Handbook of Materials Characterization

Description

This book focuses on the widely used experimental techniques available for the structural, morphological, and spectroscopic characterization of materials. Recent developments in a wide range of experimental techniques and their application to the quantification of materials properties are an essential side of this book. Moreover, it provides concise but thorough coverage of the practical and theoretical aspects of the analytical techniques used to characterize a wide variety of functional nanomaterials. The book provides an overview of widely used characterization techniques for a broad audience: from beginners and graduate students, to advanced specialists in both academia and industry. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Neutron Diffraction: A tool for the Magnetic Properties (Pablo Leite Bernardo, Helio Salim de Amorim)....Pages 1-35 Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering to Analyze the Morphological Properties of Nanoparticulated Systems (Oscar Moscoso Londoño, Pablo Tancredi, Patricia Rivas, Diego Muraca, Leandro M. Socolovsky, Marcelo Knobel)....Pages 37-75 Dynamic Light Scattering: Effective Sizing Technique for Characterization of Magnetic Nanoparticles (Sim Siong Leong, Wei Ming Ng, JitKang Lim, Swee Pin Yeap)....Pages 77-111 Scanning Electron Microscopy: Principle and Applications in Nanomaterials Characterization (Kalsoom Akhtar, Shahid Ali Khan, Sher Bahadar Khan, Abdullah M. Asiri)....Pages 113-145 TEM for Atomic-Scale Study: Fundamental, Instrumentation, and Applications in Nanotechnology (Yasir Javed, Khuram Ali, Kanwal Akhtar, Jawaria, M. Irfan Hussain, Gulzar Ahmad et al.)....Pages 147-216 Materials Characterization Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: From Fundamentals to Advanced Applications (Suryakanti Debata, Trupti R. Das, Rashmi Madhuri, Prashant K. Sharma)....Pages 217-261 Atomic and Magnetic Force Studies of Co Thin Films and Nanoparticles: Understanding the Surface Correlation Using Fractal Studies (Indra Sulania, R. P. Yadav, Ranjeet Kumar Karn)....Pages 263-291 Optical Spectroscopy and Its Applications in Inorganic Materials (Marcio Aurélio Pinheiro Almeida, Adeilton Pereira Maciel)....Pages 293-315 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy: Fundamentals and Application in Functional Groups and Nanomaterials Characterization (Shahid Ali Khan, Sher Bahadar Khan, Latif Ullah Khan, Aliya Farooq, Kalsoom Akhtar, Abdullah M. Asiri)....Pages 317-344 Rare Earth Luminescence: Electronic Spectroscopy and Applications (Latif Ullah Khan, Zahid U. Khan)....Pages 345-404 Raman Spectroscopy: A Potential Characterization Tool for Carbon Materials (Padmnabh Rai, Satish Kumar Dubey)....Pages 405-434 Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Fundamental Principles and Applications (Jagdish Kumar)....Pages 435-495 Introduction to X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Its Applications in Material Science (Aditya Sharma, Jitendra Pal Singh, Sung Ok Won, Keun Hwa Chae, Surender Kumar Sharma, Shalendra Kumar)....Pages 497-548 31P Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy of Adsorbed Phosphorous Probe Molecules: Acidity Characterization of Solid Acid Carbonaceous Materials for Catalytic Applications (Bhaskar Garg)....Pages 549-596 Back Matter ....Pages 597-613