Abstract
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), a sensitive analytical technique that has single molecular sensitivity, has attracted continuous attention for both application and academic research. Semiconductor-based substrates with SERS activity present more practical applications, ranging from surface science to biological detection because of their lower cost and better biocompatibility compared with noble metals. However, the SERS performance of most semiconductor-based substrates is not significant. Herein, we propose the concept of semiconductor heterojunction-enhanced Raman scattering and design a vertical nanothickness heterojunction of W18O49/monolayer MoS2. As a result, the Raman signals of analyte Rhodamine 6G are detectable even with an ultralow concentration of 10-9 M on W18O49/monolayer MoS2 substrates. The enhancement factor is around 3.45 × 107. We confirmed from experiments and theory that the coupling of these two semiconductor materials could lead to dramatic enhancement of photoinduced charge-transfer processes, which enables giant heterojunction-enhanced Raman scattering.
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