Synthesis and Raman Performance Enhancement of Multilayer AuAg Heterostructures with Magnetic Resonance

Abstract

Significant amplification of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) signals can be achieved mainly by the electric field enhancement in metal core-shell nanostructures, and the enhanced magnetic field is rarely studied. In this study, we prepared multi-gap Au/AgAu core-shell hybrid nanostructures by using gold nanocup as the core. The overgrowth processes to grow one, two, and three layers of AgAu hybrid nanoshells can produce Au/AgAu1, Au/AgAu2, and Au/AgAu3 heteronanostructures. The strong plasmon coupling between the core and shell leads to significant electromagnetic field enhancement. Under the synergistic effect of electromagnetic plasmon resonance and plasmon coupling, Au/AgAu core-shell hybrid nanostructures exhibit excellent SERS signals. We also investigate the effect of the interstitial position of the rhodamine B (RhB) molecule on Raman enhancement in Au/AgAu3 heteronanostructures. This study can provide new ideas for the synthesis of multi-gap Raman signal amplifiers based on magnetic plasmon coupling.