Self-Assembled Plasmonic Nanoparticles on Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Electrodes via Thermal Evaporation
- Authors
- Kim, Youngmin; Lee, Seungjae; Lee, Kyungjun; Shim, Sangdeok; Kim, Jin Young; Lee, Hyung Woo; Choi, Dukhyun
- Issue Date
- Nov-2014
- Publisher
- AMER CHEMICAL SOC
- Keywords
- plasmonics; self-assembly; vertically aligned multiwalled carbon nanotube; thermal evaporation; vontact angle; surface-enhanced Raman scattering
- Citation
- ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, v.6, no.22, pp.20423 - 20429
- Journal Title
- ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
- Volume
- 6
- Number
- 22
- Start Page
- 20423
- End Page
- 20429
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/81282
- DOI
- 10.1021/am505999e
- ISSN
- 1944-8244
- Abstract
- This study details the development of a large-area, three-dimensional (3D), plasmonic integrated electrode (PIE) system. Vertically aligned multiwalled carbon nanotube (VA-MWNT) electrodes are grown and populated with self-assembling silver nanoparticles via thermal evaporation. Due to the geometric and surface characteristics of VA-MWNTs, evaporated silver atoms form nanoparticles approximately 15-20 nm in diameter. The nanoparticles are well distributed on VA-MWNTs, with a 5-10 nm gap between particles. The size and gap of the self-assembled plasmonic nanoparticles is dependent upon both the length of the MWNT and the thickness of the evaporated silver. The wetting properties of water of the VA-MWNT electrodes change from hydrophilic (similar to 70 degrees) to hydrophobic (similar to 120 degrees) as a result of the evaporated silver. This effect is particularly pronounced on the VA-MWNT electrodes with a length of 1 mu m, where the contact angle is altered from an initial 8 degrees to 124 degrees. Based on UV-visible spectroscopic analysis, plasmonic resonance of the PIE systems occurs at a wavelength of approximately 400 nm. The optical behavior was found to vary as a function of MWNT length, with the exception of MWNT with a length of 1 mu m. Using our PIE systems, we were able to obtain clear surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra with a detection limit of similar to 10 nM and an enhancement factor of similar to 10(6). This PIE system shows promise for use as a novel electrode system in next-generation optoelectronics such as photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes, and solar water splitting.
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