Improved Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Properties of ZrO2 Nanoparticles by Zn Doping
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemical Reagents
2.2. Synthesis of ZrO2 and Zn–ZrO2 NPs
2.3. Adsorption of Probe Molecules
2.4. Characterization of Materials
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Properties of ZrO2 and Zn–ZrO2
3.1.1. Characterization by XRD and TEM of the ZrO2 and Zn–ZrO2 NPs
3.1.2. Raman Spectra of ZrO2 and Zn–ZrO2 NPs
3.1.3. XPS Measurements
3.2. Measurement of UV-Vis DRS
3.3. SERS Spectra of 4-MBA Adsorbed on ZrO2 and Zn–ZrO2 NPs
3.4. Enhancement Factor (EF) of Zn–ZrO2 NPs
3.5. CT Mechanism and Direction of CT Effects
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Ji, P.; Mao, Z.; Wang, Z.; Xue, X.; Zhang, Y.; Lv, J.; Shi, X. Improved Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Properties of ZrO2 Nanoparticles by Zn Doping. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 983. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070983
Ji P, Mao Z, Wang Z, Xue X, Zhang Y, Lv J, Shi X. Improved Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Properties of ZrO2 Nanoparticles by Zn Doping. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9(7):983. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070983
Chicago/Turabian StyleJi, Peng, Zhu Mao, Zhe Wang, Xiangxin Xue, Yu Zhang, Jiaao Lv, and Xiumin Shi. 2019. "Improved Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Properties of ZrO2 Nanoparticles by Zn Doping" Nanomaterials 9, no. 7: 983. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9070983