Faculty Profiles

Richard A. Palmer
Richard A. Palmer
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
Office: 
3236 French Family Science Cen, Durham, NC 27708
Phone: 
(919) 660-1539
Fax: 
(919) 660-1605
richard.a.palmer@duke.edu
Research Interests: 

Dr. Palmer's research interests span the areas of analytical, inorganic and physical chemistry. Current projects involve the use of FTIR spectroscopy in the investigation of dynamic processes on the nanosecond to millisecond time scale. Included are nanosecond studies of photoexcited states in metalloproteins and other metal complexes, rheo-optical measurements of the sub-molecular dynamics of polymer films perturbed by mechanical fields and development of fiber optic-based photothermal spectral detection for materials and biomedical applications.

Overview

Education:

Ph.D., University of Illinois 1965

M.S., University of Illinois 1962

B.S., University of Texas, Austin 1957

Chen, P., et al. “Electronic structure in pyridinium-based metal-to-ligand charge-transfer excited states by step-scan FTIR time-resolved spectroscopy.” Journal of Physical Chemistry A, vol. 102, no. 18, Apr. 1998, pp. 3042–47. Scopus, doi:10.1021/jp980225k. Full Text

Wang, H., et al. “Multi-frequency S2FTIR PA spectral depth profiling by use of sinusoidal phase modulation and harmonic demodulation up to 2250 Hz (10th harmonic).” Fresenius’ Journal of Analytical Chemistry, vol. 362, no. 1, Jan. 1998, pp. 34–40. Scopus, doi:10.1007/s002160051032. Full Text

Jiang, E. Y., and R. A. Palmer. “Comparison of Phase Rotation, Phase Spectrum, and Two-Dimensional Correlation Methods in Step-Scan Fourier Transform Infrared Photoacoustic Spectral Depth Profiling.” Analytical Chemistry, vol. 69, no. 10, May 1997, pp. 1931–35. Scopus, doi:10.1021/ac961080l. Full Text

Chen, Pingyun, et al. “Insights on the Excited State Electronic Structures of Ruthenium(II) Polypyridine Complexes Obtained by Step-Scan Fourier Transform Infrared Absorption Difference Time-Resolved Spectroscopy.” Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 36, no. 6, Mar. 1997, pp. 954–55. Epmc, doi:10.1021/ic961328p. Full Text

Chen, P., and R. A. Palmer. “Ten-nanosecond step-scan FT-IR absorption difference time-resolved spectroscopy: Applications to excited states of transition metal complexes.” Applied Spectroscopy, vol. 51, no. 4, Jan. 1997, pp. 580–83. Scopus, doi:10.1366/0003702971940648. Full Text

Jiang, E. Y., et al. “Phase-resolved depth profiling of thin-layered plasma polymer films by step-scan Fourier transform infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy.” Applied Spectroscopy, vol. 51, no. 8, Jan. 1997, pp. 1238–44. Scopus, doi:10.1366/0003702971941818. Full Text

Wang, H., et al. “Study of impulse polymer rheo-optics by step-scan FT-IR time-resolved spectroscopy.” Applied Spectroscopy, vol. 51, no. 8, Jan. 1997, pp. 1245–50. Scopus, doi:10.1366/0003702971941827. Full Text

Palmer, R. A., et al. “Excited state structure and relaxation dynamics of polypyridyl complexes of low spin d(6) metal ions by means of step-scan FTIR time-resolved spectroscopy ((SFT)-F-2-IR TRS).” Mikrochimica Acta, SPRINGER WIEN, Jan. 1997, pp. 595–97.

Fuji, A., et al. “Step-scan FT-IR time-resolved spectroscopy (S-2(FT-IR) TRS) of the electro-reorientation of liquid crystalline materials.” Mikrochimica Acta, SPRINGER-VERLAG WIEN, Jan. 1997, pp. 599–602.

Snively, C., et al. “Stabilization of polymer dispersed liquid crystal systems using surface active agents.” Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, vol. 289, Jan. 1996, pp. 11–23. Scopus, doi:10.1080/10587259608042309. Full Text

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