Michaels, C.
, Chase, D.
and Stranick, S.
(2005),
Chemical Imaging of Heterogeneous Polymeric Materials With Near-Field IR Microscopy, ACS Symposium Series
(Accessed March 13, 2025)
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Chemical Imaging of Heterogeneous Polymeric Materials With Near-Field IR Microscopy
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, D B. Chase,
Abstract
The development of techniques to probe spatial variations in chemical composition on the nanoscale continues to be an important area of research in the characterization of polymeric materials. Recent efforts have focused on the development and characterization of near-field microscopy in the mid-infrared spectral region. This technique involves coupling the high spatial resolution of near-field scanning optical microscopy with the chemical specificity of infrared absorption spectroscopy. This chapter describes the application of this technique to the chemical imaging of a polymer composite consisting of polystyrene particles dispersed in a poly (methyl methacrylate) thin film. Particular focus is placed on utilizing the measured spectral contrast to identify the nature and magnitude of the various sources of image contrast, including near-field coupling, topography induced optical contrast, scattering, and absorbance.Citation
ACS Symposium Series
Volume
897
Pub Type
Journals
Keywords
chemical imaging, IR microscopy, near-field optics, NSOM, polymer characterization, scanned probe microscopy, vibrational spectroscopy
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Created April 1, 2005, Updated February 19, 2017