1) First "Raman Academy" video on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOuHzXUtTCg) demonstrating the confocal performance of the XploRA. Remember that you can maximize the YouTube video which will allow you to better see the details.
2) Second "Raman Academy" video on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiprqFU0U1s). It describes the presentation and analysis of spectra acquired by confocal Raman spectroscopy to generate an axial depth profile in a multilayer polymer film.
3) Third "Raman Academy" video on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd6kz7XQpoU). It demonstrates the effect of order and alignment induced by stretching a polyethylene film and the consequential effect on the Raman spectrum when the incident laser polarization is parallel to the stretch axis.
4) Fourth "Raman Academy" video on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UibMYq0VFfA). It demonstrates the importance of choosing the appropriate sample substrate, particularly when the incident laser excitation is 785 nm. This is not a scientifically exciting video, and is probably a genuine bore to those already aware of the problem. However, many of our customers are unaware of the substantial luminescent background, and therefore increased noise level, contributed by the glass microscope slide when performing micro-Raman spectroscopy with 785 nm excitation on transparent samples. Please feel free to send this URL to your students and colleagues alike. Remember that you can maximize the YouTube video which will allow you to better see the details.
5) Fifth "Raman Academy" video on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dPzIQEVEtc). It teaches the chemical physics of the Raman effect through classical electrodynamic theory. Of course, classical electrodynamic theory cannot explain the quantized nature of the vibrational transitions nor the differences in the signal strengths of Stokes and anti-Stokes Raman scattering. That will come in a subsequent video in which I'll explain Raman scattering through quantum mechanics.
6) The sixth Raman Academy video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEnLZHXaAkI) is on Raman spectroscopy of molecular electronic materials. Specifically, micro-Raman spectroscopy of Rubrene with spectra obtained from reagent grade single grains are shown and the sensitivity to crystal habit and orientation are discussed. There has been a major effort in recent years to develop field effect transistors based on organic compounds such as rubrene and pentacene. Single crystals of these compounds show the best performance, particularly when oriented such that the crystal axes with the highest electron and hole mobilities are aligned with the circuit design for current flow. If applied to molecular electronic device structures, micro-Raman spectroscopy can be used to characterize the chemical bonding, crystal form, and spatial uniformity of crystal orientation, all of which relate to the device performance.
7) The seventh video is about Raman imaging of the spatial heterogeneity of solid-state structure found in a polysilicon test pattern (http://youtu.be/Cf41DKhPzCs).
8) The eighth video is about Raman image registration (http://youtu.be/rhHCOz-YEtc) and its correspondence to the reflected light image. Spatial variations in ion implant damage, strain, and even polysilicon grain size and film thickness are demonstrated through Raman imaging.
9) The ninth video consists of a brief discussion of polarized Raman spectroscopy followed by a video presentation of real time polarized Raman spectroscopy of single crystal lithium niobate. The video is posted at http://youtu.be/96ob6wY-6t8 .
10) The tenth video is a full length webinar titled Raman Crystallography, In Theory & In Practice. This webinar covers the application of group theory and polarization selections rules to solid state materials. Also, the Polarization / Orientation micro-Raman method is explained with examples (http://www.horiba.com/scientific/products/raman-spectroscopy/raman-academy/webinars/raman-crystallography-webinar/).
11) The eleventh video is about fast Raman imaging of the 2D nanomaterial MoS2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzctmrDKPy8)
12) The twelfth video answers the question "Why are the Raman Spectra of Crystalline and Amorphous Solids Different?" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3-M_RLXrlY).
13) The thirteenth video is titled "Polarization Effects in Raman Spectroscopy" and was hosted by Penn State as part of their materials characterization webinar series (https://psu.zoom.us/rec/share/uehJcYrt3ERJWKP02m7aAosNWbW9X6a8g3VI-vIOmkpdBo4GNTdZmxgYgTgkleSH).
14) The fourteenth video is titled "Raman Spectroscopy and Imaging With Applications" and was hosted by Tennessee State University (https://zoom.us/rec/share/wuE2A6Hf5HNIe42X-VHSYIMCE67gaaa81icY-fRcxEfR42vQ8pbw1l3nSxCf3kOx).
15) The fifteenth video is a lecture describing and explaining the effect of microscope objectives and their numerical apertures on the Raman spectra of crystals (https://youtu.be/rZChNikEDio).
16) The sixteenth Raman Academy video on YouTube is a lecture describing laser wavelength selection and avoiding fluorescence when acquiring a Raman spectrum (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OErhf0eCKOw).
17) The seventeenth Raman Academy video on YouTube is a lecture that explains the difference between Raman scattering and photoluminescence. It also gives examples and discusses the interpretation of photoluminescence spectra of 2D crystals, transition metal impurities, and lanthanides. (https://youtu.be/r38-40zN7to).
The website for the 2021 Short Course on Raman Spectroscopy hosted by Stanford University can be found here (https://nanolabs.stanford.edu/raman-universe-perfect-guide-stellar-research) with abstracts and speaker biographies.
18) Stanford University lecture titled Raman Spectroscopy: Fundamentals, applications and Instrumentation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeFzbkp6nh0).
19) Stanford University lecture titled Raman Imaging: Visualizing the Spatial Variation of Chemical Bonding and Solid-State Structure (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zSO2nUWO3s).
20) Stanford University lecture titled Raman Crystallography: Applying Raman Polarization Selection Rules in Theory and Practice (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kz2tvW26HP0).
21) Stanford University lecture on Raman topics chosen by short course attendees: 1) Solid-state structure: Crystalline, amorphous, microcrystalline and nanocrystalline; 2) Polarized Raman; 3) Photoluminescence spectroscopy using a Raman spectrometer; 4) Stress and strain. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RfwOoG9q4M).
22) The 22nd Raman Academy video on YouTube is a previously recorded webinar titled Raman Spectroscopy with Practical Applications (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXVS0Q0WuUY&t=76s).
23) The 23rd Raman Academy video on YouTube provides an introduction to resonance Raman spectroscopy (https://youtu.be/nPaHZZR_p74).