This invention discloses a
copper nanoparticle-based SERS sensor, its preparation method, and its application in trace detection of
doxorubicin. The sensor comprises a porous anodic
alumina substrate,
metal halide-
oxide nanosheets vertically grown on its surface, and
copper nanoparticles uniformly deposited on the surface and sidewalls of the nanosheets via
atomic layer deposition (ALD). The preparation method involves first preparing the porous anodic
alumina substrate via
anodic oxidation, then self-assembling and growing the
metal halide-
oxide nanosheets, and finally using
copper hexafluoroacetylacetone as a copper precursor and
diethylzinc as a
reducing agent, employing ALD to precisely control the particle size and distribution of the copper nanoparticles. This sensor is used for trace
doxorubicin detection, with a
detection limit as low as 0.5 ppm, covering the clinical
therapeutic drug monitoring concentration range. It has the advantages of low cost, high sensitivity, and controllable structure. This invention provides a low-cost, high-sensitivity, structurally controllable, and highly consistent SERS sensor for trace
doxorubicin detection.