title: Surface-enhanced Raman scattering in the ultraviolet spectral region: UV-SERS on rhodium and ruthenium electrodes.
abstract: We report the first observation of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) excited with ultraviolet (UV) light from transition metal electrodes. Adsorbed pyridine and SCN- on rough rhodium (Rh) and ruthenium (Ru) electrodes, respectively, have been studied using 325 nm laser excitation. In contrast, the best enhancers in the visible and near infrared, silver and gold, do not produce UV-SERS. The experimental data of UV-SERS are in agreement with our preliminary theoretical calculation based on the electromagnetic enhancement mechanism. The enhancement factor is about 2 orders of magnitude for the Rh and Ru electrodes when they are excited at 325 nm.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Xu-Feng
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Zhi-Lin
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Guo-Kun
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ricardo F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Aroca
authors.forename: Bing-Wei
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Zhong-Qun
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Tian
mesh_terms: D004566:Electrodes; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods*; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000737:chemistry; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D011725:Pyridines; D013861:Thiocyanates; D012428:Ruthenium; D012238:Rhodium; C023666:pyridine