Highly resolved transmission infrared microscopy in polymer science

• Published in: Infrared physics & technology Vol. 45; no. 5; pp. 349 - 364
• Main Authors: Ellis, Gary, Marco, Carlos, Gómez, Marian
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.10.2004; Elsevier
• Subjects: Composite; Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties; Exact sciences and technology; Infrared and raman spectra and scattering; Infrared spectrometers, auxiliary equipment and techniques; Infrared, submillimeter wave, microwave and radiowave instruments, equipment and techniques; Instruments, apparatus, components and techniques common to several branches of physics and astronomy; Morphology; Optical properties and condensed-matter spectroscopy and other interactions of matter with particles and radiation; Organic compounds, polymers; Physics; Polymer; Synchrotron infrared microscopy; Polymer; Synchrotron infrared microscopy; Composite; Morphology; Infrared spectroscopy; Composite materials; Fiber reinforced material; Experimental study; Polymers; Spatial resolution; Synchrotron radiation
• ISSN: 1350-4495; 1879-0275
• DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2004.01.015

Over the last few years, the use of synchrotron-based IR sources for high-resolution microspectroscopy has been a subject of great interest. The special characteristics of synchrotron radiation allow one to obtain high quality IR spectra at high spatial resolution using commercial grade IR microscopes situated at IR beamlines. The application of this technique to the study of polymeric materials is discussed, with examples from a series of heterogeneous polymeric materials, which include polymer blends and fibre-reinforced polymer composites, from studies undertaken at the MIRAGE Beamline, LURE, Paris, France.