Alkyl-Nitrile Adlayers as Probes of Plasmonically Induced Electric Fields.
Alkyl-Nitrile Adlayers as Probes of Plasmonically Induced Electric Fields.
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烷基硝酸脂层作为血浆诱导的电场的探针。
DOI:
10.1039/c5sc01265a
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发表时间:
2015-08-01
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影响因子:
8.4
通讯作者:
Schultz ZD
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作者:
Kwasnieski DT;Wang H;Schultz ZD
Adsorbed mercaptoalkylnitriles show Stark shifts on plasmonic surfaces that provide a direct measurement of the induced electric field. Vibrational Stark shifts observed from mercaptoalkyl monolayers on surface enhanced Raman (SERS) active materials are reported to provide a direct measurement of the local electric field around plasmonic nanostructures. Adlayers of CN–, p-mercaptobenzonitrile, and n-mercaptobutylnitrile were adsorbed to a heterogeneous nanostructured Ag surface. The frequency of the CN moiety was observed to shift in a correlated fashion with the SERS intensity. These shifts are attributed to a vibrational Stark shift arising from rectification of the optical field, which gives rise to a DC potential on the surface. All three molecules showed CN Stark shifts on the plasmonic surfaces. p-Mercaptobenzonitrile is observed to be a well-behaved probe of the electric field, providing a narrow spectral line, suggesting a more uniform orientation on the surface. The utility of p-mercaptobenzonitrile was demonstrated by successfully assessing the electric field between gold nanoparticles adsorbed to a monolayer of the nitrile on a flat gold surface. A model is presented where the Stark shift of the alkyl-nitrile probe can be correlated to optical field, providing an intensity independent measurement of the local electric field environment.