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Yerci, Selcuk. "Spectroscopic Characterization Of Semiconductor Nanocrystals." Master's thesis, METU, 2007. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608177/index.pdf.
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Semiconductor nanocrystals are expected to play an important role in the development of new generation of microelectronic and photonic devices such as light emitting diodes and memory elements. Optimization of these devices requires detailed investigations. Various spectroscopic techniques have been developed for material and devices characterization. This study covers the applications of the following techniques for the analysis of nanocrystalline materials: Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman Spectroscopy, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-Ray Photoelectron (XPS). Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) are also used as complementary methods. Crystallinity ratio, size, physical and chemical environment of the nanostructures were probed with these methods. Si and Ge nanocrystals were formed into the oxides Al2O3 and SiO2 by ion implantation, magnetron sputtering and laser ablation methods. FTIR and XPS are two methods used to extract information on the surface of the nanocrystals. Raman and XRD are non destructive and easy-to-operate methods used widely to estimate the crystallinity to amorphous ratio and the sizes of the nanocrystals.
In this study, the structural variations of SiO2 matrix during the formation of Si nanocrystals were characterized by FTIR. The shift in position and changes in intensity of the Si-O-Si asymmetric stretching band of SiOx was monitored. An indirect metrology method based on FTIR was developed to show the nanocrystal formation. Ge nanocrystals formed in SiO2 matrix were investigated using FTIR, Raman and XRD methods. FTIR spectroscopy showed that Ge atoms segregate completely from the matrix at relatively low temperatures 900 oC. The stress between the Ge nanocrystals and the matrix can vary in samples produced by magnetron sputtering if the production conditions are slightly different. Si and Ge nanocrystals were formed into Al2O3 matrix by ion implantation of Si and Ge ions into sapphire matrix. Raman, XRD, XPS and TEM methods were employed to characterize the formed nanocrystals. XRD is used to estimate the nanocrystal sizes which are in agreement with TEM observations. The stress on nanocrystals was observed by Raman and XRD methods, and a quantitative calculation was employed to the Si nanocrystals using the Raman results. XPS and SIMS depth profiles of the sample implanted with Si, and annealed at 1000 oC were measured. Precipitation of Si atoms with the heat treatment to form the nanocrystals was observed using XPS. The volume fraction of the SiOx shell to the Si core in Si nanocrystals was found to be 7.9 % at projection range of implantation.
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Pullen, Aletha Marie. "Spectroscopic characterization of carbon based molecular electronic junctions." Connect to this title online, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1099671322.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004.Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xvii, 208 p.; also includes graphics (some col.). Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-208).
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Shad, Farhad Ali. "Spectroscopic Identification and Characterization of Gemstone Minerals." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-450827.
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Since last few years, many artificial and modified gemstones are available whose origins are questionable and even an experienced gemmology expert may be unable to differentiate between these artificial gemstones. Raman spectroscopy is considered to be an effective method to differentiate natural and artificial gemstones as it involves a very simple sample preparation, is non-destructive in nature, and is sensitive, precise, and accurate. In the present study, Raman spectroscopy was employed to identify different gemstones available in the mineralogical collection at the Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University. Both precious and semiprecious gemstones like quartz, diamond, beryl, corundum, topaz and tourmaline were evaluated with the usage of a portable Raman spectrometer. The major objective of the present study was to characterize these gemstones and to identify their origin, whether these are natural or synthetic materials, by analysing and comparing Raman spectra. Shifts in dominant peak positions and widths(FWHM) for natural and synthetic samples were extracted in the course of fitting procedures and then compared with the RRUFF database. The variations of these parameters, studied both within the same variety of a gemstone, as well as in between different gemstone varieties, were found to be revealing in several ways. For example, it provided information about the internal residual stresses in quartz crystals, and about the instrumental effects on the spectra. Quartz samples of different colors, shapes, and origins (natural/synthetic) were analyzed. It was found that, within the resolution of this study, it would be difficult to differentiate between synthetic and natural non-metamorphic quartz. A higher resolution study, combined with a chemical analysis by electron microprobe, could possibly facilitate such differentiation. On the other hand, a highly-stressed metamorphic environment leaves an imprint in the crystal structure of quartz, which can be recognized by the Raman technique. For beryl varieties of gemstones, the results suggest that the synthetic crystals display slightly lower values of Raman shifts and smaller values of FWHMs as compared to their natura lcounterparts. This could possibly be used as a criterion for distinguishing between these two categories of beryl gemstones. The agreement between Raman spectra of green tourmalines and those of elbaite from the database was very good, justifying the elbaite identification. The strong correlation of peak positions and FWHMs of studied synthetic diamonds reveals that pressure-temperature and chemistry conditions of synthesis leave a distinct imprint on the crystal structure of diamond, thus making Raman spectroscopy a useful technique for investigating the origin of diamonds, for example detecting their laboratory-specific origin.
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Tan, Yan. "Raman spectroscopic study of induced pluripotent stem cells : characterization, identification, and discrimination." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/40716.
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Raman microspectroscopy is a non-destructive, label-free technique that offers information-rich molecular analysis of living cells. This work is the first reported Raman spectroscopic study of human induced pluripotent cells (hiPSCs), a very promising new source of non-embryonic pluripotent stem cells for drug screening, toxicity assessment, regenerative therapies, and clinical research. The Raman signatures of hiPSCs and human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) were found to be highly similar, and both distinguishable from differentiated hESCs in terms of relative Raman peak intensities and variances. Principal component analysis (PCA) of the Raman spectra demonstrated a clear distinction between hiPSCs and differentiated hESCs. Additionally, the effects of culture confluencies and cell line differences on Raman spectra of hiPS cells was investigated. It was confirmed that the spectral similarity between hiPSCs and hESCs, along with the dissimilarity between hiPSCs and differentiated hESCs were qualitatively consistent over various cell culture confluencies, and between the two available hiPS cell lines. Therefore, the results suggested that the overall cellular composition of hiPSC was more similar to that of the hESC that these cells were designed to resemble than the somatics cell from which they were derived. It is suggested that the observed spectral differences between hiPSC and hESC may be due to factors relating to reprogramming (rather than cell density difference or cell line artifacts). Attempts were also made to investigate how Raman features of hiPS cells change during their differentiation. The pluripotent and differentiated iPSCs exhibited significantly different Raman spectral profiles; these differences were qualitatively similar to, but less marked, than differences between pluripotent and differentiated hESC. Overall, this work contributed important new data and practical insights into the utility of Raman microspectroscopy for characterization, identification, and discrimination of iPSCs and hESCs.
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Rosso, Kevin M. "Detection limits of CO₂in fluid inclusions using microthermometry and Raman spectroscopy and the spectroscopic characterization of CO₂." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40534.
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In many geologic environments, dominant1y aqueous solutions contain low concentrations of CO2. At ambient temperature, in fluid inclusions which trap these solutions, the typical phase assemblage consists of a CO2-rich vapor (where Pco2 = PintemaI) and an aqueous phase containing dissolved salts and CO2. In this study, the CO2 minimum detection limits (MDLs) using microthermometry and laser Raman spectroscopy are established in terms of Pco2 using synthetic H20-C02 inclusions. The purpose of the microthermometric experiments was to examine the diagnostic CO2 phase changes and determine the quantity of CO2 necessary to result in observable solid CO2 melting. The results of these experiments show that an observable solid CO2 melting event requires Pco2 ~ 45 bar at 25°C.
The Raman spectroscopic detection limits were investigated using a multichannel Raman spectrometer. Because the Raman spectroscopic MDLs are a function of counts, the CO2 MDLs were determined by collecting signal-to-noise ratios for both the upper and lower V1-2V2 bands as a function of CO2 pressure (5-60 bars) and over a range of integration times and incident laser power to predict the optimal instrument settings. The resulting CO2 MDLs are on the 'order of 1 bar for our instrument.
The band splitting of the v 1-2v2 diad as a function of CO2 pressure was measured up to 500 bar at ambient temperature. The CO2 pressures were converted to pc02 and the results are given in terms of the frequency separation between the upper and lower bands. These results are compared to those of previous studies. An analysis of the estimated errors indicates that the technique can be used to determine CO2 densities in fluid inclusions containing a homogenous, free CO2 phase to a precision of approximately ± 0.02 g/cm3•
The temperature dependence of the intensity ratio of the hot bands to the v1-2v2 diad was measured from 270 to 315 K. The close agreement between the calculated and observed results indicate that laser induced sample heating is not significant. The intensity ratio can be used to estimate the CO2 temperature and, combined with the Raman density determination, allows calculation of the CO2 pressure.Master of Science
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Rosso, Kevin Michael. "Detection limits of CO₂ in fluid inclusions using microthermometry and Raman spectroscopy and the spectroscopic characterization of CO₂ /." This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01052009-091123/.
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Schäfer, Philipp. "Spectroscopic Characterization of DC Pulsed Sputtered Amorphous Silicon." Doctoral thesis, Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2015. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-qucosa-165157.
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Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit werden Schichten und Schichtsyteme untersucht, die mittels D.C. gepulstem Magnetronzerstäuben abgeschieden wurden. Die Untersuchungen der Schichten erfolgen unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Eignung dieser Schichten als Kontaktschichten für photovoltaische Anwendungen. Eine detaillierte Studie der Schichteigenschaften wurde mit Hilfe von optischen Spektroskopiemethoden sowie elektrischen Messungen erstellt. Diese stellt die Zusammenhänge der Abscheideparameter, insbesondere der Substrattemperatur und der Wasserstoffflussrate bei der Abscheidung mit den Schichteigenschaften her. Des Weiteren werden die wechselseitigen Abhängigkeiten der Schichteigenschaften dargelegt. Hierbei wurde unter anderem gezeigt, dass der allgemein in der Literatur akzeptierte lineare Zusammenhang zwischen der Tauc-Lorentz Bandlücke und dem Wasserstoffgehalt nicht für alle Proben bestätigt werden konnte. Stattdessen wurde die Abhängigkeit der Bandlücke im Wesentlichen dem Anteil der polyhydrierten Siliziumatome innerhalb der Schicht zugeordnet. Für Teilmengen der Proben ergibt sich hieraus wieder eine nahezu lineare Abhängigkeit zwischen dem Wasserstoffgehalt und der Bandlücke.
Im zweiten Teil der Arbeit werden Heterostruktur-Dioden untersucht, die sich an der Grenzfläche zwischen amorphem und kristallinem Silizium ausbilden. Dabei werden vordergründig die elektrischen Eigenschaften untersucht. Dies umfasst die Untersuchung der Abscheideparameter auf grenzflächennahe Defektzustände, die mittels Ladungstransientenspektroskopie (QTS) gefunden wurden. Zudem wird der begünstigende Einfluss des kristallinen Siliziumsubstrats auf die Ausbildung von mikrokristallinen Strukturen der aufwachsenden Schichten mittels ramanspektroskopischen Untersuchungen dargelegt.
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Sanoria, Abhishek [Verfasser], Matthias [Akademischer Betreuer] Rehahn, and Markus [Akademischer Betreuer] Busch. "Developing Raman microscopy as a routine spectroscopic technique for morphology and microstructure characterization of plastics / Abhishek Sanoria ; Matthias Rehahn, Markus Busch." Darmstadt : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1122286317/34.
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Küpper, Sebastian [Verfasser], and Sebastian [Akademischer Betreuer] Schlücker. "Vibrational spectroscopic characterization of the photochromic molecule α-dinitrobenzylpyridine bypolarization-resolved linear and nonlinear Raman scattering / Sebastian Küpper ; Betreuer: Sebastian Schlücker." Duisburg, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1230322590/34.
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Antunez, de Mayolo Eduardo. "Study of the Optical Properties of sp2-Hybridized Boron Nitride." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Tillämpad optik, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-125738.
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Nitride-based semiconductor materials make it possible to fabricate optoelectronic devices that operate in the whole electromagnetic range, since the band gaps of these compounds can be modified by doping. Among these materials, the sp2-hybridized boron nitride has properties that make it a potential candidate for integration in devices operating in the short-wavelength limit, under harsh environment conditions, due to the strength of the B-N bond. Nevertheless, this binary compound has been the less studied material among the nitrides, due to the lack of complete control on the growth process. This thesis is focused on the study of the optical properties of sp2-hybridized boron nitride grown by hot-wall chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method, at the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, at Linköping University, Sweden. The samples received for this study were grown on c-plane aluminum nitride as the buffer layer, which in turn was grown by nitridation on c- plane oriented sapphire, as the substrate material. The first objective of the research presented in this thesis was the development of a suitable ellipsometry model in a spectral region ranging from the infrared to the ultraviolet zones of the electromagnetic spectrum, with the aim of obtaining in the process optical properties such as the index of refraction, the energy of the fundamental electronic interband transition, the frequencies for the optical vibrational modes of the crystal lattice, as well as their broadenings, and the numerical values of the dielectric constants; and on the other hand, structural parameters such as the layers thicknesses, and examine the possibility of the presence of roughness or porosity on the boron nitride layer, which may affect the optical properties, by incorporating their effects into the model. The determination of these parameters, and their relation with the growth process, is important for the future adequate design of heterostructure-based devices that incorporate this material. In particular, emphasis has been put on the modeling of the polar lattice resonance contributions, with the TO- LO model, by using infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry as the characterization technique to study the phonon behavior, in the aforementioned spectral region, of the boron nitride. On the other hand, spectroscopic ellipsometry in the visible-ultraviolet spectral range was used to study the behavior of the material, by combining a Cauchy model, including an Urbach tail for the absorption edge, and a Lorentz oscillator in order to account for the absorption in the material in the UV zone. This first step on the research project was carried out at Linköping University. The second objective in the research project was to carry out additional studies on the samples received, in order to complement the information provided by the ellipsometry model and to improve the model itself, provided that it was possible. The characterization techniques used were X-ray diffraction, which made it possible to confirm that in fact boron nitride was present in the samples studied, and made it possible to verify the crystalline quality of the aforementioned samples, and in turn relate it to the quality of the ellipsometry spectra previously obtained; the Raman spectroscopy made it possible to further verify and compare the crystalline qualities of the samples received, as well as to obtain the frequency for the Raman active B-N stretching vibration in the basal plane, and to compare this value with that corresponding to the bulk sp2-boron nitride; scanning electron microscopy made it possible to observe the rough surface morphologies of the samples and thus relate them to some of the conclusions derived from the ellipsometry model; and finally cathodoluminescence measurements carried out at low temperature (4 K) allowed to obtain a broad band emission, on all the samples studied, which could be related to native defects inside the boron nitride layers, i.e., boron vacancies. Nevertheless, no trace of a free carrier recombination was observed. Considering that the hexagonal-boron nitride is nowadays considered to be a direct band gap semiconductor, it may be indirectly concluded, in principle, that the dominant phase present in the samples studied was the rhombohedral polytype. Moreover, it can be tentatively concluded that the lack of an observable interband recombination may be due to the indirect band gap nature of the rhombohedral phase of the boron nitride. Spectroscopic ellipsometry does not give a definite answer regarding this issue either, because the samples analyzed were crystalline by nature, thus not being possible to use mathematical expressions for the dielectric function models that incorporate the band gap value as a fitting parameter. Therefore, the nature of the band gap emission in the rhombohedral phase of the boron nitride is still an open research question. On the other hand, luminescent emissions originating from radiative excitonic recombinations were not observed in the cathodoluminescence spectra. This second step of the project was carried out at the Leroy Eyring Center for Solid State Science at Arizona State University.
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Roig, Blandine. "Caractérisation de tissus cutanés par spectroscopie bimodale : Réflectance Diffuse et Raman." Thesis, Reims, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015REIMS031/document.
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L'objectif de cette thèse concerne l'association de deux techniques de mesure dans le cadre de la caractérisation in vivo de la peau. La première, nommée Spectroscopie de Réflectance Diffuse (DRS), permet la caractérisation des paramètres optiques de la peau analysée et quantifie les phénomènes d'absorption et de diffusion de la lumière. La deuxième est la microspectroscopie Raman. Elle fournit une identification chimique des composés analysés sans marquage. L'objet de cette thèse est d'évaluer l'effet de l'interaction lumière-matière sur les capacités de localisation et de quantification de la microspectroscopie Raman, lesquelles sont dégradées dans un milieu diffusant tel que la peau. Une approche in vivo bimodale (DRS et Raman) est proposée pour la caractérisation biochimique quantitative des tissus cutanés avec l'idée d'établir un protocole de correction des spectres Raman acquis, en exploitant les propriétés optiques fournies par la DRS. Elle est décomposée en trois axes de travail complémentaires : le développement d'une instrumentation DRS permettant la mesure des spectres de réflectance diffuse et le calcul des propriétés optiques dans la zone sondée par la spectroscopie Raman ; le développement de fantômes optiques permettant une compréhension expérimentale des phénomènes d'absorption, de diffusion élastique et de diffusion Raman; le développement d'un protocole de correction des spectres Raman à partir des propriétés optiques obtenues par DRSThis thesis relates to the combination of two in vivo skin characterization techniques. On the one hand, Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS) enables skin optical properties characterization by quantifying light absorption and light elastic scattering. On the other hand, Raman microspectroscopy provides information on molecular compositions of tissues with no need of labeling. Localization and quantification functions of Raman microspectroscopy are both distorted in scattering media such as skin. Therefore, the aim of this thesis was to assess the effect of light-matter interactions on these functions. A bimodal method is proposed to achieve quantitative biochemical characterization of cutaneous tissues in vivo. The main idea is to develop a procedure of Raman spectra correction based on the quantified optical properties provided by DRS. This work was divided in three complementary approaches: the development of a system enabling diffuse reflectance and optical properties measurements in the same zone as Raman microspectroscopy; the fabrication of optical phantoms improving our knowledge on absorption, elastic scattering and Raman scattering phenomena; and the development of a Raman spectra correction model as function of the skin optical properties given by DRS measurements
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Brocero, Guillaume. "Comparaison de méthodes de caractérisation thermique de transistors de puissance hyperfréquence de la filière nitrure de gallium." Thesis, Normandie, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018NORMC222/document.
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Les composants HEMTs (High Electron Mobility Transistors) à base d’AlGaN/GaN sont à ce jour les candidats les plus prometteurs pour des applications hyperfréquences de puissance, dû essentiellement à leur forte densité de porteurs et des mobilités électroniques élevées. Cependant, la température générée en condition réelle est un paramètre capital à mesurer, afin d’estimer précisément la fiabilité des composants et leur durée de vie. Pour ces raisons, nous avons comparé les méthodes de caractérisation thermique par thermoréflectance et par spectroscopie Raman car elles sont non destructives et avec une résolution spatiale submicronique. Ces techniques ont déjà prouvé leur faisabilité pour la caractérisation thermique des transistors, en modes de fonctionnement continu et pulsé. Nous comparons dans cette étude leurs adaptabilité et performance dans le cadre de la réalisation d’un banc d’essai thermique dédié. Ces méthodes sont reconnues pour ne caractériser que certaines catégories de matériaux : les métaux pour la thermoréflectance et les semiconducteurs pour la spectroscopie Raman, ce qui nous a conduit à l’éventualité de les combiner. Nous avons confronté des résultats obtenus par thermoréflectance à partir des équipements de deux fabricants commercialisant cette méthode, nous permettant ainsi de mettre en évidence des résultats originaux sur des aspects et inconvénients qui ne sont pas relayés dans la littérature. Avec la spectroscopie Raman, nous avons identifié les paramètres de métrologie qui permettent de réaliser un protocole de mesure thermique le plus répétable possible, et nous présentons également une technique innovante pour sonder les matériaux en surface, à l'aide du même équipement, et notamment les métauxAt the moment, AlGaN/GaN HEMTs (High Electron Mobility Transistors) are the most promising for high-power hyperfrequency applications, essentially due to their large carrier density and a high electronic mobility. However, the temperature generating during operational conditions is a crucial parameter to measure, in order to estimate the reliability and durability of components. For these reasons, we compared thermoreflectance and Raman spectroscopy, that are non-destructive and possessing a submicronic spatial resolution. These techniques have already proven their feasibility as thermal characterization methods in both continuous wave and pulsed operational modes. We compare here their adaptability and performance to the conception of a thermal test bench. These methods are known for characterizing specific types of material: metals for thermoreflectance and semiconductors for Raman spectroscopy, leading us to the eventuality to combine them. We compared several results measured by thermoreflectance method with equipment from two different manufacturers that commercialize this technology, so we could highlight some aspects and drawbacks that are note relayed in the literature. With Raman spectroscopy, we identified metrology parameters allowing to realize a thermal measurement setup as reproducible as possible, and we also present an innovative method to probe surface material, especially metals
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Bagnall, Kevin Robert. "Multiphysics characterization of GaN HEMTs via micro-Raman spectroscopy." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111720.
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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2017.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. "June 2017."
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Microelectronic devices based on solid-state transistor technology are a key innovation that have transformed modern society and affected many aspects of our daily lives. As we continue to increase the density and functionality of transistors, progress is limited by the intrinsic material properties of the most common semiconductor, silicon (Si). Therefore, there is an increasing need for compound semiconductor technologies with more favorable material properties, such as gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs), which can operate at significantly higher voltages, current densities, and power densities than Si-based field effect transistors of the same size. However, these more strenuous operating conditions combined with the desire to operate GaN HEMTs in harsher environmental conditions lead to elevated channel temperatures, reduced device performance, and premature device failure. Thus, there is a great need to develop modeling and experimental approaches to characterize the temperature, structural evolution, and electrical performance of GaN HEMTs with microscale and even nanoscale spatial resolution. This thesis explores the application of micro-Raman spectroscopy to experimental characterization of temperature, stress, strain, and electric field in GaN HEMTs with ~1 pim spatial and ~30 ns temporal resolution, respectively. Although micro-Raman spectroscopy has been one of the most common experimental techniques for measuring temperature and stress in GaN HEMTs for the last fifteen years, many of the previous works in the field have been empirical and unable to satisfactorily explain basic features of the Raman response of HEMTs under bias. This thesis demonstrates for the first time the correct electric field dependence of the optical phonon frequencies of wurtzite GaN and measurement of the electric field along the c-axis of the GaN buffer in HEMTs biased in the pinched OFF state. With this holistic understanding of the phonon frequency dependence on temperature, stress, electric field, and strain, a methodology for simultaneously measuring temperature, stress, and electric field using the shift of three Raman peaks has been developed. Theoretical and experimental characterization of the fundamental transient thermal response of GaN HEMTs is also presented using time-resolved micro-Raman thermometry. The novel developments in this thesis represent a new "multiphysics" approach to microscale characterization of semiconductor devices, which we anticipate to have a significant impact in developing a more mechanistic and physics-based approach to transistor reliability rather than relying merely upon the statistics of a population of devices. Such an approach, we believe, will enable new semiconductor devices with unprecedented reliability and performance.
by Kevin Robert Bagnall.
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Boustany, Nada. "Characterization of mucosal dysplasia with ultraviolet resonance Raman spectroscopy." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9809.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard--Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Sciences and Technology, 1997."August, 1997."
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Govani, Jayesh R. "Spectroscopic characterizations of organic/inorganic nanocomposites." To access this resource online via ProQuest Dissertations and Theses @ UTEP, 2009. http://0-proquest.umi.com.lib.utep.edu/login?COPT=REJTPTU0YmImSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=2515.
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Sanii, Laurie Shireen. "Application of Spectroscopy to Protein Characterization." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/7641.
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There are two contributions of this thesis. The first contribution, described in chapters one through six, involves studing the relationship between the protein packing structure of bacteriorhodopsin (bR) and its function as a proton pump. In 2002, a novel crystallization method published by Bowie and Farham resulted in an unusual antiparallel monomeric packing structure of bicelle bacteriorhodopsin (bcbR) crystals, the spectroscopic properties of which had not been studied. In this thesis, these bicelle bR crystals are investigated to better understand how the changes in the protein tertiary structure affect the function. Specifically: Does the retinal Schiff base retain its ability to isomerize in this unusual protein packing structure of bR? How is the hydration of its binding pocket affected? Does the protein retain the ability to undergo the photocycle and pump protons? If so, how are the rates of the deprotonation/reprotonation of the Schiff base affected by the antiparallel monomer packing structure of the protein? Is Asp85 still the proton acceptor during the deprotonation process of the photocycle? The second contribution of the thesis, described in chapter seven, describes the surface attachment and growth of the biofilm formed by the pathogenic bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae using attenuated total reflection/Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR/FTIR). This organism was chosen for its clinical significance; it is one of the organisms suspected in forming biofilms in individuals who develop otitis media, one of the most common causes of ear infections of childhood. In contrast to previous ATR/FTIR experiments examining the formation of biofilms on surfaces, this method is unique in that it combines two techniques - ATR/FTIR and Epifluorescence microscopy which when used together allow for the simultaneous monitoring of the IR spectrum of the S. pneumoniae biofilm as it develops and as provides a method for quantifying total and viable cell counts at various stages during the development.
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Qasim, Hasan, and hasanqasim05@gmail com. "Optical spectroscopy characterization of nano-scale photonic structures." RMIT University. Science Engineering and Technology, 2008. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20080829.162734.
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Current micro-scale electronics technology has been approaching rapidly towards its technological limit. This has shifted the focus towards nano-scale technology in recent years. More and more researchers around the globe are working in pursuit of bringing nano-scale technology into mainstream. The research carried out here is a small step towards a similar goal. The remarkable optical properties exhibited by certain nano-scale structures are in stark contrast to their bulk form and this provides the basis for this research. Two kinds of nanostructures are developed and investigated for their optical properties. One of these is nanofibers processed from a polymer known as polyaniline (PANI). The focus of this study is to investigate its optical and conductive properties under different conditions of doping environments, temperature and polymerization conditions. Optical characterization technique such as UV-Visible spectroscopy is developed to carry out the investigation. The developed nanofibers have been demonstrated to possess optical and conductive properties to be dependent on doping variables. Study of these optical properties could prove very useful in the development of electrochromic devices and gas sensors. Later in the research, UV-Visible spectroscopy has been improved into a low cost Raman spectroscopy setup which is validated by experimentation carried out on some samples. The second type of nano-structure developed and investigated, is an array of nanoparticles of noble metals such as gold and silver. Such an array is shown to exhibit a phenomenon called plasmon resonance effect when excited by light. UV-Visible spectroscopy technique is utilized to investigate this effect for metal nano-arrays. A biologically nano-structured surface (wing of an insect called cicada) is used as the substrate for the fabrication of metal array. A serious attempt has also been made to do 'Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)', making use of the metal nano-array developed. This technique improves the raman lines intensities of certain less sensitive samples such as thiophenol, which are known to give weak raman lines. This is carried out by adsorbing the sample on the metal nano-array.
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Muttavarapu, Ramya Sudha. "CHARACTERIZATION OF COLD DRAWN POLY L LACTIC ACID BY RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND RAMAN HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1427797659.
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Mohun, Ritesh. "Raman spectroscopy for the characterization of defective spent nuclear fuels during interim storage in pools." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017AIXM0288/document.
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Une signature spécifique des dommages d’irradiation dans le dioxyde d’uranium, le combustible nucléaire le plus utilisé, dénommé « triplet de défauts » a été récemment mis en évidence par spectroscopie Raman. Ce travail vise à savoir comment cette signature peut être utilisée afin de caractériser les combustibles nucléaires irradiés qui sont entreposés sous eau. Pour cela, trois études à effets séparés sont menées. Tout d’abord, une expérience d’irradiation aux électrons montre que le triplet de défauts est dû à des interactions balistiques et est associé aux déplacements dans le sous-réseau d’uranium. Après l’irradiation aux électrons, l’échantillon d’UO2 s’oxyde de manière accélérée, ce qui a été attribué à la migration des lacunes d’oxygène créées par l’irradiation vers la surface. Ensuite, la cinétique de formation du triplet de défauts dans de l’UO2 exposé à des environnements inerte (Ar) et réactif (eau aérée) a été mesurée grâce à un dispositif Raman in-situ. Dans tous les cas, la cinétique peut être décrite par un modèle d’impact direct, mais avec des coefficients numériques différents. Enfin, de manière à simuler le combustible irradié industriel en laboratoire, l’étude de différents composés d’oxydes mixtes a montré le rôle du dopage chimique sur la formation du triplet de défauts. Ces informations seront mises à profit dans les études futures de combustibles défectueux entreposés sous eauA specific signature characteristic of irradiation damages in uranium dioxide, the most used nuclear fuel, referred as « triplet defect bands» has recently been evidenced by Raman Spectroscopy. The objective of this study is to determine how this signature can be used to characterize actual spent nuclear fuel stored in pools. For that purpose, three separate effect studies were carried out. Firstly, an electron irradiation experiment shows that the triplet defect bands are due to ballistic interactions and result from the formation displacements in the uranium sub-lattice. Post electron irradiation, the enhanced oxidation of UO2 samples is observed and attributed to the migration of irradiation induced oxygen vacancies towards the surface. The formation kinetics of the triplet defect bands in UO2 when exposed to an inert (Ar) and a reactive (aerated water) contact medium is then investigated through the use of an in-situ Raman installation. Both kinetics can be fitted using a direct impact model, but with different numerical values. Finally, to simulate actual spent nuclear fuels in laboratory conditions, the study of different mixed oxide compounds shows that chemical doping impacts the apparition of the Raman triplet defect bands. The experimental results obtained in this work will be used as complementary data for the interpretation of Raman results of actual defective spent nuclear fuels stored in pool conditions
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Wei, Shijun. "Trace Analysis of Crystalline Silica Aerosol Using Vibrational Spectroscopy." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1595849455064302.
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Dreyer, Erin C. "Characterization of electrodeposited chitosan films by atomic force microscopy and raman spectroscopy." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/3596.
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Thesis (M.S.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2006.Thesis research directed by: Dept. of Material Science and Engineering. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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McGovern, William Robert. "Characterization of carbon-molecule-metal junctions by cyclic voltammetry, raman spectroscopy and X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy." The Ohio State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1114560996.
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Ibrahim, Mohamed Asim Yousif. "Co-processing of drugs and co-crystal formers and its effect on pharmaceutical dosage-form performance : co-crystallization of urea/2-methoxybenzamide, caffeine/malonic acid, caffeine/oxalic acid and theophylline/malonic acid systems : solid-state characterization including imaging, thermal, X-ray and Raman spectroscopic techniques with subsequent evaluation of tableting behaviour." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/12760.
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This dissertation has focused on the solid-state characterization of different co-crystal system as well as the effect of co-crystallization of these systems on pharmaceutical dosage form performance. Urea/ 2-MB, caffeine/ malonic acid, caffeine/ oxalic acid and theophylline/ malonic acid co-crystals were prepared using co-grinding- and co-precipitation techniques. In addition, the synthesis of co-crystals through two novel methods has been demonstrated. This includes compaction and convection mixing. The solid-state characterization of the co-crystals has been carried out using XRPD, Raman spectroscopy, DSC, TGA, hot-stage microscopy and SEM. After preparation of co-crystals, tablets have been produced from co-ground-, co-precipitated-, and physical mixtures using Compaction Studies Press (Kaleva), and the data were recorded to compare between the different mixtures, regarding compactibilty, compressibility and deformational properties. The DSC results showed that the physical mixtures of all systems, formed co-crystals during heating process. For systems of urea/ 2-MB, caffeine/ malonic acid and theophylline/ malonic acid, the co-ground mixture produced tablets with higher tensile strength compared with either co-precipitated or physical mixture. However, for caffeine/ oxalic acid system, the tensile strengths of compacts produced from the physical mixture were greater than those obtained from either co-ground or co-precipitated mixtures. The Heckel data suggested that urea/ 2-MB, caffeine/ malonic acid and theophylline/ malonic acid systems are Type 1 materials, as an extensive linearity during compression was indicative of a plastic deformation mechanism, while the caffeine/ oxalic acid system was Type 2 materials. However, the co-precipitated mixture of urea/ 2-MB system was the least compressible, as it possessed the greatest value of yield pressure (85 MPa) and the highest elastic recovery (7.42%). The co-precipitated mixture of both of caffeine/ malonic acid and theophylline/ malonic acid systems was the most compressible with small yield pressure values of (44 & 80 MPa) and elastic recovery of (7.2% & 6.56%), respectively. The co-ground mixture of caffeine/ oxalic acid possessed the highest value of yield pressure (166 MPa) and thus the lowest compressibility among other mixtures. Furthermore, the addition of microcrystalline cellulose and α-lactose monohydrate has affected the crystallinity as well as the tableting properties of the co-crystals. After the addition of excipients, the tensile strength of compacts was about 2 times higher than any other mixture. Finally, urea/ 2-MB and caffeine/ malonic acid co-crystals were successfully synthesized through convection mixing and compaction.
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Ibrahim, Mohamed Asim Y. "Co-processing of drugs and co-crystal formers and its effect on pharmaceutical dosage-form performance. Co-crystallization of urea/ 2-methoxybenzamide, caffeine/ malonic acid, caffeine/ oxalic acid and theophylline/ malonic acid systems: Solid-state characterization including imaging, thermal, X-ray and Raman spectroscopic techniques with subsequent evaluation of tableting behaviour." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/12760.
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This dissertation has focused on the solid-state characterization of different co-crystal system as well as the effect of co-crystallization of these systems on pharmaceutical dosage form performance. Urea/ 2-MB, caffeine/ malonic acid, caffeine/ oxalic acid and theophylline/ malonic acid co-crystals were prepared using co-grinding- and co-precipitation techniques. In addition, the synthesis of co-crystals through two novel methods has been demonstrated. This includes compaction and convection mixing. The solid-state characterization of the co-crystals has been carried out using XRPD, Raman spectroscopy, DSC, TGA, hot-stage microscopy and SEM. After preparation of co-crystals, tablets have been produced from co-ground-, co-precipitated-, and physical mixtures using Compaction Studies Press (Kaleva), and the data were recorded to compare between the different mixtures, regarding compactibilty, compressibility and deformational properties. The DSC results showed that the physical mixtures of all systems, formed co-crystals during heating process. For systems of urea/ 2-MB, caffeine/ malonic acid and theophylline/ malonic acid, the co-ground mixture produced tablets with higher tensile strength compared with either co-precipitated or physical mixture. However, for caffeine/ oxalic acid system, the tensile strengths of compacts produced from the physical mixture were greater than those obtained from either co-ground or co-precipitated mixtures. The Heckel data suggested that urea/ 2-MB, caffeine/ malonic acid and theophylline/ malonic acid systems are Type 1 materials, as an extensive linearity during compression was indicative of a plastic deformation mechanism, while the caffeine/ oxalic acid system was Type 2 materials. However, the co-precipitated mixture of urea/ 2-MB system was the least compressible, as it possessed the greatest value of yield pressure (85 MPa) and the highest elastic recovery (7.42%). The co-precipitated mixture of both of caffeine/ malonic acid and theophylline/ malonic acid systems was the most compressible with small yield pressure values of (44 & 80 MPa) and elastic recovery of (7.2% & 6.56%), respectively. The co-ground mixture of caffeine/ oxalic acid possessed the highest value of yield pressure (166 MPa) and thus the lowest compressibility among other mixtures. Furthermore, the addition of microcrystalline cellulose and α-lactose monohydrate has affected the crystallinity as well as the tableting properties of the co-crystals. After the addition of excipients, the tensile strength of compacts was about 2 times higher than any other mixture. Finally, urea/ 2-MB and caffeine/ malonic acid co-crystals were successfully synthesized through convection mixing and compaction.Islamic University of Omdurman and the Ministry of Higher Education in Sudan
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Barron, Brent Christian. "Characterization of normal aging and cataractous processes in the eye lens by laser raman spectroscopy." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/30052.
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Castan, Alice. "Growth and Characterization of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes from Chemically Synthesized Catalyst Precursors." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018SACLS028/document.
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Les propriétés des nanotubes de carbone monoparois (SWCNTs) dépendent fortement de leur structure atomique. La croissance sélective en structure des SWCNTs est donc un objectif clé à atteindre pour les applications potentielles de ces matériaux uniques. Dans le travail présenté dans ce manuscrit, nous proposons une nouvelle méthode originale alliant chimie de coordination et chimie des surfaces, pour la croissance de SWCNTs par décomposition chimique en phase vapeur, à partir de pré curseurs de catalyseurs variés synthétisés par voie chimique.L 'étude approfondie de ce procédé est présenté pour trois systèmes métalliques de précurseurs (Fe, NiFe, NiCr), issus de la famille du bleu de Prusse. Une caractérisation détaillée des précurseurs, catalyseurs, et des SWCNTs synthétisés a permis de mettre en évidence des effets de la composition du catalyseur sur les phénomènes de croissance.Une étude comparative de microscopie électronique en transmission et de spectroscopie Raman pour la détermination de la distribution de diamètre des échantillons de SWCNTs obtenus a été effectuée, mettant en lumière l 'importance primordiale du recours à des caractérisations croisées pour l 'évaluation de la sélectivité des croissances.Enfin, d'autres pistes de précurseurs de catalyseurs synthétisés par voie chimique sont explorées. Des résultats préliminaires sur deux systèmes bimétalliques de précurseurs issus de la famille des « cyanosols » (FePd) , et de celle des polyoxometallates (CoW) sont présentés, soulignant leur intérêt pour la compréhension des mécanismes complexes de croissance des SWCNTsThe work presented in this manuscript is focused on the study of single-walled carbon nanotube (S WCNT) growth by chemical vapor deposition, through the tuning of catalyst nanoparticle composition. The properties of S WCNTs strongly depend on their atomic structure, making structurally selective growth essential for future applications. Here we present a new and original method combining surface chemistry and coordination chemistry, for S CNT growth using a wide range of mono- and bimetallic catalyst systems, formed by the reduction of chemically synthesized catalyst precursors.A thorough study of this process is presented for three metallic precursor systems (Fe, NiFe, NiC), derived from the Prussian blue compound family. An extensive characterization of the precursors, ca -talysts, and the resulting S CNTs has allowed to evidence effects of catalyst composition on growth phenomena.We also show the importance of cross-characterization of SWCNT growth samples, through a comparative study between TEM, and Raman spectroscopy for diameter distribution assessment of our growth samples, and on diameter-sorted SWCNT samples.Preliminary results on the use of cyanosols and polyoxomet alates for SWCNT growth with additional bimetallic catalyst systems (FePd , and CoW) are also presented , highlighting the rich potential of inorganic chemistry and coordination chemistry in the field of SWCNT growth
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Wang, Hequn. "Multimodality microscopy and micro-Raman spectroscopy for in vivo skin characterization and diagnosis." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44206.
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Wieligor, Monika Katarzyna. "Characterization of planar defects in silicon carbide nanowires." [Fort Worth, Tex.] : Texas Christian University, 2010. http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-04292010-110338/unrestricted/Wieligor.pdf.
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Sinjab, Faris. "Integrated AFM-Raman for molecular characterization of peptide nano- and micro-tubes." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2015. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/28411/.
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This work is focused on exploring a unique integration of techniques, Raman micro-spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM), which when combined offer more than the sum of their respective parts. The non-invasive chemical specificity afforded by Raman spectroscopy, combined with the nanoscale-resolution topographic imaging of AFM offer much individually. The physics underlying the practical application of each technique is very general; Raman spectroscopy detects molecular vibrational shifts using light, and AFM uses a physical probe to interact with a surface to provide topographic (and mechanical) information. As a result, there are few restrictions to the possible samples that can be studied with these techniques, from semiconductors and geological crystals, through to simple organic chemical structures all the way to complex biological molecules and systems such as cells and tissue. In this work, a synthetic biomaterial composed of diphenylalanine (FF) peptide units which self-assemble into strong tubular structures is used as a sample of interest when exploring the different possibilities available from a combined Raman-AFM instrument. First, the combined system was set up in order to perform tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), a technique promising Raman spectroscopic imaging at the resolution of AFM imaging. A relatively young technique, TERS has huge potential in extending the reach of Raman spectroscopic imaging to the nanoscale, at a regime where a great deal of structure exists, but is usually blurred by conventional diffraction-limited Raman microspectroscopy. A major focus in this work is addressing a current problem with TERS: the fabrication of suitable probes. TERS typically utilizes AFM tips modified to have a silver nanoparticle, capable of locally enhancing the Raman signal, attached at the probe apex. A new method is presented here that promises several improvements over existing approaches, as the entire fabrication can be performed in-situ on the instrument. Tips produced in this way are then characterized by electron microscopy and tested on FF nanotubes. Following this, several techniques for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles are explored for use in TERS. Here, the focus is particularly on decahedral nanoparticles, which can be grown into rod shaped particles with well- defined shapes and sizes. These are important considerations for obtaining the desired enhancing properties for TERS probes. Finally, the AFM-Raman instrument is used to investigate the mechanical properties of FF tubes using several methods. AFM force spectroscopy of tubes suspended across a gap can be used in conjunction with a bending beam theory to measure the Young's modulus of individual tubes. A new type of co-localized experiment using polarized Raman spectroscopy on a suspended tube under various forces from the AFM is tested, and subsequently information relating to the hydrogen bonding network is used, in conjunction with existing X-ray data, to determine the molecular contributions to the modulus using a simple model for amyloid fibrils. Each experiment operates at the single fibril level, with the same fibrils being used, such that different methods can be compared for a single FF tube.
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Banda, Sumanth. "Characterization of Aligned Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Composites." VCU Scholars Compass, 2004. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1316.
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The main objective of this thesis is to efficiently disperse and align SWNTs in two different polymer matrices to obtain an orthotropic composite whose strength, stiffness and electrical properties depend on the orientation of the SWNTs. The SWNTs are successfully dispersed and aligned in a polyimide matrix and a polymer blend of UDMA/HDDMA. In-situ polymerization under sonication is used to disperse the SWNTs in polyimide matrix and sonication is used to disperse SWNTs in the UDMA/HDDMA matrix. In both cases, an electric field is used to align the SWNTs in the polymer matrices. In the polyimide, the SWNTs are aligned by electrospinning technique, and in (UDMA/HDDMA) the SWNTs are aligned by applying an AC electric field, while the composite is cured.The electrical and mechanical properties of randomly dispersed SWNT polyimide composites and SWNT/UDMA/HDDMA composite are measured. The dielectric constant and storage modulus of SWNT polyimide composite increased with SWNT concentration. Low percolation (0.06 wt%) and an increase of 113% in storage modulus with 0.2 wt% SWNTs, both indicate good dispersion of SWNTs in the polyimide matrix. The dielectric constants, conductivity for the unaligned SWNT/UDMA/HDDMA composite are isotropic. The electrical and mechanical properties of the randomly dispersed SWNT polyimide composite and SWNT/UDMA/HDDMA composite are used as references when analyzing the aligned counter parts. Different characterization methods are used to assess the alignment of the SWNTs in the polyimide and (UDMA/HDDMA) matrices. A variety of characterization techniques, i.e. microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, electrical conductivity, dynamic dielectric spectroscopy and dynamic mechanical analysis, indicate preferential alignment of SWNTs in two types of polymers: Polyimide and (UDMA/HDDMA). Optical microscope images showed alignment of the SWNTs in the UDMA/HDDMA composite. Inspection of the Raman spectra on aligned SWNT polyimide composite fibers and aligned SWNT/UDMA/HDDMA composite indicates a decrease in the intensity of the tangential peak of the SWNT with increase in the polarizer angle. The difference in the perpendicular and parallel Raman peaks indicate preferential alignment of SWNTs in both the polymer matrices. In the aligned polyimide composite, percolation transition is at 0.2 wt% SWNT concentrations when dielectric constant is measured parallel to the aligned SWNTs. But percolation transition is at 0.65 wt% SWNT concentrations when dielectric constant is measured perpendicular to the aligned SWNTs. Electrical measurements on aligned SWNT polyimide and UDMA/HDDMA composite are highly anisotropic. In both cases, the dielectric constant values parallel to the direction of SWNT alignment are higher than the values perpendicular to the direction of SWNT alignment. To analyze the resulting anisotropy in the dielectric constant, Bruggeman's effective medium approach is used. The effective medium theory predicts the effective dielectric constant of a composite with aligned anisotropic inclusions. The effective dielectric constant, perpendicular to the aligned inclusions and parallel to the aligned inclusions is estimated. The dielectric constant values of aligned SWNT polyimide and aligned SWNT/UDMA/HDDMA composites are compared to the experimental results. Both the values from the theory and experiment show anisotropy in dielectric constant. The theory indicated that the dielectric constant parallel to the aligned inclusions is highly influenced by the dielectric constant of the inclusion and the dielectric constant perpendicular to the aligned inclusions is highly influenced by the dielectric constant of the polymer matrix. Results from the different characterizing techniques indicate that SWNTs are successfully aligned in the polyimide matrix and (UDMA/HDDMA) matrix by electrospinning technique and by an AC electric field respectively.
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Muralidharan, Ranjani. "Investigation and characterization of Pt-modified Au catalysts and polymer composites by electrochemistry, Raman and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS)." Scholar Commons, 2014. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5084.
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This dissertation thesis consists of six chapters. The main focus of this study is the need for understanding the reaction mechanism and intermediates formed on Pt-modified Au surface as anode catalysts in the formic acid fuel cells. Chapter 1 gives an introduction to formic acid and methanol fuel cells, an overview of the current catalysts employed at the anode of the fuel cells, specifically the Pt-modified Au electrodes as potential catalysts and the different deposition methods for preparing this catalytic surface. Information about different electrochemical methods used like cyclic voltammetry and potential step method along with other characterization methods and spectroscopic techniques has also been given. As one of the main methods to characterize the catalysts, Raman and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy have been discussed in detail.
The electrooxidation of formic acid and the nature of the intermediates at a platinum-modified gold surface prepared through spontaneous deposition were characterized using a combination of electrochemistry and in situ surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). Spontaneously deposited platinum on gold showed unique high catalytic activity for formic acid electrooxidation. The oxidation current of formic acid is more than five times higher on the Pt-modified gold electrode surface than on a bare Pt surface and about 72 times higher than on a bare Au surface. SERS results reveal the involvement of a novel HCOO− adsorbate at 300 cm−1. Both electrochemical and spectroscopic results suggest that the formic acid electrooxidation takes place by the dehydrogenation pathway involving a low frequency formate intermediate on the Pt-modified gold electrode catalyst. Next, the effect of the deposition solution employed in the spontaneous deposition process was explored and demonstrated to play an important role in catalytic activity of these surfaces. Electrochemical studies show that Pt-modified Au surfaces prepared from bromoplatinate solution are most active in oxidizing formic acid. The second most active surface for formic acid electrooxidation was that from chloroplatinate followed by that from the iodoplatinate solutions. Also, the optimal condition to prepare the most active surface is different for various haloplatinate solutions. In situ surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) with potential control revealed the presence of formate at 300 cm-1 as the reaction intermediate in the catalytic processes on all three Pt-modified Au surfaces, but with different potential-dependent behaviors.
A clear and transparent bis ethylenedioxy tetrathiafulvalene iodine doped polymer films (BEDO-TTF) was successfully prepared by electrochemical method of cyclic voltammetry. The formation of the transparent films has been linked to the reduction of the iodine species in the film to iodide species giving rise to colorless films. Furthermore, Raman studies have revealed the presence of different iodide species like triodide, pentaiodide and iodine when anodic and cathodic potentials were applied to the films. Also, it was seen that the iodine was complexed with the BEDO-TTF polymer in a stoichiometry of 2.4: 3 [(BEDO-TTF) 2.4I3] at certain concentration in the doping technique. Raman studies were also conducted on single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) to study the defects introduced during the ball milling procedure and Ru doping. The Raman results reveal that both ball milling procedure and Ru doping leads to the formation of more defects and carbonaceous species in the SWCNTs. Thus, both electrochemical and Raman method were demonstrated to characterize the composition and properties of various materials including conducting polymer and carbon nanotubes
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Kranert, Christian. "Investigation of wide-bandgap semiconductors by UV Raman spectroscopy: resonance effects and material characterization." Doctoral thesis, Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig, 2015. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa-160062.
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Die vorliegende Arbeit befasst sich mit der Untersuchung von weitbandlückigen Halbleitern mittels Raman-Spektroskopie. Diese wurde vorwiegend unter Verwendung von Licht einer Wellenlänge von 325 nm im ultravioletten Spektralbereich angeregt. Damit konnten zum einen aufgrund eines erhöhten Streuquerschnittes Messungen zur Probencharakterisierung durchgeführt werden, die mit Anregung im sichtbaren Spektralbereich nicht möglich gewesen wären. Zum anderen wurden bei dieser Anregungswellenlänge auftretende Resonanzeffekte untersucht. Dabei werden zwei verschiedene Materialsysteme behandelt: zum einen Kristalle mit Wurtzitstruktur und zum anderen binäre und ternäre Sesquioxide mit Metallionen der III. Hauptgruppe.
An den Kristallen mit Wurtzitstruktur wurde die Streuung des Anregungslichts mit Energie oberhalb der Bandlücke an longitudinal-optischen (LO) Phononen untersucht. Die Streuung an einzelnen LO-Phononen wird unter diesen Anregungsbedingungen von einem Prozess dominiert, der eine elastische Streuung beinhaltet, durch die die Impulserhaltung verletzt wird. Es wurde ein Modell aufgestellt, dass zwischen einer elastischen Streuung an der Oberfläche und an Punktdefekten unterscheidet, und mit Hilfe von Experimenten verifiziert. Weiterhin wurde der Einfluss von Ladungsträgern auf die Energie der LO-Phononen untersucht und es wird eine Anwendung dieser Erkenntnisse zur Charakterisierung der Oberfläche von Zinkoxid vorgestellt.
An den binären Oxiden des Galliums und Indiums wurden die Energien der Phononenmoden ermittelt und die resonante Verstärkung bei der verwendeten Anregungswellenlänge untersucht. Für das Galliumoxid wurde dabei insbesondere die Anisotropie des Materials berücksichtigt. Für das Indiumoxid wird dargestellt, dass durch die resonante Anregung alle Phononenmoden beobachtet werden können, was insbesondere auch die Bestimmung der Phononenmoden von Dünnschichtproben ermöglicht. Weiterhin waren Mischkristalle des Galliumoxids Untersuchungsgegenstand, in denen das Gallium teilweise durch Indium oder Aluminium ersetzt wurde. Die Phononenenergien wurden in Abhängigkeit der Zusammensetzung ermittelt und der Einfluss von strukturellen Eigenschaften darauf sowie das Auftreten von Phasenübergängen untersucht.
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Zhou, Yan. "Synthesis, Characterization and Application of SERS-active Metal Nanoparticles." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1458644099.
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Hung, Yi-chen Hung. "Characterization of Nonequilibrium Reacting Molecular Plasmas and Flames using Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy." The Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1531930166735281.
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Malcolm, Kirkland D. "Characterization of the thermal properties of chemical vapor deposition grown diamond films for electronics cooling." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/55037.
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Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Diamond is a promising technology for the passive cooling of high power Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor devices. The high thermal conductivity diamond can be placed near the junction of the GaN transistor either by direct growth on the backside of the GaN or by bonding it to the GaN. In both cases, the thermal resistance near the interface with the diamond and any semiconductor it is attached to has the potential for large thermal resistance that limits the effectiveness of the diamond layer. In this work, several techniques are developed to understand the thermal conductivity of thin diamond films and the thermal boundary resistance with Si and GaN substrates. Anisotropic thermal conductivity measurements are made using Raman spectroscopy temperature mapping along with electric resistance heating. For devices, the thermal boundary resistance is measured using transistors as the heat source and thermal mapping using Raman spectroscopy. Quick screening methods based on Raman, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) are also correlated with the thermal properties of the films. Based on this work, the properties of CVD diamond films near the interface of semiconductor substrates is revealed for layers less than 5 µm in thickness and their impact or limitations on thermal management shown through simulations.
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Sheremet, Evgeniya. "Micro- and Nano-Raman Characterization of Organic and Inorganic Materials." Doctoral thesis, Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2015. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-qucosa-188175.
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Die Raman-Spektroskopie ist eine der nützlichsten optischen Methoden zur Untersuchung der Phononen organischer und anorganischer Materialien. Mit der fortschreitenden Miniaturisierung von elektronischen Bauelementen und der damit einhergehenden Verkleinerung der Strukturen von der Mikrometer- zur Nanometerskala nehmen das Streuvolumen und somit auch das Raman-Signal drastisch ab. Daher werden neue Herangehensweisen benötigt um sie mit optischer Spektroskopie zu untersuchen. Ein häufig genutzter Ansatz um die Signalintensität zu erhöhen ist die Verwendung von Resonanz-Raman-Streuung, das heißt dass die Anregungsenergie an die Energie eines optischen Überganges in der Struktur angepasst wird. In dieser Arbeit wurden InAs/Al(Ga)As-basierte Multilagen mit einer Periodizität unterhalb des Beugungslimits mittels Resonanz-Mikro-Raman-Spektroskopie und Raster-Kraft-Mikroskopie (AFM) den jeweiligen Schichten zugeordnet.
Ein effizienterer Weg um die Raman-Sensitivität zu erhöhen ist die Verwendung der oberflächenverstärkten Raman-Streuung (SERS). Sie beruht hauptsächlich auf der Verstärkung der elektromagnetischen Strahlung aufgrund von lokalisierten Oberflächenplasmonenresonanzen in Metallnanostrukturen.
Beide oben genannten Signalverstärkungsmethoden wurden in dieser Arbeit zur oberflächenverstärkten Resonanz-Raman-Streuung kombiniert um geringe Mengen organischer und anorganischer Materialien (ultradünne Cobalt-Phthalocyanin-Schichten (CoPc), CuS und CdSe Nanokristalle) zu untersuchen. Damit wurden in beiden Fällen Verstärkungsfaktoren in der Größenordnung 103 bis 104 erreicht, wobei bewiesen werden konnte, dass der dominante Verstärkungsmechanismus die elektromagnetische Verstärkung ist.
Spitzenverstärkte Raman-Spektroskopie (TERS) ist ein Spezialfall von SERS, bei dem das Auflösungsvermögen von Licht unterschritten werden kann, was zu einer drastischen Verbesserung der lateralen Auflösung gegenüber der konventionellen Mikro-Raman-Spektroskopie führt. Dies konnte mit Hilfe einer Spitze erreicht werden, die als einzelner plasmonischer Streuer wirkt. Dabei wird die Spitze in einer kontrollierten Weise gegenüber der Probe bewegt. Die Anwendung von TERS erforderte zunächst die Entwicklung und Optimierung eines AFM-basierten TERS-Aufbaus und TERS-aktiver Spitzen, welche Gegenstand dieser Arbeit war. TERS-Bilder mit Auflösungen unter 15 nm konnten auf einer Testprobe mit kohlenstoffhaltigen Verbindungen realisiert werden. Die TERS-Verstärkung und ihre Abhängigkeit vom Substratmaterial, der Substratmorphologie sowie der AFM-Betriebsart wurden anhand der CoPc-Schichten, die auf nanostrukturierten Goldsubstraten abgeschieden wurden, evaluiert. Weiterhin konnte gezeigt werden, dass die hohe örtliche Auflösung der TERS-Verstärkung die selektive Detektion des Signals weniger CdSe-Nanokristalle möglich macht.
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Babocsi, Krisztina. "Characterization of II-VI semiconductor nanostructures by low wavenumber raman- and four-wave-mixing spectroscopy." Doctoral thesis, [S.l. : s.n.], 2005. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=975014862.
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Rivero, Clara A. "Structural characterization of As-S-Se glasses for waveguide applications using near-infrared raman spectroscopy." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2001. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/242.
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Abbasian, Shojaei Iraj. "Optical Characterization of Single Semiconductor Heterostructure Nanowires and Topological Materials Utilizing Rayleigh and Raman Spectroscopy." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1624914783701404.
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Eschimese, Damien. "Design, fabrication, and characterization of TIP-enhanced Raman spectroscopy probes based on metallic nano-antennas." Thesis, Lille 1, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019LIL1I020/document.
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Depuis les années 2000, le développement de la spectroscopie Raman à exaltation de pointe (TERS) a permis l’accès de manière extrêmement localisée aux propriétés structurales et moléculaires à la surface de la matière et à des analyses physico-chimiques combinées. La technologie TERS associe les techniques de microscopie à sonde locale - ici le microscope à force atomique (AFM) - avec le champ proche optique. Elle bénéficie en particulier de la génération, à la surface métaux nobles, de plasmons de surface à l’origine d’exaltation d’ondes électromagnétiques pouvant être confinées dans un volume sub-longueur d'onde à l'extrémité des sondes AFM-TERS. Aujourd'hui le principal verrou technologique en TERS est la conception des sondes AFM en termes de reproductibilité à échelle nanométrique, et de fabrication en série. Ce travail de thèse effectué dans le cadre d’une thèse CIFRE (HORIBA Scientific) a eu pour but de concevoir un nouveau type de sonde AFM-TERS répondant aux exigences de performances et de fabrication actuelles. Pour atteindre cet objectif, une étude de simulation numérique a conduit à proposer une nanostructuration métallique de l’extrémité d’un levier AFM, afin de conduire à une exaltation électromagnétique optimisée. Un procédé de nano- et micro-fabrication a été développé au sein de la plateforme de micro et nano-fabrication de l'IEMN, combinant lithographie électronique et optique, évaporation métallique et gravure sur wafers silicium. Il permet la réalisation en série de sondes AFM dont chaque extrémité est composée d'une nano-antenne métallique de taille sub-longueur d'onde, composée d'un nanodisque supportant un nanocône. La méthode de fabrication proposée permet un contrôle des réponses plasmoniques en termes d’amplification du champ et d’accordabilité de la résonance, qui sont la clé des performances en spectroscopie Raman à exaltation de pointe. Une étude sur l’évaporation inclinée lors du procédé de nano-fabrication développé par lithographie électronique a également été réalisé dans le but de contrôler la forme des nanoparticules – de forme conique à cylindrique avec des parois poreuses -- isolées ou en réseaux denses. Les simulations numériques suggèrent que de tels objets peuvent être des candidats potentiels pour le TERS ou le SERS (spectroscopie Raman à exaltation de surface)Since the start of the 2000s the evolution of tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) has enabled the simultaneous measurement of localized structural, molecular, and physicochemical properties. TERS technology combines scanning probe microscopy -- atomic force microscopy (AFM) -- with near field optical microscopy. The combined technique is referred to as AFM-TERS. The technique harnesses and exploits the generation of surface plasmons on metal surfaces. These plasmons lead to the generation of confined electromagnetic waves in a sub-wavelength volume at the very tip of the AFM-TERS probe. The main technological challenge today is the design and optimization of an AFM-TERS probe having nanometer-sized dimensions -- and the controlled, reproducible batch fabrication of such structures. The objective of the work presented in this PhD thesis was to design, fabricate, and characterize a new type of AFM probe capable of bettering the current state-of-the-art performances. The PhD was carried out in collaboration with HORIBA and funded partly by a French ‘CIFRE’ grant. In order to meet these objects, comprehensive numerical modelling led to the design of an optimized metal nanostructuring having maximum electromagnetic exaltation -- placed at the extremity of a silicon-based AFM cantilever. A new combined micro and nano fabrication process was developed to achieve this -- to be performed using the existing equipment found in the IEMN cleanroom. The process encompasses techniques such as masking using electron beam (ebeam) lithography and UV photolithography, thermal evaporation of metals and ‘lift-off’ techniques, and highly-controlled dry etching of small silicon mesas structures and deep etching for MEMS cantilever releasing. The process enables the batch-fabrication manufacture of AFM-TERS probes containing matter on the millimeter scale (the silicon probe support), the micrometer scale (the silicon cantilever), and the nanometer scale (the combined metallic disk and cone having sub-wavelength dimensions). This method allows nanostructuring on the optical/plasmonic behavior of TERS probes, the key factor which will lead to higher performance in TERS. Finally, a further study concerning the inclined evaporation of metallic nanostructures via an ebeam-derived lithographic shadow mask was performed in order to control the size and shape of the nanostructuring. The study proved this approach to be feasible. Furthermore, numerical modelling of such structures suggests that they are potential original candidates for both TERS and SERS (surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy)
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Agyepong, Andoh-Baidoo Rosemarie. "SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATIONS OF THE COMPOUND II INTERMEDIATE OF SOYBEAN PEROXIDASE FROM SOYBEAN SEED COATINGS." VCU Scholars Compass, 2009. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/20.
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Spectroscopic characterization of ferric soybean peroxidase with peroxides were studied to determine the ligand coordination and to characterize the structure of the heme active site and its intermediates (ferryl species). The lifetime, chemical reactivity and distinctive colors of the ferryl species (FeIV) formed during the oxidation of peroxidase (FeIII) by peroxides enabled structure, dynamics and reaction mechanisms to be studied. Resonance Raman spectroscopy was used as a means of characterizing the structure of the soybean peroxidase and its intermediates. Excitation in the Soret absorption band at 406.7nm with 2-5mW laser power was used for this study. Resonance Raman spectra in the 200 to 1700 cm-1 region were obtained for the soybean peroxidase. However, the focus of this study was on the vibrational region of the resonance Raman spectra from 900 to 500cm-1 where the FeIV=O stretching frequencies for heme compound II intermediates are expected. Several pH and pD (deuterium substitution) samples of the soybean peroxidase were analyzed using resonance Raman spectroscopy. The vibrational stretching frequencies of the ferryl peroxidases varied with varying pH/pD were observed within the 773–787cm-1 range. From the deuterium experiment, accompanied with changes in the vibrational frequencies of the iron-ligand, a 3cm-1 upshift and intense resonant enhancement of the peaks, we observed the ferryl nature of compound II intermediate for soybean peroxidase. Badger’s rule was used to estimate the bond distances that existed within Fe-O which offers additional insight into the structure of the ferryl species. The estimated bond distance for the soybean peroxidase was significantly less than Fe-O bond distances proposed by X-ray crystallographers for other peroxidases in the same family. Comparing the vibrational frequencies of the ferryl intermediates in soybean peroxidase to that in heme proteins portrayed the effect the protein environment has on the vibrational frequencies.
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Baniasadi, Fazel. "Structure Characterization and Electronic Properties Investigation of Two-Dimensional Materials." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/103904.
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This dissertation will have three chapters. In chapter one, a comprehensive review on defects in two dimensional materials will be presented. The aim of this review is to elaborate on different types of defects in two dimensional (2D) materials like graphene and transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). First, different types of point and line defects, e.g. vacancies, anti-sites, guest elements, adatoms, vacancy clusters, grain boundaries, and edges, in these materials are categorized in terms of structure. Second, interactions among defects are discussed in terms of their rearrangement for low-energy configurations. Before studying the electronic and magnetic properties of defective 2D materials, some of the structures are considered in order to see how defect structure evolves to a stable defect configuration. Next, the influence of defects on electronic and magnetic properties of 2D materials is discussed. Finally, the dynamic behavior of defects and 2D structures under conditions such as electron beam irradiation, heat treatment, and ambient conditions, is discussed. Later as a case study, defects in a two dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide will be presented. Among two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), platinum diselenide (PtSe2) stands at a unique place in the sense that it undergoes a phase transition from type-II Dirac semimetal to indirect-gap semiconductor as thickness decreases. Defects in 2D TMDs are ubiquitous and play crucial roles in understanding and tuning electronic, optical, and magnetic properties. Here intrinsic point defects in ultrathin 1T-PtSe2 layers grown on mica were investigated through the chemical vapor transport (CVT) method, using scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM/STS) and first-principles calculations. Five types of distinct defects were observed from STM topography images and the local density of states of the defects were obtained. By combining the STM results with first-principles calculations, the types and characteristics of these defects were identified, which are Pt vacancies at the topmost and next monolayers, Se vacancies in the topmost monolayer, and Se antisites at Pt sites within the topmost monolayer. Our study shows that the Se antisite defects are the most abundant with the lowest formation energy in a Se-rich growth condition, in contrast to cases of 2D molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) family. Our findings would provide critical insight into tuning of carrier mobility, charge carrier relaxation, and electron-hole recombination rates by defect engineering or varying growth condition in few-layer 1T-PtSe2 and other related 2D materials. Also, in order to investigate the layer dependency of vibrational and electronic properties of two dimensional materials, 2M-WS2 material was selected. Raman spectroscopy and DFT calculation proved that all Raman active modes have a downshift when material is thinned to few layers (less than 5 layers). It was proven that there is a strong interaction between layers such that by decreasing the number of layers, the downshift in Raman active modes is mostly for the ones which belong to out-of-plane atomic movements and the most downshift is for the Ag2 Raman active mode. Also, I investigated the effect of number of layers on the band structure and electronic properties of this material. As the number of layers decreases, band gap does not change until the materials is thinned down to only a single monolayer. For a single monolayer of 2M-WS2, there is an indirect band gap of 0.05eV; however, with applying in-plane strain to this monolayer, the material takes a metallic behavior as the strain goes beyond ±1%.Doctor of Philosophy
Graphite (consisting of graphene as building blocks) and TMDS in bulk form are layered and with exfoliation one can reach to few layers which is called two-dimension. Two dimensional materials like graphene have been used in researches vastly due to their unique properties, e.g. high carrier mobility, and tunable electronic properties. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) with a general formula of MX2, where M represents transition metal elements (groups 4-10) and X represents chalcogen elements (S, Se or Te), are another family of two-dimensional materials which have been extensively studied in the past few years. Besides exfoliation, there are also synthesis methods to produce two dimensional materials, e.g. chemical vapor deposition and chemical vapor transport. Normally, after synthesizing these materials, researchers investigate structure and electronic properties of these materials. There might be some atoms which no longer exist in the structure; hence, those are replaced by either vacancies or other elements which all of them are called defects. In chapter 1, defects in graphene and transition metal dichacolgenides were investigated, carefully. Later, dynamic behavior of defects in these materials were investigated and finally, the effect of defects on the electronic properties of the two dimensional materials were investigated. Chapter two talks about a case study which is two dimensional 1T-PtSe2. In this chapter, 5 different kinds of defects were studied using scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy investigations and density functional theory was used to prove our assumptions of the origin of defects. Also, another thing which is investigated by researcher is that how atoms in two dimensional materials vibrate and how the number of layers in the two dimensional material influences vibrations of atoms. Other than this, electronic properties of these materials is dependent upon the number of layers. When these materials are synthesized, there is a stress applied to the material due the mismatch between the material and its substrate, so it is worth investigating the effect of stress (strain) on the structure, and electronic properties of the material of interest. For this purpose, 2M-WS2 was exfoliated on Si/SiO2 substrate and the layer dependency of its vibrational modes was investigated using Raman spectroscopy and density functional theory calculation. Also, in order to investigate the influence of stress (strain) on the electronic properties of two dimensional 2M-WS2, a single monolayer of this materials underwent a series of strains in density functional theory calculations and the effect of strain on the electronic properties of this material was investigated.
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Marczak, Marcin. "Alignment and characterization of semiconducting nanowires." Thesis, Lille 1, 2009. http://www.theses.fr/2009LIL10048/document.
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La première partie de cette thèse est consacrée à l'étude par spectroscopie Raman de nanofils de silicium isolés fabriqués par CVD. L'analyse des spectres Raman indique la présence à la fois des phases du silicium cristallin (cSi) -520 cm-l et amorphe (aSi) - 470 cm-l qui forment une structure cœur-coquille (cSi-aSi). La température de Tcsi < Tasi est déterminée en fonction du rapport des intensités Stokes/anti-Stokes, de la position et de la largeur à mi-hauteur des pics Raman, On montre que le cœur des nanofils est en bon contact thermique avec le substrat, favorisant l'évacuation de chaleur. L'asymétrie de type Fano du pic à 520 cm-l permet en outre d'estimer le dopage au bore des nanofils silicium, de l'ordre de 10*19 cm-3. Dans la deuxième partie, une nouvelle approche d'assemblage de nanofils à partir de suspensions liquides est présentée. Elle est basée sur un dispositif de micro-pompe par diélectrophorèse à champ propagatif qui génère la polarisation à quadrature de phase par dispersion structurelle entre l'isolant capacitif de la matrice d'électrodes et le liquide faiblement conducteur. La spectroscopie d'impédance est utilisée, afin de détenniner la fréquence de croisement et de maximiser l'effet de pompage. La propagation et rotation des nanofils sont observées et interprétées en termes d'une compétition entre forces de pompage, de piégage et d'entraînement visqueux. Dans la troisième partie, une procédure de préparation des structures à nanofils suspendus basée sur la diélectrophorèse statique est présentée. Ces structures permettent (1) la réalisation de systèmes nanoélectromécaniques suspendus (e.g. pour biocapteurs) (2) pour tester le comportement de nanofils suspendus en tant que transistors, en couplage directement avec la spectrométrie Raman (variations de l'asymétrie de type Fano du pic 520cm-l en fonction de la tension de grille)This work is divided into three sections. The fist part deals with the results of Raman scattering of well-separated silicon nanowires (SiNW) grown by CVD method and deposited on an Au surface. The Raman spectra analysis indicates the presence of two silicon phases: crystalline (cSi) - 520 cm-l and amorphous (aSi) - 470 cm-l, forming core (cSi) - shell (aSi) structure. The Raman spectra have been acquired from three points along cone shaped nanowires: base, centre and tip. Based on the Stokes/anti-Stokes intensity ratios, the position and full width at half maximum of the Raman peaks, temperatures of the Tasi > Tcsi was determined. It suggests that the nanowire cSi core is in a good thermal contact with the metallic substrate, thus improving the heat evacuation of the SiNW core, for which the thermal conductivity is known to be low. Additionally a boron doping of SiNW from Fano-like asymmetry of the peak at 520 cm-l was estimated at 10*19 cm-3. ln the second part a new approach to SiNWs manipulation is presented. At the beginning the travelling wave dielectrophoresis (twDEP) micro liquid pump design and work principle is presented. Our device is used to simultaneously pump a weakly ionic NW suspension and to trap and to rotate NWs. The rotation is out-of-plane with respect to the electrodes. To maximize liquid pumping the cross-over frequency of the RC replacement circuit representing the liquid conductivity and the insulating layer covering the electrodes was determined by impedance spectroscopy. The observed propagation and rotation of nanowires is explained by means of a frequency dependent competition between trapping and drag forces. ln the third part a procedure, based on static DEP, to prepare a suspended nanowire structures is presented. They are used for: (1) nanoelectromechanical systems (e.g.for a biosensor); (2) nanowire field effect transistor coupled to Raman spectrometer (to observe a change in asymmetry of Fanolike 520cm-1 peak in function of the gate voltage)
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Greek, Lloyd Shane. "Development and characterization of an optical fiber based instrument for ultraviolet resonance Raman spectroscopy of biomolecules." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape17/PQDD_0003/NQ27149.pdf.
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Li, Ran. "Molecular Characterization of Human Tissue Samples by Raman Spectroscopy with Different Laser Modes and Excitation Wavelengths." The Ohio State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1365419543.
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Stångberg, Valgeborg Fredrik. "Toward a Novel Gas Cell for X-Ray Spectroscopy : Finite Element Flow Simulation and Raman Characterization." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Molekyl- och kondenserade materiens fysik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-394134.
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The new millennium has seen revolutionary advances in photonsource technology. As the newly constructed synchrotron facilityMAX IV in Lund, Sweden, pushes brilliance toward what isphysically possible, low-yield spectroscopic techniques, such asresonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS), open new doors inmolecular and condensed matter research. The VERITAS beamline atMAX IV is designed for high-resolution vibrational RIXS on gases.X-rays interact with flowing molecules inside a window-cappedcell, but the radiation intensity is expected to be large enoughto damage the windows, and cause build-up of photochemicalproducts, which lowers transmission. To address these issues, anovel gas cell design is presented, wherein the distance betweensample gas and window is increased by using a flowing heliumbuffer. The main challenge is maintaining a steep sample gasconcentration gradient within the cell, and to that end, gas flowswere simulated on various geometries by using the finite elementmethod to solve the Navier-Stokes equations. Results were used toconstruct a prototype, and confocal Raman microscopy was used forconcentration characterization. Preliminary measurements revealeda uniform sample gas distribution, and the technique proved to beinefficient for wide scanning of parameter values. This suggeststhat a supplementary experiment is required to find roughestimates of good parameter values, which can then be followed upwith new Raman measurements for fine-tuning of the properparameter space. Real-time visualization of the sample gas flow,using a visible gas under an optical microscope, is one candidatefor this supplementary experiment.
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Jonzon, Julia. "Characterization andmodeling of amorphous andcrystalline ratios in poly-acrylates." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för kemiteknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-40092.
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At Nouryon Stockvik the Expancel production site is located. Expandable microspheres areused in for many types of applications and is a technically challenging product. At ExpancelStockvik they are constantly striving to improve product properties in line with customerexpectations. To be able to do this, it is important to understand the properties of themicrospheres such as crystallinity and crystallite size.Films was prepared from microspheres dissolved in DMA and analyzed with High-resolutionSEM, Powder X-Ray Diffraction and Raman Spectroscopy. The aim was to develop a methodto investigate and determine crystalline ratios and crystallite size within the microsphere filmsand the microspheres before film preparation. The eventual correlation between morphologyand crystallinity was also studied. An attempt of finding an amorphous reference sample wasalso performed, this was done by grinding microspheres in liquid nitrogen, unfortunately, nosuccess was reached. Gauss-fitting was therefore performed to be able to find the amorphousregions of the XRD Diffractogram for the calculations of crystallinity and crystallite size. TheGauss-fitting was successfully performed with good R-square values.During the Raman analysis some fluorescence problems occurred, this problem will probablybe solved if a laser source with higher excitation frequency is used in future analysis. Evenwith fluorescence problems, Raman analysis could successfully be performed and giveinformation of the composition. The crystallite size was in general larger for the microspheresbefore they were prepared from dissolving them to make films. Generally, it seems as there isa correlation between the morphology, crystallinity, and crystallite size.
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Diehn, Sabrina Maria. "Analysis of data from multimodal chemical characterizations of plant tissues." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/23065.
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Die Vorverarbeitung und Analyse von spektrometrischen und spektroskopischen Daten von Pflanzengewebe sind in den unterschiedlichsten Forschungsbereichen wie der Pflanzenbiologie, Agrarwissenschaften und Klimaforschung von großer Bedeutung. Der Schwerpunkt dieser Arbeit liegt auf der optimierten Nutzung von Daten von Pflanzengeweben, insbesondere der Daten gewonnen durch Matrix–Assistierte Laser–Desorption–Ionisierung Massenspektrometrie, Raman-Spektroskopie und Fourier-Transform-Infrarotspektroskopie. Die Klassifizierungsfähigkeit mit diesen Methoden wird insbesondere nach Kombination der Daten untereinander und mit zusätzlichen chemischen und biologischen Informationen verglichen. Die diskutierten Beispiele befassen sich mit der Untersuchung und Einordnung innerhalb einer bestimmten Pflanzenart, beispielsweise der Unterscheidung von Proben aus unterschiedlichen Populationen, Wachstumsbedingungen oder Gewebeunterstrukturen. Die Daten wurden mit sowohl mit explorativen Werkzeugen wie der Hauptkomponentenanalyse und der hierarchischen Clusteranalyse, als auch mit Methoden des maschinellen Lernens wie die Diskriminanzanalyse oder künstliche neuronale Netzwerke umfassten. Konkret zeigen die Ergebnisse, dass die Kombination der Methoden mit zusätzlichen pflanzenbezogenen Informationen in einer Konsensus-Hauptkomponentenanalyse zu einer umfassenden Charakterisierung der Proben führt. Es werden verschiedene Strategien zur Datenvorbehandlung diskutiert, um nicht relevante spektrale Information zu reduzieren, z.B. aus Karten von Pflanzengeweben oder eingebetteten Pollenkörnern. Die Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit weisen auf die Relevanz der gezielten Nutzung spektrometrischer und spektroskopischer Daten hin und lassen sich nicht nur auf pflanzenbezogene Themen, sondern auch auf andere analytische Klassifizierungsprobleme übertragen.The pre-processing and analysis of spectrometric and spectroscopic data of plant tissue are important in a wide variety of research areas, such as plant biology, agricultural science, and climate research. The focus of the thesis is the optimized utilization of data from plant tissues, which includes data from Matrix-Assisted-Laser Desorption/Ionization time of flight mass spectrometry, Raman spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The ability to attain a classification using these methods is compared, in particular after combination of the data with each other and with additional chemical and biological information. The discussed examples are concerned with the investigation and classification within a particular plant species, such as the distinction of samples from different populations, growth conditions, or tissue substructures. The data were analyzed by exploratory tools such as principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis, as well as by predictive tools that included partial least square-discriminant analysis and machine learning approaches. Specifically, the results show that combination of the methods with additional plant-related information in a consensus principal component analysis leads to a comprehensive characterization of the samples. Different data pre-treatment strategies are discussed to reduce non-relevant spectral information, e.g., from maps of plant tissues or embedded pollen grains. The results in this work indicate the relevance of the targeted utilization of spectrometric and spectroscopic data and could be applied not only to plant-related topics but also to other analytical classification problems.
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Kudlacik, Dennis [Verfasser], Jörg [Akademischer Betreuer] Debus, and Heinz [Gutachter] Hövel. "Characterization of semiconductor nanostructures by spin-flip Raman spectroscopy / Dennis Kudlacik ; Gutachter: Heinz Hövel ; Betreuer: Jörg Debus." Dortmund : Universitätsbibliothek Dortmund, 2018. http://d-nb.info/1166950786/34.
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Muro, Claire K. "Further Development of Raman Spectroscopy for Body Fluid Investigation| Forensic Identification, Limit of Detection, and Donor Characterization." Thesis, State University of New York at Albany, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10275358.
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The challenges to forensic body fluid analysis have placed limitations on the type of information that investigators can acquire and how that information can be collected. In recent years, Raman spectroscopy has proven itself useful for characterizing body fluids. In 2008, a large-scale investigation was undertaken to explore the use of Raman spectroscopy as a means of identifying body fluids. This work resulted in multidimensional Raman spectroscopic signatures for the five main body fluids: semen, peripheral blood, saliva, vaginal fluid, and sweat. These studies were incredibly successful and created the foundation for years of continued research. Accordingly, the studies included in this thesis have been specifically chosen to frame the previous research projects. They include a suite of projects aimed to advance and validate the developed method.
First, a statistical model was developed to automatically identify and differentiate body fluids based on their Raman spectra. The multidimensional spectroscopic signatures mentioned above are very effective at identification, but they are body fluid-specific. In other words, they individually evaluate whether or not an unknown spectrum is from a particular body fluid, such as blood. Additionally, each signature was built on spectra from a limited number of donors. To improve on this capability, a single classification model was built on the Raman spectra from 60 donors (12 for each body fluid). This model was externally validated with an additional 15 donors in order to objectively assess the model’s performance. All of the external validation donors were correctly identified, illustrating how accurate and robust the model is.
Second, the limit of detection (LOD) for the classification model was explored as a form of validation. It is vitally important that a method’s limits be established before deploying it into use. The LOD of peripheral blood was investigated. Peripheral blood is unique from other body fluids because its Raman spectrum has been attributed almost entirely to one molecule- hemoglobin. Because hemoglobin is only found in red blood cells (RBCs), the Raman spectrum of peripheral blood essentially results purely from RBCs. Given this, we chose to start with a single RBC, and then increase the volume until identification was successful. We found that we were able to conclusively and confidently identify peripheral blood using a single red blood cell. This limit is 5000X smaller than the amount of blood required for DNA analysis, demonstrating the sensitivity of the developed method.
Finally, the method was further advanced by incorporating donor characterization into the process. Besides identifying body fluids, the method can now extract “phenotypic” information about the donor. Raman spectroscopy and multivariate data analysis were used to determine the biological sex of saliva donors, and the race of semen donors. These studies will help forensic investigators extract incredibly useful information about a potential suspect or victim, and can be performed directly at a crime scene for instant results.
Altogether, these studies combine to strengthen the method previously developed by our research group. More importantly, they help to bridge the gap between research and application. Creating a universal method to differentiate and identify body fluids, investigating the method’s LOD, and developing additional techniques to characterize body fluids represents a significant contribution to the field of forensic chemistry. The universal method created within this thesis will be adapted to perform on-site analysis of physical evidence at crime scenes. The methods’ incredible sensitivity has been demonstrated by determining that it can identify peripheral blood based on a single RBC. Finally, by developing models to characterize body fluid donors, investigators will be able to extract useful information about individuals that may have been present at a crime scene. Additional studies are already being conducted to make further improvements, and our method is poised to make a significant contribution to the field of crime scene investigation.