I am currently utilising Raman spectroscopy for the first time, and am struggling to identify some peaks.
I understand that Raman peaks are due to the inelastic scattering of light, whose wavelength corresponds to the vibrational/rotational modes of the sample, and by comparing my shifts to the references reported elsewhere, I am able to identify my material.
One thing I am struggling to understand, however, is the reasons behind shift locations, what causes it? Whats an acceptable shift? and what determines peak breadth?
If anyone could help me with these issues, I would appreciate it greatly.
Best wishes
Jamie
Thank you all very much for your feedback.
The peak location in question is around 790cm-1, where as in literature, the peak location for the bond I expect it is is reported between 802 to 830cm-1, is the shift in my data to great to be the same as those reported in the literature.
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