Figure 5. Results of the SERS measurements.
(a) Averaged Raman spectra of Rh6G measured from planar SERS substrates. Raman signal evolution in the fiber probe measurements (peak at 1650 cm−1) during (b) the first 10 minutes and (c) 80 minutes of immersion in 200 nM Rh6G. (d) Shelf-life measurements (the spectra have been displaced for clarity) for fresh, one month, two months and four months old planar substrates of 100 growth cycles. All the substrates and probes (used in a–d) are photoreduced immediately before the measurements.