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ZnO nanoparticles on MoS2 microflowers for ultrasensitive SERS detection of bisphenol A

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A heterojunction microcomposite was synthesized that consists of ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) anchored on MoS2 microflowers (MoS2 MFs). The material is shown to enable trace level detection of the pollutant bisphenol A (BPA). The microcomposite was characterized by XRD, XPS, SEM and TEM. In addition, coupling reaction between phenolic estrogens and Pauly’s reagents was adopted to greatly enhance the SERS signal. BPA display a characteristic Raman band at 1592 cm−1 which can be used for its selective detection. The assay is highly sensitive and has a 1 nM detection limit which is the lowest among the reported semiconductor substrates.

MoS2/ZnO MCs SERS substrate broke through the application barrier of semiconductor composite materials in SERS substrates. It also sheds light on a deeper understanding of the charge-transfer based enhancement mechanism.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61675090, 61575080, 61705020 and 21676115); National Youth Program Foundation of China (No. 61405072, 21546013, 61704065, 61705078 and 51609100); Program for the development of Science and Technology Jilin province (Grant Numbers 20160101287JC and 20150519024JH); and Technology of Education Department of Jilin Province (Grant Number JJKH20170374KJ).

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    Yingnan Quan, Jiacheng Yao, Lei Chen, Yang Liu, Jihui Lang, He Shen, Yaxin Wang, Jinghai Yang & Ming Gao

  2. National Demonstration Centre for Experimental Physics Education, Jilin Normal University, Siping, 136000, People’s Republic of China

    Yingnan Quan, Jiacheng Yao, Lei Chen, Yang Liu, Jihui Lang, He Shen, Yaxin Wang, Jinghai Yang & Ming Gao

  3. Key Laboratory of Preparation and Application of Environmental Friendly Materials, Ministry of Education, Jilin Normal University, Changchun, 130103, People’s Republic of China

    Yingnan Quan, Jiacheng Yao, Lei Chen, Jia Li, Yang Liu, Jihui Lang, He Shen, Yaxin Wang, Yanyan Wang, Jinghai Yang & Ming Gao

  4. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China

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Quan, Y., Yao, J., Yang, S. et al. ZnO nanoparticles on MoS2 microflowers for ultrasensitive SERS detection of bisphenol A. Microchim Acta 186, 593 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-019-3702-4

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