Light scattering is a powerful tool to investigate the structure and dynamics of a wide variety of materials. All of the following resources have been developed here at the FLS. Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to use this material elsewhere.
Notes from around the web
- Resource library from Brookhaven
- Resource library from LS Instruments
- Resource library from Wyatt
- Brookhaven ZetaPALS method
- Malvern pdf regarding zeta potential
Short Course Notes
2017 Short Course at Ben Gurion University; Course Number 001-2-0029: In-Situ Light Scattering for Characterization of Suspended Environmental Nanomaterials: Morphology, Structure and Dynamics.
Instructor: Sara Hashmi, International Visiting Lecturer, Blaustein Center for Scientific Cooperation
- Syllabus
- Overview
- Suspended Nanomaterials
- DLS Basics
- Data Analysis
- Practical Considerations
- ALV Screenshots
- Day 1 Recap
- Assembly & Stability
- SLS: Aggregate Structure & Internal Dynamics
- SLS: Solute Characteristics
- Colloidal Stability II
- Case Study: IrOX Nanoparticles
- Case Study: Asphaltenes
- Exam Data: Instructions 3sizesSLS GO_Zeta GO_Size
- Exam Solutions
Talks and Seminars
- Langer Symposium: December 2015 Soundbite
- Introductory Seminar: Yale Chemical & Environmental Engineering Department, September 2014
Basic Tutorials
Dynamic Light Scattering
- ALV Instrument Usage Notes
- ALV Instrument Screenshots for DLS usage
- ALV Summary File Notes
- Brookhaven Instrument Usage Notes
Static Light Scattering
Electrophoretic Mobility Measurements
(including Isoelectric Point measurements via pH Titration)
Advanced Topics
- Correlation Function Fits
- Probability Distributions