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Features of High-Precision Photothermal Analysis of Liquid Systems by Dual-Beam Thermal Lens Spectrometry
Vladislav R Khabibullin1,2, Ivan V Mikheev1, Mikhail A Proskurnin1
1Analytical Chemistry Division, Chemistry Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, d. 1, Str. 3, Lenin Hills, GSP-1 V-234, Moscow 119991, Russia.
Abstract:
Thermal lens spectrometry is a high-sensitivity method for measuring the optical and thermal parameters of samples of different nature. To obtain both thermal diffusivity and absorbance-based signal measurements with high accuracy and precision, it is necessary to pay attention to the factors that influence the trueness of photothermal measurements. In this study, the features of liquid objects are studied, and the influence of optical and thermal effects accompanying photothermal phenomena are investigated. Thermal lens analysis of dispersed solutions and systems with photoinduced activity is associated with a large number of side effects, the impact of which on trueness is not always possible to determine. It is necessary to take into account the physicochemical properties and optical and morphological features of the nanophase and components exhibiting photoinduced activity. The results obtained make it possible to reduce systematic and random errors in determining the thermal-diffusivity-based and absorbance-based photothermal signals for liquid objects, and also contribute to a deeper understanding of the physicochemical processes in the sample.
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