Quantification of suppressed fluorescence in the Raman scattering of Rhodamine B deposited in Ag NW SERS substrates

Authors

Ma. Romina Rogem Ramos National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Horace Andrew Husay National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Elmer Estacio National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Jeremias Ibus-Armonia National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Debinya Buenafe Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of the Philippines Diliman
Nathaniel de Guzman Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman
Mary Donnabelle Balela Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman
Arnel Salvador National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Armando Somintac National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

The quenching of the fluorescence background that accompanies the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of Rhodamine B was quantified using a least-squares baseline correction algorithm. Silver nanowires (Ag NWs) were prepared by electroless deposition in hot ethylene glycol in the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). The Ag NWs were deposited on a paper and were used as SERS substrates to detect Rhodamine B (RhB) in concentrations between 4 - 10 µM. The fluorescence of the 4 RhB concentrations was suppressed by 93.53-97.15% which is attributed to the non-radiative process of electron transfer from the RhB to the Ag NWs. The fluorescence suppression made the Raman signals observable. The Raman signals were enhanced by a factor of 10⁴ due to the amplification of the laser and the localized surface plasmons of Ag NWs. The results confirm that Ag nanoparticles could be integrated in laser scanning microscopes for fluorescence suppression in Raman spectroscopy.

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2019: Proceedings of the 37th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Conference

Article ID

SPP-2019-PA-37

Section

Poster Session PA

Published

2019-05-23

How to Cite

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MRR Ramos, HA Husay, E Estacio, J Ibus-Armonia, D Buenafe, N de Guzman, MD Balela, A Salvador, and A Somintac, Quantification of suppressed fluorescence in the Raman scattering of Rhodamine B deposited in Ag NW SERS substrates, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 37, SPP-2019-PA-37 (2019). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2019-PA-37.