Applications of Analytical Techniques to the Characterization of Materials 1991 edition

Marc Notes: Proceedings of an American Chemical Society Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry symposium on Applications of Analytical Techniques to the Characterization of Materials, held August 29-30, 1990, in Washington, D. C.--T.p. verso.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Application of Combined XRay Photoelectron/Auger Spectroscopy to Studies of Inorganic Materials (D. L. Perry). XRay Photoelectron and Ion Scattering Spectroscopic Studies of Composites (J. G. Dillard). Diffraction and Mossbauer Spectroscopic Characterization of Mixed Metal Oxides (F. J. Berry). Characterization of High Temperature Superconductors with Raman Spectroscopy (E. Faulques, R. E. Russo). Applications of AC Complex Impedance Spectroscopy to Fast Ion Conducting Lithium Silicate Gels (L. C. Klein et al.). Applications of the Mossbauer Effect to the Characterization of Materials (G. J. Long, F. Grandjean). Laser Mass Spectral Analysis of Rubber Surfaces (W. H. Waddell). The Uses of Thermogravimetric Analysis and Infrared Spectroscopy for Characterizing Supported Catalysts (M. G. White). Index."Publisher Marketing: Over the last several years, the field of materials science has witnessed an explosion of new, advanced materials. They encompass many uses and include superconductors, alloys, glasses, and catalysts. Not only are there quite a number of new enhies into these generic classes of materials, but the materials themselves represent a wide array of physical forms as well. Bulk materials, for example, are being synthesized and applica tions found for them, while still other materials are being synthesized as thin films for yet still more new (and in some cases, as yet unknown) applications. The field continues to expand with (thankfully!) no end in sight as to the number of new possibilities. As work progresses in this area, there is an ever increasing demand for knowing not only what material is formed as an end product but also details of the route by which it is made. The knowledge of reaction mechanisms in their synthesis many times allows a researcher to tailor a preparative scheme to either arrive at the final product in a purer state or with a better yield. Also, a good fundamental experimental knowledge of impuri ties present in the final material helps the investigator get more insight into making it."

Contributor Bio:  American Chemical Society Katrin Kneipp received her Diplom and Ph. D. degree in Physics and Dr.sc. in Physical Chemistry from Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany. Her current research interests at Harvard Medical School include single molecule and nanoscale spectroscopies and their broad interdisciplinaryapplications. Ricardo F. Aroca, obtained his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Chile, PhD in Chemistry from Moscow State University. Presently he is University Professor at the University of Windsor.and fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada. His research is in surface-enhancedvibrational spectroscopy and its analytical applications. Nanostructure fabrication and characterization. Harald Kneipp received his Diplom in Physics from Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, and a Ph. D. degree in Physics from the Academy of Sciences in Berlin. He conducted research in the fields of plasma physics, nonlinear optics, and laser physics and development. His current interests includeapplications of lasers and optical spectroscopy at the frontiers of science and medicine. After graduating with a BSc (Hons) from University College Dublin (NUI) Edeline Wentrup-Byrne obtained her PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Her research interests include the use of vibrational spectroscopy to study naturally occurring biomaterials, thesurface-modification of fluorinated bone-repair materials (ePTFE) and the development of degradable polymeric scaffolds for use in bone repair applications. In addition, she is working with a multi-disciplinary team and a Brisbane-based industry Tissue Therapies to develop a novel skinwound-healingbandage therapy. Currently she is a member of the Tissue Repair and Regeneration Program in the QUT Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation.