ABSTRACT
Raman scattering, a spectroscopic technique whereby light is inelastically scattered by atomic vibrations, has been the main tool to study such vibrations over the years. Recently, it has started to reveal its full potential with experiments on very high quality samples. is is due to the fact that vibrations are very sensitive to the exact microscopic structure. As the detection of light inelastically scattered by a single nanoparticle is not yet
possible for very small nanoparticles, more monodisperse systems are needed. Having systems for which the shape and size of the nanoparticles are controlled as well as their crystallinity and environment enables the observation of experimental features that would otherwise be hidden by inhomogeneous broadening.
