The use of near-infrared FT Raman spectroscopy in the study of SERS

Near infrared Fourier Transform Raman spectroscopy has been used to study the SERS of a number of electrode-solution interfaces. These measurements are illustrated by the following examples: the adsorption of pyridine on Ag, Cu and Au surfaces; the adsorption of ferri- and ferrocyanide ions on Au electrodes in two different support electrolytes; the behaviour of the corrosion inhibitors benzotriazole and 2-aminopyrimidine at Cu surfaces. Measurements of the DSERS spectra of pyridine at Ag electrodes and of normal Raman spectra of pyridine at Pt electrodes are also reported. The results are also compared with data taken by conventional methods in the visible region and the advantages of this newly developed technique are assessed.