Quantitative oscillator analysis of IR-optical spectra on spin-cast chitosan films

Abstract

Infrared optical properties of spin-cast chitosan films have been determined using spectroscopic ellipsometry. Infrared index of refraction and extinction coefficients from 750 cm–1to 4000 cm–1were determined using ellipsometric data fits to dispersion models based on Gaussian shaped oscillators. The free electron contribution was analyzed using a Drude model. This modeling determined that optical anisotropy was present over the entire infrared region. Line shape and oscillator strength analysis was performed to determine oscillator strengths, abundance, and relative bond strength.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Source ID
10.1155/2005/498649

Entities

People

  • A. Subramanian
  • D.w. Thompson
  • J.a. Woollam
  • Suman Sarkar
  • W.h. Nosal

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory
  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Spectroscopy.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics