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dc.contributor.authorLay, Chee Lengen
dc.contributor.authorKoh, Charlynn Sher Linen
dc.contributor.authorWang, Jingen
dc.contributor.authorLee, Yih Hongen
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Ruibinen
dc.contributor.authorYang, Yijieen
dc.contributor.authorYang, Zheen
dc.contributor.authorPhang, In Yeeen
dc.contributor.authorLing, Xing Yien
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-27T09:17:25Zen
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-06T17:40:27Z-
dc.date.available2019-05-27T09:17:25Zen
dc.date.available2019-12-06T17:40:27Z-
dc.date.issued2017en
dc.identifier.citationLay, C. L., Koh, C. S. L., Wang, J., Lee, Y. H., Jiang, R., Yang, Y., . . . Ling, X. Y. (2018). Aluminum nanostructures with strong visible-range SERS activity for versatile micropatterning of molecular security labels. Nanoscale, 10(2), 575-581. doi:10.1039/C7NR07793Aen
dc.identifier.issn2040-3364en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10356/90091-
dc.description.abstractThe application of aluminum (Al)-based nanostructures for visible-range plasmonics, especially for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), currently suffers from inconsistent local electromagnetic field distributions and/or inhomogeneous distribution of probe molecules. Herein, we lithographically fabricate structurally uniform Al nanostructures which enable homogeneous adsorption of various probe molecules. Individual Al nanostructures exhibit strong local electromagnetic field enhancements, in turn leading to intense SERS activity. The average SERS enhancement factor (EF) for individual nanostructures exceeds 104 for non-resonant probe molecules in the visible spectrum. These Al nanostructures also retain more than 70% of their original SERS intensities after one-month storage, displaying superb stability under ambient conditions. We further achieve tunable polarization-dependent SERS responses using anisotropic Al nanostructures, facilitating the design of sophisticated SERS-based security labels. Our micron-sized security label comprises two-tier security features, including a machine-readable hybrid quick-response (QR) code overlaid with a set of ciphertexts. Our work demonstrates the versatility of Al-based structures in low-cost modern chemical nano-analytics and forgery protection.en
dc.description.sponsorshipASTAR (Agency for Sci., Tech. and Research, S’pore)en
dc.description.sponsorshipMOE (Min. of Education, S’pore)en
dc.format.extent22 p.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNanoscaleen
dc.rights© 2018 The Royal Society of Chemistry. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Nanoscale and is made available with permission of The Royal Society of Chemistry.en
dc.subjectSecurity Labelsen
dc.subjectSERS Active Aluminum Structuresen
dc.subjectDRNTU::Science::Chemistryen
dc.titleAluminum nanostructures with strong visible-range SERS activity for versatile micropatterning of molecular security labelsen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Physical and Mathematical Sciencesen
dc.identifier.doi10.1039/C7NR07793Aen
dc.description.versionAccepted versionen
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