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04-4-1133--2018/2020
Priority:1
Status: In-progress

Modern Trends and Developments in Raman Microspectroscopy and Photoluminescence for Condensed Matter Studies


Leaders:     G.M. Arzumanyan
N. Kucerka

Participating countries and international organizations:
Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Egypt, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine.

Issues addressed and main goals of research:
Modern trends in Raman-based microspectroscopy providing ultrasensitive, highly-contrast and chemically selective tools for condensed matter studies of extremely low concentrations of analyte molecules are in the focus of the present research programme. Detection and identification of a single molecule represent the ultimate sensitivity limit in chemical analysis.
Tracking and counting of single molecules, characterizing their chemical structures offer far-reaching opportunities in basic and applied research. Therefore, vibrational spectroscopy, such as Raman spectroscopy, as a non-invasive, label-free technique, is a powerful and preferred tool for rareorganic/biological molecule studies. To achieve this goal, two enhanced options of Raman scattering, namely CARS (coherent antiStokes Raman spectroscopy) and SERS (surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy) will be combined to attain such an ultrasensitive level of detectior poorly studied and known as SECARS surface-enhanced CARS.
The other modern component of the theme is the study of photo- and upconversion luminescence based on promising core-shell nanostructures. In recent years, core-shell nanoparticles are at the leading edge of hot research topics and offer a wide range of applications in biomedicine, optics, environmental science, materials, and so forth, due to their excellent properties such as versatility, tunability and stability. The core-shell nanomaterials containing noble metals are plasmonic nanomaterials. They can be employed for contrast imaging, several biomedical applications, etc.

Expected major results in the current year:
  • Development of the wavelength scanning mode for picosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman microspectrometry.

  • Continuation of the tests of various configurations of SERS-active substrates to ensure optimal selection for the effective SECARS spectroscopy.

  • Comparison of SERS and SECARS spectra and intensity maps of light scattered from organic reporter molecules.

  • Synthesis of core-shell nanostructure: NaYF4:Yb 3+, Er 3+,Tm 3+@SiO2 and tests on their toxicity.

  • Realization of a contrast and selective imaging method on model samples by Raman and upconversion luminescence.
List of projects:
  Project Leader Priority
(period of realisation)
1. NANOBIOPHOTONICS G.M. Arzumanyan
N. Kucerka
Deputy:
K.Z. Mamatkulov
1   (2018-2020)
List of Activities
  Activity or Experiment Leaders
Status
  Laboratory or other
Division of JINR
Main researchers
1. Development of scientific and
technical requirements to upgrade
the "CARS" microspectrometer for
ultrasensitive SECARS modality
G.M. Arzumanyan
Upgrade
  FLNP N.V. Doroshkevich, K.Z. Mamatkulov, I.A. Morkovnikov
2. Study of spectroscopic and
plasmonic characteristics of
SERS-active substrates based on
silver/gold nanoparticles with
different configurations
G.M. Arzumanyan
N. Kucerka
Data taking
  FLNP N.V. Doroshkevich, A.S. Marchenko, K.Z. Mamatkulov, N.V. Doroshkevich, M.Ju. Vorobjeva
3. Systematic experiments on
SECARS microspectroscopy with
picosecond laser pulses at
SERS-active substrates single
molecule spectroscopy
G.M. Arzumanyan
K.Z. Mamatkulov
Realization
Data taking
  FLNP N.V. Doroshkevich, I.A. Morkovnikov, K.Sh. Voskanyan, M.Ju. Vorobjeva
4. Development of plasmon-enhanced
model of Raman scattering on the
"CARS" microscope
G.M. Arzumanyan
N. Kucerka
Simulation
  FLNP K.Z. Mamatkulov, I.A. Morkovnikov
5. Study of spectral-structural
characteristics of upconversion
phosphors based on core-shell
type nanostructures
G.M. Arzumanyan
N. Kucerka
Data taking
  FLNP N.V. Doroshkevich, K.Z. Mamatkulov, A.S. Marchenko, M.Ju. Vorobjeva, K.Sh. Voskanyan, M.Ju. Vorobjeva
6. Test-application of core-shell
nanostructured phosphors in
photodynamic therapy (PDT)
of cancer
G.M. Arzumanyan
N. Kucerka
Realization
  FLNP N.V. Doroshkevich, A.S. Marchenko, K.Z. Mamatkulov, M.Ju. Vorobjeva, K.Sh. Voskanyan
7. Development of a united optical
platform concept for contrast and
selective imaging by nonlinear
Raman microscopy and
upconversion luminescence.
G.M. Arzumanyan
Realization
  FLNP K.Z. Mamatkulov, A.S. Marchenko
8. Broadening the scope of research
activities at the "CARS"
microscope as a "user-friendly
facility"
G.M. Arzumanyan
N. Kucerka
Realization
  FLNP N.V. Doroshkevich, K.Z. Mamatkulov

Collaboration
Country or International
Organization
City Institute or Laboratory
Armenia Yerevan Inst. Biochemistry NAS RA
Belarus Minsk BSUIR
SOL instruments
Bulgaria Sofia Inst. Microbiology BAS
Egypt Giza CU
Germany Julich FZJ
Latvia Riga ISSP UL
Poland Wroclaw UW
Poznan AMU
Russia Moscow GPI RAS
MSU
Slovakia Kosice PJSU
Ukraine Donetsk DonNU

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