Preparation of [C60]Fullerene Nanowhisker-gold Nanoparticle Composites and Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol through Catalysis by Jeong Won Ko, Jiulong Li, Weon Bae Ko

“…The product of the nanocomposites was characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and solid- state 13C-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Effect of MgO and CaCO3 as Support Materials in the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes with Fe/Co as Catalyst by Ezekiel D. Dikio, Albert J. Kupeta, Force T. Thema

“…The synthesized carbon nanotubes were characterized with Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron spectroscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). …”
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Exploring Innovative Approaches for the Analysis of Micro- and Nanoplastics: Breakthroughs in (Bio)Sensing Techniques by Denise Margarita Rivera-Rivera, Gabriela Elizabeth Quintanilla-Villanueva, Donato Luna-Moreno, Araceli Sánchez-Álvarez, José Manuel Rodríguez-Delgado, Erika Iveth Cedillo-González, Garima Kaushik, Juan Francisco Villarreal-Chiu, Melissa Marlene Rodríguez-Delgado

“…Chemical analyses, such as Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy, offer molecular specificity but face challenges with smaller particle sizes and complex matrices. …”
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High-pressure structural and electrical properties of pyrochlore: Enhanced octahedral distortions and electrical resistance of La2Sn2O7 by Shufan Jia, H. Saqib, Daniel Errandonea, Yuxin Hu, Bin Zeng, Xiangyu Chen, Alfonso Munoz, Silvana Radescu, Andres Mujica, Yongsheng Zhao, S. Rahman, Ning Dai

“…High-pressure Raman spectroscopy illustrates the enhanced distortions of SnO6 octahedron with pressure. …”
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Strengthening of a Fibre-Matrix Interface: A Novel Method Using Nanoparticles by Sudhir Tiwari, J. Bijwe, S. Panier

“…Fourier transform infrared‐attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy (FTIR‐ATR) indicated the addition of functional groups on the fabric after treatment. Micro‐ Raman spectroscopy (MRS) showed a slight distortion in the structure of the CF due to the treatment. …”
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Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Osmium Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in the Absence and Presence of Aqueous Methanol by Edgar Borja-Arco, Omar Jiménez-Sandoval, Jaime Escalante-García, Lorena Magallón-Cacho, P. J. Sebastian

“…The materials obtained were structurally characterized by FT-IR, micro-Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Their chemical compositions were obtained by EDS. …”
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The Simplest Way to Iodine-Doped Anatase for Photocatalysts Activated by Visible Light by Václav Štengl, Tomáš Matys Grygar

“…The synthesized samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy (RS), infrared spectroscopy (IR), specific surface area (BET), and porosity determination (BJH). …”
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Solid state photochromism of spiropyrans by B. S. Lukyanov, A. V. Metelitsa, N. A. Voloshin, Yu. S. Alexeenko, M. B. Lukyanova, G. T. Vasilyuk, S. A. Maskevich, E. L. Mukhanov

“…The photochromic activity of the solid material and polystyrene matrix has been compared. Raman spectroscopy has been used for studying the influence of metallic surface on the adsorbed spiropyran layers.…”
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Effect of Limestone Powder on Thaumasite Form of Sulfate Attack (TSA) of Cement-Based Materials by Yuxin Gao, Yaoling Luo, Lili Jia, Wen Yang, Chong Wang

“…Hence, six different contents of limestone powder (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 30%, and 45%) were used to study the effect of the limestone powder content on the TSA of cement-based materials according to appearance and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and chemical analyses. …”
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Bromide-Assisted Anisotropic Growth of Gold Nanoparticles as Substrates for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering by Melissa A. Kerr, Fei Yan

“…A detailed characterization of the resulting Au NPs was performed using ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Raman spectroscopy. The as-prepared Au NPs exhibited excellent surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) properties, which make them very attractive for the development of SERS-based chemical and biological sensors.…”
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Preparation and Characterization of Reduced Graphene Oxide Sheets via Water-Based Exfoliation and Reduction Methods by Vorrada Loryuenyong, Krit Totepvimarn, Passakorn Eimburanapravat, Wanchai Boonchompoo, Achanai Buasri

“…The samples were characterized by FTIR, XRD, TGA, Raman spectroscopy, SEM, and TEM methods.…”
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Caractérisation physico-chimique de pigments de peintures murales mochica : San José de Moro (viiie-xe siècles apr. J.-C.) by Nicola Sardos, Nino Del-Solar-Velarde, Rémy Chapoulie, Luis Jaime Castillo Butters

“…Analyses by SEM-EDS, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy were conducted on the samples, completing the analyses by portable X-ray fluorescence made in situ. …”
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Improvement of the Quality of Surimi Products with Overdrying Potato Starches by Tangfei Li, Jianxin Zhao, Jie Huang, Wenhai Zhang, Jianlian Huang, Daming Fan, Hao Zhang

“…The analysis of Raman Spectroscopy shows that more α-helices turn into random coin structure after the starch was added, which is conducive to higher strength and a better water retention ability of the surimi product.…”
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Collaborative Penalized Least Squares for Background Correction of Multiple Raman Spectra by Long Chen, Yingwen Wu, Tianjun Li, Zhuo Chen

“…Although Raman spectroscopy has been widely used as a noninvasive analytical tool in various applications, backgrounds in Raman spectra impair its performance in quantitative analysis. …”
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CHARACTERISTIC OF Zr-BEARING CRYSTALLINE PHASES FROM Rb-BEARING MODEL MATRIX MATERIALS by V.E. Eremyashev, G.G. Korinevskaya, M.A. Rassomakhin, S.M. Lebedeva

“…The presence of numerous Zr and Rb-bearing crystals in samples is established by electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy; their morphology, chemical composition and spectral characteristics are studied. …”
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An Augmented Classical Least Squares Method for Quantitative Raman Spectral Analysis against Component Information Loss by Yan Zhou, Hui Cao

“…The proposed method was compared with partial least squares (PLS) and principal component regression (PCR) using one example: a data set recorded from an experiment of analyte concentration determination using Raman spectroscopy. A 2-fold cross-validation with Venetian blinds strategy was exploited to evaluate the predictive power of the proposed method. …”
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Green LED as an Effective Light Source for Curing Acrylate-Based Dental Resins in Combination with Irgacure 784 by Katalin Bukovinszky, Melinda Szalóki, István Csarnovics, Istvan Szabó, Sándor Kéki, Miklós Nagy, Csaba Hegedűs

“…The kinetics of the photopolymerization was followed by Raman spectroscopy and conversion values were determined. …”
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Deposition and Tribological Properties of Sulfur-Doped DLC Films Deposited by PBII Method by Nutthanun Moolsradoo, Shuichi Watanabe

“…The structure and relative concentration of the films were analyzed by Raman spectroscopy and Auger electron spectroscopy. Hardness and elastic modulus of films were measured by nanoindentation hardness testing. …”
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Using Nonionic Surfactants for Production of Semiconductor-type Carbon Nanotubes by Gel-based Affinity Chromatography by Varun Shenoy Gangoli, Juyan Azhang, Taryn T. Willett, Sean A. Gelwick, Erik H. Haroz, Junichiro Kono, Robert H. Hauge, Michael S. Wong

“…The semiconductor-enriched fraction purity is in the 90-95% range, based on detailed UV- vis-NIR absorption and resonant Raman spectroscopy characterization of the particulate suspension. …”
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Preparation and Properties of Ag-Containing Diamond-Like Carbon Films by Magnetron Plasma Source Ion Implantation by K. Baba, R. Hatada, S. Flege, W. Ensinger

“…The film structure was characterized by Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometry (XRD). The DLC films were mainly amorphous, containing crystalline silver, with the amount of silver depending on the process conditions. …”
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