Raman Imaging

Comprehensive coverage of state-of-the-art technology in Raman spectroscopy sets this book apart, including as it does vital information on how to accelerate Raman analysis in addition to new applications just now coming on stream, such as tip enhancement.

Raman imaging has long been used to probe the chemical nature of a sample, providing information on molecular orientation, symmetry and structure with sub-micron spatial resolution. Recent technical developments have pushed the limits of micro-Raman microscopy, enabling the acquisition of Raman spectra with unprecedented speed, and opening a pathway to fast chemical imaging for many applications from material science and semiconductors to pharmaceutical drug development and cell biology, and even art and forensic science. The promise of tip-enhanced raman spectroscopy (TERS) and near-field techniques is pushing the envelope even further by breaking the limit of diffraction and enabling nano-Raman microscopy.

Comprehensive book on the state of the art in Raman spectroscopy concerning the development of methods and applications Provides information on how to significantly improve the speed of Raman analysis and on new application fields Both a valuable reference work for researchers and a study text for graduate students Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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1999-2004 PhD in Optics from the School of Optics/CREOL at the University of Central Florida, USA. Thesis on structural changes in laser-modified materials (publications available upon request) 2004-2006 Invited Researcher at the Australian National University (Australia) and at Osaka University (Japan) (Post-doctoral Fellowship) 2006-present Technical Sales Engineer at HORIBA Jobin Yvon (world-leading manufacturer of Raman systems)

Inhalt
Instrumentation:.- Theory and instrumentation.- Imaging modes.- Micro-Raman Applications:.- Raman imaging in Semiconductor Physics and its application in Microelectronics.- Raman optimization of the properties of nano-phased materials.- Raman Imaging of meso- and nano-strutured materials.- Application of Raman-based images in the Earth sciences.- Uses of Raman Mapping and Imaging in Pharmaceutical Forensics.- Raman Microscopy: A Versatile Approach to Bio-imaging.- Mapping chemical and structural composition of biological and pharmaceutical samples by Raman and Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy.- Morphology and Chemical Structure: Agricultural Applications.- Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy:.- From stress and dopant distribution mappings in solar cells to applications of the surface enhanced Raman effect.- Tip-enhanced Raman and photoluminescence of nanotubes.- CARS spectroscopy, implementation to far-field and near-filed microscopy and applications.