ANFF-Q will be hosting a presentation from guest speaker Dr Curtis Marcott, Senior Partner at Light Light Solutions. The presentation will highlight the technical background and applications of nanoscale IR spectroscopy and imaging to the chemical characterisation of nanomaterials, polymers, biomaterials and microelectronics.
Nanoscale IR spectroscopy/imaging offers spectral detection with high spatial resolution beyond the optical diffraction limit (2-5 µm) by exploiting an atomic force microscope (AFM) probe to detect either photothermal expansion force (PTIR/AFM-IR) or near-field scattered IR light via scattering scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM).
Recent developments in PTIR/AFM-IR and s-SNOM technology have significantly augmented the speed and spatial resolution for chemical analysis. One of the new developments (tapping AFM-IR) allows acquisition of IR images at a specific absorption band simultaneously with sample topography and nanomechanical properties, providing a complete set of topographical, chemical and mechanical insights with ~10 nm spatial resolution. These high resolution measurements are currently accomplished by using high speed tunable laser sources with broad spectral coverage ranging from 670-4000 cm-1, encompassing full capability of traditional FT-IR characterization for dimensions orders of magnitudes smaller than the diffraction limit.
This presentation will be followed by an afternoon tea and general Q&A session.
If you missed the talk, you can find more information on the Bruker website.
About your speaker:
Curtis Marcott is currently a Senior Partner at Light Light Solutions, a spectroscopic consulting firm. A former research fellow at Procter & Gamble, Curt was the 2011 President of the Society of Applied Spectroscopy and is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Applied Spectroscopy. He is a past member of the editorial advisory boards of Analytical Chemistry and Vibrational Spectroscopy, the A-page advisory panel of Analytical Chemistry, and the board of managers of the Coblentz Society. He served as program committee chairman for the 2009 FACSS Conference and the Sixth International Conference on Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy (ICAVS-6). Dr. Marcott received the 1993 Williams-Wright Award from the Coblentz Society for achievement in vibrational spectroscopy, and was named the 2001 Cincinnati Chemist of the Year. Dr. Marcott is currently an Affiliated Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Delaware and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Miami University in Oxford, OH. Curt obtained his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 1979.
