Materials Investigation Through Vibrational Spectroscopy/Microscopy

Dear Colleagues,

Vibrational spectroscopy instrumentation represents a versatile and convenient method for material characterization, with cost-effective and user-friendly solutions. Variants of Raman and infrared techniques have simplified or completely removed the need for sample preparation, making them available to a wide variety of end-users, ranging from academics to industry professionals.

This Special Issue focuses on highlighting the suitability or indispensability of vibrational spectroscopy to reveal aspects of material properties/behavior over different length scales down to the nanometer scale. We invite contributions, employing either one or a combination of such techniques, which elucidate the behavior of a material, possibly complemented by techniques based on different operating principles. Contributors should evaluate their results with respect to the different length scales to which the techniques used are sensitive. Innovative variants (like transmission or spatially offset Raman, photothermal infrared), surface- or tip-enhanced variants (SERS, TERS, etc.), combinations with other types of microscopies (e.g. AFM-Raman, AFM-IR, SEM-Raman) are also welcome.

Dr. Dimitrios Palles
Guest Editor

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