[HTML][HTML] Review on surface-characterization applications of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS): Recent developments and challenges

DNG Krishna, J Philip - Applied Surface Science Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a powerful tool to study surface properties (< 10
nm) and is being widely used in almost all branches of science and engineering. This review …

Practical guide for curve fitting in x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

GH Major, N Fairley, P Sherwood, MR Linford… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The use of peak fitting to extract information from x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
data is of growing use and importance. Due to increased instrument accessibility and …

Practical guides for x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: Quantitative XPS

AG Shard - Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
ABSTRACT X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is widely used to identify chemical
species at a surface through the observation of peak positions and peak shapes. It is less …

The use and misuse of curve fitting in the analysis of core X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopic data

PMA Sherwood - Surface and Interface Analysis, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Core X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopic (XPS) data often contain overlapping chemically
shifted peaks that differ in their width, peak shape, and intensity. The spectra may be …

Peak-fitting of Cu 2p photoemission spectra in Cu0, Cu1+, and Cu2+ oxides: a method for discriminating Cu0 from Cu1+

JA Torres-Ochoa, D Cabrera-German… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
The photoemission spectra of Cu 2p are one of the most studied. Its analysis is especially
challenging because, among others, the peaks for Cu 0 and Cu 1+ overlap, and Cu 1+ and …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of the frequency and nature of erroneous x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses in the scientific literature

GH Major, TG Avval, B Moeini, G Pinto… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Assessment of the frequency and nature of erroneous x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
analyses in the scientific literature | Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A | AIP …

Introductory guide to backgrounds in XPS spectra and their impact on determining peak intensities

MH Engelhard, DR Baer, A Herrera-Gomez… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Photoelectron and Auger peaks are central to most of the important uses of x-ray
photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thus, they receive the most attention in many types of …

Accurate peak fitting and subsequent quantitative composition analysis of the spectrum of Co 2p obtained with Al Kα radiation: I: cobalt spinel

D Cabrera‐German, G Gomez‐Sosa… - Surface and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Employing state‐of‐the‐art and practical peak‐fitting and background modeling methods
(active approach), we obtained high quality fitting of the photoemission spectrum of Co 2p in …

[HTML][HTML] Avoiding common errors in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data collection and analysis, and properly reporting instrument parameters

JW Pinder, GH Major, DR Baer, J Terry… - Applied Surface Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite numerous tutorials and standards written to the technical community on X-ray
photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), difficulties with data acquisition, analysis, and reporting …

Engineering metal–metal oxide surfaces for high-performance oxygen reduction on Ag–Mn electrocatalysts

JAZ Zeledón, GTKK Gunasooriya, GA Kamat… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding fundamental material–property relationships in mixed-element catalyst
systems is crucial to advancing the viability of renewable electrochemical energy …