单个鼻咽癌细胞的拉曼光谱分析的研究

利用激光镊子拉曼光谱系统研究了鼻咽癌细胞株和正常人鼻咽部气道上皮细胞株的单个细胞的拉曼光谱,对于每个细胞在不同部位测3个点。结果显示：正常细胞和癌细胞的平均拉曼光谱有显著差异：正常的细胞光谱强度比癌细胞的明显要高;正常细胞的1304和1336 cm-1处峰的强度比值为1.05,癌细胞的为1.22。用PCA主成分分析和DFA判别分析分别对单个细胞的平均光谱和不同位置所取得的单独光谱进行分析,结果发现：PCA和DFA均可以把癌细胞和正常细胞正确区分,对于单独光谱,DFA的效果更好一些。同时还发现同一个细胞中不同的光谱位置对PCA和DFA的区分度影响不是很大;PCA和DFA的图中还表明癌细胞的均匀度要比正常细胞的差。以上的研究均表明：激光镊子拉曼光谱可以成为区别正常鼻咽细胞和鼻咽癌细胞的有效手段。     

结晶紫在纳米磷化镓粉体表面吸附的表面增强拉曼光谱分析

利用Raman光谱对结晶紫(Crystal Violet,CV)在纳米磷化镓(GaP)粉体表面的吸附状态进行了分析.结果表明:与普通拉曼散射谱(Normal Raman Scattering,NRS)相比,结晶紫表面增强拉曼散射(Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering,SERS)谱的4种振动模式,即:中央键的呼吸振动、环-C -环面外弯曲振动、环C-H面外弯曲振动以及N-环伸缩振动,在纳米GaP粉体表面得到增强;通过分析吸附前后结晶紫拉曼散射峰相对强度的变化,确定了结晶紫在纳米GaP粉体表面的吸附取向,并对其表面增强散射机理进行了探讨.     

Raman scattering,luminescence, and absorption edge under hydrostatic pressures of layered BiI3 and SbI3

Raman scattering from BiI₃ and SbI₃ crystals has been studied at hydrostatic pressures up to 2 GPa. The wavenumbers monotonically increased with pressure for all modes in BiI₃. Although both crystals belong to the same space group, the pressure coefficients of SbI₃ were significantly different from those of BiI₃. At pressure P₀ = 0.92 ± 0.01 GPa, the pressure coefficients of all modes changed. Above P₀, all modes in SbI₃ had positive pressure coefficients as they have in BiI₃. By comparing this unusual behavior of the Raman lines in SbI₃ around P₀ with the results in BiI₃ and comparing the two lattice structures, we suggest that the type of bonding of SbI₃ changes to become more ionic and hence more similar to the bonding of BiI₃. This change in structure is supported by changes in the bandwidth of the self‐trapped exciton (STE) luminescence and the slope of the absorption edge photon energy versus pressure. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Vibrational spectroscopic study of budesonide

The Raman spectrum of budesonide is reported for the first time, and molecular assignments are proposed on the basis of ab initio BLYP DFT calculations with a 6‐31 G* basis set and vibrational wavenumbers predicted on a quasi‐harmonic approximation. Comparison with previously published infrared data has explained several spectral features, and the relative band intensities in the CO and CC stretching regions are interpreted. The results from this study provide data that can be used for the preparative process monitoring of budesonide, an important steroidal pharmaceutical in various dosage forms, and its interaction with excipients and other components. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

General criterion to discern between coherent and incoherent synthesis of broadband coherent anti‐Stokes Raman spectra

Recently, the ordinary qualitative criterion on how to distinguish between coherent and incoherent convolutions of broadband coherent anti‐Stokes Raman (CARS) signals generated by degenerate pump lasers has been revised in view of a quantitative analysis. The revision has established that incoherent CARS approach can be justified as unitary limit of the function ] erfc(Γ/σ₁)/σ₁, where Γ and σ₁ are respectively the spectral widths of the Raman line and the degenerate pump lasers. The result was, however, limited to nonoverlapping Raman lines. In this work, the extension to a more common situation of closely spaced Raman transitions is considered. For large overlap between adjacent Raman lines, the new analysis suggests significant deviations from the previous result. Weak line mixing is also taken into consideration. Nonetheless, all types of deviations are characterized by a common tendency toward the incoherent limit. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Raman spectroscopy of halogen‐containing carbonates

Raman spectroscopy complemented with infrared spectroscopy has been used to study a series of selected natural halogenated carbonates from different origins, including bastnasite, parisite and northupite. The position of CO₃²⁻ symmetric stretching vibration varies with the mineral composition. An additional band for northupite at 1107 cm⁻¹ is observed. Raman spectra of bastnasite, parisite and northupite show single bands at 1433, 1420 and 1554 cm⁻¹, respectively, assigned to the ν₃ (CO₃)²⁻ asymmetric stretching mode. The observation of additional Raman bands for the ν₃ modes for some halogenated carbonates is significant in that it shows distortion of the CaO₆ octahedron. No ν₂ Raman bending modes are observed for these minerals. The band is observed in the infrared spectra, and multiple ν₂ modes at 844 and 867 cm⁻¹ are observed for parisite. A single intense infrared band is found at 879 cm⁻¹ for northupite. Raman bands are observed forthe carbonate ν₄ in‐phase bending modes at 722 cm⁻¹ for bastnasite, 736 and 684 cm⁻¹ for parisite and 714 cm⁻¹ for northupite. Multiple bands are observed in the OH stretching region for selected bastansites and parisites, indicating the presence of water and OH units in the mineral structure. The presence of such bands brings into question the actual formula of these halogenated carbonate minerals. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Low-Temperature Anti-Stokes Luminescence in Zn1-xMgxSe Mixed Crystals

Investigations of photoluminescence and Raman scattering in the ternary Zn_1-xMg_xSe compounds at 4.2 K were performed both in the Stokes and anti-Stokes regions using cw laser excitation with various wavelengths within the transparency band of the crystals. The anti-Stokes luminescence was observed for the first time in the ternary Zn_1-xMg_xSe compounds. We have found variations in the shape and position of the Stokes and anti-Stokes luminescence bands with an increase in the band gap energy, which depends on magnesium content. We assume that the anti-Stokes emission is generated by two-step excitation via deep-level centers. It is shown that the low-temperature anti-Stokes photoluminescence can probe the spatial distribution profiles of impurities in the bulk of crystals.     

Carbon nanotube bundles and thin layers probed by micro-Raman spectroscopy

Raman spectra of single-wall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) either in the form of micrometer sized bundles or thin layers prepared by dilution and sonication of powders have been compared. We have been able to collect the Raman spectrum of nanotube bundles that are not in touch with the substrate, and therefore not affected by interactions with the substrate surface. This spectrum resulted to be similar to that of the precursor nanotube powders, whereas relevant changes in the Raman spectrum are detected when the diluted powders form very thin layers on either metallic or insulating surfaces, as probed by confocal microraman imaging on well defined areas of the CNTs layers. In the case of thin layers, the intensity of the Raman D band, detected between 1 320 and 1 340 cm^-1 and ascribed to disorder effects, is strongly enhanced. This enhancement occurs independently on the kind of substrate. Received 2 September 2002 Published online 4 February 2003 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: sangalet@dmf.bs.unicatt.it     

Optical phonon modes and structure of ZnGa2Se4 and ZnGa2S4

We present the infrared and Raman study of the optical phonon modes of the defective compounds ZnGa₂Se₄ and ZnGa₂S₄. Most of the compounds have been found to crystallize in the thiogallate structure (defect chalcopyrite) with space group where all cations and vacancies are ordered. For some Zinc compounds a partially disordered cationic sublattice with various degrees of cation and vacancy statistical distribution, which lead to the higher symmetry (defect stannite), has been reported. For ZnGa₂Se₄ we have found three modes of A symmetry, showing Raman activity only. In addition, we have observed each five modes of B and E symmetry, showing infrared as well as Raman activity. The number of modes and their symmetry assignment, based on polarized measurements, clearly indicate space group for the investigated crystals of ZnGa₂Se₄.Regarding ZnGa₂S₄ we have found three modes exclusively showing Raman activity (2A⊕1B₁), and only eight modes showing infrared as well as Raman activity (3B₂⊕5E). The assignment of the modes has been derived by analyzing the spectral positions of the vibrational modes in comparison to a number of compounds. From the number and symmetry assignment of the optical phonon modes we confirm that ZnGa₂S₄ most likely crystallizes in space group .     

Resonant Raman scattering from a spin density wave insulator

We present a calculation of the electronic Raman cross section for the scattering of light across the energy gap of an antiferromagnetic insulator. The antiferromagnet is described in terms of a spin density wave state for the Hubbard model at half filling. We consider the coupling of the light to the current density and the inverse mass tensor on equal footing. A comparison of the cross section for different scattering geometries is given.