Advances of surface-enhanced Raman and IR spectroscopies: from nano/microstructures to macro-optical design

Hai-Long Wang; En-Ming You; Rajapandiyan Panneerselvam; Song-Yuan Ding; Zhong-Qun Tian

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- Advances of surface-enhanced Raman and IR spectroscopies: from nano/microstructures to macro-optical design
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 10, Issue 9, Pages: 1588-1606(2021)
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  1.State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
  2.Department of Chemistry, SRM University- AP, Amaravathi, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Author bio：
  
  Hai-Long Wang (wanghl@xmu.edu.cn)
  Zhong-Qun Tian (zqtian@xmu.edu.cn)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-021-00599-2
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- Published：30 September 2021，
  
  Published Online：04 August 2021，
  
  Received：07 January 2021，
  
  Revised：05 July 2021，
  
  Accepted：13 July 2021
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Wang H. L. et al. Advances of surface-enhanced Raman and IR spectroscopies: from nano/microstructures to macro-optical design. Light: Science & Applications, 10, 1588-1606 (2021).
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Wang H. L. et al. Advances of surface-enhanced Raman and IR spectroscopies: from nano/microstructures to macro-optical design. Light: Science & Applications, 10, 1588-1606 (2021). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-021-00599-2.

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Abstract

Raman and infrared (IR) spectroscopy are powerful analytical techniques

but have intrinsically low detection sensitivity. There have been three major steps (i) to advance the optical system of the light excitation

collection

and detection since 1920s

(ii) to utilize nanostructure-based surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) since 1990s

and (iii) to rationally couple (i) and (ii) for maximizing the total detection sensitivity since 2010s. After surveying the history of SERS and SEIRA

we outline the principle of plasmonics and the different mechanisms of SERS and SEIRA. We describe various interactions of light with nano/microstructures

localized surface plasmon

surface plasmon polariton

and lightning-rod effect. Their coupling effects can significantly increase the surface sensitivity by designing nanoparticle–nanoparticle and nanoparticle–substrate configuration. As the nano/microstructures have specific optical near-field and far-field behaviors

we focus on how to systematically design the macro-optical systems to maximize the excitation efficiency and detection sensitivity. We enumerate the key optical designs in particular ATR-based operation modes of directional excitation and emission from visible to IR spectral region. We also present some latest advancements on scanning-probe microscopy-based nanoscale spectroscopy. Finally

prospects and further developments of this field are given with emphasis on emerging techniques and methodologies.

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