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Surface enhanced vibrational spectroscopy / Ricardo Aroca.

By: Aroca, Ricardo.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2006Description: xxv, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0471607312; 9780471607311.Subject(s): Vibrational spectra | Molecular spectroscopy | Raman effect, Surface enhancedDDC classification: 543.54
Contents:
Theory of molecular vibrations, the origin of infrared and Raman spectra -- The interaction of light with nanoscopic metal particles and molecules on smooth reflecting surfaces -- Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) -- Chemical effects and the SERS spectrum -- Is SERS molecule specific? -- SERS/SERRS, the analytical tool -- Surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Surface Enhanced Vibrational Spectroscopy (SEVS) has reachedmaturity as an analytical technique, but until now there has beenno single work that describes the theory and experiments of SEVS.This book combines the two important techniques of surface-enhancedRaman scattering (SERS) and surface-enhanced infrared (SEIR) intoone text that serves as the definitive resource on SEVS.
* Discusses both the theory and the applications of SEVS andprovides an up-to-date study of the state of the art
* Offers interpretations of SEVS spectra for practicinganalysts
* Discusses interpretation of SEVS spectra, which can often bevery different to the non-enhanced spectrum - aids the practicinganalyst

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Theory of molecular vibrations, the origin of infrared and Raman spectra -- The interaction of light with nanoscopic metal particles and molecules on smooth reflecting surfaces -- Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) -- Chemical effects and the SERS spectrum -- Is SERS molecule specific? -- SERS/SERRS, the analytical tool -- Surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Glossary
  • 1 Theory of Molecular Vibrations. The Origin of Infrared and Raman Spectra
  • 1.1 Electronic, Vibrational, Rotational and Translational Energy
  • 1.2 Separation of Nuclear and Electronic Motions
  • 1.3 Vibrations in Polyatomic Molecules
  • 1.4 Equilibrium Properties. Dipole Moment and Polarizability
  • 1.5 Fundamental Vibrational Transitions in the Infrared and Raman Regions
  • 1.6 Symmetry of Normal Modes and Vibrational States
  • 1.7 Selection Rules
  • 1.8 The Example of ab initio Computation of the Raman and Infrared Spectra
  • 1.9 Vibrational Intensities
  • 1.10 Definition of Cross-Section
  • 1.11 The Units of Energy and Force Constants
  • References
  • 2 The Interaction of Light with Nanoscopic Metal Particles and Molecules on Smooth Reflecting Surfaces
  • 2.1 Electric Permittivity and Refractive Index
  • 2.2 Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves and the Optical Properties of Materials
  • 2.3 Scattering and Absorption by Nanoscopic Particles
  • 2.4 Reflection-Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy on Smooth Metal Surfaces
  • References
  • 3 Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)
  • 3.1 Electromagnetic Enhancement Mechanism
  • References
  • 4 Chemical Effects and the SERS Spectrum
  • 4.1 Physical and Chemical Adsorption
  • 4.2 SERS/SERRS of Physically Adsorbed Molecules
  • 4.3 SERS of Chemically Adsorbed Molecules without Electronic Resonance Excitation
  • 4.4 SERS of Chemically Adsorbed Molecules with Charge Transfer Excitation
  • 4.5 Metal-Molecule or Molecule-Metal Charge Transfer
  • 4.6 SERRS from a Surface Complex
  • References
  • 5 Is SERS Molecule Specific?
  • References
  • 6 SERS/SERRS, the Analytical Tool
  • 6.1 Average SERS on Metal Colloids. Preparation and Properties
  • 6.2 Metal Colloids. The Background SERS
  • 6.3 Metal Colloids. Maximizing the Average SERS in Solution
  • 6.4 Average SERS on Metal Island Films
  • 6.5 Average SERS on Rough Electrodes
  • 6.6 Ultrasensitive SERS Analysis and Single Molecule Detection
  • 6.7 Uniqueness of Ultrasensitive Chemical Analysis. The Moving Target
  • 6.8 Applications and Outlook
  • References
  • 7 Surface-Enhanced Infrared Spectroscopy
  • 7.1 Overview
  • 7.2 Theoretical Models for SEIRA
  • 7.3 SEIRA-Active Substrates
  • 7.4 Interpretation of the Observed SEIRA Spectra
  • 7.5 Applications of SEIRA
  • References
  • Index

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

Aroca (Univ. of Windsor, Ontario) teaches physical and analytical chemistry as well as physics. Much of his current research is in surface-enhanced vibrational spectroscopy, and includes the very challenging goal of single molecule detection. An Internet resource related to this book is found on the Web site of the UK Surface Analysis Forum . It references the book under review and provides a SERS-SERRS (surface enhanced Raman scattering/surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering) database as significant supplementary information via the Spectroscopy/NOW Web site (CH, Nov'06, 44-1533). SERS technology, the more familiar part of this field, is about 30 years old. Another forthcoming electronic resource work is Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering: Physics and Applications, ed. by K. Kneipp, M. Moskovits, and H. Kneipp (2006). After two chapters of introductory theory, Aroca's book includes four chapters on SERS and one on SEIRA (surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy). In the book as a whole, the author provides a healthy balance of theory and experiment. Fundamental insights include emphasis on surface plasmons (surface excitation of electron-hole pairs) as underlying the phenomena of interest. Useful glossary. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. A. Viste emeritus, Augustana College

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Professor Ricardo Aroca is based in the School of Physical Sciences, University of Windsor, Canada. He has almost 250 publications and his research interest are i) single molecule detection, ii) nanostructures for surface-enhanced spectroscopy and iii) in hydrogen storage materials.