Handbook of Applied Solid State Spectroscopy (eBook)

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. -Introduction. -Properties Of Nuclear Spins. -Nuclear Spin Interactions in Solids. -Quantum Mechanical Calculations. -High Resolution Solid-State NMR Methods. -Principles of 2-Dimensional Spectroscopy. -Molecular Dynamics and Local Molecular Conformation in Solid Materials. -Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance Spectroscopy. -Introduction. -Basic Theory. -Instrumentation. -Interpretation of Coupling Constants. -Summary. -Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. -Introduction. -Theoretical Background. -Experimental. -Applications of EPR Spectroscopy. ENDOR Spectroscopy. -Introduction. -Experimental Conditions for ENDOR. -ENDOR in The Solid State. -Pulsed ENDOR. -Applications. -Mössbauer Spectroscopy. -Introduction. -Methodology. -Applications. -Concluding Remarks. -Crystal-Field Spectroscopy. -Introduction. -The Crystal-Field Interaction. -Experimental Techniques. -Determination of Crystal-Field Parameters From Experimental Data. -Interactions of Crystal-Field Split Ions. -Crystal-Field Effects Related to High-Temperature Superconductivity. -Concluding Remarks. -Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy. -Introduction. -The Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM). -Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy of Semiconductors & Metals. -Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy of Adsorbed Molecules. -Practical Considerations Relating to STM-IETS and STM-OMTS. -Some Concluding Points. -Resonance Acoustic Spectroscopy. -Introduction. -Scattering Of Waves. -Mathematical Models. -Method of Isolation and Identification of Resonances (MIIR). -Experimental and Numerical Results. -Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. -Introduction. -Historical Background. -FT-IR Spectroscopy. -Applications. -Auger Electron Spectroscopy. -Introduction. -Historical Perspective. -Basic Principlesof AES. -Instrumentation. -Experimental Procedures Including Sample Preparation. -Auger Spectra: Direct and Derivative Forms. -Applications of Auger Spectroscopy. -Recent Advances. -Conclusions. -X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. -Introduction And Basic Theory. -Historical Perspective. -Instrumentation. -Sample Selection and Preparation. -Spectral Analysis. -XPS Imaging. -Angle-Resolved XPS. -Recent Advances and Applications. -Conclusions. -Luminescence Spectroscopy. -Introduction. -Spontaneous Emission, Absorption And Induced Emission. -Measurements and Techniques. -Localized Systems. -Processes in Localized System Service. -Delocalized Systems. -Processes in Delocalized Systems. -Direction of Future Efforts. -Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectroscopy. -Introduction. -Experimental Setup. -Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Minerals. -Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Surface Species and in Solid Phases. -Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Frozen Samples. -Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Non- Actinide Solid Matrices. -Outlook. -Soft X-Ray Emission and Resonant Inelastic Scattering Spectroscopy. -Introduction. -Properties of X-Ray Spectra. -Resonant Inelastic X-Ray Scattering. -Experimental Techniques. -Applications. -Summary. -Laser Raman Spectroscopy. -Introduction. -Spontaneous Raman Scattering. -Experimental Approaches. -Applications. -Conclusions and Outlook. -Polarization Spectroscopy of Ordered Samples. -Introduction. -Occurrence, Production and Optical Properties of Aligned, Solid Samples. -One-Photon Spectroscopy: Linear Dichroism. -Two-Photon Spectroscopy. -Conclusions.