Spectroscopy of Polymer Nanocomposites

Spectroscopy of Polymer Nanocomposites explores the growing interest for a complete understanding of surfaces, hidden interfaces and nano, meso, and micro scale dispersion of filler particles in polymers which play an important role in their characterization. To date, there is no book that covers, in a concise manner, all techniques related to material characterization of polymer based nanocomposites. This book fills that gap and serves the growing interest by covering all aspects of the spectroscopic characterization of polymer nanocomposites. More than 25 spectroscopy characterization techniques, almost all used in materials science, are treated in the book, highlighting their potentialities and limitations. By comparing and presenting techniques and their specific application areas, the book provides scientists and engineers the information they need to solve specific problems and choose the right technique for analyzing the material structure. The techniques and structure-property relations covered in the book include phase segregation of filler particles, filler agglomeration, filler dispersion, filler/polymer interactions, and interface/interphases of polymer nanocomposites in different length scales. Provides a comprehensive coverage of spectroscopy techniques for analyzing polymer nanocompositesEnables researchers and engineers to choose the right technique and make better materials decisions in research and a range of industriesPresents the fundamentals, information on structure-property relations, and all other aspects relevant for understanding spectroscopic analyses of nanoreinforced polymers and their applications