Purchase of a Fourier Transform Raman Spectrometer

化学研究仪器计划的这个奖项 将帮助佛罗里达州立大学的化学系 大学获得傅里叶变换拉曼系统（FTR）。 的 FTR将用于研究项目，旨在： 1. 合成聚合物的表征，特别是模型 了解相结构及其 与其他结构因素和属性的关系。 2. 土壤中有机物分析技术的发展 复杂的样品，强调化学计量学技术应用于 液体和固体的拉曼光谱学。 3. 导电机制和性能的测定 导电有机聚合物。 4. 表征金属结合对功能材料的影响 腐殖酸和富里酸中的基团。 5. 热化学表面化学研究 改性硅胶 拉曼光谱涉及振动和转动 分子的转变。 有时获得的信息 补充了从红外研究中获得的结果，并提供了 有价值的结构信息。 傅里叶变换拉曼 具有近红外激发的光谱提供了强大的 高背景荧光或样品问题解决方案 光降解，以及增强的信噪比质量。 拉曼光谱学是一种非常宝贵的工具， 凝聚相化学和生物分子系统。

This award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation Program will help the Department of Chemistry at Florida State University acquire a Fourier-transform Raman system (FTR). The FTR will be used in research projects aimed at: 1. Characterization of synthetic polymers, particularly model systems essential to understanding phase structure and its relation to other structural factors and properties. 2. Development of analytical techniques for organic species in complex samples, emphasizing chemometric techniques applied to Raman spectrocopy of liquids and solids. 3. Determination of conduction mechanisms and properties of conducting organic polymers. 4. Characterization of metal binding effects on functional groups in humic and fulvic acids. 5. Study of surface chemistry of thermally and chemically modified silica gels. Raman Spectroscopy is concerned with vibrational and rotational transitions in molecules. The information obtained sometimes complements that obtained from an infrared study and provides valuable structural information. Fourier-transform Raman spectroscopy with near-infrared excitation provides a powerful solution to problems of high background fluorescene or sample photodegradation, as well as enhanced signal-to-noise quality. Raman spectroscopy is an invaluable tool in studies of condensed-phase chemical and biomolecular systems.