Methods in Physical Chemistry (eBook)

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.

Volume 1

PART I: Gas Phase

MANIPULATING THE MOTION OF COMPLEX MOLECULES: DEFLECTION, FOCUSING, AND DECELERATION OF MOLECULAR BEAMS FOR QUANTUM-STATE ANDCONFORMER SELECTION
Introduction: Controlled Molecules
Experimental Methods
Experimental Details
Selected Applications
Conclusions and Perspectives

LASER IONIZATION SPECTROSCOPY
Introduction
Basic Principles
Experimental Methods
Case Studies
Conclusions and Perspectives
Supplementary Material

MASS SPECTROMETRY FOR ION CHEMISTRY AND LINKS FROM THE GAS PHASE TO 'REAL' PROCESSES
Introduction
Key Experimental Methods
Ion Structures
Ion Energetics
Reactions of Neutral Molecules Studied by Mass Spectrometry
Ion Catalysis
Summary and Perspectives

PART II: Condensed-Phase

SOLID STATE NMR: A VERSATILE TOOL IN SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
Introduction
Basic Principles
Experimental Techniques
Selected Applications
Conclusion
Supplementary Material

EPR - ESR - EMR, AN ONGOING SUCCESS STORY
Introduction
Basic Principles
Experimental Methods
Case Studies
Conclusions and Perspectives
Supplementary Material

BROADBAND CONDUCTIVITY SPECTROSCOPY FOR STUDYING THE DYNAMICS OF MOBILE IONS IN MATERIALS WITH DISORDERED STRUCTURES
Introduction: 'Microscopy in Time' in Disordered Ionic Materials
Experimental Techniques: Spanning More Than 17 Decades in Frequency
Linear Response Theory: Current Density and Conductivity
Conductivity Spectra: Universal Properties Detected
'First' Universality: Spectra and Modeling
'Second' Universality: Spectra and Modeling

X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY - THE METHOD AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Introduction

Basic Principles - the EXAFS Equation
Experimental Methods
Case Studies
Conclusion

DIFFRACTION METHODS: STRUCTURE DETERMINATION AND PHASE ANALYSIS OF SOLIDS
Introduction: Diffraction - What for?
Basic Principles of the Elastic Interaction of Radiation and Periodic Arrays of Atoms
Methods and Their Applications
Summary: Diffractometry-Where To?

SMALL-ANGLE X-RAY AND NEUTRON SCATTERING - TWO COMPLEMENTARY METHODS TO STUDY SOFT MATTER STRUCTURE
Introduction
Basic Theory of Small-Angle Scattering
X-Rays and Neutrons
Selected Applications
Conclusions

PERTURBED GAMMA TO GAMMA ANGULAR CORRELATION
Introduction
Basic Principles
Case Studies
Conclusions and Perspectives

MÖSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY
Introduction
Basic Principles
Experimental Methods
Case Studies and Selected Applications
Outlook

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY AS AN EXPERIMENTAL PROBE FOR THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC SITUATION OF SOLIDS
Introduction
Basics of EELS
Selected Applications of EELS
Outlook

Volume 2

PART III: Interfaces

RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY: PRINCIPLES, BENEFITS, AND APPLICATIONS
Introduction
Basic Principles: Raman Scattering
Experimental Methods
Applications of Raman Spectroscopy
Conclusion

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE INFRARED FOURIER TRANSFORM SPECTROSCOPY: AN IN SITU METHOD FOR THE STUDY OF THE NATURE AND DYNAMICS OF SURFACE INTERMEDIATES
Introduction
Basic Principles
Experimental Set-Up
Application Examples
Summary

PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY: ANALYSIS OF COMPOSITION, CHEMICAL BONDING, AND ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF SURFACES AND INTERFACES
Introduction
Experimental Procedure
Case Studies: XPS
Case Studies: UPS
Conclusions and Perspectives
Supplementary Material

PHOTOELECTRON MICROSCOPY: IMAGING TOOLS FOR THE STUDY OF SURFACE REACTIONS WITH TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL RESOLUTION
Introduction
Basic Principles: Photoelectron-Based Analytical Techniques
Experimental Methods
Case Studies (Selected Applications)
Conclusions and Perspectives
Supplementary Material

SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY - A POWERFUL TOOL FOR STUDYING ELEMENTAL DISTRIBUTIONS OVER VARIOUS LENGTH SCALES
Introduction
Basic Principles
Experimental Methods
Case Studies
Conclusions and Perspectives
Supplementary Material

APPLICATION OF THE QUARTZ MICROBALANCE IN ELECTROCHEMISTRY
Introduction
Basic Principles
Experimental Methods
Case Studies
Conclusions and Perspectives
Supp