Raman spectroscopy provides information about molecular vibrations
which are sensitive to interactions and conformations of the molecules. It enables the physicochemical features of polymers to be examined without resorting to chemical labeling and affords minimum sample preparation. Moreover
its spatial resolution can be better than 1 μm the lateral plane by focusing laser beams on the samples. Therefore
the construction unit
steric configuration
crystalline structure and conformational structure of the polymer chain can be studied by the Raman spectroscopy. Such as the Surface- enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)
Variable temperature Raman spectroscopy
Confocal Raman Microscopy (CRM)
Raman Mapping and Resonance Raman scattering (RRS) are widely used in physics
chemistry and biomedicine. In this review
we summarize the research progresses of chain conformation
crystalline behave
chain diffusion and phase structure of polymer based on Raman technique
and deeply attempt to explore the applications of Raman spectroscopy in the polymer.