Zoubir A. (Ed.) Raman Imaging: Techniques and Applications

Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2012. – 387 p. – ISBN: 3642282512.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.Imaging Modes
Raman Imaging in Semiconductor Physics: Applications to Microelectronic Materials and Devices
Raman Mapping for the Investigation of Nano-phased Materials
Raman Imaging of Micro- and Nano-Structured Materials
Application of Raman-based images in the Earth sciences
Raman Mapping in the Scientific Investigations of Works of Art
Raman Microscopy: A Versatile Approach to Bio-Imaging
Mapping Chemical and Structural Composition of Pharmaceutical and Biological Samples by Raman, Surface-Enhanced Raman and Fluorescence Spectral Imaging
Raman Imaging of Grain Orientation, Strain, Crystallinity and Doping Levels in Solar Silicon
Tip-Enhanced Near-Field Optical Microscopy of Carbon Nanotubes
CARS Microscopy: Implementation of Nonlinear Vibrational Spectroscopy for Far-Field and Near-Field Imaging
Background-free Coherent Raman Imaging: The CARS and SRS Contrast Mechanisms