Acquisition of a Fourier Transform Infrared and Raman Spectrometer

宾夕法尼亚州立大学化学系将利用化学研究仪器计划和国家设施和仪器计划授予的这一奖项，帮助获得傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱仪。收购将加强的化学研究领域包括：聚合物混合物中相互作用的FTIR研究，聚合物混合物中相分离的红外显微镜研究，聚合物混合物的结晶，新型导电聚合物，各种高荧光和有色样品的FT-拉曼研究，材料光学常数的管理，酸碱相互作用的新红外研究，聚合物表面金属团簇的FT-拉曼研究，以及薄膜和表面的远红外研究。傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)是一种利用红外吸收能量探测分子结构的技术。当与现代计算机结合使用时，可以方便地对大量样品进行FTIR研究，并容易地分析得到的数据。对于在许多重要前沿领域开展研究的化学家来说，FTIR光谱的使用是必不可少的。

The Department of Chemistry at Pennsylvania State University will use this award from the Chemical Research Instrumentation Program and the National Facilities and Instrumentation Program to help acquire a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer. The areas of chemical research that will be enhanced by the acquisition include the following: FTIR Studies of Interactions in Polymer Blends, IR-Microscope Studies of Phase Separation in Polymer Blends, Crystallization from Polymer Blends, New Conducting Polymers, FT-Raman Studies of Various Highly Fluorescing and Colored Samples, The management of Optical Constants of Materials, New IR Studies of Acid-Base Interactions, FT-Raman Studies of Metal Clusters on Polymer Surfaces and Far-IR Studies of Thin Films and Surfaces. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy is a technique that used absorption of infrared energy to probe molecular structure. When used in conjunction with a modern computer, FTIR studies on large numbers of samples can be conveniently carried out and the resulting data readily analyzed. The use of FTIR spectroscopy is essential to chemists who are carrying out research in many important frontier areas.