The versatility of the technique is one of the really exciting things about Raman spectroscopy. Look at the tables below to see what people in your field are using Raman spectroscopy for and to see the winners of Thermo Fisher Scientific’s weekly application contest. If you have applications of your own that you would like to enter into the contest or just to share with others submit them here.
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Industry |
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Application Area |
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Application Title |
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Industry |
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Carbon Nanotubes |
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Nanomaterials |
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Carbon Nanotube Classification |
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Culture |
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Gemstones |
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Gemstone Identification |
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Identification of Different Gemstones |
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Industrial Materials |
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Polymers |
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Polymer Analysis |
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Analysis of Plastic Laminates |
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Pharmaceutical |
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Process Development |
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Pharmaceutical Research |
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Analysis of Composition |
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Culture |
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Archaeology |
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Bone & Dental Analysis |
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Non-destructive Analysis |
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Culture |
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Art |
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Ancient Pigments |
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Pigment Identification |
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Energy |
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Solar Energy |
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Solar Cells/Panels |
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Silicon, Distribution of amorphous and crystalline |
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Nutraceuticals |
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Pharmaceutical |
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Pharmaceutical Research |
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Polymorph screening |
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Nutraceuticals |
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Pharmaceutical |
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Pharmaceutical Raw Materials Analysis |
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Phenol, incoming inspection |
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Industrial Materials |
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Polymer |
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Polymer Development |
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Polymers, structural characterization |
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Industrial Materials |
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Glass |
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Glass Optics |
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Optics (high-quality), characterization of gas bubbles |
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Environment |
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Geology |
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Geological Research |
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Minerals, identification |
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Product Safety/Quality |
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Consumer Electronics |
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Contaminant Analysis |
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Particulate contaminant analysis in consumer electronics |
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Culture |
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Forensics |
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Illicit Drug Analysis |
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Illicit drug identification |
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Culture |
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Gemstones |
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Diamonds |
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Diamonds, distinguishing natural and synthetic |
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Designates current Weekly Applications Contest winner. |
Please note that winning applications selected for posting on RamanRevolution.com may be edited before posting. |
Raman Spectroscopy is an extremely versatile technique with applications across a broad range of industries. Raman provides information on organic and many inorganic materials. Raman is most often applied to qualitative applications where characterization of a sample is the desired goal, however Raman can also provide quantitative information. There are Raman instruments designed for efficient analysis of bulk samples as well as Raman instruments specifically designed to look at small samples. Raman microscopes are used to routinely characterize samples as small as 1 µm.
