-Jiao, Chen Hong-Xuan, Wang Xiang, Ren Bin
Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Materials of Fujian Province (IKKEM), Xiamen 361005, China.
Chem Soc Rev. 2024 Oct 14;53(20):10044-10079. doi: 10.1039/d4cs00588k.
Materials and their interfaces are the core for the development of a large variety of fields, including catalysis, energy storage and conversion. In this case, tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), which combines scanning probe microscopy with plasmon-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, is a powerful technique that can simultaneously obtain the morphological information and chemical fingerprint of target samples at nanometer spatial resolution. It is an ideal tool for the nanoscale chemical characterization of materials and interfaces, correlating their structures with chemical performances. In this review, we begin with a brief introduction to the nanoscale characterization of materials and interfaces, followed by a detailed discussion on the recent theoretical understanding and technical improvements of TERS, including the origin of enhancement, TERS instruments, TERS tips and the application of algorithms in TERS. Subsequently, we list the key experimental issues that need to be addressed to conduct successful TERS measurements. Next, we focus on the recent progress of TERS in the study of various materials, especially the novel low-dimensional materials, and the progresses of TERS in studying different interfaces, including both solid-gas and solid-liquid interfaces. Finally, we provide an outlook on the future developments of TERS in the study of materials and interfaces.
材料及其界面是包括催化、能量存储与转换在内的众多领域发展的核心。在这种情况下，将扫描探针显微镜与等离子体增强拉曼光谱相结合的针尖增强拉曼光谱（TERS）是一种强大的技术，它能够在纳米空间分辨率下同时获取目标样品的形态信息和化学指纹。它是用于材料和界面纳米级化学表征、将其结构与化学性能相关联的理想工具。在本综述中，我们首先简要介绍材料和界面的纳米级表征，随后详细讨论TERS的最新理论认识和技术改进，包括增强的起源、TERS仪器、TERS针尖以及算法在TERS中的应用。接着，我们列出进行成功的TERS测量需要解决的关键实验问题。接下来，我们重点关注TERS在各种材料研究中的最新进展，特别是新型低维材料，以及TERS在研究不同界面（包括气固和液固界面）方面的进展。最后，我们展望了TERS在材料和界面研究中的未来发展。
