title: A well-ordered flower-like gold nanostructure for integrated sensors via surface-enhanced Raman scattering.
abstract: A controllable flower-like Au nanostructure array for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) was fabricated using the combined technique of the top-down approach of conventional photolithography and the bottom-up approach of electrodeposition. Au nanostructures with a mean roughness ranging from 5.1 to 49.6 nm were obtained by adjusting electrodeposition time from 2 to 60 min. The rougher Au nanostructure provides higher SERS enhancement, while the highest SERS intensity obtained with the Au nanostructure is 29 times stronger than the lowest intensity. The SERS spectra of brilliant cresyl blue (BCB), benzenethiol (BT), adenine and DNA were observed from the Au nanostructure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Electrical Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, KAIST, Daejeon 305-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Ju-Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Taejoon
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Seung Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Sang Yup
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Bongsoo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yang-Kyu
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000737:chemistry; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D003460:Crystallization; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010078:Oxazines / Q000737:chemistry; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods*; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D010078:Oxazines; D010636:Phenols; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; C006797:Brilliant Cresyl Blue; D006046:Gold; C042983:thiophenol; D004247:DNA; D000225:Adenine