title: Controlled assemblies of gold nanorods in PVA nanofiber matrix as flexible free-standing SERS substrates by electrospinning.
abstract: Under control: Controlled assemblies of gold nanorods in a poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanofiber matrix with tunable optical properties can be achieved by using electrospinning. The resultant assemblies can be used as substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). This work provides a facile way to control alignment of anisotropic nanostructures in a polymer nanofiber matrix and generates new assemblies with interesting properties.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nanomaterials and Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Department of Chemistry, the National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China.
authors.forename: Chuan-Ling
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Kong-Peng
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Huai-Ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Cong
authors.forename: Shu-Hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D057139:Nanofibers / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006046:Gold; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol