Site-Selective Deposition of Metal-Organic Frameworks on Gold Nanobipyramids for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Site-selective deposition of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) on metal nanocrystals has remained challenging because of the difficult control of the nucleation and growth of MOFs. Herein we report on a facile wet-chemistry approach for the selective deposition of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) on anisotropic Au nanobipyramids (NBPs) and nanorods. ZIF-8 is selectively deposited at the ends and waist and around the entire surface of the elongated Au nanocrystals. The NBP-based nanostructures with end-deposited ZIF-8 exhibit the best surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) performance, implying that molecules can be concentrated by ZIF-8 at the hot spots. In addition, the SERS signal exhibits good selectivity for small molecules because of the molecular sieving effect of ZIF-8. This study opens up a promising route for constructing plasmonic nanostructures with site selectively deposited ZIF-8, which hold enormous potential for molecular sensing, optical switching, and plasmonic catalysis.