Biopolymer-Templated Hierarchical 3D-Structured Gold Nanoparticle/Graphene Oxide Hybrid Materials for Ultrasensitive Surface-Enhanced Raman ScatteringShow others and affiliations
2026 (English)In: Advanced Functional Materials, ISSN 1616-301X, E-ISSN 1616-3028, Vol. 36, no 8, article id e15801Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a highly advantageous analytical technique for detecting trace biological and chemical compounds. However, significant challenges remain in the cost-effective fabrication of large-area and homogenous SERS substrates. A simple and scalable approach utilizing a layer-by-layer spray deposition followed by thermal annealing is proposed to fabricate cellulose nanofibril (CNF) films loaded with gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) and graphene oxide (GO) hybrids as SERS substrates. These hybrid 3D structures comprising CNF/Au NPs/GO significantly enhance SERS sensitivity by both electromagnetic enhancement and chemical enhancement. Incorporating CNF as a 3D network enables a more uniform distribution of Au NPs/GO. Thermal annealing further induces hotspots. For instance, the annealed CNF/Au NPs/GO hybrid thin films achieve a detection limit of 1.0 x 10-13 m and a high enhancement factor of 4.97 x 1011 for Rhodamine 6G. Grazing incidence small-angle X-ray scattering combined with nano-Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy is first used to confirm the combined Raman enhancement mechanism of localized surface plasmon resonance and interface charge transfer with high spatial resolution. Therefore, the proposed methodology establishes a robust framework for the scalable fabrication of ultrasensitive SERS substrates.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Wiley , 2026. Vol. 36, no 8, article id e15801
Keywords [en]
cellulose nanofibrils, chemical enhancement, electromagnetic enhancement, spray-coating, X-ray scattering
National Category
Materials Chemistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-373478DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202515801ISI: 001552302100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105013783505OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-373478DiVA, id: diva2:2018608
Note
QC 20260130
2025-12-032025-12-032026-01-30Bibliographically approved