Modulation Excitation Spectroscopy (MES)

In spectroscopy and diffraction methods, the signatures of catalytically active sites are often submerged by the contribution of spectator species. In some cases, the signals may also superimpose with each other, hindering proper peak identification. Rationalizing a reaction pathway becomes very challenging, if not impossible, under these...

Site-specific quasi in situ investigation of primary static recrystallization in a low carbon steel

Low-alloyed steels with body-centered cubic crystal structure are a material class that is widely used for sheet metal forming applications. When having an adequate crystallographic texture and microstructure, their mechanical behavior is characterized by an isotropic in-plane flow behavior in combination with a low yield strength. The...

An in situ spectro-electrochemical monitoring of aqueous effects on polymer/metal oxide interfaces

A spectro-electrochemical setup of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) in the Kretschmann geometry and odd random phase multisine electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (ORP EIS) is applied to in situ monitor the effect of an aqueous electrolyte on the polymer/metal oxide interface. The interfacial interactions of an ultrathin...

Kinetics of tungsten low-pressure chemical-vapor deposition using WF6 and SiH4 studied by in situ growth-rate measurements