Secondary ion mass spectrometry: characterizing complex samples in two and three dimensions

JS Fletcher, JC Vickerman - Analytical chemistry, 2013 - ACS Publications
Over the last 10 or so years, developments in molecular se-condary ion mass spectrometry
(SIMS) have taken its capability into areas previously only demonstrated in dynamic SIMS …

A concise tutorial review of TOF-SIMS based molecular and cellular imaging

P Massonnet, RMA Heeren - Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
This concise tutorial review provides a description of the current state of the art in the
application of time-of flight based secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) in the field …

Enhancing ion yields in time-of-flight-secondary ion mass spectrometry: a comparative study of argon and water cluster primary beams

S Sheraz née Rabbani, I Berrueta Razo… - Analytical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Following from our previous Letter on this topic, this Article reports a detailed study of time-of-
flight-secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) positive ion spectra generated from a …

Identification of nanoparticles and their localization in algal biofilm by 3D-imaging secondary ion mass spectrometry

P Benettoni, H Stryhanyuk, S Wagner… - Journal of Analytical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Characterization of nanoparticle (NP) interaction with an organic host requires identification
and localization of nano-sized phases via high-resolution 3D imaging. Simultaneous …

[HTML][HTML] Metal-assisted polyatomic SIMS and laser desorption/ionization for enhanced small molecule imaging of bacterial biofilms

SJB Dunham, TJ Comi, K Ko, B Li, NF Baig… - …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) has become an important analytical tool for many sectors
of science and medicine. As the application of MSI expands into new areas of inquiry …

Time-dependent density functional theory study of charge transfer in collisions

G Avendaño-Franco, B Piraux, M Grüning… - Theoretical Chemistry in …, 2014 - Springer
We study the charge transfer between colliding ions, atoms, or molecules, within time-
dependent density functional theory. Two particular cases are presented, the collision …

Computer Simulations of the Sputtering of Metallic, Organic, and Metal–Organic Surfaces with Bin and C60 Projectiles

A Delcorte, C Leblanc, C Poleunis… - The Journal of Physical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
This study focuses on the microscopic modeling of 0–25 keV Bi1–3–5 and C60 cluster
impacts on three different targets (Au crystal, adsorbed Au nanoparticle, and organic solid) …

Depth profiling of metal overlayers on organic substrates with cluster SIMS

K Shen, D Mao, BJ Garrison, A Wucher… - Analytical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Molecular depth profiling of organic thin films by erosion with energetic cluster ion beams is
a unique aspect of secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) experiments. Although depth …

Au400 Sputtering of a Polymer with Adsorbed Metal Nanoparticles: A Molecular Dynamics Study

OA Restrepo, A Delcorte - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2011 - ACS Publications
Using molecular dynamics simulations, this article investigates the interaction of 5–40 keV
Au400 projectiles with polyethylene and with gold-adsorbed nanoparticles of∼ 25 Å in …

Cluster SIMS of organic materials: theoretical insights

A Delcorte, OA Restrepo… - Cluster Secondary Ion …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter discusses the case of organic and related materials, with a few examples taken
from other types of systems when deemed necessary. It focuses on problems of cluster …