title: SERS activity of Ag decorated nanodiamond and nano-β-SiC, diamond-like-carbon and thermally annealed diamond thin film surfaces.
abstract: In the recent past surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) based bio-sensing has gained prominence owing to the simplicity and efficiency of the SERS technique. Dedicated and continuous research efforts have been made to develop SERS substrates that are not only stable, durable and reproducible but also facilitate real-time bio-sensing. In this context diamond, β-SiC and diamond-like-carbon (DLC) and other related thin films have been promoted as excellent candidates for bio-technological applications including real time bio-sensing. In this work, SERS activities of nanodiamond, nano-β-SiC, DLC, thermally annealed diamond thin film surfaces were examined. DLC and thermally annealed diamond thin films were found to show SERS activity without any metal nanostructures on their surfaces. The observed SERS activities of the considered surfaces are explained in terms of the electromagnetic enhancement mechanism and charge transfer resonance process.
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering Sciences and Technology (SEST), University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India. vvsssse@uohyd.ernet.in.
authors.forename: Mohan Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kuntumalla
authors.forename: Vadali Venkata Satya Siva
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Srikanth
authors.forename: Satyavathi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ravulapalli
authors.forename: Upender
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gangadharini
authors.forename: Harish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ojha
authors.forename: Narayana Rao
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Chandrahas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bansal
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D017554:Carbon Compounds, Inorganic / Q000737:chemistry*; D018130:Diamond / Q000737:chemistry; D058612:Nanodiamonds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012235:Rhodamines / Q000737:chemistry; D017655:Silicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D017554:Carbon Compounds, Inorganic; D058612:Nanodiamonds; D012235:Rhodamines; D017655:Silicon Compounds; C026188:rhodamine 6G; D012834:Silver; D002244:Carbon; D018130:Diamond; C022088:silicon carbide