Articles | Volume 17, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-14025-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-14025-2017
Research article
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24 Nov 2017
Research article |  | 24 Nov 2017

Electrospray surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (ES-SERS) for probing surface chemical compositions of atmospherically relevant particles

Masao Gen and Chak K. Chan

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We propose electrospray-surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (ES-SERS) for measuring the surface chemical compositions of atmospherically relevant particles. The observations of surface aqueous sulfate and adsorbed water demonstrate a possible role of the water in facilitating the dissolution of sulfate from the bulk phase into its water layers. ES-SERS of submicron ambient aerosol particles collected in Hong Kong indicated an enrichment of sulfate and organic matter on the particle surface.
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