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Preface.<br> <br> Acronyms and Symbols.<br> <br> Introduction.<br> <br> 1. Absorption and Reflection of Infrared Radiation by.Ultrathin Films.<br> <br> 2. Optimum Conditions for Recording Infrared Spectra of Ultrathin Films.<br> <br> 3. Interpretation of IR Spectra of Ultrathin Films.<br> <br> 4. Equipment and Techniques 307.<br> <br> 5. Infrared Spectroscopy of Thin Layers in Silicon Microelectronics.<br> <br> 6. Application of Infrared Spectroscopy to Analysis of Interfaces and Thin Dielectric Layers in Semiconductor Technology.<br> <br> 7. Ultrathin Films at Gas-Solid, Gas-Liquid, and Solid-Liquid Interfaces.<br> <br> Appendix.<br> <br> References.<br> <br> Index.

"…Wiley InterScience, the publisher of many state-of-the-art science books, has enlarged our understanding of infrared (IR) spectroscopy significantly with this book." (<i>Journal of Metals Online</i>, March 31, 2005) <p>“...interesting  for the polymer community...due to the wide range of subjects...and also for the completeness...” (<i>Polymer News</i>, Vol. 28, No. 11)</p>

VALERI P. TOLSTOY, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Solid State Chemistry at St. Petersburg State University.<br> <br> IRINA V. CHERNYSHOVA, PhD, is Professor in the Physics Department at St. Petersburg State Technical University.<br> <br> VALERI A. SKRYSHEVSKY, PhD, is Professor in the Radiophysics Department at National Shevchenko University.

Because of the rapid increase in commercially available Fourier transform infrared spectrometers and computers over the past ten years, it has now become feasible to use IR spectrometry to characterize very thin films at extended interfaces. At the same time, interest in thin films has grown tremendously because of applications in microelectronics, sensors, catalysis, and nanotechnology. The Handbook of Infrared Spectroscopy of Ultrathin Films provides a practical guide to experimental methods, up-to-date theory, and considerable reference data, critical for scientists who want to measure and interpret IR spectra of ultrathin films. This authoritative volume also: Offers information needed to effectively apply IR spectroscopy to the analysis and evaluation of thin and ultrathin films on flat and rough surfaces and on powders at solid-gaseous, solid-liquid, liquid-gaseous, liquid-liquid, and solid-solid interfaces.<br> * Provides full discussion of theory underlying techniques<br> * Describes experimental methods in detail, including optimum conditions for recording spectra and the interpretation of spectra<br> * Gives detailed information on equipment, accessories, and techniques<br> * Provides IR spectroscopic data tables as appendixes, including the first compilation of published data on longitudinal frequencies of different substances<br> * Covers new approaches, such as Surface Enhanced IR spectroscopy (SEIR), time-resolved FTIR spectroscopy, high-resolution microspectroscopy and using synchotron radiation

"...this is indeed a quite unique book which can serve as excellent handbook and reference text for practicing researchers and students from Academia and Industry, including physicists, chemists, biologists, geologists, engineers, ecologists, who are interested in applying IR spectroscopy in the studies of nanolayers in different environments. Finally, any lecturer in spectroscopy and physical chemistry would find this to be an especially helpful text book."<br> --E.A. Vinogradov, Director of the Institute for Spectroscopy, Russian Academy of Sciences http://www.isan.troitsk.ru

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