Sample cells for probing solid/liquid interfaces with broadband sum-frequency-generation spectroscopy

• Published in: Review of scientific instruments Vol. 81; no. 6; p. 063111
• Main Authors: Verreault, Dominique, Kurz, Volker, Howell, Caitlin, Koelsch, Patrick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2010
• Subjects: Acrylic Resins - chemistry; Algorithms; Equipment Design; Gold - chemistry; Metals - chemistry; Nonlinear Dynamics; Polymers - chemistry; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Solutions - chemistry; Spectrum Analysis - instrumentation; Spectrum Analysis - methods; Temperature; Time Factors; Tin Compounds - chemistry; Water - chemistry

Two sample cells designed specifically for sum-frequency-generation (SFG) measurements at the solid/liquid interface were developed: one thin-layer analysis cell allowing measurement of films on reflective metallic surfaces through a micrometer layer of solution and one spectroelectrochemical cell a...