Using Raman Spectroscopy and Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering To Identify Colorants in Art: An Experiment for an Upper-Division Chemistry Laboratory
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Abstract
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) studies of art represent an attractive way to introduce undergraduate students to concepts in nanoscience, vibrational spectroscopy, and instrumental analysis. Here, we present an undergraduate analytical or physical chemistry laboratory wherein a combination of normal Raman and SERS spectroscopy is used to identify both inorganic and organic fluorescent colorants in an oil painting. On the basis of their experimental observations, students make procedural decisions to adjust acquisition settings and use SERS, thereby enabling the successful identification of unknowns. This laboratory engages undergraduate students by applying what they have learned about quantum mechanics, nanoscience, and spectroscopy to the real-world, problem-solving context of art conservation.
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