• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.609-615
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• 2005

$1{\mu}l$ 정도의 미량 titanium tetraisopropoxide(TTIP)를 주사기를 사용하여 1 cc 부피의 증발관에 주입하여 기화시킨 후 질소에 의해 직경 4 mm, 길이 35 cm의 관형 에어로졸반응기로 운반하여 열분해 시킴으로써 30-300 nm 크기의 $TiO_2$ 나노입자를 제조하였으며, 반응온도 및 TTIP 증기 농도가 생성된 $TiO_2$ 입자의 형상, 크기, 결정성 등에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 전구체 증기 농도 1 mol%에서 반응온도를 300, 500, $700^{\circ}C$로 변화시킨 결과 반응온도가 증가함에 따라 응집체를 구성하고 있는 1차 입자 크기가 감소하였고, $700^{\circ}C$에서는 입자 크기분포가 bimodal 형태를 나타내었다. 반응온도를 $700^{\circ}C$로 유지하고 전구체 증기 농도를 1, 3.5, 7 mol%로 변화시킨 결과 전구체 증기 농도 3.5 mol% 이상에서는 1 mol%에서 관찰되었던 bimodal 분포가 사라지고 응집체 내 1차 입자들의 개수가 상대적으로 많이 증가하였다. 반응온도 및 전구체 농도가 입자의 형상, 크기분포에 미치는 이와 같은 영향들을 이전의 연구결과들과 함께 비교 분석하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제45회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.249-249
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• 2013

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a sensitive approach to detect and to identify a variety of molecules. To enhance the Raman signal, optimization of the gap between nanostructures is quite important. One-dimensional materials such as nanowires, nanotubes, and nanograsses have great potential to be used in SERS due to their unique sizes and shape dependent characteristics. In this study we investigate a simple way to fabricate SERS substrates based on randomly grown copper oxide (CuO) nanowires. CuO nanograss is fabricated on pre-cleaned Cu foils. Cu oxidized in an ammonium ambient solution of 2.5 M NaOH and 0.1 M $(NH_4)_2S_2O_8$ at $4^{\circ}C$ for 10, 30, and 60 minutes. Then, Cu(OH)2 nanostructures are formed and dried at $180^{\circ}C$ for 2 h. With the drying process, the Cu(OH)2 nanostructure is transformed to CuO nanograss by dehydration reaction. CuO nanograss are grown randomly on Cu foil with the average length of 10 ${\mu}m$ and the average diameter of a 100 nm. CuO nanograsses are covered by Ag with various thicknesses from 10 to 30 nm using a thermal evaporator. Then, we immerse uncoated and Ag coated CuO nanowire samples of various oxidation times in a 0.001M methanol-based 4-mercaptopyridine (4-Mpy) in order to evaluate SERS enhancement. Raman shift and SERS enhancement are measured using a Raman spectrometer (Horiba, LabRAM ARAMIS Spectrometer) with the laser wavelength of 532 nm. Raman scattering is believed to be enhanced by the interaction between CuO nanograss and Ag island film. The gaps between Ag covered CuO nanograsses are diverse from <10 nm at the bottom to ~200 nm at the top of nanograsses. SERS signal are improved where the gaps are minimized to near 10s of nanometers. There are many spots that provide sufficiently narrow gap between the structures on randomly grown CuO nanograss surface. Then we may find optimal enhancement of Raman signal using the mapping data of average results. Fabrication of CuO nanograss based on a solution method is relatively simple and fast so this result can potentially provide a path toward cost effective fabrication of SERS substrate for sensing applications.