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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 1998  > May  >
In the Laboratory
Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: A Novel Physical Chemistry Experiment for the Undergraduate Laboratory
Gabriela C. Weaver and Karen Norrod
University of Colorado at Denver, Department of Chemistry, Campus Box 194, P.O. Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217-3364
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May 1998
Vol. 75 No. 5
p. 621
Abstract
Raman spectra of molecules adsorbed on metal colloids exhibit large signal enhancements over those of the pure or solution phase samples. This paper presents background information on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and provides details for carrying out an SERS experiment in the undergraduate physical chemistry laboratory. A single system, pyridine on silver, has been adapted from the research literature for use with undergraduates. Instructions for sample preparation, experimental setup, and data analysis are provided in addition to sample spectra.
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*  Citation
 Weaver, Gabriela C.; Norrod, Karen. J. Chem. Educ. 1998 75 621.
*  Keywords
 Laboratory, Physical Chemistry, Lasers, Kinetics
*  History
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June 24, 2005
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