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Spectroscopic, DFT and trace detection study of procaine using surface-enhanced Raman scattering technique

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Abstract

Spectroscopic trace-level detections (as low as 1 × 10−11 M) of procaine using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technique and utilizing silver nanoparticle (Ag-Np) substrates were successfully accomplished. Significant intensity enhancements of the Raman bands associated with –C[dbnd]O stretching, –C–N stretching and –NH2 bending vibrations were observed. Possible modes of SERS interaction between the procaine molecule and Ag-Np were investigated theoretically, and the results were found consistent with experimental data. The intensities of SERS band at 1607 cm−1 were successfully correlated with the concentrations of procaine solutions. The present approach exhibits a high sensitivity and low limit of detection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)617-622
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume730
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2019

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© 2019 Elsevier B.V.

Keywords

  • Density functional theory
  • Procaine
  • Silver nanoparticles
  • Spectroscopic detection
  • Surface-enhanced Raman scattering

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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