Citation: Qingtao CHEN, Xiangdong SHI, Xianghai RAO, Liying JIANG, Chunxiao JIA, Fenghua CHEN. Catalytic and in situ surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection properties of graphene oxide/gold nanorod assembly[J]. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, ;2026, 42(1): 120-128. doi: 10.11862/CJIC.20250091 shu

Catalytic and in situ surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection properties of graphene oxide/gold nanorod assembly

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College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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School of Electronic and Information, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China

Corresponding author: Fenghua CHEN, phenix@zzuli.edu.cn
Received Date: 18 March 2025
Revised Date: 13 November 2025

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Graphene oxide (GO)/gold nanorod (AuNR) composite (GO/AuNR)_n assemblies with different numbers of assembly layers were constructed on amino-modified silicon wafers using an electrostatic adsorption layer-by-layer assembly technique. The performance of these composite assemblies in the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) and the photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) was systematically investigated. Furthermore, their application as surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates for detecting various pollutants (such as 4-NP, RhB, pyridine, and 4-aminothiophenol) and for real-time in situ monitoring of the aforementioned catalytic reaction processes was evaluated. The results indicated that the (GO/AuNR)_n composite assemblies exhibited superior catalytic activity and SERS enhancement performance compared to AuNR alone. Moreover, both the catalytic and SERS performances were significantly enhanced with an increasing number of assembly layers.
- graphene oxide,
- gold nanorods,
- catalysis,
- surface-enhanced Raman scattering,
- layer-by-layer assembly
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