Mass Spectrometry in Materials Science
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Materials Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 January 2024) | Viewed by 20216
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Interests: mass spectrometry; natural compounds; antioxidants; food contaminants, analytical chemistry; supramolecular chemistry
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Dear colleagues,
Mass spectrometry (MS) has become an important tool for scientists working on the development of modern materials. The main mass spectrometry techniques which have advanced our knowledge in the field of material science are secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). The mass spectrometry techniques that are usually dedicated to the analysis of organic compounds, namely, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI), have also found application in the analysis of materials, mainly in the analysis of polymers. This Special Issue of Materials, “Mass Spectrometry in Materials Science”, will focus on the application of mass spectrometry to the ultra-trace analysis, micro and nanodistribution analysis, surface analysis, as well as three-dimensional analysis of different kinds of advanced materials, e.g., semiconductors, superconductors, glass, metals and their oxides, biomaterials, ceramic materials, stainless steels, and others. Authors are invited to submit manuscripts that use mass spectrometry as an important tool in high-resolution material analysis and characterization.
Dr. Rafał FrańskiGuest Editor
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Keywords
- high-purity materials
- polymers
- mass spectrometry
- trace analysis
- surface analysis
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