What is it about?
Spectroscopic characterization techniques are essential tools for scientific research and industrial applications. It provides a deep understanding of materials’ atomic and molecular characteristics and behaviors. Using these techniques, which are based on how matter interacts with electromagnetic radiation in distinct spectrum regions, scientists can investigate various features related to molecules, atoms, and materials.
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Why is it important?
The basic idea of spectroscopy is the interaction of matter with electromagnetic radiation. Depending on the energy levels and electronic configurations of the sample, this contact might cause light to be absorbed, emitted, or scattered. Through the examination of interaction patterns, such as absorption bands, scattered wavelengths, and emission spectra, researchers may determine important details on the dynamics, composition, structure, properties, and environment of the materials. Each spectroscopic technique is uniquely suited to explore specific properties or phenomena of the materials: • UV-visible spectroscopy reveals information about the electronic transitions, type, concentration of chromophores, and so on. • Infrared spectroscopy provides insights into molecular vibrations, functional groups, and so on. • X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy offers elemental composition, chemical state analysis of surfaces, and so on. • Raman spectroscopy probes vibrational and rotational energy levels of molecules, offering insights into chemical bonding and crystal structures. • Photoluminescence spectroscopy examines fluorescence emissions to study molecular environments and interactions, and so on.
Perspectives
These techniques are important in many disciplines, including materials science, materials engineering, biology, chemistry, physics, medicine, and environmental science. These techniques enable advances in technology, medicine, and environmental protection by enabling researchers to characterize and comprehend materials at the atomic and molecular levels. With the development of technology, spectroscopic techniques have become more advanced and helpful in addressing challenging scientific problems. This has led to an increase in the development of several other fields.
Professor Mohammad Mansoob Khan
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
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This page is a summary of: Spectroscopic characterization techniques, January 2025, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-28913-2.00043-5.
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