Platinum (Pt) nanoparticles were prepared in solutions of ethanol and TSC (trisodium citrate-Na 3 C 6 H 5 O 7 .nH 2 O) in water by laser ablation method using Nd:YAG laser. The role of laser fluence, laser wavelength and concentration of surfactant liquids in laser ablation process were investigated. The morphology, size distribution and optical properties of the Pt nanoparticles (NPs) were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-vis spectrometer and xray diffraction measurements. The average diameter of Pt NPs prepared in ethanol and TSC solutions ranges around 7-9 nm and 10-12 nm, respectively. The results showed advantages of the laser ablation method.
We propose and develop a simple and cost‐effective method to fabricate surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates for the trace detection of antibiotics. A nanostructured silicon (Si) surface is prepared by the pulsed laser ablation (PLA) of a Si wafer in distilled water. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesized via PLA in distilled water are deposited on the ablated Si surface to form a SERS substrate (AgNP/aSi). Malachite green (MG) is used as a probe analyte to examine the SERS activity of the AgNP/aSi substrate. The AgNP/aSi substrate can yield an SERS spectrum of MG with high resolution at a minimum concentration of 0.01 ppm. Using the AgNP/aSi substrate, we investigate its capacity for detecting tetracycline (TC) residue in shrimp. The Raman peak intensities at 1320 cm−1 for TC concentrations from 10 to 0.1 ppm show a linear relationship with the corresponding logarithmic concentrations. Our simple and efficient method can be used for the trace detection of MG, TC, and other antibiotics in various applications via SERS.
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