Raman Spectroscopy in Graphene: Carbon Nanotubes, Nanographite and Graphene - Hardcover

Raman spectroscopy is the inelastic scattering of light by matter. Being highly sensitive to the physical and chemical properties of materials, as well as to environmental effects that change these properties, Raman spectroscopy is now evolving into one of the most important tools for nanoscience and nanotechnology. In contrast to usual microscopyrelated techniques, the advantages of using light for nanoscience relate to both experimental and fundamental aspects.

Recent work has shown that Raman spectroscopy has the potential to become one of the most important tools for nanoscience and nanometrology, i.e. for standardization and industrial quality of goods based on nanoscience. However, Raman spectroscopy is perceived as being too complicated for a non-specialist. This book is aimed to be a pedagogic reference for educating the community on how they can use Raman spectroscopy to study and characterize nanostructured materials. It will drive students, researchers and engineers towards expanding future fundamental research frontiers and developing new applications for nanocarbons such as nanotubes, nanographites, and graphene as well as the use of Raman spectroscopy for studying the science and nanometrology of these carbon nanostructures.