This comprehensive three-volume handbook reviews the current state together with the latest developments, resulting in an indispensable resource that comprehensively treats all important aspects of sol-gel technology, including synthesis, properties and applications.
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Completely revised and updated, this second edition of a bestseller surveys and compares all techniques relevant for practical applications. New chapters cover such recent methods as SNOM, SERS, and laser ablation. With over 500 references and a list of equipment suppliers.
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Written in a clear and understandable manner, this book provides a comprehensive, yet non-mathematical, treatment of the topic, covering the basic principles of symmetry and the important spectroscopic techniques used to probe molecular structure.
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