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With applications ranging from geochemical analysis to characterization of electronics— including thin films and composites—materials science is diverse.

To give you a deeper insight into new methods and cutting-edge applications, we developed a series of informative e-books on advanced optical metrology. With content including recent article digests and information on techniques such as X-ray fluorescence, X-ray diffractometry, and confocal laser scanning microscopy, these e-books form a comprehensive guide to the latest developments in materials science research.

To download these free ebooks, simply click on the ebooks below, or for more information on materials science research, visit the Advanced Optical Metrology Hub.

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Advances in Microscale Photonics: Characterization Techniques for Materials in Volume

This e-book provides a comprehensive overview of the recent advances in microscale photonics. Explore various topics, including electrohydrodynamic inkjet printing for applications in mid-infrared meta-optics, the fabrication of designer glass, ultrafast coherent spectroscopy of a GaAs quantum dot, and a surface detection filter for the transparent film OLS50-QWP. These cutting-edge developments in microscale photonics hold great potential for revolutionizing multiple industries, such as biomedical science, telecommunications, and sensors.

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Optimizing Interface Conductivity in Electronics: Characterization of Surface Properties

Coupled with metals and insulators, semiconductors are the foundation of modern electronics, powering computers, lasers, smartphones, and many other devices. Of particular importance is the transistor, a device that has revolutionized electronics and relies on the interfaces between semiconductors, metal, and insulators. Ensuring efficient charge transport across the metal-semiconductor interface is a major challenge for electronic device designers.

This e-book explores ways to optimize interface conductivity in electronics, with articles covering substrate surface roughness, microstrip transmission lines, copper nanoparticles, ink-jet printing, wafer-scale graphene, and more.

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Tribology: Surface Interaction Experiments

This e-book comprises papers about tribology, which is the study of the interactions between surfaces in relative motion. Explore studies on polymer/metal composites, sandwich structures, abrasive wear, compressive creep, anti-scratch additives, polymer plastics, and more.

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Thin Films III: Spray Coating Experiments—Setups and Methodologies

The e-book comprises papers on spray coating technology, including the fabrication of multilayer dielectric elastomer actuators in a scalable manner, thick polymer films possessing anti-fog, self-healing, and UV-protection properties, and the enhancement of the properties of electrodeposited copper foils by using composite additives.

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Advanced Optical Metrology: Compendium II

Our second Advanced Optical Metrology compendium covers advanced and leading research in the fields of geosciences, corrosion, particles, and additive manufacturing. This collection includes a searchable database of optical metrology papers, a repository of teaching materials, and instructions on how to publish scientific achievements.

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Additive Manufacturing: Metallurgy, Cut Analysis, and Porosity

In industry, many sectors are moving away from conventional production methods to additive manufacturing, the process of joining materials to make parts based on data from digital 3D models. This e-book provides an in-depth look at additive manufacturing, including its applications, trends, opportunities, and challenges.

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Particles II: Impact on Biological Systems and the Environment

This e-book is dedicated to the research of David Wertheim, Professor at Kingston University London. In collaboration with various groups, Professor Wertheim is using confocal microscopy to analyze the impact of different types of particles on human health and the environment.

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Particles: Unique Properties, Uncountable Applications

Nano- and microparticles are distinctive materials with enormous technological and scientific value. They found application in energy, medical, and environmental fields to name just a few.

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Corrosion: Advanced Materials and Test Methods

Today, the demands on materials’ corrosion resistance are increasing to improve operational reliability and extend product life. This ebook highlights recent test methods for the analysis of corrosion behavior of different alloys.

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Geoscience: The Unseen Beauty of Sand

In this ebook you can find images of fascinating sand grains collected from places around the world and examined with a digital microscope. Which one of the twelve astonishing sand grains is your favorite?

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X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry Analysis for Geoscience

In this ebook you can find recent articles on the use of portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) in combination with other methods for the characterization of the geochemistry of soils and sediments.

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Manufacturing and Inspection of Advanced Materials

This free ebook covers the evolving fields of additive manufacturing, thin films, electronics, surface roughness, and composites. In more than 20 article digests, you can learn about the recent developments in the manufacturing and inspection of novel materials using confocal laser scanning microscopy together with other analytical techniques.

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Composite Materials Analysis with Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy

The development of novel composite materials is an important field of research with a wide range of potential applications, including reinforcement of metals with boron compounds and piezoelectric monitoring of complex structures in the aerospace industry.

To provide a deeper insight into composite materials research, our e-book details recent studies in the field and highlights analytical techniques, including confocal laser scanning microscopy and other methods of surface morphology characterization.

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Synthesis and Characterization of Advanced Electronic Materials

The worldwide demand for cleaner and more sustainable energy sources has led to increased research into new electronic materials for energy conversion and storage.

In the fifth e-book in our Advanced Optical Metrology Series, we highlight some of the latest developments in the fields of photovoltaics, supercapacitors, and manufacture of silicon solar cells and discover how scientists use a range of analytic techniques for characterization of these important materials.

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Measuring Surface Roughness with Optical Metrology

Surface characterization is a critical aspect of materials research, and every year, greater resources are dedicated to developing materials with enhanced surface properties. These materials include metals with multiscale surfaces that reduce friction, as well as super-hydrophobic metals, ceramics, and polymers that benefit from easy cleaning, anti-adherence, and high corrosion resistance.

To stay up to date with the latest developments in this field, our e-book explores recent studies and details surface metrology techniques used to characterize surface roughness and morphology.

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Advances in Flexible Electronics — Manufacturing and Analysis Techniquess

In contrast to traditional rigid circuit boards, flexible thin-film electronics offer a range of novel applications, including foldable displays, conformal photovoltaics, wearable sensors, and bioelectronic interfaces. This wide array of potential uses makes flexible electronics one of the fastest growing areas of research and development in materials science today.

In our e-book ‘Thin Film Metrology Part 2,’ we give an overview of the latest advances in flexible thin-film electronics manufacture and characterization and give insightful digests of recent studies in the area.

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Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy in Thin Film Metrology

With benefits including pseudo-infinite depth of field imaging, topographic imaging, and photo-stimulated luminescence imaging, confocal laser scanning microscopy forms a powerful imaging technique for studying the properties of advanced materials.

In this 43-page e-book, we outline the broad uses of confocal laser scanning microscopes in materials science and explore three recent articles covering fabrication, characterization, and applications of novel thin films.

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Progress in Additive Manufacturing Analysis

Additive manufacturing processes such as electron beam melting and soft lithography are state-of-the-art methods for fabrication of devices in industries ranging from aerospace to biotechnology.

In our e-book on additive manufacturing, we give a comprehensive overview of the different analytical techniques used during additive processes and provide four digest articles that give a detailed overview of the current trends in additive manufacturing.

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