Recent advances in linear and nonlinear Raman spectroscopy II

Abstract

Following the first review on recent advances in linear and nonlinear Raman spectroscopy, the present review summarizes papers mainly published in the Journal of Raman Spectroscopy during 2007. This serves to give a fast overview of recent advances in this research field as well as to provide readers of this journal a quick introduction to the various subfields of Raman spectroscopy. It also reflects the current research interests of the Raman community. Similar reviews of highly active areas of Raman spectroscopy will appear in future issues of this journal.

Editorial

“…These include: a study on polarization-sensitive CARS spectroscopy of free-base porphyrins; [1] a study on the ultrafast bimolecular radical reaction between S 1 p-terphenyl and carbon tetrachloride; [2] a time-resolved resonance Raman and density functional theory study of the deprotonation reaction of the triplet state of para-hydroxybenzophenone in mixed acetonitrile/water solutions; [3] an investigation of femtosecond Raman-induced Kerr effect spectroscopy; [4] a paper on ultrafast vibrational dynamics and solvation complexes of methyl acetate in methanol studied by sub-picosecond infrared spectroscopy; [5] an ultrafast dynamics and photochemistry study of π − π * excited trans-azobenzene; [6] a paper on ultrafast dynamics in Cu(I)bisdiimine complexes from resonance Raman intensities; [7] a three-state model for femtosecond broadband stimulated Raman scattering; [8] a picosecond time-resolved ultraviolet resonance Raman study on photoinduced electron transfer in glucose oxidase; [9] a study on molecular vibrational imaging of a human cell by multiplex coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microspectroscopy using a supercontinuum light source; [10] a paper on characteristic wavenumber shifts of the stimulated Raman scattering from interfacial water molecules induced by laser-induced plasma generation at air-water and water-silver interfaces; [11] a study on the identification of chemical species of fluorescein isothiocyanate isomer-I (FITC) monolayers on platinum by doubly resonant sum-frequency generation spectroscopy; [12] a work on coherent acoustic phonons in a thin gold film probed by femtosecond surface plasmon resonance; [13] a review of recent advances in linear and nonlinear Raman spectroscopy; [14] an investigation of the halide-ion-assisted increase of surfaceenhanced hyper-Raman scattering; [15] and finally a study on ultrafast Raman loss spectroscopy [16] . …”

A stainless steel multi‐well plate (SS‐MWP) for high‐throughput Raman analysis of dilute solutions

“…Furthermore, the detail in Raman spectra provides information on the molecular properties and composition of the sample which can be used for identification and quality control purposes. 7,8 When combined with chemometric data analysis, Raman spectroscopy also enables accurate quantitative assessment of the chemical composition of complex mixtures. The continual development of instrumentation and chemometric tools, has advanced the analysis of increasingly complex samples in many different application areas.…”

Recent advances in linear and nonlinear Raman spectroscopy. Part IV

“…This review is a continuation of the series that was first published in 2007 [1] in the Journal of Raman Spectroscopy (JRS) and continued through 2008 [2] and 2009, [3] and highlights currents trends in the field of Raman spectroscopy. The scope of the review encompasses papers published in JRS during the 2009 calendar year as well as a survey of the International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy (ICORS 2010) held in August 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts.…”

“…Raman spectroscopy is currently experiencing tremendous growth for the following primary reasons: (1) the continued development of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) as photonic probe of molecules and materials at nanolevel surfaces; (2) dramatic progress in the control and fabrication of nanomaterials and nanostructures; (3) the increasing sophistication of the design and control of ultrafast pulses for applications exploiting nonlinear Raman processes; (4) its growing effectiveness in biomedical imaging and disease diagnosis; (5) the increasing number of studies of solids and liquids; (6) its non-laboratory applications such as its unique applications in art conservation and archaeology, forensics, and pharmaceuticals. Raman scattering, discovered in 1928, is now blossoming as one of the most sensitive, delicate, and informative techniques for interrogating matter at the molecular level for a virtually unlimited range of sampling media and environments.…”