Practical Raman Spectroscopy

Preface xi
 
Acknowledgements xiii
 
Acronyms, Abbreviations and Symbols xv
 
About the Author xvii
 
Introduction to Raman spectroscopy xix
 
1 Theoretical Aspects 1
 
1.1 Classical Approach 1
 
1.2 Selection Rule 7
 
1.3 Energy Levels and Group Frequencies 13
 
1.4 Raman Intensity 19
 
1.5 Raman Bandwidth 35
 
1.6 The General Appearance of a Raman Spectrum 37
 
1.7 Summary 38
 
Intermezzo 1.1 The Harmonic Oscillator and the Position of the Vibrational Energy Levels 6
 
Intermezzo 1.2 The Anharmonic Oscillator and the Position of Vibrational Energy Levels 11
 
Intermezzo 1.3 Raman Intensity Annotations 30
 
2 Interferences and Side-effects 39
 
2.1 Absorption 40
 
2.2 Fluorescence 40
 
2.3 Thermal Effects, Photodecomposition and Laser Ablation 43
 
2.4 Ambient Light and Background Radiation 44
 
2.5 Summary 44
 
3 Enhancement of the Raman Signal 47
 
3.1 Resonance Raman (RR) Spectroscopy 48
 
3.2 Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) 48
 
3.3 Summary 59
 
Intermezzo 3.1 The Analysis of Organic Dyes by SERS 58
 
4 Raman Instrumentation 61
 
4.1 Lasers 62
 
4.2 Detectors 74
 
4.3 Filters 81
 
4.4 Dispersion Systems 83
 
4.5 Components for Transportation of Light 88
 
4.6 Sample Chambers and Measurement Probes 91
 
4.7 Noise in Raman Spectroscopy 95
 
4.8 Summary 99
 
5 Raman Spectroscopy in Daily Lab-life 101
 
5.1 Calibration of a Raman Spectrometer 102
 
5.2 Raman Spectral Post-processing 108
 
5.3 Interpretation of Raman Spectra of Organic Molecules 116
 
5.4 Interpretation of Raman Spectra of Inorganic Molecules 131
 
5.5 Quantitative Aspects of Raman Spectroscopy 134
 
5.6 Fingerprinting and Spectral Searching Algorithms 137
 
5.7 Raman Mapping and Imaging

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