Novel method for transmission infrared analysis of clay minerals using silicon wafer substrates
Caulfield, Jeffrey A. (University of Denver. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Wells, Todd A. (University of Denver. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)
Miller, Keith E. (University of Denver. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry)

Date:	2007
Abstract:	A novel method for the analysis of clay minerals using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy is presented. Clay mineral suspensions are dried on a Si wafer substrate for transmission infrared (IR) analysis. Four natural Source Clays from the Source Clays Repository of The Clay Minerals Society, SWy-2, SAz-1, SHCa-1 and KGa-1b, as well as the synthetic hectorite, Laponite RD, were analyzed using the described method with signal to noise (s/n) ratios in excess of 100,000 for the strongly absorbing Si-O stretching frequency. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images show that the mineral films possess suitable uniformity and low surface roughness for transmission IR measurements that is confirmed by minimal deviations in the baseline of collected IR spectra. The IR spectra are generated and peak locations are compared to previously reported values, generated from KBr pellet and attenuated total reflectance methods.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	FTIR ; Laponite ; Silicon Wafer ; Source Clays ; Wafer Substrate
Published in:	Clays and Clay Minerals, Vol. 55, Núm. 2 (2007) , p. 213-219, ISSN 1552-8367

DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2007.0550210

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