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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering using bismuth nanoparticles: a study with amino acids

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Bismuth nanoparticles produced by laser ablation synthesis in solution (LASiS) show localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs). The nanoparticles show surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity for several tested amino acids. Optical absorption, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) as well as Raman scattering were used to characterize the samples. The search for new biocompatible nanoparticles for diagnostic purposes is important, and the demonstration that a semimetal is capable to act as a SERS active system opens new possibilities for molecular detection.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Conselho de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – CNPq, a Brazilian agency, for support, and Centro de Microscopia Eletrônica da UFPR for the use of the TEM and the confocal Raman microscope.

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This study was funded partially with scholarships by Conselho de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico – CNPq.

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  1. Departamento Acadêmico de Física, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Av. Sete de Setembro 3165, Curitiba, Paraná, 80230-010, Brazil

    A. G. Bezerra Jr & T. N. Machado

  2. Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Centro Politécnico, Jardim das Américas, Curitiba, Paraná, 81531-980, Brazil

    P. Cavassin, R. Caetano & W. H. Schreiner

  3. Instituto de Pesquisa Pelé Pequeno Príncipe, Av. Silva Jardim 1632, Água Verde, Curitiba, Paraná, 80250-200, Brazil

    T. D. Woiski

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Bezerra, A.G., Cavassin, P., Machado, T.N. et al. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering using bismuth nanoparticles: a study with amino acids. J Nanopart Res 19, 362 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11051-017-4057-6

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