FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy)
- Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) is commonly used to extract specific information about chemical bonding and molecular structures. It is particularly powerful tool for analyzing organic materials.
- An infrared spectrum represents a fingerprint of a sample with absorption peaks that correspond to the frequencies of vibrations between the bonds of the atoms making up the material. Because each different material is a unique combination of atoms, no two compound produce the exact same Infrared spectrum.
| Strengths | Limitations |
- Extracting information about chemical bonding and molecular structures |
- Relatively poor surface sensitivity with a large sampling depth (>100nm) |
More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTIR
