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Hierarchical Nanoflowers on Nanograss Structure for a Non-wettable Surface and a SERS Substrate.
- Source :
- Nanoscale Research Letters; 12/30/2015, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Hierarchical nanostructures of CuO nanoflowers on nanograss were investigated for self-cleaning and surface plasmonic applications. We achieved the hierarchical nanostructures using one-step oxidation process by controlling the formation of flower-like nanoscale residues (nanoflowers) on CuO nanograss. While the nanograss structure of CuO has a sufficient roughness for superhydrophobic characteristics, the additional hierarchy of nanoflowers on nanograss leads to a semi-reentrant structure with a high repellency even for a very small droplet (10 nL) of low surface tension liquid such as 25 % ethanol (~35 mN/m), thus providing non-wettable and self-cleaning properties. Furthermore, the CuO hierarchical nanostructure serves as a substrate for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). Both of the CuO nanograss and nanoflower provide many nanoscale gaps that act as hot-spots for surface-enhanced Raman signal of 4-mercaptopyridine (4-Mpy), thus enabling a non-destructive detection in a short analysis time with relatively simple preparation of sample. Especially, the CuO nanoflower has larger number of hot-spots at the nanogaps from floral leaf-like structures, thus leading to three times higher Raman intensity than the CuO nanograss. These multifunctional results potentially provide a path toward cost-effective fabrication of a non-wettable surface for self-maintenance applications and a SERS substrate for sensing applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19317573
- Volume :
- 10
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nanoscale Research Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 112013616
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s11671-015-1214-7