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(FT-IR) Spectroscopy
Fig. 18-2
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What is Infrared Radiation(IR)?
Infrared radiation lies between the visible and microwave
portions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Example 1:
Moving Mirror 1
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Beam Splitter
Sample
Detector
Fixed mirror
Opposite-phase interference
wave shape
Movable mirror
Fixed mirror
Same-phase interference
wave shape
Movable mirror Light intensity versus
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optical path difference
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When the interferogram signal is transmitted through or reflected
at sample surface, the specific frequencies of energy are absorbed
by the sample due to the vibration of functional groups.
2. Film Method
- mostly for polymer sample. Polymer sample is first dissolved
in a good solvent to form a solution. A drop of this solution is
deposited on the surface of a KBr or NaCl cell.
- This solvent is then evaporated to form a film on the cell,
analyzed directly
- The films should not be too thick for the light to pass through.
Liquid sample
1. Fill into an IR transparent glass sample cell
2. Sandwiched between two plates of a high-purity salt (usually
sodium chloride or potassium bromide).
Over time organic chemists have recorded and catalogued the types and
locations of IR absorptions produced by a wide variety of chemical bonds
in various chemical environments. These data can be quickly referenced
through tables of IR absorption ranges and compared to the spectrum
under consideration.
Infrared spectra are information rich; the peak position, intensities, widths
and shapes in a spectrum all provide useful information.
Relatively fast and easy technique. Normally, the result can be obtained
within 5 minutes.
Resolution
- Provides spectra of high resolution
Stray light
- Fourier Transform allows only interference signals to contribute to
spectrum.
Background light effects greatly lowers.
-Allows selective handling of signals limiting intreference