Ellipsometry of Functional Organic Surfaces and Films

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This new edition provides a state-of-the-art survey of ellipsometric methods used to study organic films and surfaces, from laboratory to synchrotron applications, with a special focus on in-situ use in processing environments and at solid-liquid interfaces. Thanks to the development of functional organic, meta- and hybrid materials for new optical, electronic, sensing and biotechnological devices, the ellipsometric analysis of optical and material properties has made tremendous strides over the past few years. The second edition has been updated to reflect the latest advances in ellipsometric methods. The new content focuses on the study of anisotropic materials, conjugated polymers, polarons, self-assembled monolayers, industrial membranes, adsorption of proteins, enzymes and RGD-peptides, as well as the correlation of ellipsometric spectra to structure and molecular interactions. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxvi Ellipsometry: A Survey of Concept (Christoph Cobet)....Pages 1-27 Front Matter ....Pages 29-29 Adsorption of Proteins at Solid Surfaces (Hans Arwin)....Pages 31-48 DNA Structures on Silicon and Diamond (Simona D. Pop, Karsten Hinrichs, Sylvia Wenmackers, Christoph Cobet, Norbert Esser, Dietrich R. T. Zahn)....Pages 49-62 Thickness and Beyond. Exploiting Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and Atomic Force Nanolithography for the Investigation of Ultrathin Interfaces of Biologic Interest (Pietro Parisse, Ilaria Solano, Michele Magnozzi, Francesco Bisio, Loredana Casalis, Ornella Cavalleri et al.)....Pages 63-93 Front Matter ....Pages 95-95 Glass Transition of Polymers with Different Architectures in the Confinement of Nanoscopic Films (Michael Erber, Martin Tress, Eva Bittrich, Lars Bittrich, Klaus-Jochen Eichhorn)....Pages 97-114 Polymer Brushes, Hydrogels, Polyelectrolyte Multilayers: Stimuli-Responsivity and Control of Protein Adsorption (Eva Bittrich, Andreas Furchner, Meike Koenig, Dennis Aulich, Petra Uhlmann, Karsten Hinrichs et al.)....Pages 115-143 Structure and Interactions of Polymer Thin Films from Infrared Ellipsometry (Andreas Furchner)....Pages 145-171 In Situ Spectroscopic Ellipsometry in the Field of Industrial Membranes (Wojciech Ogieglo)....Pages 173-195 Front Matter ....Pages 197-197 Systems of Nanoparticles with SAMs and Polymers (Thomas W. H. Oates)....Pages 199-223 Detection of Organic Attachment onto Highly Ordered Three-Dimensional Nanostructure Thin Films by Generalized Ellipsometry and Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Techniques (Keith B. Rodenhausen, Daniel Schmidt, Charles Rice, Tino Hofmann, Eva Schubert, Mathias Schubert)....Pages 225-245 Polarizing Natural Nanostructures (Kenneth Järrendahl, Hans Arwin)....Pages 247-268 Front Matter ....Pages 269-269 Polymer Blends and Composites (Stergios Logothetidis)....Pages 271-294 Small Organic Molecules (Ovidiu D. Gordan, Dietrich R. T. Zahn)....Pages 295-317 Optical Dielectric Properties of Thin Films Formed by Organic Dye Aggregates (Katy Roodenko, Peter Thissen)....Pages 319-333 Conjugated Polymers: Relationship Between Morphology and Optical Properties (Maria Isabel Alonso, Mariano Campoy-Quiles)....Pages 335-353 Polarons in Conjugated Polymers (Christoph Cobet, Jacek Gasiorowski, Dominik Farka, Philipp Stadler)....Pages 355-387 Front Matter ....Pages 389-389 Coupling Spectroscopic Ellipsometry and Quartz Crystal Microbalance to Study Organic Films at the Solid–Liquid Interface (Ralf P. Richter, Keith B. Rodenhausen, Nico B. Eisele, Mathias Schubert)....Pages 391-417 TIRE and SPR-Enhanced SE for Adsorption Processes (Hans Arwin)....Pages 419-435 In-Line Quality Control of Organic Thin Film Fabrication on Rigid and Flexible Substrates (Argiris Laskarakis, Stergios Logothetidis)....Pages 437-458 Application of In-Situ IR-Ellipsometry in Silicon Electrochemistry to Study Ultrathin Films (Jörg Rappich, Karsten Hinrichs, Guoguang Sun, Xin Zhang)....Pages 459-479 Front Matter ....Pages 481-481 Characterization of Thin Organic Films with Surface-Sensitive FTIR Spectroscopy (Katy Roodenko, Damien Aureau, Florent Yang, Peter Thissen, Jörg Rappich)....Pages 483-503 Brilliant Infrared Light Sources for Micro-ellipsometric Studies of Organic Thin Films (Michael Gensch)....Pages 505-518 Front Matter ....Pages 519-519 Common Polymers and Proteins (Andreas Furchner, Dennis Aulich)....Pages 521-527 Organic Materials for Optoelectronic Applications (Andreas Furchner, Dennis Aulich)....Pages 529-538 Back Matter ....Pages 539-547