INTERNATIONAL LABORATORY “SURFACE ENHANCED SPECTROSCOPY”
The International “Surface enhanced spectroscopy (SES)” laboratory was created at the Department for international research and development cooperation, technology transfer and intellectual property protection of the Institute of Physics in the framework of implementation of Nanotwinning Project.
Basic directions of scientific activity: Study of mechanisms and effects of the enhancement of optical signals from bioorganic molecules near metal and non-metal (carbon, metal oxide) surfaces using IR and Raman spectroscopy, creation of a new type of supports for spectroscopy, Surface enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) and Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy and microscopy.
Main facilities and experimental methods:
Mission of the Joint Laboratory is as follows:
Goals of the Joint Laboratory:
This laboratory has a close cooperation with its Partners: Institute of Physics of the University of Tartu (Estonia), Pierre and Marie Curie University (France) and University of Turin (Italy).
Equipments:
Modern ir complex, composed of VERTEX 70 ft-ir spectrometer equipped with HYPERION 1000 microscope,
Technical description of micro-Raman spectrometer (inVia model).
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Stigmatic single pass spectrograph made by Renishaw plc (United Kingdom)
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