First volume of a 40-volume series on nanoscience and nanotechnology, edited by the renowned scientist Challa S.S.R. Kumar. This handbook gives a comprehensive overview about Raman spectroscopy for the characterization of nanomaterials. Modern applications and state-of-the-art techniques are covered and make this volume essential reading for research scientists in academia and industry.
Author(s): C. Y. Chan, J. Li, H. C. Ong, J. B. Xu (auth.), Challa S. S. R. Kumar (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: 646
Tags: Nanotechnology;Nanochemistry;Nanoscale Science and Technology;Spectroscopy and Microscopy;Spectroscopy/Spectrometry
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Angle-Resolved Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering....Pages 1-32
SERS-Encoded Particles....Pages 33-49
Biomedical SERS Studies Using Nanoshells....Pages 51-74
Naturally Inspired SERS Substrates....Pages 75-98
Nonlinear Raman Scattering Spectroscopy for Carbon Nanomaterials....Pages 99-118
Ag/Carbon Nanotubes for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering....Pages 119-135
Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Nanostructures: Nonlinear Effects and Anharmonicity....Pages 137-165
Confocal Surface-Enhanced Raman Microscopy at the Surface of Noble Metals....Pages 167-190
Raman Spectroscopy for Characterization of Graphene....Pages 191-214
SERS Hot Spots....Pages 215-260
Immunoassays and Imaging Based on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 261-289
In Situ Raman Spectroscopy of Oxidation of Carbon Nanomaterials....Pages 291-351
Multiplexed SERS for DNA Detection....Pages 353-378
Raman Spectroscopy of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles....Pages 379-416
Micro-Raman Spectroscopy of Nanostructures....Pages 417-444
Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 445-476
Raman Spectroscopy for Characterization of Semiconducting Nanowires....Pages 477-506
Optical Tweezers for Raman Spectroscopy....Pages 507-530
Portable SERS Sensor for Sensitive Detection of Food-Borne Pathogens....Pages 531-551
SERS Spectroscopy and Microscopy....Pages 553-586
Ultraviolet Raman Spectroscopy of Nanoscale Ferroelectric Thin Films and Superlattices....Pages 587-624
Back Matter....Pages 625-645