Watching Orientational Ordering at the Nanoscale with Coherent Anti‐Stokes Raman Microscopy |
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| Authors: | Dr Sapun H Parekh Dr Katrin F Domke |
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| Institution: | Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz (Germany) |
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| Abstract: | Whether in lipid membranes, liquid crystals or solid‐state catalysts, the orientational ordering of molecules greatly influences the overall system behaviour. However, watching molecular alignment is a huge technical challenge. This article introduces nonlinear Raman (coherent anti‐Stokes Raman scattering; CARS) microscopy as a promising tool for fast, label‐free 3D chemical and structural sample characterization at the nanoscale in real time. |
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| Keywords: | analytical chemistry microscopy nonlinear optics Raman spectroscopy structure elucidation |
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