New Adventures in Thermal Analysis |
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Authors: | D. M. Price M. Reading A. Hammiche H. M. Pollock |
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Affiliation: | (1) IPTME, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, United Kingdom;(2) School of Physics and Chemistry, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YB, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | This paper describes recent advances in thermal analysis instrumentation which combine the high resolution imaging capabilities of the atomic force microscope with physical characterisation by thermal analysis. Images of the surface may be obtained according to the specimen's thermal conductivity and thermal expansivity differences in addition to the usual topographic relief. Localised equivalents of modulated temperature differential scanning calorimetry, thermomechanical and dynamic mechanical analysis have been developed with a spatial resolution of a few micrometres. A form of localised thermogravimetry-evolved gas analysis has also been demonstrated. The same instrument configuration can be adapted to allow IR microspectrometry at a resolution better than the optical diffraction limit. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | evolved gas analysis localised thermal analysis near field IR spectroscopy scanning thermal microscopy |
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