Structural Characterization Techniques of Molecular Aggregates, Polymer, and Nanoparticle Films

Abstract

The sections in this article are Introduction Characterization of Ultrathin Films of Soft Materials X-Ray Diffraction Analysis Infrared Transmission and Reflection Spectroscopy Multiple-Angle Incidence Resolution Spectrometry (MAIRS) Theoretical Background of MAIRS Molecular Orientation Analysis in Polymer Thin Films by IR-MAIRS Analysis of Metal Thin Films Keywords: polymer thin films; metal nanoparticles; multiple-angle incidence resolution spectrometry (MAIRS); infrared spectroscopy; anisotropy; plasmon-polariton