Patent ID: 9304086
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. A surface enhanced Raman spectrometry apparatus, comprising: a transparent substrate; a metal member that causes surface enhanced Raman scattering to occur, formed on a surface of the transparent substrate; a pressing mechanism that presses a sample placed in contact with the metal member against the metal member; a measuring light irradiating optical system that irradiates a measuring light beam onto the sample through the transparent substrate; and a light detecting section that spectrally detects Raman scattered light, which is generated when the measuring light beam is irradiated onto the sample, through the transparent substrate; the metal member has a structure of protrusions and recesses in which the sizes of the protrusions and recesses is smaller than the wavelength of the measuring light beam; and the metal member being constituted by a structure layer having protrusions and recesses formed by boehmite and a metal layer formed on the structure layer having protrusions and recesses.