Physical Methods in Chemistry and Nano Science

by Pavan M. V. Raja & Andrew R. Barron

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This book is intended as a survey of research techniques used in modern chemistry, materials science, and nano science. The topics are grouped, not be method per se, but with regard to the type of information that can be obtained.

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Rice University
Subjects
Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry
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CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
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Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Elemental Analysis
  7. 1.1: Introduction to Elemental Analysis
  8. 1.2: Spot Tests
  9. 1.3: Introduction to Combustion Analysis
  10. 1.4: Introduction to Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
  11. 1.5: ICP-AES Analysis of Nanoparticles
  12. 1.6: ICP-MS for Trace Metal Analysis
  13. 1.7: Ion Selective Electrode Analysis
  14. 1.8: A Practical Introduction to X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
  15. 1.9: Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA)
  16. 1.10: Total Carbon Analysis
  17. 1.11: Fluorescence Spectroscopy
  18. 1.12: An Introduction to Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy
  19. 1.13: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  20. 1.14: Auger Electron Spectroscopy
  21. 1.15: Rutherford Backscattering of Thin Films
  22. 1.16: An Accuracy Assessment of the Refinement of Crystallographic Positional Metal Disorder in Molecular Solid Solutions
  23. 1.17: Principles of Gamma-ray Spectroscopy and Applications in Nuclear Forensics
  24. 2: Physical and Thermal Analysis
  25. 2.1: Melting Point Analysis
  26. 2.2: Molecular Weight Determination
  27. 2.3: BET Surface Area Analysis of Nanoparticles
  28. 2.4: Dynamic Light Scattering
  29. 2.5: Zeta Potential Analysis
  30. 2.6: Viscosity
  31. 2.7: Electrochemistry
  32. 2.8: Thermal Analysis
  33. 2.9: Electrical Permittivity Characterization of Aqueous Solutions
  34. 2.10: Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
  35. 2.11: Finding a Representative Lithology
  36. 3: Principles of Gas Chromatography
  37. 3.1: Principles of Gas Chromatography
  38. 3.2: High Performance Liquid chromatography
  39. 3.3: Basic Principles of Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Supercrtical Fluid Extraction
  40. 3.4: Supercritical Fluid Chromatography
  41. 3.5: Ion Chromatography
  42. 3.6: Capillary Electrophoresis
  43. 4: Chemical Speciation
  44. 4.1: Magnetism
  45. 4.2: IR Spectroscopy
  46. 4.3: Raman Spectroscopy
  47. 4.4: UV-Visible Spectroscopy
  48. 4.5: Photoluminescence, Phosphorescence, and Fluorescence Spectroscopy
  49. 4.6: Mössbauer Spectroscopy
  50. 4.7: NMR Spectroscopy
  51. 4.8: EPR Spectroscopy
  52. 4.9: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  53. 4.10: ESI-QTOF-MS Coupled to HPLC and its Application for Food Safety
  54. 4.11: Mass Spectrometry
  55. 5: Reactions Kinetics and Pathways
  56. 5.1: Dynamic Headspace Gas Chromatography Analysis
  57. 5.2: Gas Chromatography Analysis of the Hydrodechlorination Reaction of Trichloroethene
  58. 5.3: Temperature-Programmed Desorption Mass Spectroscopy Applied in Surface Chemistry
  59. 6: Dynamic Processes
  60. 6.1: NMR of Dynamic Systems- An Overview
  61. 6.2: Determination of Energetics of Fluxional Molecules by NMR
  62. 6.3: Rolling Molecules on Surfaces Under STM Imaging
  63. 7: Molecular and Solid State Structure
  64. 7.1: Crystal Structure
  65. 7.2: Structures of Element and Compound Semiconductors
  66. 7.3: X-ray Crystallography
  67. 7.4: Low Energy Electron Diffraction
  68. 7.5: Neutron Diffraction
  69. 7.6: XAFS
  70. 7.7: Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy and its Application for Determination of Secondary Structure of Optically Active Species
  71. 7.8: Protein Analysis using Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectroscopy
  72. 7.9: The Analysis of Liquid Crystal Phases using Polarized Optical Microscopy
  73. 8: Structure at the Nano Scale
  74. 8.1: Microparticle Characterization via Confocal Microscopy
  75. 8.2: Transmission Electron Microscopy
  76. 8.3: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
  77. 8.4: Magnetic Force Microscopy
  78. 8.5: Spectroscopic Characterization of Nanoparticles
  79. 8.6: Measuring the Specific Surface Area of Nanoparticle Suspensions using NMR
  80. 8.7: Characterization of Graphene by Raman Spectroscopy
  81. 8.8: Characterization of Covalently Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
  82. 8.9: Characterization of Bionanoparticles by Electrospray-Differential Mobility Analysis
  83. 9: Surface Morphology and Structure
  84. 9.1: Interferometry
  85. 9.2: Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
  86. 9.3: SEM and its Applications for Polymer Science
  87. 9.4: Catalyst Characterization Using Thermal Conductivity Detector
  88. 9.5: Nanoparticle Deposition Studies Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance
  89. 10: Device Performance
  90. 10.1: A Simple Test Apparatus to Verify the Photoresponse of Experimental Photovoltaic Materials and Prototype Solar Cells
  91. 10.2: Measuring Key Transport Properties of FET Devices
  92. Back Matter
  93. Index
  94. Detailed Licensing