Title :
Nano-FTIR—The chemical nanoscope
Author_Institution :
Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ., München, Germany
Abstract :
Identification of chemical compounds and their mapping at a 20 ns scale are enabled, by combining FTIR with near-field microscopy. A first application is demonstrated with biominerals and human bone sections. Generally, nano-FTIR yields broad quantitative fingerprint spectra which can directly rely on common IR databases for chemical recognition.
Keywords :
Fourier transform spectroscopy; bone; infrared spectroscopy; minerals; spectrochemical analysis; Fourier transform spectroscopy; chemical compound identification; chemical nanoscope; chemical recognition; human bone biomineral; infrared spectroscopy; nanoFTIR; near field microscopy; quantitative fingerprint spectra; Chemicals; Crystals; Laser beams; Microscopy; Nanobioscience; Quantum cascade lasers; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mainz
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665731
