Advanced hyper-spectral microscopy

该iCASE项目的目的是在雷尼绍InVia仪器内开发和构建非线性（“超光谱”）拉曼显微镜，并将该技术应用于当前感兴趣的材料和样品。这些样品包括等离子体纳米结构、二维层状半导体和金属，以及潜在的光伏、光子、药物和生物材料的局部示例。这些都是巴斯大学拥有丰富专业知识的领域，其工作与巴斯大学和UKRI的战略重点保持一致，例如英国致力于保持其领导地位的EPSRC“光物质相互作用和光学现象”研究领域。目前，雷尼绍的光谱系统中不提供非线性光谱功能，该项目将评估市场化仪器的潜力。仪器开发工作和光谱研究将在巴斯大学进行，使用这里提供的脉冲激光器，由雷尼绍向巴斯大学提供InVia仪器，工作将与雷尼绍密切合作。工业主管将在雷尼绍现场提供培训（Tim Batten博士），预计将在雷尼绍工作6个月（根据iCASE要求），起始时间段（培训阶段）和结束（知识转移阶段）的项目。学生协议UoB与雷尼绍之间的协议（CM 00002551，12/9/19）已签署（由雷尼绍的Alison Evans、Robin Jones、Ken威廉姆斯签署），涵盖知识产权和保密。

The aim of this iCASE project is to develop and build a nonlinear ("hyper-spectral") Raman microscopy within a Renishaw InVia instrument and to apply the technique to materials and samples of current interest. Such samples include plasmonic nanostructures, two-dimensional layered semiconductors and metals and, potentially, topical examples of photovoltaic, photonic, pharmaceutical and biological materials. These are all areas where the University of Bath has significant expertise and work on these is aligned with University and UKRI strategic priorities, such as the EPSRC "light matter interaction and optical phenomena" research area, where the UK aims to maintain its leadership.Currently, Renishaw does not offer nonlinear spectroscopic capabilities within its spectroscopy systems and the project will evaluate the potential for a marketable instrument. The instrument development work and the spectroscopic studies will be carried out at the University of Bath using pulsed lasers available here, with an InVia instrument to be provided to the University of Bath by Renishaw, and work will be in close co-operation with Renishaw. Training will be provided on-site at Renishaw by the industrial supervisor (Dr Tim Batten) and it is expected that 6 months in total will be spend at Renishaw (in accordance with iCASE requirements), with periods of time at the start (training phase) and end (knowledge transfer phase) of the project.A studentship agreement (CM00002551, 12/9/19) between UoB and Renishaw has been signed (by Alison Evans, Robin Jones, Ken Williams of Renishaw) covering IPR and non-disclosure.