IKBFU Scientists Developed a New Method of Studying Amber

The researchers used a Raman spectroscopy method to analyze anthracene derivatives in amber. This will make it possible to identify the target components in the stone and their changes.

Andrey Zyubin, Senior researcher at IKBFU “Nanophotonics” science center:
Quantum-chemical modeling by DFT-methods (density functional theory methods) for theoretical identification of individual spectral components of amber was carried out in the course of the work. Methods based on scattering amplification from stone components were also demonstrated, and mathematical modeling techniques were applied to more accurately identify components in amber.

If grant funding will be obtained, the authors of the project are planning to analyze various types of amber, select other components and refine the obtained methods in the future. According to scientists, the developed methodology can also be adapted for other applied tasks related to amber, the report noted.

Simulation of the experimental data obtained was carried out within the framework of the NOMC " Sofia Kovalevskaya North-West Center for Mathematical Research."