X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of thin films

G Greczynski, RT Haasch, N Hellgren… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a popular analytical technique in materials
science as it can assess the surface chemistry of a broad range of samples. This Primer …

Introduction to x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

FA Stevie, CL Donley - Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) has become one of the most widely used surface
analysis techniques, and XPS instrumentation has become more user friendly, making the …

Restructuring of titanium oxide overlayers over nickel nanoparticles during catalysis

M Monai, K Jenkinson, AEM Melcherts, JN Louwen… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Reducible supports can affect the performance of metal catalysts by the formation of
suboxide overlayers upon reduction, a process referred to as the strong metal–support …

Analyzing the surface of functional nanomaterials—how to quantify the total and derivatizable number of functional groups and ligands

D Geißler, N Nirmalananthan-Budau, L Scholtz… - Microchimica Acta, 2021 - Springer
Functional nanomaterials (NM) of different size, shape, chemical composition, and surface
chemistry are of increasing relevance for many key technologies of the twenty-first century …

Understanding the Oxygen Evolution Reaction Mechanism on CoOx using Operando Ambient-Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

M Favaro, J Yang, S Nappini, E Magnano… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Photoelectrochemical water splitting is a promising approach for renewable production of
hydrogen from solar energy and requires interfacing advanced water-splitting catalysts with …

Practical guides for x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: First steps in planning, conducting, and reporting XPS measurements

DR Baer, K Artyushkova, C Richard Brundle… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Over the past three decades, the widespread utility and applicability of x-ray photoelectron
spectroscopy (XPS) in research and applications has made it the most popular and widely …

Practical guide to the use of backgrounds in quantitative XPS

S Tougaard - Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This guide is intended for both the novice in x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) as well
as users with some experience. XPS is one of the most widely used methods to characterize …

Using “tender” X-ray ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as a direct probe of solid-liquid interface

S Axnanda, EJ Crumlin, B Mao, S Rani, R Chang… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
We report a new method to probe the solid-liquid interface through the use of a thin liquid
layer on a solid surface. An ambient pressure XPS (AP-XPS) endstation that is capable of …

Selective and Stable Electroreduction of CO2 to CO at the Copper/Indium Interface

W Luo, W Xie, R Mutschler, E Oveisi… - Acs …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Electrochemical reduction of CO2 using renewable energy is a promising strategy to
mitigate the CO2 emissions and to produce valuable chemicals. However, the lack of highly …

Surface characterization of nanomaterials and nanoparticles: Important needs and challenging opportunities

DR Baer, MH Engelhard, GE Johnson… - Journal of Vacuum …, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
This review examines characterization challenges inherently associated with understanding
nanomaterials and the roles surface and interface characterization methods can play in …