Applications of Analytical Techniques to the Characterization of Materials / Edition 1

by D.L. Perry

Overview

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 applications 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306441899
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	03/31/1992
Edition description:	1991
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.39(d)

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 Mössbauer 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 Mössbauer 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.

Editorial Reviews

The selected and supplemented proceedings of an August 1990 symposium in Washington, DC. The eight papers show how examples of the broad range of new materials--inorganic salts and materials, superconductors, composites, catalysts, ceramics, and oxides--can be analyzed with new techniques, including Mossbauer, Raman, and infrared spectroscopy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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