Chemical Imaging Analysis

1st Edition, Volume 69 - June 6, 2015
Imprint: Elsevier
Authors: Freddy Adams, Carlo Barbante
Language: English
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Chemical Imaging Analysis covers the advancements made over the last 50 years in chemical imaging analysis, including different analytical techniques and the ways they were developed and refined to link the composition and structure of manmade and natural materials at the nano/micro scale to the functional behavior at the macroscopic scale. In a development process that started in the early 1960s, a variety of specialized analytical techniques was developed – or adapted from existing techniques – and these techniques have matured into versatile and powerful tools for visualizing structural and compositional heterogeneity. This text explores that journey, providing a general overview of imaging techniques in diverse fields, including mass spectrometry, optical spectrometry including X-rays, electron microscopy, and beam techniques.

Advisory BoardSeries Editor's PrefacePreface1. Chemical Imaging Introduction1.1. Introduction1.2. Semiconductors – Microelectronics1.3. Analytical Chemistry and Nanoanalysis1.4. Conclusions2. Spatially Confined Analysis2.1. Introduction2.2. Chemical Imaging Analysis2.3. Point Analysis and 2-D Imaging Analysis2.4. Surface Analysis, Electron Spectroscopy for Surface Analysis2.5. Detection Limits, Sensitivity2.6. Techniques Based on Inner-Shell Excitation2.7. Structural Analysis, Electron and X-ray Diffraction2.8. Metrology at the Nanolevel2.9. Conclusion3. History and Present Status of Micro- and Nano-Imaging Analysis3.1. Introduction3.2. Beam and Probe Techniques3.3. Mass Spectrometry3.4. Optical Spectroscopy3.5. X-ray Microscopy3.6. Electron Microscopy3.7. Surface Sensitive Electron Spectroscopy3.8. Techniques Based on Megaelectronvolt Protons and Other Heavy Ions3.9. Conclusion4. Nanotechnology and Analytical Chemistry4.1. Introduction4.2. Nanostructural Materials4.3. DNA and Nanotechnology4.4. Spectroscopic Effects4.5. Dimensional Aspects4.6. Micro- and Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS, NEMS)4.7. Miniaturisation in Analysis4.8. Biomimetics4.9. Nanotoxicology, Ecotoxicology4.10. Conclusions5. Mass Spectrometry and Chemical Imaging5.1. Introduction5.2. Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry5.3. Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry5.4. Fourier Transform Laser Microprobe Mass Spectrometry5.5. Atom Probe Microscopy. The 3-D Atom Probe5.6. Molecular Imaging, Mass Spectrometry Imaging5.7. Accelerator Mass Spectrometry and Imaging Analysis5.8. Prospects and Conclusion6. X-Ray Imaging6.1. Introduction6.2. X-ray Focussing6.3. Synchrotron Sources6.4. X-ray Analysis and Imaging6.5. Coherence and Imaging6.6. Examples of Micro-Characterisation in SR Facilities in Europe6.7. Quantitative Analysis and Imaging6.8. Laboratory X-ray Imaging Systems6.9. Conclusions7. Electron-Based Imaging Techniques7.1. Introduction7.2. Electron Interaction with Matter7.3. Electron Microscopy at the Atomic Level7.4. Scanning Electron Microscopy, Electron Probe Microanalysis7.5. Conclusions8. Particle-Based Imaging Techniques8.1. Introduction8.2. Particle–Solid Interaction8.3. Ion Beam Analysis8.4. Instrumentation and Technical Aspects8.5. Helium Ion Microscopy8.6. Focussed Ion Beam Systems8.7. Large Volume Cosmic Ray Tomography8.8. Conclusions9. Spectroscopic Imaging9.1. Introduction9.2. Scanning Probe Microscopy9.3. Spectroscopic Imaging Techniques9.4. Nonlinear Optical Microscopy9.5. Nanoparticles9.6. Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectrometry9.7. Raman Imaging9.8. Combinational Tools for Imaging9.9. High Spatial Resolution Imaging9.10. Discussion10. Chemical Imaging as an Analytical Methodology10.1. Introduction10.2. The Evolution of Imaging Analysis10.3. Micro- and Nanoimaging Analysis10.4. Imaging Analysis: A Complex Data Gathering Tool10.5. Outlook10.6. ConclusionsIndexColor Plates

Freddy Adams

Freddy Adams is emeritus professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Antwerp. He is the author and co-author of over 500 scientific articles, several monographs and text books and ca. 10 chapters of multi-authored books. He was director of the Trace and Micro Analysis Centre (MiTAC) of the University of Antwerp from 1980 to 2003. He was supervisor of ca. 50 doctoral thesis. His research interests deal with fundamental analytical chemistry, microscopic and trace analysis and applications in the materials sciences, the environmental sciences and art & archaeology. He was Rector of the Graduate School of the UA (1983-1995) and President, vice-President or member of a number of Belgian or European councils, committees and societies concerned with analytical chemistry or science or science policy. He is the recipient of relevant scientific national and international Awards including the Prize Environment Policy of the Coca-Cola Foundation, the Pregl Medal of Austrian Chemical Society, the “Torch” Award of Plasma Spectrochemistry. He is Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Iasi, Romania and the University of Chisinau, Moldova.

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emeritus professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Antwerp

Carlo Barbante

Carlo Barbante is director of the Italian National Research Council’s Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, and full professor at the University of Venice, Ca’Foscari. His principal research interest is the development of analytical methods based on inorganic and organic mass spectrometry for the ultra-trace determination and speciation in environmental and biological matrices and advanced materials. He participated to several scientific expeditions in polar regions and in the Alps. His work focuses on the reconstruction of archives of atmospheric trace elements and organic compounds deposition.  Prof. Barbante is the Italian National Delegate to the European Union for Climate Action, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials (Horizon 2020 Advisory Board).

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director of the Italian National Research Council’s Institute for the Dynamics of Environmental Processes, and full professor at the University of Venice, Ca’Foscari.

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