Non-Destructive Characterization of Polymer/Metal Interfaces Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS).

Download or read book Non-Destructive Characterization of Polymer/Metal Interfaces Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS). written by F. J. Boerio and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is an analytical technique in which the Raman scattering cross-sections of molecules adsorbed onto the roughened surfaces of certain metals are enhanced by as much as six orders of magnitude compared to their value for normal Raman scattering. Many models have been proposed to explain SERS, but it is now considered that most of the enhancement is related to two mechanisms. The first is associated with the large electric fields that can be induced at the surfaces of metal particles having small radii of curvature. The second is associated with formation of charge-transfer complexes between the adsorbed molecules and the substrate. Enhancement due to the charge transfer mechanism is obtained only for molecules immediately adjacent to the surface, but enhancement due to electromagnetic mechanism may extend several monolayers away from the surface. Considering that normal Raman scattering by polymers is weak and that scattering by molecules adjacent to the substrate is strongly enhanced, it is evident that SERS can be used for non-destructive characterization of interfaces between polymer films and metals as long as the films are not so thick that scattering by the bulk of the film is comparable in intensity to SERS from the interface. Keywords: DD Form 1473, Nondestructive characterization, Polymer/Metal interfaces, Surface-enhanced raman scattering, SERS, Adsorption, Silver, Acrylic adhesive system.