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Title

A surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate of biological origin

Author(s)

Boyce, Trent M.;  Stoddart, Paul R.;  White, Daniel J.

Abstract

The surfaces of cicada wings contain a quasi-periodic array of bristle-like structures with a spacing of approximately 200 nm. On this scale, a noble metal film deposited over the structures should be well-suited to generating a localised surface plasmon resonance. This has been confirmed by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) measurements that have been performed on silver-coated cicada wings.

Publication type

Conference poster

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences

Source

Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy (ICORS 2004), 8-13 August 2004, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, pp. 292-293

Publication year

2004

Keyword(s)

Surface enhanced Raman scattering;  Nanotechnology;  Photonic structures in biology

Publisher

CSIRO Publishing

Format

pp. 292-293

Publisher URL

http://www.publish.csiro.au/issue/1051.htm