CRIF: MU Acquisition of a Raman Microscope for Education and Research

新墨西哥矿业与技术学院化学系将从化学研究仪器和设施：多用户（CRIF:MU）计划获得该奖项的拉曼显微镜。该仪器将用于与碳纳米管相关的研究项目，因为它们具有气体传感器的潜力，开发用于表面增强拉曼光谱（SERS）的纳米颗粒，以及使用SERS识别吸附在胶体上的溶解有机物质。拉曼光谱将进一步有助于天然沸石表面表面活性剂膜和高效化学防护材料的结构研究。拉曼显微镜是利用激光观察吸收在表面的分子的振动跃迁，以及观察纳米材料、碳纳米管等新型物质的振动光谱的仪器。所获得的振动谱提供了有关物质的特性和结构的信息。所要求的仪器还将通过在分析化学和物理化学的常规实验课程、化学本科生的强制性高级研究计划和研究生研究中使用，加强新墨西哥理工大学的科学教学和学习。

The Chemistry Department at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology will acquire a Raman microscope with this award from the Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Multi User (CRIF:MU) program. The instrument will be employed in research projects related to carbon nanotubes in light of their potential as gas sensors, the development of nanoparticles for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), and the identification of dissolved organic matter adsorbed on colloids using SERS. Raman spectroscopy will further aid in structural investigations of surfactant films on natural zeolite surfaces and efficient chemical protective materials. A Raman microscope is an instrument that employs a laser to observe vibrational transitions of molecules absorbed on surfaces and to observe vibrational spectra of novel substances such as nano-materials and carbon nanotubes. The vibrational spectra that are obtained provide information on the identity and structure of the substances. The requested instrument will also enhance science teaching and learning at New Mexico Tech through usage in regular laboratory courses in analytical and physical chemistry, in the mandatory senior research program for chemistry undergraduate students, and in graduate student research.