Material Research in Atomic Scale by Mössbauer Spectroscopy

Mossbauer spectroscopy is able to probe hyperfine interactions by looking at the short-range order of resonant atoms. Materials containing an appropriate isotope as one of their constituent atoms, such as iron or tin, are readily investigated. But even materials that do not contain Mossbauer-active atoms can be investigated if the probe atoms are incorporated in minor quantities (ca. 0.1 at.- per cent) to act as molecular-level indicators. These papers represent a state-of-the-art description of Mossbauer spectroscopy techniques applied to advanced materials. The topics covered comprise investigations of nanomaterials, nanoparticles, and quasicrystals, artificially structured materials as well as applications of Mossbauer spectroscopy in chemistry, mineralogy and metallurgy. The main aim of this text is the dissemination of information on research and recent developments of the method in materials science as obtained in leading Mossbauer laboratories.