Vibrational spectroscopy is a valuable quantitative tool for the determination of structure at
surfaces. Various techniques may be applicable and useful, depending on what is available …

In low-rank coal (LRC) mixed collectors, little attention has been paid to the structure-activity
relationship of different carboxylic acids. In this study, the application effect and adsorption …

The influence of the experimental geometry, specifically the angles of incidence (AOI) of the
exciting beams, on the enhancement of the vibrational sum frequency spectroscopy (VSFS) …

Second-order nonlinear optical techniques have recently been established as sensitive
probes of charged interfaces through the nonlinear susceptibility of water and provide an …

When a homogeneous film of finite thickness is optically probed, interference due to multiple
reflections modulates in amplitude the electric field of light. For optical processes located …

Attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and sum frequency
generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy have been employed to probe the molecular …

Nonlinear optical response of a gold surface in the visible range: A study by two-color sum-frequency
generation spectroscopy. I. Experimental determination | The Journal of Chemical Physics …

Carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) are widely used materials with outstanding
mechanical properties. The wettability between the polymer matrix and carbon fiber in the …

The interfacial behavior of the benchmark zwitterionic phospholipid molecule
dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) has been extensively investigated by surface …

The infrared–visible sum-frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy response of a composite
interface comprising molecules, spherical nanoparticles, and a substrate is modeled in the …