A Simple and Highly Sensitive Thymine Sensor for Mercury Ion Detection Based on Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and the Mechanism Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Preparation of Au NRs
3.3. Fabrication of Thymine Modified Au NRs@T
3.4. Characterization
3.5. Detection of Hg2+ Ion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Raman Shift (cm−1) | Assignment |
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1650 | C=O stretching vibration |
1435 | N–H deformation |
1369 | N–H and C–H in-plane bending |
1230 | Ring stretch |
1013 | Ring stretch |
984 | N–H wagging |
804 | Ring deformation bend |
738 | Ring breathing |
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Yang, H.; Ye, S.-B.; Fu, Y.; Zhang, W.; Xie, F.; Gong, L.; Fang, P.-P.; Chen, J.; Tong, Y. A Simple and Highly Sensitive Thymine Sensor for Mercury Ion Detection Based on Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and the Mechanism Study. Nanomaterials 2017, 7, 192. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7070192
Yang H, Ye S-B, Fu Y, Zhang W, Xie F, Gong L, Fang P-P, Chen J, Tong Y. A Simple and Highly Sensitive Thymine Sensor for Mercury Ion Detection Based on Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and the Mechanism Study. Nanomaterials. 2017; 7(7):192. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7070192
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Hao, Sui-Bo Ye, Yu Fu, Weihong Zhang, Fangyan Xie, Li Gong, Ping-Ping Fang, Jian Chen, and Yexiang Tong. 2017. "A Simple and Highly Sensitive Thymine Sensor for Mercury Ion Detection Based on Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and the Mechanism Study" Nanomaterials 7, no. 7: 192. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano7070192