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A brief introduction
A brief introduction
Since 2000 the non-commercial project www.raman.de is online. It provides brief introductions into various aspects on Raman spectroscopy.
Raman spectroscopy is a contact-free analytical technique for material characterization. It is used for the analysis of biological, chemical, and pharmaceutical samples. Additionally, Raman spectroscopy is used for the chemical and physical characterization of semiconductors, gems, catalysts, minerals, polymers, and several other materials.
Raman spectroscopy is based on the Raman effect which has been discovered by experiments of the Indian physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman in 1928. In 1930, Sir Raman received the Nobel price for this discovery.
Today, Raman spectroscopy is getting more and more important. It grows strongly into different areas of life by recent developments in laser technology, more sensitive detectors, robust spectrometer optics, and, last but not least, through its easy use.
