title: Shell-isolated nanoparticle-enhanced Raman spectroscopy study of the adsorption behaviour of DNA bases on Au(111) electrode surfaces.
abstract: For the first time, we used the electrochemical shell-isolated nanoparticle-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (EC-SHINERS) technique to in situ characterize the adsorption behaviour of four DNA bases (adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine) on atomically flat Au(111) electrode surfaces. The spectroscopic results of the various molecules reveal similar features, such as the adsorption-induced reconstruction of the Au(111) surface and the drastic Raman intensity reduction of the ring breathing modes after the lifting reconstruction. As a preliminary study of the photo-induced charge transfer (PICT) mechanism, the in situ spectroscopic results obtained on single crystal surfaces are excellently illustrated with electrochemical data.
authors.affiliation: MOE Key Laboratory of Spectrochemical Analysis and Instrumentation, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. li@xmu.edu.cn xuqingchi@xmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Bao-Ying
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ya-Hao
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chao-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Miao-Miao
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Rajapandiyan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Panneerselvam
authors.forename: Qing-Chi
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: De-Yin
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zhi-Lin
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jian-Feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhong-Qun
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Tian
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D004566:Electrodes; D006046:Gold; D053758:Nanoparticles; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
chemical_list: D006046:Gold; D004247:DNA