Raman Imaging Techniques and Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zoubir, Arnaud (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 168
• Subjects: Physics.; Physical chemistry.; Microscopy.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Physical Chemistry.; Biological Microscopy.
• Physical Description: XIV, 386 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783642282522
• ISSN: 0342-4111 ;

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.