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ArticleThe journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces2019

Selective Detection of Nitroexplosives Using Molecular Recognition within Self-Assembled Plasmonic Nanojunctions.

Weng-I Katherine Chio, William J Peveler, Khaleel I Assaf, Suresh Moorthy, Werner M Nau, Ivan P Parkin, Malini Olivo, Tung-Chun Lee

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Article in The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Weng-I Katherine ChioDepartment of Chemistry, University College London (UCL), London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
William J PevelerSchool of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K.
Khaleel I AssafDepartment of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jacobs University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, D-28759 Bremen, Germany.
Suresh MoorthyInstitute for Materials Discovery, University College London (UCL), London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
Werner M NauDepartment of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jacobs University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, D-28759 Bremen, Germany.
Ivan P ParkinDepartment of Chemistry, University College London (UCL), London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
Malini OlivoSingapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC), Agency for Science Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore 138667, Singapore.
Tung-Chun LeeDepartment of Chemistry, University College London (UCL), London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.

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Abstract

We demonstrate that the reproducibility of sensors for nitroaromatics based on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) can be significantly improved via a hierarchical aqueous self-assembly approach mediated by the multifunctional macrocyclic molecule cucurbit[7]uril (CB[7]). Our approach is enabled by the novel host-guest complexation between CB[7] and an explosive marker 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT). Binding studies are performed using experimental and computation techniques to quantify key binding parameters for the first time. This supramolecular complexation allows DNT to be positioned in close proximity to the plasmonic hotspots within aggregates of CB[7] and gold nanoparticles, resulting in significant SERS signals with a detection limit of ∼1 μM. The supramolecular ensemble is selective against a structurally similar nitroaromatics owing to the molecular-recognition nature of the complexation as well as tolerant against the presence of model organic contaminants that bind strongly to the SERS substrates.

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