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In situ FTIR Spectroscopy as a Tool for Investigation of Gas/Solid Interaction: Water-Enhanced CO2 Adsorption in UiO-66 Metal-Organic Framework
Published on: February 1, 2020
Ellipsometric studies related to surface-enhanced infrared absorption
E H Korte1, A Röseler, M Buskühl
1Institut für Spektrochemie und angewandte Spektroskopie (ISAS), Institutsteil Berlin, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, 12489 Berlin-Adlershof, Germany.
Abstract:
Infrared ellipsometry has been applied to determine the refractive index n and the absorption index k as well as the thickness of metal island films causing surface enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA). The results from numerous films prepared in several campaigns are presented. For films of a nominal thickness of 6 nm, k is found to range from 0 to 3, while n ranges from 5 to 8. Among these two optical constants a close correlation is observed. Layers suitable for SEIRA exhibit an unusual spectral feature whose origin is explained.
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