The surface enhanced Raman scattering （SERS） technique has been developed greatly since its first discovery nearly twenty-nine years ago. It is a very attractive technique for the detection of various organic and inorganic molecules due to its sensitivity and selectivity. However, the most critical aspect for performing a SERS experiment is the choice and fabrication of the substrates. For many yeas, SERS has been still restricted primarily to the usage of detecting analytes adsorbed onto coinage（Au, Ag or Cu） or alkali（ Li, Na or K） rough metallic surfaces. Recently, Quagliano reported SERS from molecules adsorbed on InAs/GaAs semiconductor quantum dots for the first time. Until now, few reports on semiconductor materials as the SERS substrates have been noted. Herein, we report our successful attempt to gain high signal-to-noise ratio （S/N） SERS spectra of 4-mercaptopyridine （ 4-Mpy ） adsorbed on Pb3O4 nanopaticles.
WANG Yun-xinWANG Yan-feiGAO YeSUN Zhi-huaZHAO ChunHU Hai-longXU Wei-qingWANG Zi-chenZHAO Bing
