• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 13, Issue 11, 111401 (2015)
Xudong Tan, Lan Jiang, Jie Hu*, Pengjun Liu, Andong Wang, and Yong Lu
Author Affiliations
  • Laser Micro/Nano Fabrication Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201513.111401 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Xudong Tan, Lan Jiang, Jie Hu, Pengjun Liu, Andong Wang, Yong Lu. Highly sensitive and homogeneous SERS substrate fabricated by a femtosecond laser combined with dewetting[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(11): 111401 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    We report a simple, cost-effective and repeatable method for fabricating a large area and uniform substrate for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). The silicon, micromachined by a femtosecond laser, is coated with gold film and then treated through the dewetting process. The morphology shows a higher electric field enhancement due to light trapping. The enhancement factor of the SERS substrate is 9.2×107 with a 5 nm-thick film coated. Moreover, it also exhibits a uniform signal through Raman mapping and chemical stability with the greatest intensity deviation of 6% after a month. The proposed technique provides an opportunity to equip microchips with the SERS capabilities of high sensitivity, chemical stability, and homogeneous signals.
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    Xudong Tan, Lan Jiang, Jie Hu, Pengjun Liu, Andong Wang, Yong Lu. Highly sensitive and homogeneous SERS substrate fabricated by a femtosecond laser combined with dewetting[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(11): 111401
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