Methods in Physical Chemistry

Thanks to the progress made in instruments and techniques, the methods in physical chemistry have developed rapidly over the pastfew decades, making them increasingly valuable for scientists of many disciplines.These two must-have volumes meet the needs of the scientific community for a thorough overview of all the important methods currentlyused. As such, this work bridges the gap between standard textbooks and review articles, covering a large number of methods, as well as themotivation behind their use.A uniform approach is adopted throughout both volumes, while the critical comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of each methodmakes this a valuable reference for physical chemists and other scientists working with these techniques.

List of contents

Volume 1PART I: Gas PhaseMANIPULATING THE MOTION OF COMPLEX MOLECULES: DEFLECTION, FOCUSING, AND DECELERATION OF MOLECULAR BEAMS FOR QUANTUM-STATE ANDCONFORMER SELECTIONIntroduction: Controlled MoleculesExperimental MethodsExperimental DetailsSelected ApplicationsConclusions and PerspectivesLASER IONIZATION SPECTROSCOPYIntroductionBasic PrinciplesExperimental MethodsCase StudiesConclusions and PerspectivesSupplementary MaterialMASS SPECTROMETRY FOR ION CHEMISTRY AND LINKS FROM THE GAS PHASE TO 'REAL' PROCESSESIntroductionKey Experimental MethodsIon StructuresIon EnergeticsReactions of Neutral Molecules Studied by Mass SpectrometryIon CatalysisSummary and PerspectivesPART II: Condensed-PhaseSOLID STATE NMR: A VERSATILE TOOL IN SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS SCIENCEIntroductionBasic PrinciplesExperimental TechniquesSelected ApplicationsConclusionSupplementary MaterialEPR - ESR - EMR, AN ONGOING SUCCESS STORYIntroductionBasic PrinciplesExperimental MethodsCase StudiesConclusions and PerspectivesSupplementary MaterialBROADBAND CONDUCTIVITY SPECTROSCOPY FOR STUDYING THE DYNAMICS OF MOBILE IONS IN MATERIALS WITH DISORDERED STRUCTURESIntroduction: 'Microscopy in Time' in Disordered Ionic MaterialsExperimental Techniques: Spanning More Than 17 Decades in FrequencyLinear Response Theory: Current Density and ConductivityConductivity Spectra: Universal Properties Detected'First' Universality: Spectra and Modeling'Second' Universality: Spectra and ModelingX-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY - THE METHOD AND ITS APPLICATIONSIntroduction Basic Principles - the EXAFS EquationExperimental MethodsCase StudiesConclusionDIFFRACTION METHODS: STRUCTURE DETERMINATION AND PHASE ANALYSIS OF SOLIDSIntroduction: Diffraction - What for?Basic Principles of the Elastic Interaction of Radiation and Periodic Arrays of AtomsMethods and Their ApplicationsSummary: Diffractometry-Where To?SMALL-ANGLE X-RAY AND NEUTRON SCATTERING - TWO COMPLEMENTARY METHODS TO STUDY SOFT MATTER STRUCTUREIntroductionBasic Theory of Small-Angle ScatteringX-Rays and NeutronsSelected ApplicationsConclusionsPERTURBED GAMMA TO GAMMA ANGULAR CORRELATIONIntroductionBasic PrinciplesCase StudiesConclusions and PerspectivesMÖSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPYIntroductionBasic PrinciplesExperimental MethodsCase Studies and Selected ApplicationsOutlookELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY AS AN EXPERIMENTAL PROBE FOR THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC SITUATION OF SOLIDSIntroductionBasics of EELSSelected Applications of EELSOutlookVolume 2PART III: InterfacesRAMAN SPECTROSCOPY: PRINCIPLES, BENEFITS, AND APPLICATIONSIntroductionBasic Principles: Raman ScatteringExperimental MethodsApplications of Raman SpectroscopyConclusionDIFFUSE REFLECTANCE INFRARED FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROSCOPY: AN IN SITU METHOD FOR THE STUDY OF THE NATURE AND DYNAMICS OF SURFACE INTERMEDIATESIntroductionBasic PrinciplesExperimental Set-UpApplication ExamplesSummaryPHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY: ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION, CHEMICAL BONDING, AND ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF SURFACES AND INTERFACESIntroductionExperimental ProcedureCase Studies: XPSCase Studies: UPSConclusions and PerspectivesSupplementary MaterialPHOTOELECTRON MICROSCOPY: IMAGING TOOLS FOR THE STUDY OF SURFACE REACTIONS WITH TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL RESOLUTIONIntroductionBasic Principles: Photoelectron-Based Analytical TechniquesExperimental MethodsCase Studies (Selected Applications)Conclusions and PerspectivesSupplementary MaterialSECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY - A POWERFUL TOOL FOR STUDYING ELEMENTAL DISTRIBUTIONS OVER VARIOUS LENGTH SCALESIntroductionBasic PrinciplesExperimental MethodsCase StudiesConclusions and PerspectivesSupplementary MaterialAPPLICATION OF THE QUARTZ MICROBALANCE IN ELECTROCHEMISTRYIntroductionBasic PrinciplesExperimental MethodsCase StudiesConclusions and PerspectivesSupplementary MaterialTHE SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPE IN ELECTROCHEMISTRY: AN ATOMISTIC VIEW OF ELECTROCHEMISTRYIntroductionBasic PrinciplesExperimental MethodsCase StudiesConclusion and PerspectivesSupplementary MaterialLOW-ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION: CRYSTALLOGRAPHY OF SURFACES AND INTERFACESIntroductionBasic PrinciplesExperimentApplicationsConclusions and PerspectivesPART IV: Biomolecules and MaterialsFEMTOSECOND VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPIES AND APPLICATIONS TO HYDROGEN-BOND DYNAMICS IN CONDENSED PHASESIntroductionVibrational Pump - Probe SpectroscopyApplicationsSummaryTHZ TECHNOLOGY AND THZ SPECTROSCOPY: MODELING AND EXPERIMENTS TO STUDY SOLVATION DYNAMICS OF BIOMOLECULESTHz TechnologyTHz SpectroscopyTHz Spectroscopy of Solvated ProbesBiomolecule Solvation and Terahertz Dynamics: Important ConceptsPrecise Measurements of the THz Absorption CoefficientTHz Spectroscopy of Solvated ProteinsKITA: Kinetic THz Absorption SpectroscopyFurther Application of THz Absorption SpectroscopySINGLE-MOLECULE FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY: THE ULTIMATE LIMIT OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY IN THE CONDENSED PHASEIntroductionBasic PrinciplesMethodsSingle Quantum Systems: Anti-Bunching, Blinking, AnisotropyConclusions and PerspectivesRelated Fields of ResearchSCANNING PROBE METHODS: FROM MICROSCOPY TO SENSINGIntroductionBasic Principles and Experimental TechniquesApplicationsSummary and ConclusionSUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM INTERFERENCE DEVICE MAGNETOMETRYIntroductionBasic PrinciplesExperimental Magnetometrical MethodsSelected ApplicationsSupplementary MaterialTRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPYIntroductionComponents of a TEM InstrumentSpecimen PreparationElectron DiffractionImage ContrastHigh Resolution ImagingSummary

About the author

Peter C. Schmidt is a retired Professor of Physical Chemistry at the Technical University of Darmstadt. He is working in the field of Theoretical Solid State Chemistry. From 1992 to 1998 he was editor of the Berichte der Bunsen-Gesellschaft, an international Journal of Physical Chemistry, and from 1999 to 2010 he was the editor of the Bunsen-Magazin, a journal of the German Bunsen Society of Physical Chemistry.

Rolf Schäfer is a Professor of Physical Chemistry at the Technical University of Darmstadt. His major interest is in small clusters, isolated in the gas phase but also supported on surfaces. He is focussed on the development of molecular beam and surface science techniques to study the magnetic, optical, catalytic and thermal properties of clusters in dependence of size and composition. At present, he is the editor of the Bunsen-Magazin, a journal of the German Bunsen Society of Physical Chemistry.

Summary

Thanks to the progress made in instruments and techniques, the methods in physical chemistry have developed rapidly over the past
few decades, making them increasingly valuable for scientists of many disciplines.

These two must-have volumes meet the needs of the scientific community for a thorough overview of all the important methods currently
used. As such, this work bridges the gap between standard textbooks and review articles, covering a large number of methods, as well as the
motivation behind their use.

A uniform approach is adopted throughout both volumes, while the critical comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of each method
makes this a valuable reference for physical chemists and other scientists working with these techniques.

Report

"Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (Choice, 1 December 2012)

Product details

• Authors: Rolf Schäfer, Peter C. Schmidt
• Assisted by: C Schmidt (Editor), C Schmidt (Editor), Rol Schäfer (Editor), Rolf Schäfer (Editor), Peter C. Schmidt (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2012
• EAN: 9783527327454
• ISBN: 978-3-527-32745-4
• No. of pages: 846
• Weight: 1992 g
• Illustrations: 350 SW-Abb., 47 Farbabb., 14 Tabellen
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Physical chemistry; Chemie, Physikalische Chemie, Spektroskopie, chemistry, spectroscopy, Materialwissenschaften, Materials science, Physical Chemistry, Allg. Materialwissenschaften