Date of Award:
12-1990
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Physics
Committee Chair(s)
John Robert Dennison
Committee
John Robert Dennison
Abstract
The development of an infrared instrument for the study of surface adsorption and high Tc superconductors is presented and its applicability is discussed. The use of and theoretical background for the metal light pipe multiple-reflection technique are discussed in comparison to other infrared devices. Measurements are carried out to determine its limitations with powdered substrates as well as its sensitivity limitation for thin films. The results of the two test measurements, adsorption of CO on MgO and investigation of the energy gap of high Tc superconductors, are presented. Comparisons of the spectra with the experimental and theoretical literature are presented where possible. The necessity for simultaneous infrared and vapor pressure isotherm measurements is discussed, and their instrumental realization is shown. Infrared measurements on the energy gap of high Tc superconductors are shown and compared with results from the literature.
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Recommended Citation
Will, Torsten, "Extension of the Metal Light Pipe Infrared Spectroscopy Technique: Applications to Surface Adsorption and High Tc Superconductors" (1990). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 2096.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2096
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