Аннотация:Linear carbon chains are synthesized by laser ablation of graphite flakes
suspended in ethanol. The optical absorption spectra of the material are
measured, and the typical absorption lines at the positions 216, 226, 239,
252, 261, 276, 287, 306 and 325nm are attributed to the linear carbon chains
consisting of 8–16 atoms of C. The surface-enhanced Raman scattering
(SERS) spectra are registered from the material in the presence of silver
nanoparticles. While the Raman spectra of linear carbon chains in ethanol
demonstrate only the Raman lines of ethanol, the addition of silver
nanoparticles lead to the appearance of a carbon chain signal with enormous
intensity. The bands at 1850–2200 cm1 originating from C─C vibrations in
polyynic chains dominated in the SERS spectra. The gain of the signal of
linear carbon chains exceeded 105. SERS spectra are excited by various
wavelengths in the visible range. The resonant re-distribution of the lines
attributed to chains with different length is revealed.