Surface-enhanced Raman scattering unit and Raman spectroscopic analysis method
AssigneeHamamatsu Photonics K.K.
InventorsMasashi Ito, Katsumi Shibayama, Kazuto Ofuji, Hiroki Oyama, Yoshihiro Maruyama
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Abstract
A SERS unit 1A comprises a SERS element 2 having a substrate 21 and an optical function part 20 formed on the substrate 21, the optical function part 20 for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering; a transportation board 3 supporting the SERS element 2 during transportation, the SERS element 2 being removed from the transportation board 3 upon measurement; and a holding part 4 having a pinching part 41 pinching the SERS element 2 in cooperation with the transportation board 3, and detachably holding the SERS element 2 in the transportation board 3.
Claims18
A surface-enhanced Raman scattering unit having a front face, a rear face, and a thickness direction that is orthogonal to the front face and rear face, comprising:
- a surface-enhanced Raman scattering element having a substrate and an optical scattering surface for generating surface-enhanced Raman scattering, the optical surface being formed on the substrate;
- a transportation board supporting the surface-enhanced Raman scattering element during transportation, the surface-enhanced Raman scattering element being removed from the transportation board upon measurement;
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- a pinching part of a holding part surrounding the optical scattering surface in the thickness direction, the pinching part having legs extending from the pinching part and pinching the surface-enhanced Raman scattering element in cooperation with the transportation board, and detachably holding the surface-enhanced Raman scattering element in the transportation board.
A surface-enhanced Raman scattering unit comprising:
- a surface-enhanced Raman scattering element having a substrate and an optical scattering surface formed on the substrate, the optical scattering surface being configured to generate surface-enhanced Raman scattering;
- a transportation board supporting the surface-enhanced Raman scattering element during transportation, the surface-enhanced Raman scattering element being removed from the transportation board upon measurement;
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- a holding part having a projection configured to extend over the surface-enhanced Raman scattering element, in order to detachably hold the surface-enhanced Raman scattering element against the transportation board.
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