Designing and building a 3D printed low cost modular Raman spectrometer

Authors

  • Onur Aydogan Eskisehir Osmangazi University
  • Erol Tasal Eskisehir Osmangazi University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23726/cij.2017.799

Keywords:

Raman spectroscopy, Raman spectrometer, 3D printing, experimental innovation.

Abstract

Raman spectroscopy is broadly used in both industrial and academic communities, including nanotechnology, biology, materials engineering, physics, pharmaceutical industry and environment protection monitoring. Most of these devices are worth thousands of dollars and usually require a PhD-level assistant to operate them, hence they are usually not available for college and undergraduate students. The present paper describes an affordable, easy-to-use, Raman spectrometer that can be built with commercially available electronics and optics and 3D printing. A Crossed Czerny Turner spectrometer optical configuration has been built with a linear CCD module driven by a Nucleo F401RE and Raspberry Pi. Raman spectra of Rhodamine B liquid was obtained. We propose that this system could make it easier for universities to build and use an affordable, effective, easy-to-use, Raman spectrometer for educational purposes. Introducing this technology to students with an affordable, easy-to-use, device as early as possible would help universities and colleges to draw attention to studying science. Further research into the development of affordable and effective Raman spectrometers has the potential to pave the way for broadening the application of this technology in more innovative ways in the daily lives of future residents of smart cities.

Author Biographies

Onur Aydogan, Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Onur Aydogan is a physicist and entrepreneur currently living in the UK. He is having his MSc in Atomic and Molecular Physics at Eskisehir Osmangazi University under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erol Tasal. Onur has experience in building hardware such as Active Noise Cancellation devices, 3D printers, and more recently molecular spectrometer. He also participated at the PORT in 2015 where they build a solar powered kiosk for reguees.
His start-up, Sanctum, working in AI-based active noise cancellation in London received funding from University of Oxford and Ministry of Defence. Onur holds an Exceptional Talent Visa in the UK; an endorsement that is given to 200 people per annum by Tech City UK. Previously, he worked at Middle East Technical University during which he also participated at CERN.

Erol Tasal, Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Eskisehir Osmangazi University - Department of Physics - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erol Tasal

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erol Tasal is an Associated Professor of Atomic and Molecular Physics in Eskisehir Osmangazi University Turkey. His articles are cited more than 200 times and he has more than 30 articles on atomic and molecular physics. He is constantly working with molecular spectrometers like IR, Raman, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). He is also in charge of the Molecular Laser Spectroscopy Research Laboratory in Eskisehir Osmangazi University. He is giving lectures in Physics and Engineering departments as well as for MSc and PhD students in Physics Department. He wrote a book called "Atomic and Molecular Physics" which is being taught at the physics department of Eskisehir Osmangazi University.

He had several research projects funded both Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey" as well as Eskisehir Osmangazi University. "Designing and Building a Low-Cost 3D Printed Raman Spectrometer was funded by Eskisehir Osmangazi University two years ago and recently the project is completed with success.

His research projects and articles were accepted to several international conferences. 

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Published

2018-12-21

How to Cite

Aydogan, O., & Tasal, E. (2018). Designing and building a 3D printed low cost modular Raman spectrometer. CERN IdeaSquare Journal of Experimental Innovation, 2(2), 3–14. https://doi.org/10.23726/cij.2017.799

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Original Articles

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