Abstract
We propose aluminum oxide (Boehmite) sputter-deposited with Ag substrates for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). These substrates are cost-effective and easily fabricated by heating aluminum in an aqueous environment to create Boehmite, followed by Ag sputtering. The metal deposition is optimized, resulting in random arrays of Ag nanostructures with a diameter of ∼100 nm and a spacing of <100 nm leading to significant enhancement of the Raman signal. The performance and sensitivity of the substrates are initially tested with the use of Crystal Violet analyte which results in limits of detection close to 10−10M. These substrates are used for the rapid detection of four different explosive compounds: Nitroglycerin (NG), Picric Acid (PA), Cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX) and 2,4,6-Trinitrophenylmethylnitramine (Tetryl). A series of Raman spectra are collected for these four selected explosives on the fabricated substrates and principal component analysis (PCA) was used for proper evaluation and identification of the corresponding measured spectra.
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