Institute for Spectroscopy RAS (ISAS)

MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY DEPARTMENT

Head of Dept.:
Prof. Dr.
A.V. Naumov

Department of Molecular Spectroscopy has been established in 1986 by merging of three laboratories: Laboratory of Electronic Spectra of Molecules (Prof. R.I.Personov), Laboratory of High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy and Analytical Spectroscopy (Dr. V.G.Koloshnikov) and Laboratory of Vibration-Rotation Spectra of Molecules (Prof. M.R.Aliev) disbanded in 1988 (after the death of M.R.Aliev).

In 1988-2003 the Department consisted of two laboratories (Laboratory of Electronic Spectra of Molecules and Laboratory of High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy and Analytical Spectroscopy) and was headed by Prof. R.I.Personov.

In 2003-2009 the Department consisted of one laboratory (Laboratory of High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy and Analytical Spectroscopy), two sections (Section of Electronic Spectra of Molecules and Section of Microwave Spectroscopy) and was headed by Dr. V.G. Koloshnikov.

At present the Department is headed by Prof. Dr. A.V. Naumov. The Department has different modern experimental setups and carries out wide experimental and theoretical investigations on high resolution spectroscopy of molecules and solid. Much attention is given to applications of fundamental research for spectral analysis and for spectral instrumentation.

News and announcements:

• The Russian Conference on Analytical Spectroscopy with International participation will be organized on 23-29.09.2012 in Krasnodar, Russia (>>>)

• The department structure has been changed: The scientific group for Microwave spectroscopy join to the Laboratory of analytical spectroscopy.

Structure of department:

• Laboratory of analytical spectroscopy (head of laboratory - Prof. Dr. M.A. Bolshov)

• Laboratory of electronic spectra of molecules (head of laboratory - Prof. Dr. Yu.G. Vainer)

Main fields of researches:

• Laser selective spectroscopy of impurity centers in solids

• Single molecule spectroscopy (see also www.single-molecule.ru)

• Single molecules and nanoparticles spectral imaging (see also www.single-molecule.ru)

• Optical nanodiagnostics (see also www.single-molecule.ru)

• Photon echo (see also www.single-molecule.ru)

• Spectral hole-burning spectroscopy

• Laser atom-fluorescent spectrometry

• Laser diode spectroscopy and analytics

• Microwave spectroscopy of molecular complexes and clusters

• Spectral analysis of metals and alloys

• Spectral instrumentation developement and production

Employers of department:

Experimental equipment:

• Tunable single-frequency single-mode ring dye laser (Coherent Radiation, CR-699-29) with Autoscan system

• Tunable broad-band linear dye laser (Coherent Radiation, CR-599)

• Solid-state single-mode CW laser (output power >6W, wavelength 532 nm).

• CW Ar-Cr laser, CW He-Ne lasers.

• Tunable single-mode diode lasers Thorlabs.

• Femtosecond laser ("Avesta Project").

• Luminescent microscope - high-resolution spectrometer for imaging and selective detection of emission and fluorescence excitation spectra of various micro- and nanoobjects (including single impurity molecules) both embedded into transparent condensed matters, and on the surfaces, in the broad range of low temperatures (from cryogenic to room temperatures).

• Single-channel detection system on the base of Avalanche Photodiode Perkin Elmer with high quantum efficiency (ut to 75% in red part of spectral range).

• Multi-channel detection system on the base of ultra-sensitive cooled CCD-camera (PCO SensiCam EM).

• Multi-channel detection systems on the base of linear CCD-matrices.

• CCD- and CMOS-cameras "Moticam" and "Vidoscan".

• Unique setup for incoherent photon echo measurements with temporal resolution up to 25-30 fs.

• Millimeter wavelength spectrometer on the base of OROTRON

• Optical high-pressure chamber with sapphire anvil-cell for optical measurements at high hydrostatic pressure (up to 30 kbar) in a broad temperature range (from cryogenic to room temperatures).

• Cryogenic equipment (optical He-cryostates, automatic temperature controllers, liquid nitrogen and helium Dewar vessels) for optical measurements in the temperature interval 1.6-300 K (RTI, Chernogolovka; CB Kiev, Ukraine; Lake Shore Cryotronics Inc.).

• Vacuum equipment: pumps, turbomolecular pumps, sensors, furniture (Leybold Vacuum, MAC).

• Inverted microscope Nikon Eclipse TS 100 F.

• Two-channel UV-Vis spectrophotometer Specord M400.

• Spectro-analytical equipment.

• Equipment for spectral analysis of metals and alloys.

• Optical tables with pneumatic vibro-isolation (Standa).

• Pure dehydrated gaseous nitrogen generator (Khimelectronica, Russia)

• Laboratory with high-purity air cleaned by photocatalytic air-cleaning system  EcoAir PC2E-300.

• Electroerosion machine ARTA-200.
   

• Coffee-automat Jura Impressa F50 :-)

Main achievements:

2010

• For the first time the imaging and selective detection of zero-phonon spectral lines have been realized for a substantial fraction of all single emitting fluorophore molecules, embedded as spectral probes into solid bulk sample. As a result the possibility was demonstrated to find fundamental relation between individual spectral and spatial characteristics of single emitting centers, as well as with local structural disorder and macroscopic photo-physical parameters of bulk sample. (A.V. Naumov, A.A. Gorshelev, Yu.G. Vainer in collaboration with Bayreuth University, Germany)

• The studies of small helium cluster with embedded CO molecule allows to find the form of angle anisotropy of CO-He interaction potential. It was shown that CO molecule rotates almost free, and He atoms act as a whole system. Analysis of isotope dependences of the measured transition frequencies in molecular complexes (He_N - CO isotopes) for N=1-10 has demonstrated that He atoms are accumulated close to O atom up to N=6, and after that occupied positions close to C atom up to the filling of first coordination sphere. (L.A. Surin, A.V. Potapov in collaboration with Cologne University, Germany).

• For the first time diode laser absorption spectrometry technique has been used for the measurement of temperature and pressure dynamics in the process of burning a mixture of hydrogen and air in a supersonic flow (including the conditions of high electric and acoustic noises). The spatial distribution of temperatures in the jet has been measured at different stages of burning. The measurements have shown a high efficiency of the developed technique for the control of non-stationary processes in a gas phase. (M.A. Bolshov, Yu.A. Kuritsyn, V.V. Liger, V.R. Mironenko,  in collaboration with High Temperature Institute of RAS).

2009

• The method for optical far-field diagnostics of solids with nanometer spatial resolution has been developed by spectroscopy and imaging of single molecule, embedded into object as nanoprobes. The method is based on synchronous detection and subsequent statistical analysis of coordinates and fluorescent excitation spectra (zero-phonon lines) of giant number (hundred of thousands - millions) of molecules. The new data have been obtained about relation macroscopic and microscopic properties of organic polycrystals, polymers, glasses. (A.V. Naumov, A.A. Gorshelev, Yu.G. Vainer in collaboration with Bayreuth University, Germany) [Included into the list of Main Achievements of Russian Academy of Sciences in 2009]

• The rotational transitions from excited states have been measured for small clusters He_N-CO by microwave spectroscopy technique. The comparative analysis of data within perturbation theory has shown, that He atoms in clusters form a coherent system. When growing cluster, the center of He-shell falls under O-atom (the form of He-CO cluster is T-shaped).  (L.A. Surin, A.V. Potapov in collaboration with Cologne University, Germany).

• The technique has been developed for electric-sampling of material onto carbon electrodes. The use of carbon electrodes allowed to extend this method for all metal alloys. (A.M. Livshits, E.V. Gorsky, N.B. Mavrin).

Awards:

• 1982 - M.R. Aliev, The State Prize of the USSR and Chech Academy of Sciences for the works on theory of vibrational-rotational spectra of molecules.

• 1985 - V.G. Koloshnikov, Yu.A. Kuritsyn, The State Prize of the USSR for the works on diode laser Spectroscopy of high resolution

• 1986 - E.I. Alshits, L.A. Bykovskaya, R.I. Personov, B.M. Kharlamov, The State Prize of the USSR for the works on selective laser excitation of the luminescence of frozen solutions.

• 1996 - R.I. Personov, Alexander von Humboldt Award (Germany).

• 2004 - Yu.G. Vainer, I.S. Osad'ko, The D.S. Rozhdestvensky Award of Presidium of Russian Academy of Sciences for the outstanding works in the field of Optics.

• 2004 - A.V. Naumov, The Academia Europaea Prize 2004 for young scientists of Russia.

• 2004 - A.V. Naumov, The Medal and Award of the Russian Academy of Sciences for young scientists of Russia.

• 2004 - A.V. Naumov, The Young Research Award of Wiley-VCH and Physica Status Solidi.

• 2010 - A.A. Gorshelev, I.Yu.Eremchev, Ya.I. Sobolev, First prize at the S.L.Mandelshtam competition for young researchers works on optics and spectroscopy.

• 2010 - A.V. Naumov, The First prize of the International Competition for Scientific Papers in Nanotechnology for Young Researchers for the work A.V.Naumov, A.A. Gorshelev, I.Yu.Eremchev, Ya.I. Sobolev, Yu.G. Vayner, L.Kador, J. Koehler "Fluorescent spectromicroscopy of single impurity molecules as a tool for the nanodiagnostics of solids".

• 2010 - E.V. Gorsky, The Commendation letter from the Parliament of Moscow region

• 2010 - A.V. Naumov, The Commendation letter from the Governor of Moscow region

• 2011 - A.A. Gorshelev, I.Yu.Eremchev, The first prize of the young scientists competition in memory of academician A.P.Alexandrov (>>>)

• 2011 - K.R. Karimullin, Kazan E.K. Zavoysky Prize for young researchers (>>>)

Collaboration:

• Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (state university)

• Zavoysky Kazan Institute of Physics and Technology RAS

• Kazan State University

• Moscow Pedagogical State University

• Vladimir State University

• M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University

• I.M.Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas

• University of Bayreuth, Germany

• Cologne University, Germany

• Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V., Dortmund, Germany

• B.I. Stepanov Institute of Physics, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus

• "Spectropribor" company

• "NanoScanTechnology" company

• "RND-ISAN" company

Links:

• Web-page in memory of Professor Roman Personov >>>

• Web-page of Scientific seminar in memory of Prof. Roman I. Personov >>>

• Web-page of single-molecule spectroscopy and photon echo research group (www.single-molecule.ru) >>>

Seminar of Molecular Spectroscopy Dept.:

• 20.03.2012 (11⁰⁰)
  I.S. Osad'ko, "Fluorescence photon statistics for single donor-acceptor pair at fluctuating energy transfer rate".

• 21.02.2012 (11⁰⁰)
  Discussion on papers/talks of the Dept. members, submitted for Scientific Conferences, Simposia and Workshops in the First Quarter of 2012.

• 15.11.2011 (11⁰⁰)
  A.A. Dologv, "Studies of a spectrum of molecular complex Kr-CO in microwave range"

• 29.11.2011 (11⁰⁰)
  D.M. Makarov (Nizhnii Novgorod), "Absorption spectrum of molecularoxigen in microwave range: measurements and model calculations of of obsortion band in a broad temperature range" (presentation of Ph.D. theses results)

• 22.11.2011 (11⁰⁰)
  I.S. Osad'ko (ISAN), A.L.Schukina (MPSU), "Role of triplet states in resonance energy transfer through singlet levels of donor-acceptor pair"

• 15.11.2011 (11⁰⁰)
  A.V. Potapov, A.A. Dolgov, L.A. Surin, "Microwave spectroscopy of molecular complex NH3–N2"

• 2011.08.30 (11⁰⁰)
  V.V. Fedyanin, "Photon statistics of blinking single-molecule fluorescence"  (presentation of Ph.D. theses results)

• 2011.06.21 (11⁰⁰)
  E.V. Gorsky, A.M. Livshits, N.B. Mavrin, Yu.A. Palkin
  "Peculiarities of nicel alloys analysis using emission spectrometer PAPUAS-4"

• 2011.05.31 (15⁰⁰)
  1. Yu.V. Romanovsky (ISAN), "Relaxation of electronic excitations of cojugated polymer molecules at low temperatures (4K)";
  2. M.A. Bol'shov (ISAN), "Measurement of temperature and concentration of water vapor in non-stationary gas flow by diode laser absorption spectrometry"

• 2011.05.24 (11⁰⁰)
  Ol'ga D. Paraschuk (MSU), "Laser correlation spectroscopy of molecular scattering in donor-acceptor compositions of a semiconductor polymer" (presentation of Ph.D. theses results)

• 2011.04.29 (13⁰⁰)
  1. A.V. Naumov (ISAN), Report on German-French-Russian laser symposium, Goessweinstein-Erlangen-Munich, Germany, 14-20.04.2011;
  2. S.V. Orlov (ISAN), Discussion on paper M. Haase, C. G. Hübner, F. Nolde, K. Müllen, Th. Basché "Photoblinking and photobleaching of rylene diimide dyes" (The themed issue of PCCP "Single-molecule optical studies of soft and complex matter")

• 2011.04.12 (11⁰⁰)
  Alexey A. Gorshelev (ISAN), "Microscopic nature of optical spectra broadening of organic chromophore molecules in solid matrices: studies by laser selective spectroscopy techniques" (presentation of Ph.D. theses results)

• 2011.03.15 (11⁰⁰)
  A.S. Trifonov (MSU), I.S. Osad'ko (ISAN), I.S. Ezubchenko (MSU), I.G. Prokhorova (MSU), "Electroluminescence fluctuations of single CdSe nanocrystals excited by scanning tunnelling microscope"

• 2011.02.24 (15⁰⁰)
  (The joint seminar of solid state spectroscopy and molecular spectroscopy departments)
  1. A.V. Kalinin, V.N. Krasheninnikov, ISAN, "Spectrometric component determination in multiphase disperse systems by analysis of emission scattering anisotropy (on the example of milk)"
  2. I.V. Tarabukin, MIPT-ISAN, "Determination of cholesterol in different kinds of milk using IR Fourier-spectrometry and regression analysis".

• 2011.02.15 (11⁰⁰)
  1. A.L. Schukina, ISAN-MPSU, Report on International workshop «Advances in Single-Molecule Research for Biology & Nanoscience» Linz, Austria, 4-7.02.2011;
  2. A.V. Naumov, ISAN, Discussion on paper S.Habuchi, S.Onda, M.Vacha “Molecular weight dependence of emission intensity and emitting site distribution within single conjugated polymer molecules” (The themed issue of PCCP "Single-molecule optical studies of soft and complex matter")

• 2011.02.08 (11⁰⁰)
  I.S. Osad'ko, V.V. Fedyanin, "Photon statistics of single complex molecules with varied conformation"

• 2011.01.20 (1100)
  A.V. Potapov, A.A. Dolgov, V.A. Panfilov, L.A. Surin, S. Schlemmer, "Millimeter-wave study of the CH4-CO complex: new measurements with OROTRON spectrometer"

• 2010.12.21 (11⁰⁰)
  I.S. Osad'ko, A.L.Schukina, "Fluorescence blinking at electronic energy transfer in single donor-acceptor pair"

• 2010.11.16 (1100)
  V.A. Panfilov, A.V. Potapov, L.A. Surin, "Theoretical and experimental investigation of structure and dynamics of small He_N-CO clusters"

• 2010.11.02 (1100)
  A.V. Potapov, "The peculiarities of circular dichroism spectra of layered-asphaltene substances in solution and crude"

Publications:

2011

• [1] M.A. Bolshov, Y.A. Kuritsyn, V.V. Liger, V.R. Mironenko, "Development of diode laser absorption spectroscopy method for determining temperature and concentration of molecules in remote object" // Optics and Spectroscopy, 110 (6), 848-856 (2011).

• [2] I.Y. Eremchev, Y.G. Vainer, A.V. Naumov, L. Kador, "Low-temperature dynamics in amorphous polymers and low-molecular-weight glasses-what is the difference?" // Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13 (5), 1843-1848 (2011).

• [3] D.G. Filatova, I.F. Seregina, L.S. Foteeva, V.V. Pukhov, A.R. Timerbaev, M.A. Bolshov, "Determination of gallium originated from a gallium-based anticancer drug in human urine using ICP-MS" // Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 400 (3), 709-714 (2011).

• [4] A.V. Naumov, A.A. Gorshelev, Y.G. Vainer, L. Kador, J. Kohler, "Impurity spectroscopy at its ultimate limit: relation between bulk spectrum, inhomogeneous broadening, and local disorder by spectroscopy of (nearly) all individual dopant molecules in solids" // Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13 (5), 1734-1742 (2011).

• [5] A.V. Potapov, "Particular features of circular dichroism spectra of resin-asphaltene compounds in solvent and crude oil" // Optics and Spectroscopy, 110 (5), 730-733 (2011).

• [6] A.V. Potapov, A.A. Dolgov, V.A. Panfilov, L.A. Surin, S. Schlemmer, "Millimeter-wave study of the CH(4)-CO complex: New measurements with OROTRON spectrometer" // Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 268 (1-2), 112-114 (2011).

• [7] Y.G. Vainer, I.Y. Eremchev, A.V. Naumov, L. Kador, "Structural relaxations in disordered solids below T(g): Study by thermal-cycling single-molecule spectroscopy" // Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 357 (2), 466-471 (2011).

2010

• [1] M.A. Bolshov, Y.A. Kuritsyn, V.V. Liger, V.R. Mironenko, S.B. Leonov, D.A. Yarantsev, "Measurements of the temperature and water vapor concentration in a hot zone by tunable diode laser absorption spectrometry" // Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics, 100 (2), 397-407 (2010).

• [2] V.L. Bratman, B.S. Dumesh, A.E. Fedotov, P.B. Makhalov, B.Z. Movshevich, F.S. Rusin, "Terahertz Orotrons and Oromultipliers" // Ieee Transactions on Plasma Science, 38 (6), 1466-1471 (2010).

• [3] A.A. Gorshelev, A.V. Naumov, I.Y. Eremchev, Y.G. Vainer, L. Kador, J. Kohler, "Ortho-Dichlorobenzene Doped with Terrylene-a Highly Photo-Stable Single-Molecule System Promising for Photonics Applications" // ChemPhysChem, 11 (1), 182-187 (2010).

• [4] A.V. Potapov, S.F. Kol'yakov, "Investigation of influence of electric field on optical circular dichroism of crude oil" // Optics and Spectroscopy, 108 (6), 968-969 (2010).

• [5] A. Zybin, Y.A. Kuritsyn, E.L. Gurevich, V.V. Temchura, K. Uberla, K. Niemax, "Real-time Detection of Single Immobilized Nanoparticles by Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging" // Plasmonics, 5 (1), 31-35 (2010).

• [7] A.V. Potapov, V.A. Panfilov, L.A. Surin, B.S. Dumesh, "The problem of structure (state of helium) in small clusters He_N-CO" //JETP, v.138, iss.5 (11), pp.874-880 (2010).

• [8] Raston P.L., Xu Y., Jäger W., Potapov A.V., Surin L.A., Dumesh B.S., and Schlemmer S.?, "Rotational study of carbon monoxide isotopologues in small 4He clusters" // Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, v.12, p.8260-8267 (2010).

2009

• [1] A.V. Naumov, A.A. Gorshelev, Y.G. Vainer, L. Kador, J. Kohler, "Far-Field Nanodiagnostics of Solids with Visible Light by Spectrally Selective Imaging" // Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 48 (51), 9747-9750 (2009).

• [2] A.V. Naumov, Y.G. Vainer, "Single molecules as spectral nanoprobes for the diagnostics of dynamic processes in solid media" // Physics Uspekhi, v.52, iss.3, pp. 298-304 (2009) [Russian version:  Uspekhi Physicheskih Nauk, v. 179, iss. 3, pp. 322-328 (2009)]

• [3] M.A. Bolshov, Y.A. Kuritsyn, V.V. Liger, V.R. Mironenko, S.B. Leonov, D.A. Yarantsev, "Measurements of gas parameters in plasma-assisted supersonic combustion processes using diode laser spectroscopy" // Quantum Electronics, 39 (9), 869-878 (2009).

• [4] I.Y. Eremchev, A.V. Naumov, A.A. Gorshelev, Y.G. Vainer, L. Kador, J. Kohler, "Do impurity chromophores affect the tunneling dynamics of an amorphous polymer? Investigation by single-molecule spectroscopy" // Molecular Physics, 107 (18), 1943-1953 (2009).

• [5] I.Y. Eremchev, A.V. Naumov, Y.G. Vainer, L. Kador, "Effect of impurity molecules on the low-temperature vibrational dynamics of polyisobutylene: Investigation by single-molecule spectroscopy" // Journal of Chemical Physics, 130 (18), 184507 (2009).

• [6] A.V. Kalinin, V.N. Krasheninnikov, A.V. Potapov, "Effect of dispersion structure variation on chemometrical calibration of near-infrared spectrometer: Protein fractions in milk and reversed micelles solutions" // Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems, 97 (1), 33-38 (2009).

• [7] M.A. Kol'chenko, A.A.L. Nicolet, M.D. Galouzis, C. Hofmann, B. Kozankiewicz, M. Orrit, "Single molecules detect ultra-slow oscillators in a molecular crystal excited by ac voltages" // New Journal of Physics, 11, 023037 (2009).

• [8] A.V. Naumov, Y.G. Vainer, L. Kador, "Frequency dependence of the quadratic electron-phonon coupling constant in a polymer glass: Direct measurement by single-molecule spectroscopy" // Physical Review B, 79 (13), 132201 (2009).

• [9] A.V. Potapov, V.A. Panfilov, A.A. Dolgov, L.A. Surin, B.S. Dumesh, "Microwave spectroscopy of the weakly bound CO-ortho-D-2 molecular complex" // Optics and Spectroscopy, 106 (5), 655-659 (2009).

• [10] A.V. Potapov, L.A. Surin, V.A. Panfilov, B.S. Dumesh, "Millimeter-wave spectroscopy of weakly bound molecular complexes: Isotopologues of He-CO" // Optics and Spectroscopy, 106 (2), 183-189 (2009).

• [11] A.V. Potapov, L.A. Surin, V.A. Panfilov, B.S. Dumesh, T.F. Giesen, S. Schlemmer, P.L. Raston, W. Jager, "Rotational Spectroscopy of the Co-Para-H-2 Molecular Complex" // Astrophysical Journal, 703 (2), 2108-2112 (2009).

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