SERRS fiber probe: fabrication of silver nanoparticles at the aperture of an optical fiber used for SNOM

Yasutaka Kitahama; Tamitake Itoh; Jun-ichi Aoyama; Kentaro Nishikata; Yukihiro Ozaki

doi:10.1039/b909603e

SERRS fiber probe: fabrication of silver nanoparticles at the aperture of an optical fiber used for SNOM

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Nov 21:(43):6563-5. doi: 10.1039/b909603e. Epub 2009 Sep 14.

Authors

Yasutaka Kitahama¹, Tamitake Itoh, Jun-ichi Aoyama, Kentaro Nishikata, Yukihiro Ozaki

Affiliation

¹ Nano-Bioanalysis Team, Health Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-0395, Japan. kitahama.yasutaka@aist.go.jp

PMID: 19865650
DOI: 10.1039/b909603e

Abstract

At the aperture of an optical fiber coupled with a SNOM SERRS-active Ag nanoparticles were selectively fabricated in a mixture of AgNO(3) and sodium citrate aqueous solution by photo-reduction due to an evanescent field.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Metal Nanoparticles*
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Optical Fibers*
Silver / chemistry*
Spectrum Analysis, Raman

Substances

Silver