Molecular and Laser Spectroscopy, Advances and Applications: Volume 3 gives students and researchers an up-to-date understanding of the fast-developing area of molecular and laser spectroscopy. This book covers basic principles and advances in several conventional as well as new and upcoming areas of molecular and laser spectroscopy. This third volume is an extension of the two previous volumes of the same title and includes all-new topics.
Each chapter is devoted to a particular fast-growing area of research and fills the gap between elementary texts and advanced material found in research articles. Some of the topics covered include: terahertz spectroscopy and its applications in health care· linear and non-linear vibrational optical activity spectroscopy; cascade laser IR-spectroscopy and frequency comb techniques; step-scan infrared spectroscopy (absorption and emission) for detecting reaction intermediates· surface-enhanced (SERS) and tip-enhanced (TERS) Raman scattering; infrared and Raman micro-spectroscopy; time-resolved linear and non-linear infrared spectroscopy using pico-second and femtosecond lasers.
The spectroscopic techniques have been applied to medical sciences, forensics, security, material science, agriculture, food, chemical, pharmaceutical and petrochemical industries and used to study molecular vibrational dynamics, and hydrogen bonding in ground and excited states.
This book serves as a valuable resource for students, teachers, and beginning researchers engaged in the area of molecular and laser spectroscopy. On account of the wide range of applications, researchers and scientific personnel in many industries will find this book useful for learning about the latest techniques and putting them to practical use.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction and overview - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. Advanced spectral analysis of complex molecular system - p. 25 3. Chapter 3. Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for optical nanoimaging - p. 55 4. Chapter 4. Coherent chiroptical Raman spectroscopy - p. 101 5. Abstract - p. 101 6. 1 Introduction - p. 101 7. 2 Overview of chiral-sensitive techniques - p. 102 8. 3 Coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering-Raman optical activity - p. 104 9. 4 Theory of CARS-ROA spectroscopy - p. 104 10. 5 Polarization geometries for CARS-ROA - p. 118 11. 6 Heterodyne-detected CARS-ROA - p. 125 12. 7 Experimental realization of CARS-ROA - p. 129 13. 8 Applications of CARS-ROA - p. 133 14. 9 Conclusions and future perspectives - p. 135 15. References - p. 136 16. Chapter 5. Miniaturized near-infrared spectroscopy in current analytical chemistry: from natural products to forensics - p. 141 17. Chapter 6. Near-infrared spectroscopy for medical, food and forage applications - p. 189 18. Chapter 7. Thin-layer chromatography–surface-enhanced Raman scattering - p. 249 19. Section 2: Advanced instrumentation and applications - p. 266 20. Chapter 8. Raman-integrated optical photothermal infrared microscopy: technology and applications - p. 281 21. Chapter 9. Optical photothermal infrared spectroscopic applications in microplastics—comparison with Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectroscopy - p. 305 22. Chapter 10. Plasmonic nanosensors and their spectroscopic applications—current trends and future perspectives - p. 337 23. Section 3: Bio-chemical and medical applications - p. 365 24. Chapter 11. Applications of SERS in biochemical and medical analysis - p. 375 25. Chapter 12. IR spectroscopy and imaging using polarized light with QCLs: instrumentation and applications - p. 409 26. Chapter 13. Terahertz spectroscopy of biological molecules in solid, liquid, and gaseous states - p. 433 27. Section 4: Time-resolved and ultrafast spectroscopy - p. 472 28. Chapter 14. Step-scan FTIR techniques for investigations of spectra and dynamics of transient species in gaseous chemical reactions - p. 481 29. Chapter 15. Quantum cascade lasers and their applications to spectral and kinetic investigations of reactive gaseous intermediate species - p. 529 30. Chapter 16. Real-time tracking of the molecular structural dynamics of photochemical pathways using vibrational spectroscopy techniques - p. 579 31. Chapter 17. Application of ultrafast infrared spectroscopy in elucidating electronic processes in materials - p. 609 32. Index - p. 649
Molecular and Laser Spectroscopy, Advances and Applications: Volume 3 gives students and researchers an up-to-date understanding of the fast-developing area of molecular and laser spectroscopy. This book covers basic principles and advances in several conventional as well as new and upcoming areas of molecular and laser spectroscopy. This third volume is an extension of the two previous volumes of the same title and includes all-new topics.
Each chapter is devoted to a particular fast-growing area of research and fills the gap between elementary texts and advanced material found in research articles. Some of the topics covered include: terahertz spectroscopy and its applications in health care· linear and non-linear vibrational optical activity spectroscopy; cascade laser IR-spectroscopy and frequency comb techniques; step-scan infrared spectroscopy (absorption and emission) for detecting reaction intermediates· surface-enhanced (SERS) and tip-enhanced (TERS) Raman scattering; infrared and Raman micro-spectroscopy; time-resolved linear and non-linear infrared spectroscopy using pico-second and femtosecond lasers.
The spectroscopic techniques have been applied to medical sciences, forensics, security, material science, agriculture, food, chemical, pharmaceutical and petrochemical industries and used to study molecular vibrational dynamics, and hydrogen bonding in ground and excited states.
This book serves as a valuable resource for students, teachers, and beginning researchers engaged in the area of molecular and laser spectroscopy. On account of the wide range of applications, researchers and scientific personnel in many industries will find this book useful for learning about the latest techniques and putting them to practical use.
1. Chapter 1. Introduction and overview - p. 3 2. Chapter 2. Advanced spectral analysis of complex molecular system - p. 25 3. Chapter 3. Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for optical nanoimaging - p. 55 4. Chapter 4. Coherent chiroptical Raman spectroscopy - p. 101 5. Abstract - p. 101 6. 1 Introduction - p. 101 7. 2 Overview of chiral-sensitive techniques - p. 102 8. 3 Coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering-Raman optical activity - p. 104 9. 4 Theory of CARS-ROA spectroscopy - p. 104 10. 5 Polarization geometries for CARS-ROA - p. 118 11. 6 Heterodyne-detected CARS-ROA - p. 125 12. 7 Experimental realization of CARS-ROA - p. 129 13. 8 Applications of CARS-ROA - p. 133 14. 9 Conclusions and future perspectives - p. 135 15. References - p. 136 16. Chapter 5. Miniaturized near-infrared spectroscopy in current analytical chemistry: from natural products to forensics - p. 141 17. Chapter 6. Near-infrared spectroscopy for medical, food and forage applications - p. 189 18. Chapter 7. Thin-layer chromatography–surface-enhanced Raman scattering - p. 249 19. Section 2: Advanced instrumentation and applications - p. 266 20. Chapter 8. Raman-integrated optical photothermal infrared microscopy: technology and applications - p. 281 21. Chapter 9. Optical photothermal infrared spectroscopic applications in microplastics—comparison with Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectroscopy - p. 305 22. Chapter 10. Plasmonic nanosensors and their spectroscopic applications—current trends and future perspectives - p. 337 23. Section 3: Bio-chemical and medical applications - p. 365 24. Chapter 11. Applications of SERS in biochemical and medical analysis - p. 375 25. Chapter 12. IR spectroscopy and imaging using polarized light with QCLs: instrumentation and applications - p. 409 26. Chapter 13. Terahertz spectroscopy of biological molecules in solid, liquid, and gaseous states - p. 433 27. Section 4: Time-resolved and ultrafast spectroscopy - p. 472 28. Chapter 14. Step-scan FTIR techniques for investigations of spectra and dynamics of transient species in gaseous chemical reactions - p. 481 29. Chapter 15. Quantum cascade lasers and their applications to spectral and kinetic investigations of reactive gaseous intermediate species - p. 529 30. Chapter 16. Real-time tracking of the molecular structural dynamics of photochemical pathways using vibrational spectroscopy techniques - p. 579 31. Chapter 17. Application of ultrafast infrared spectroscopy in elucidating electronic processes in materials - p. 609 32. Index - p. 649
