Surface–Enhanced Vibrational Spectroscopy

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.

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.