Tip-enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopy using Ag-filled carbon nanotube tips

• Project/Area Number: 26600105
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Thin film/Surface and interfacial physical properties
• Research Institution: Toyota Technological Institute
• Principal Investigator: Yoshimura Masamichi 豊田工業大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (40220743)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: 探針増強ラマン分光 / カーボンナノチューブ / 銀微粒子 / プラズモン / 増強ラマン分光 / 探針増強ラマン散乱 / ナノチューブ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) enables us to investigate the molecule or crystal structures with spatial resolution below optical limit. In this research, we aimed to fabricate TERS tip with Ag-filled carbon nanotubes (CNT). The following results were obtained. (1)Ag coating on the apex of atomic force microscopy cantilever was successfully demonstrated.(2) CNT growth over the thus coated tip was found to be difficult. Addition of alumina and Pd enabled to grow metal-filled carbon nanotube tips.(3)Successful TERS measurement was demonstrated using Ag/SiO2 coated cantilevers.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Graphene and graphene oxide for desalination (2016)
  • Author(s): Yi You, Veena Sahajwalla, Masamichi Yoshimura and Rakesh K. Joshi
  • Journal Title: Nanoscale Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 117-119
  • DOI: 10.1039/c5nr06154g
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Remarkably stable high power Li-ion battery anodes based on vertically arranged multilayered-graphene (2016)
  • Author(s): Jijeesh R. Nair, Gemma Rius, Pravin Jagadale, Matteo Destro, Mauro Tortello, Masamichi Yoshimura, Alberto Tagliaferro, Claudio Gerbaldi
  • Journal Title: Electrochimica Acta Volume: 182 Pages: 500-506
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.09.068
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Low Density Growth of Graphene by Air Introduction in Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition (2015)
  • Author(s): Seiya Suzuki, Kana Kiyosumi, Takashi Nagamori, Kei Tanaka, and Masamichi Yoshimura
  • Journal Title: e-Journal of Surface Science and Nanotechnology Volume: 13 Issue: 0 Pages: 404-409
  • DOI: 10.1380/ejssnt.2015.404
  • NAID: 130005094205
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Low-Cost Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Based on Interconnected FTO-Activated Carbon Nanoparticulate Counter Electrode Showing High Efficiency (2015)
  • Author(s): Chandana Sampath Kumara Ranasinghe, Eranji Nirmada Jayaweera1, Gamaralalage Rajanya Ashoka Kumara, Rajapakse Mudiyanselage Gamini Rajapakse, Herath Mudiyanselage Navarathna Bandara and Masamichi Yoshimura
  • Journal Title: Journal of Materials Science and Engineering Volume: A5 Issue: 10 Pages: 361-368
  • DOI: 10.17265/2161-6213/2015.9-10.005
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effect of catalytic metals of various elements on synthesis of graphite-capped, vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays (2014)
  • Author(s): Yuki Matsuoka and Masamichi Yoshimura
  • Journal Title: Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. Volume: 53 Issue: 4 Pages: 045501-045501
  • DOI: 10.7567/jjap.53.045501
  • NAID: 210000143530
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Raman spectral mapping of self-aligned carbon nanowalls (2014)
  • Author(s): Toshio Kawahara, Satarou Yamaguchi, Yasuhide Ohno, Kenzo Maehashi, Kazuhiko Matsumoto, Kazumasa Okamoto, Risa Utsunomiya, Teruaki Matsuba, Yuki Matsuoka, Masamichi Yoshimura
  • Journal Title: Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. Volume: 53 Issue: 5S1 Pages: 05FD10-05FD10
  • DOI: 10.7567/jjap.53.05fd10
  • NAID: 210000143823
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effect of morphology of supporting alumina films on the synthesis of graphite-capped, vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays (2014)
  • Author(s): Y. Matsuoka and M. Yoshimura
  • Journal Title: Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. Volume: 53 Issue: 6 Pages: 065101-065101
  • DOI: 10.7567/jjap.53.065101
  • NAID: 210000144028
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Low Vacuum Annealing of Cellulose Acetate on Nickel Towards Transparent Conductive CNT-Graphene Hybrid Films (2014)
  • Author(s): D. D. Nguyen, R. N. Tiwari, Y. Matsuoka, G. Hashimoto, E. Rokuta, Y. Chen, Y. Chueh, M. Yoshimura
  • Journal Title: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces Volume: 6 Issue: 12 Pages: 9071-9077
  • DOI: 10.1021/am5003469
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] TIP-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY OF TRANSFERRED GRAPHENE ON SIO2 SUBSTRATE (2015)
  • Author(s): Masamichi Yoshimura and Ryo Uehara
  • Organizer: 2015 MRS Fall Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Boston, USA
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-30
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Tip-enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopy of Carbon Materials (2015)
  • Author(s): M. Yoshimura
  • Organizer: PGIS Research Congress
  • Place of Presentation: Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-09
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] ラマン-AFMによるカーボン材料の評価 (2015)
  • Author(s): 吉村 雅満、上原 諒、鈴木 誠也
  • Organizer: 応用物理学会
  • Place of Presentation: 名古屋国際会議場（愛知県名古屋市）
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-15
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering Spectroscopy of Graphene/SiO2: Tip Preparation and Evaluation of Spatial Resolution (2015)
  • Author(s): M. Yoshimura, R. Uehara, T. Kozu, M. Misawa, and M. Suzuki
  • Organizer: International Conference on Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy
  • Place of Presentation: Vienna, Austria
  • Year and Date: 2015-07-13
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Nanocarbons for Future Life and Green Technology (2015)
  • Author(s): Masamichi Yoshimura
  • Organizer: World Resource Forum Asia Pacific
  • Place of Presentation: Sydney, Australia
  • Year and Date: 2015-06-01
  • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
• [Presentation] AFM ラマンの現状と課題 (2015)
  • Author(s): 吉村雅満
  • Organizer: 日本学術振興会167委員会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京大学生産技術研究所
  • Year and Date: 2015-01-08
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Growth of graphite-capped vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays (2014)
  • Author(s): M. Yoshimura, Y. Matsuoka
  • Organizer: 1st Asia-Pacific Symposium on Solid Surfaces (APSSS-1)
  • Place of Presentation: Vladivostok, Russia
  • Year and Date: 2014-09-30