Molecular and Laser Spectroscopy
Advances and Applications: Volume 3
- 1st Edition - August 21, 2022
- Editor: V.P. Gupta
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 2 4 9 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 4 7 0 - 3
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… Read more

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Request a sales quoteMolecular 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.
- Written by eminent research scientists having an intricate knowledge of the latest activities in the field
- Includes exhaustive lists of research articles, reviews, and books at the end of each chapter to aid in further pursuit of research activity
- Uses illustrative examples of the varied applications to provide a practical guide to those interested in using molecular and laser spectroscopy tools in their research
- Each chapter is written in simple, clear language and develops its topic systematically, from basics to the latest developments and future projections
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section 1. Molecular spectroscopy—linear and nonlinear
- Chapter 1. Introduction and overview
- 1. Introduction—significance of spectroscopic studies
- 2. Spectroscopic techniques—background information
- 3. Overview of chapters
- Chapter 2. Advanced spectral analysis of complex molecular system
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Multivariate analyses for spectroscopic data
- 3. “First-principles” spectral analysis
- 4. Summary
- Chapter 3. Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for optical nanoimaging
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Optical spectroscopy and plasmonics
- 3. Plasmonic enhancement of optical field
- 4. Experimental techniques for TERS
- 5. Applications of TERS spectroscopy and microscopy
- 6. Advanced applications of TERS microscopy
- 7. Summary and outlook
- Chapter 4. Coherent chiroptical Raman spectroscopy
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Overview of chiral-sensitive techniques
- 3. Coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering-Raman optical activity
- 4. Theory of CARS-ROA spectroscopy
- 5. Polarization geometries for CARS-ROA
- 6. Heterodyne-detected CARS-ROA
- 7. Experimental realization of CARS-ROA
- 8. Applications of CARS-ROA
- 9. Conclusions and future perspectives
- Chapter 5. Miniaturized near-infrared spectroscopy in current analytical chemistry: from natural products to forensics
- 1. General introduction
- 2. Practical significance and application potential of portable and handheld NIR spectrometers
- 3. Principles of the instrumentation
- 4. Applications
- 5. Current development trends and the prospects for the future
- 6. Summary
- Chapter 6. Near-infrared spectroscopy for medical, food and forage applications
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Medical applications
- 3. Near-infrared spectroscopy of agricultural products
- Chapter 7. Thin-layer chromatography–surface-enhanced Raman scattering
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering
- 3. Combining TLC with SERS
- 4. Analysis of pharmaceuticals
- 5. Dietary and herbal supplements
- 6. Food quality control
- 7. Environmental applications: detection of pesticides, aromatic pollutants, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- 8. Forensic applications, dyes, and artist dyestuffs
- 9. Conclusions
- Section 2. Advanced instrumentation and applications
- Chapter 8. Raman-integrated optical photothermal infrared microscopy: technology and applications
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Methods and instruments
- 3. Biomedical applications
- 4. Chemical and material applications
- 5. Perspectives
- Chapter 9. Optical photothermal infrared spectroscopic applications in microplastics—comparison with Fourier transform infrared and Raman spectroscopy
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Experimental considerations
- 3. Spectra of transparent plastic
- 4. High wavenumber range and spectral libraries for identification
- 5. Spectra of white and pigmented plastic
- 6. Thickness and shape dependence
- 7. Polarized Raman and infrared spectra
- 8. Microplastic detection in bladder tumors by Raman spectroscopic imaging
- 9. Summary and conclusions
- Chapter 10. Plasmonic nanosensors and their spectroscopic applications—current trends and future perspectives
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Theoretical considerations
- 3. Synthesis and fabrication of plasmonic nanostructures
- 4. Plasmonic NPs
- 5. Methods of plasmonic sensing
- 6. Advances in sensing techniques
- 7. Applications
- 8. Summary and outlook
- Section 3. Bio-chemical and medical applications
- Chapter 11. Applications of SERS in biochemical and medical analysis
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering
- 3. Label-free direct (bio)medical SERS analysis
- 4. Indirect SERS analysis
- 5. Conclusions and assumed directions in future developments of SERS sensors
- Chapter 12. IR spectroscopy and imaging using polarized light with QCLs: instrumentation and applications
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Theoretical background
- 3. Instrumentation
- 4. Data acquisition
- 5. Applications
- 6. Summary
- 7. Future perspectives
- Chapter 13. Terahertz spectroscopy of biological molecules in solid, liquid, and gaseous states
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Basics of light–matter interactions at THz frequencies
- 3. THz spectroscopy techniques for biology and medicine
- 4. THz spectroscopy of bound water
- 5. THz spectroscopy of lyophilized samples
- Section 4. Time-resolved and ultrafast spectroscopy
- Chapter 14. Step-scan FTIR techniques for investigations of spectra and dynamics of transient species in gaseous chemical reactions
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Fundamental theory in step-scan FTIR instruments
- 3. Instrumentation
- 4. Reaction dynamics
- 5. Absorption spectra of transient species
- 6. Future perspectives
- Chapter 15. Quantum cascade lasers and their applications to spectral and kinetic investigations of reactive gaseous intermediate species
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Fundamental theories of QCL
- 3. Instrumentation
- 4. High-resolution spectra
- 5. Kinetic investigations
- 6. Future perspectives
- Chapter 16. Real-time tracking of the molecular structural dynamics of photochemical pathways using vibrational spectroscopy techniques
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Basic principles and instrumentation
- 3. Applications of vibrational spectroscopy in the visualization of molecular structural dynamics of photochemical pathways
- 4. Summary and future perspective
- Chapter 17. Application of ultrafast infrared spectroscopy in elucidating electronic processes in materials
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Principle and experimental technique
- 3. Applications
- 4. Summary and perspective
- Index
- No. of pages: 690
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 21, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323912495
- eBook ISBN: 9780323914703
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