Forensic Sampling and Analysis from a Single Substrate: Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Followed by Paper Spray Mass Spectrometry

2017 ◽  
Vol 89 (20) ◽  
pp. 10973-10979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick W. Fedick ◽  
Brandon J. Bills ◽  
Nicholas E. Manicke ◽  
R. Graham Cooks
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Substrate Surface ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Paper Spray ◽  
Single Substrate ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Forensic Sampling

Normal and Surface-Enhanced Raman Investigations of Carbon Materials

1991 ◽  
Vol 45 (10) ◽  
pp. 1613-1616 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Azar Tadayyoni ◽  
Neal R. Dando
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Surface Characterization ◽  
Carbon Materials ◽  
Substrate Surface ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Silver Deposition ◽  
Nondestructive Technique ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Disordered Carbon

Raman spectroscopy is rapidly developing as a nondestructive technique for the surface characterization of carbon materials. An advantage of Raman analyses is that the substrate surface may be both spatially localized (determined by the position and diameter of the probe beam) and effectively depth profiled (comparing normal and surface-enhanced Raman data) without the need to employ surface-disruptive sample preparation techniques. The efficacy of normal and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for investigating carbon surfaces is demonstrated by comparing Raman and SERS spectra of monolithic graphitic carbon and 7- μm graphite fiber. The data obtained indicate the existence of more disordered carbon at surfaces as compared to the bulk, exemplify the need for empirically determining innocuous silver deposition conditions (for SERS), and demonstrate the utility of Raman spectroscopy for investigating carbon materials.

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