Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Reticular Nanostructure of Fulfora candelaria Wing Decorated by Ag Nanoislands as Practical SERS-Active Substrates
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiments and Methods
2.1. Materials and Instruments
2.2. Fabrication of SERS-Active Substrates
2.3. SERS Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization and Three-Dimensional Finite-Difference Time-Domain Simulation
3.2. SERS Performances
3.3. EF Calculation
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, M.; Wang, Y.; Yan, X.; Sun, X.; Shi, G.; Zhang, K.; Ren, L.; Ma, W. Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Reticular Nanostructure of Fulfora candelaria Wing Decorated by Ag Nanoislands as Practical SERS-Active Substrates. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 905. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8110905
Wang M, Wang Y, Yan X, Sun X, Shi G, Zhang K, Ren L, Ma W. Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Reticular Nanostructure of Fulfora candelaria Wing Decorated by Ag Nanoislands as Practical SERS-Active Substrates. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(11):905. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8110905
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Mingli, Yuhong Wang, Xiaoya Yan, Xin Sun, Guochao Shi, Keqin Zhang, Lijian Ren, and Wanli Ma. 2018. "Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Reticular Nanostructure of Fulfora candelaria Wing Decorated by Ag Nanoislands as Practical SERS-Active Substrates" Nanomaterials 8, no. 11: 905. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8110905