MOLECULAR DETECTOR ARRANGEMENT

摘要

An analyte carrier, such as a microtiter plate, microfluidic chip or other suitable arrangements for supporting an analyte has a conducting layer for receipt of an analyte having a non-random surface structure pattern designed to enhance the Raman scattering from molecules in an analysis region. The designed surface structure pattern has regions of high curvature, which increase the electromagnetic field provided from the surface, thereby enhancing the energy transfer from electrons in the metal surface to molecules in a region above the surface. This provides energy to electron bandgap levels in the molecules, thereby enhancing Raman scattering which can be detected by a separate detector.