The high active SERs substrate prepared by self assembling Ag nanoparticles on PPy@PEDOT:PSS film to detect the sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate molecules

Abstract The Ag/PPy@PEDOT:PSS film was used as a Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERs) substrate to directly detect the low concentration of sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate (SFDS) molecules in solution. We prepared the PPy@PEDOT:PSS film by electrochemical potentiostatic (ECP) method and then directly grew Ag nanoparticles on its surface to prepare the SERs substrate of Ag/PPy@PEDOT:PSS film. The results showed that with the increase of depositional time of Ag nanoparticles, accordingly, the size and density of Ag nanoparticles could be increased on the film surface, and their SERs effect was also enhanced gradually; this SERs substrate could sensitively detect the SFDS molecules in aqueous solution. Moreover, the minimum detection limit was up to 1 ng/mL. This preparing and detecting method of SERs substrates provides a new way for the preparation of high sensitivity SERs substrate and for direct and rapid detection of low concentration of SFDS molecules in food and drug.