Destino, Joel F - Creighton University
Co-authors: Bright, Frank V - Creighton University, Matthews, Samantha - Creighton University
Designing high performance functional materials often requires a deep understanding of the fundamental relationships between physical and chemical properties. For measurements such as these, bulk sampling methods are typically sufficient; however, for the development of thin films and coatings, it is usually necessary to investigate these relationships across a surface, demanding advanced imaging techniques. Over the past few years, research from our group has focused on the development and application of novel spectroscopic imaging methods to elucidate the relationship between various chemical and physical properties of advanced and hybrid functional materials across length scales. This presentation includes various research projects that best represent this work. The first project presented includes the application of statistical methods with colocalized Raman and scanning probe microscopy to study a binary and ternary hybrid xerogel thin films with antifouling properties. The second project shows the application of the same techniques for the analysis of 2D MoS2 nanomaterials. The third presents a study of 2D WS2 with tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS). Finally, future work on the development of additional spectroscopic imaging methods from my current lab will be presented.
Application: Material Science
Methodology: Surface Analysis/Imaging