Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of the structures based
on dual-transition-metal MXene
I. A. Zavidovskiy, N. M. Belozerova, A. V. Syuy, D. I. Yakubovsky, D. S. Zimbovskii,
O. O. Kapitanova, G. I. Tselikov, V. N. Nevolin, V. Yu. Fominski, A. V. Arsenin,
A. D. Bolshakov, S. M. Novikov
MXene are promising layered materials that find application as catalysts, sensors, elements of energy-storage systems. They also attract attention due to the possibility of detecting relatively low concentrations of substances using via SERS (surface-enhanced Raman scattering) effect. In this paper, SERS sensors based on commercially available three-component MXene (double-transition-metal MXene) Mo2TiC2-Ox are presented. It is shown that the detection limit of rhodamine 6G using SERS sensors is 10–8 M, which is an order of magnitude higher than the results previously obtained for SERS sensors based on Mo2TiC2Tx. The structure of Mo2TiC2-Ox is analyzed using scanning and transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The dynamics of the change in the detection limit of rhodamine 6G were studied using SERS sensors based on Mo2TiC2-Ox. The data analysis allows us to estimate the contribution of the metal components of the residual precursor to the SERS activity of Mo2TiC2-Ox, as well as to identify the degradation pathways of the SERS properties of the MXene. The results are important for understanding the relationship between the SERS activity and the structural properties of MXenes, as well as for assessing the potential of MXene application in the field of SERS sensorics.
Keywords: double-transition-metal MXene, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, rhodamine 6G sensing, degradation of MXene properties, oxidation.
DOI: 10.30791/1028-978X-2024-12-5-15
Zavidovskiy Ilya — Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (141700 Moscow region, Dolgoprudny, Institutskiy lane, 9), PhD, senior researcher, specialist in the field of Raman spectroscopy of nanostructured materials. E-mail: zavidovskii.ia@mipt.ru.
Belozerova Nadezhda — Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (141700 Moscow region, Dolgoprudny, Institutskiy lane, 9). PhD, senior researcher; Laboratory of Neutron Physics named by I.M. Frank, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (141980 Dubna, Moscow region, Joliot-Curie street, 6), researcher, specialist in the field of manufacturing and analysis of SERS sensors. E-mail: belozerova.nm@mipt.ru.
Syuy Alexander — Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (141700 Moscow region, Dolgoprudny, Institutskiy lane, 9), Dr. of Sci., associate professor, chief researcher, specialist in the field of the transmission electron microscopy of nanomaterials. Email: siui.av@mipt.ru.
Yakubovsky Dmitry — Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (141700 Moscow region, Dolgoprudny, Institutskiy lane, 9), PhD, senior researcher, specialist in the field of the scanning electron microscopy of nanomaterials. E-mail: iakubovskii.di@mipt.ru
Zimbovskii Dmitrii — Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (119991, Moscow 1, 1-3 Leninskiye Gory), PhD, engineer of 2nd degree; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (141700 Moscow region, Dolgoprudny, Institutskiy lane, 9), specialist in the field of chemical treatment of MXenes. E-mail: zimbovskii.ds@mipt.ru.
Kapitanova Olesya — Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University (119991, Moscow 1, 1-3 Leninskiye Gory), PhD, leading researcher, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (141700 Moscow region, Dolgoprudny, Institutskiy lane, 9), specialist in the field of chemical modification of MXene and 2D materials. E-mail: kapitanova.oo@mipt.ru.
Tselikov Gleb — Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (141700 Moscow region, Dolgoprudny, Institutskiy lane, 9), PhD, senior researcher, specialist in the field of laser ablation of the nanomaterials. E-mail:
celikov@physics.msu.ru.
Nevolin Vladimir — National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (115409, Moscow, Kashirskoe sh., 31), Doctor of Sciences (Physical and Mathematical), professor, specialist in the field of physics of thin-films and nanosystems. E-mail: vnnevolin@mephi.ru.
Fominski Vyacheslav — National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (115409, Moscow, Kashirskoye sh., 31), Doctor of Sciences (Physical and Mathematical), professor, chief researcher, specialist in the field of physics of thin-films, nanostructures and beam technologies of surface modification. E-mail: vyfominskij@mephi.ru.
Arsenin Aleksey — Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (141700 Moscow region, Dolgoprudny, Institutskiy lane, 9). PhD, leading researcher, head of laboratory; Graphenetek LLC (109004, Moscow, Nikoloyamskaya str., 62), deputy director, specialist in the field of nanophotonics. E-mail: arsenin.av@mipt.ru
Bolshakov Alexey — Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (141700 Moscow region, Dolgoprudny, Institutskiy lane, 9), Dr. of Sci., head of the Center for photonics and 2D materials, specialist in the field of low-dimensional nanostructures. E-mail: bolshakov.ad@mipt.ru.
Novikov Sergey — Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (141700 Moscow region, Dolgoprudny, Institutskiy lane, 9), PhD, leading researcher, head of laboratory, associate professor, specialists in the field of Raman and SERS spectroscopy. E-mail: novikov.s@mipt.ru.
Reference citing:
Zavidovskiy I.A., Belozerova N.M., Syuy A.V., Yakubovsky D.I., Zimbovskii D.S., Kapitanova O.O., Tselikov G.I., Nevolin V.N., Fominski V.Yu., Arsenin A.V., Bolshakov A.D., Novikov S.M. Gigantskoe kombinacionnoe rasseyanie struktur na osnove trekhkomponentnogo MXene Mo2TiC2-Ox [Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of the structures based on dual-transition-metal MXene]. Perspektivnye Materialy [Advanced Materials] (in Russ), 2024, no. 12, pp. 5 – 15. DOI: 10.30791/1028-978X-2024-12-5-15