Exploration of nano-surface chemistry for spectral analysis

Abstract

The applications of nano-surface chemistry in the field of spectral analysis have attracted growing interest in recent years. In this article, we reviewed the applications of nanomaterials-based chemical reactions for spectral analysis, including the development in plasma-catalysis, surface-enhanced spectroscopy, separation and preconcentration, chemical vapor generation, labeling and signal amplification. Introduction of nano-surface chemistry to spectral analysis not only improves the sensitivity and selectivity, broadens the application range of spectral analysis, but also affords analytical community special characterization tools. © 2013 The Author(s).