Fourier thermal gravimetric analysis

The characterization of graphene often involves several techniques in conjunction in order to build up a complete picture of the material. The techniques typically include electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photo-emission spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and thermal-gravimetric analysis (TGA). 

ATR-FTIR attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy TGA thermal gravimetric analysis... 

FIGURE 15.4 (a) Thermal gravimetric analysis for polyiniethyl methacrylate) (FMMA) and IMMA/AlaOs mixture in air atmosphere. Taken finn Sun et al. [28]. (b) Fourier transfiarm infrared (FTIR) peak intensity versus pyrolysis temperature for polyimethyl methacrylate) (PMMA) in air atmosidiere. Taken from Sun et al. [28]. (c) Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) peak intensity versus pyrolysis temperature for poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/Al203 mixture in air atmosphere. Taken flam Sun et al. [28]. (d) Structure of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). Reprinted by permission of the American Ceramic Society. 

Conversion of the as-deposited film into the crystalline state has been carried out by a variety of methods. The most typical approach is a two-step heat treatment process involving separate low-temperature pyrolysis ( 300 to 350°C) and high-temperature ( 550 to 750°C) crystallization anneals. The times and temperatures utilized depend upon precursor chemistry, film composition, and layer thickness. At the laboratory scale, the pyrolysis step is most often carried out by simply placing the film on a hot plate that has been preset to the desired temperature. Nearly always, pyrolysis conditions are chosen based on the thermal decomposition behavior of powders derived from the same solution chemistry. Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) is normally employed for these studies, and while this approach seems less than ideal, it has proved reasonably effective. A few investigators have studied organic pyrolysis in thin films by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) using reflectance techniques. - This approach allows for an in situ determination of film pyrolysis behavior. 

The chemical polymerization of Py by CAN in PU solutions leads to the formation of PU/PPy composites. The composites were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry-attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR], dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA], thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA], differential scanning calorimetry (DSC], X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS], and SEM measurements. The absorbances of the disordered H-bonded urethane carbonyl decrease with increasing Py concentration. The fraction of the hydrogen-bonded carbonyls is increased and the melting point increases with the increase of PPy content. These indicate the incorporation of PPy into PU may cause the complex due to the intermolecular interaction between the PPy and PU. SEM images of composite nanofibers show good distribution of the second component and the composite solution is proper to form conductive composite nanofibers. 

The products obtained are determined by the energy spectrum for the compositions, mainly for the Ca/P mole ratio, and characterized by infrared spectroscopy with the Fourier transformation intra-red spectrophotometer (FTIR) of Type Nicolet 51 OP made by Nicolet Co., thermal analysis on a thermo- gravimetric/differential thermal analyzer (TG/DTA) of Type ZRY-2P, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis with the X-ray diffractometer of Type XD-5 made by Shimadzu Co., scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with the transmission electron mirror microscope of Type JEM-100SX type made by JEOL Co. 

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