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Sum Frequency Generation (SFG)

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Sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy has been used to study molecular structures at surfaces and interfaces [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]. To obtain SFG signals, centrosymmetry of the system must be broken. This condition can be satisfied only at interfaces, leading to an SFG signal that is highly interface specific.

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    Daisuke Kawaguchi & Keiji Tanaka

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    Mizuo Maeda

  2. Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Atsushi Takahara

  3. Toyama University, Toyama, Japan

    Hiromi Kitano

  4. National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Cen, Suita, Japan

    Tetsuji Yamaoka

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Kawaguchi, D., Tanaka, K. (2019). Sum Frequency Generation (SFG). In: Maeda, M., Takahara, A., Kitano, H., Yamaoka, T., Miura, Y. (eds) Molecular Soft-Interface Science. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56877-3_5

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