Variation of Raman spectra of CdSe/ZnS quantum dots at the bioconjugation

L. G. Vega Macotela, T. V. Torchynska, J. Douda, R. Peña Sierra

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Abstract

This paper presents the results of comparative analysis of Raman scattering spectra of CdSe/ZnS QDs covered by polymer with and without bio-conjugation to the mouse anti PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) antibodies (mab). Commercial CdSe/ZnS QDs used in the study are characterized by the color emission with the maximum at 565 nm (2.19 eV) at 300 K. Raman scattering spectra measured at room temperature demonstrate two groups of peaks: i) related to the Si substrate at 230-460, 522, 610, 670, 940-1040 cm-1 and 2) to polymer on the QD surface in the spectral range 1268-3310 cm-1. It is revealed that the QD bio-conjugation to the anti PSA mab is accompanied by the variation dramatically in the intensity of Raman lines of both types. The explanation of Raman peak stimulation in bioconjugated QDs has been proposed on the base of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) effect.

Translated title of the contributionVariación de espectros Raman de puntos cuánticos CdSe/ZnS en la bioconjugación
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1192-1195
Number of pages4
JournalPhysica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics
Volume7
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event23rd International Conference on Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors, ICANS23 - Utrecht, Netherlands
Duration: 23 Aug 200928 Aug 2009

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