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Method · RAMAN

Raman spectroscopy in the Netherlands

Molecular, vibrational, phase, and stress information from Raman scattering. What it answers, what it cannot establish on its own, what a laboratory will ask, and how many Dutch facilities publish it.

What it answers

  • Which molecular or crystalline form is present — for example which carbon phase or polymorph?
  • How do composition or stress vary across a map of the sample?
  • Is a carbon coating or deposit amorphous, graphite-like or diamond-like?

What it cannot establish alone

    Before you contact a laboratory

    What a laboratory will ask.

    A laboratory can say whether it can help only when these are known. Unknowns are fine; say so.

      A question a laboratory can answer

      We deposit diamond-like carbon coatings on tool steel and want to compare the carbon bonding of coatings made with two process settings, five spots per sample.

      Potential Dutch facilities

      6 facilities publish Raman spectroscopy capability in Amsterdam, Groningen, Nijmegen, Noordwijk and Wageningen.

      Leads are based on published capabilities; current suitability and availability must be confirmed with the laboratory.

      Describe your sample and question. The first answer is free and needs no account; laboratory names are shown in a free workspace.