Quantitative spectral and orientational analysis in surface sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy (SFG-VS)

HF Wang*, W Gan, R Lu†‡ §, Y Rao†‡¶… - … Reviews in Physical …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy (SFG-VS) has been proven to be a
uniquely effective spectroscopic technique in the investigation of molecular structure and …

Studies of polymer surfaces by sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy

Z Chen, YR Shen, GA Somorjai - Annual review of physical …, 2002 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Recently, sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy has been
developed into a powerful technique to study surfaces of polymer materials. This review …

Quantitative sum-frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy of molecular surfaces and interfaces: lineshape, polarization, and orientation

HF Wang, L Velarde, W Gan, L Fu - Annual review of physical …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Sum-frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy (SFG-VS) can provide detailed
information and understanding of the molecular composition, interactions, and orientational …

On the nature of ions at the liquid water surface

PB Petersen, RJ Saykally - Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem., 2006 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract A qualitatively new understanding of the nature of ions at the liquid water surface
is emerging. Traditionally, the characterization of liquid surfaces has been limited to …

Surface and bulk contributions to the second-order nonlinear optical response of a gold film

FX Wang, FJ Rodríguez, WM Albers, R Ahorinta… - Physical Review B …, 2009 - APS
We use two-beam second-harmonic generation to separate the surface (electric dipole
origin) and bulk (magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole origin) contributions to the second …

C−H Stretching Vibrations of Methyl, Methylene and Methine Groups at the Vapor/Alcohol (n = 1−8) Interfaces

R Lu, W Gan, B Wu, Z Zhang, Y Guo… - The Journal of Physical …, 2005 - ACS Publications
In IR and Raman spectral studies, the congestion of the vibrational modes in the C− H
stretching region between 2800 and 3000 cm-1 has complicated spectral assignment …

Basic theory of surface sum-frequency generation

YR Shen - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2012 - ACS Publications
A detailed description on the basic theory of optical sum-frequency generation from an
interfacial system is presented. Both the interface and the bulk generally contribute to the …

Vibrational imaging with high sensitivity via epidetected coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy

A Volkmer, JX Cheng, XS **e - Physical Review Letters, 2001 - APS
We demonstrate theoretically and experimentally a novel epidetection scheme for coherent
anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy that significantly improves the detection …

Molecular chemical structure on poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) surface studied by sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy

J Wang, C Chen, SM Buck, Z Chen - The Journal of Physical …, 2001 - ACS Publications
The molecular chemical structure of poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) surface has been
studied by sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy. By using various …

Recent progress on sum-frequency spectroscopy

CS Tian, YR Shen - Surface Science Reports, 2014 - Elsevier
Second harmonic generation (SHG) and sum frequency spectroscopy (SFS) have provided
unique opportunities to probe surfaces and interfaces. They have found broad applications …