Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.108, No.45, 17519-17522, 2004
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering from bare Zn electrode
Using confocal Raman microscopy, potential dependent surface-enhanced Raman spectra (SERS) of pyridine adsorbed on a bare zinc (Zn) bulk electrode were observed for the first time, and the adsorption behavior of pyridine on zinc was discussed. An electrochemical oxidation-reduction method was employed to roughen Zn electrodes for creatine, SERS. Related SEM measurement was performed to obtain the morphological information of the roughened electrode for understanding the SERS mechanism on it. An enhancement factor of around two orders of magnitude for pyridine adsorbed on a roughened Zn electrode was estimated.