Abstract
Ag nanoparticles were synthesized by laser ablation using an Ag plate in distilled water. This method was performed using a laser with a wavelength of 532 nm and energy of 30 mJ for 60 min. Ag nanoparticles successfully formed, confirmed by the selected area electron diffraction (SAED) which revealed four principal crystal planes of (111), (200), (220) and (311). The size distribution of Ag nanoparticles ranged from 5 to 40 nm, as estimated from electron imaging observed by transmission electron microscope (TEM). Ascorbic acid was used as the analyte to test the characteristics of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of colloidal Ag nanoparticles. The concentration of ascorbic acid (1.0, 0.5 and 0.25 wt%) and incubation time (0 and 6 h) were varied to determine the limit of detection and the effect of incubation time. The Raman scattering spectroscopy results showed that the colloidal Ag nanoparticle substrate improved the signals for detection of ascorbic acid.
Highlights
Ag nanoparticles have highly efficient and unique light absorption and distribution properties
The colloidal Ag nanoparticles used in this study were obtained from laser ablation using Nd:YAG laser
To confirm the success of the Ag nanoparticles formation in colloidal sample produced after laser ablation, we used the transmission electron microscope to observe the particles size and the electron diffraction of the particles
Summary
Ag nanoparticles have highly efficient and unique light absorption and distribution properties. Synthesis of nanoparticles with the laser ablation method can be conducted in water or an organic medium to obtain colloidal nanoparticles (Amendola & Meneghetti, 2009).
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