NEXAFS SPECTROSCOPY AND MICROSCOPY OF NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC POLYMERS

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• NEXAFS Spectroscopy

  • Instrument Aspects of NEXAFS and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy

  • NEXAFS Spectroscopy of Polymers: Chemical Sensitivity

    • Chemical Sensitivity: Examples

  • NEXAFS Spectroscopy of Polymers: Orientational Sensitivity

  • NEXAFS Spectroscopy of Polymers: Quantitative Analysis

    • Blends of Polycarbonate and Poly(butylene terephthalate)

    • Quantitative Analysis of the Chemical Composition of Polyurethanes

• NEXAFS Microscopy: Instrumentation and Analysis Tools

  • Quantitative Image Analysis

• NEXAFS Microscopy: Applications

  • Surfaces and Thin Films

    • Polyimide Films and Surface

    • Overcoats and Lubricating Layers on Hard Disks

    • Confined, Free Standing Homopolymer Thin Films

    • Thin Film Blends

    • Thin Film Polymer Bilayers

    • Block Copolymer Thin Films

  • Bulk Morphology and Composition of Multicomponent, Multiphasic Polymers

    • NEXAFS Microscopy of Poly(ethylene terephthalate)/Vectra™ Blends

    • Engineered Polyurethane Polymers

    • Multilayers

    • Elastomer Composites

  • Fibers

  • Organic Geochemistry

  • Meteoritics and Interplanetary Dust Particles

  • Soils and Environmental Studies

  • Other Applications

• Summary and Future Outlook

• Acknowledgments

• References