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. INDICE: 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 insolar 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.
- ISBN: 978-3-642-28251-5
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Fecha Publicación: 23/07/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés