EMSL's novel spectroscopy device pairs visual clarity with sub-monolayer sensitivity
Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 07:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Seeing details from a new angle can lead to game-changing discoveries. Using polarization-resolved sum-frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy (PS-SFG-VS) and a newly constructed sub-wavenumber high-resolution broadband SFG-VS (HR-BB-SFG-VS) capability available only at EMSL, scientists are uncovering new details about the structure and interactions in molecular monolayers and films, as well as showcasing how SFG spectral resolution and line shape in different polarization and incident angles are clarifying surface structure and intermolecular interactions.