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Comparison and characterization of pigments and dyes by Raman spectroscopy

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This review provides a general understanding of Raman spectroscopy for use in the identification of pigments and dyes. The methodologies associated with a number of different related applications are also summarized. The first part of this review clarifies our basic knowledge regarding natural minerals and pigments. The second part discusses the fundamentals of currently used Raman spectroscopy, including surface-enhanced Raman scattering, μ-Raman spectroscopy, Raman imaging and spatially offset Raman spectroscopy. The third part focuses on recent applications, including the identification and analysis of various pigments and dyes that are used in paintings and related artworks. These studies show that Raman spectroscopy has great potential for use as a method for the rapid, non-destructive identification of such substances.

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This work was supported by grants from the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan under Contracts No. 110-Research-05 and the National Science Council of Taiwan under Contracts No. NSC 109-2113-M-003-006, respectively. The authors highly appreciate the cooperation of Miss. Pei-Wen Chien and Hui-Ting Chang in this review. They also wish to thank to Prof. Way-Zen Lee (Department of Chemistry, NTNU), Prof. Hsiang-Lin Liu (Department of Physics, NTNU) and Prof. M. James Shyu (Department of Information Communications, CCU) for their many helpful suggestions.

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Lin, CH., Chang, YF. Comparison and characterization of pigments and dyes by Raman spectroscopy. ANAL. SCI. 38, 483–495 (2022). https://doi.org/10.2116/analsci.21SAR03

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