Hard x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: a snapshot of the state-of-the-art in 2020

C Kalha, NK Fernando, P Bhatt… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Hard x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES) is establishing itself as an essential
technique for the characterisation of materials. The number of specialised photoelectron …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] XPS study of ion irradiated and unirradiated CeO2 bulk and thin film samples

KI Maslakov, YA Teterin, AJ Popel, AY Teterin… - Applied Surface …, 2018 - Elsevier
This work considers the effect of fission-energy ion irradiation on the electronic structure at
the surface of bulk and thin film samples of CeO 2 as a simulant for UO 2 nuclear fuel. For …

Molecular layer deposition of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 films

J Smets, AJ Cruz, V Rubio-Giménez… - Chemistry of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Vapor-phase film deposition of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) would facilitate the
integration of these materials into electronic devices. We studied the vapor-phase layer-by …

[HTML][HTML] Inelastic background modelling applied to hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of deeply buried layers: A comparison of synchrotron and lab-based (9.25 …

BF Spencer, S Maniyarasu, BP Reed, DJH Cant… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (HAXPES) provides minimally destructive
depth profiling into the bulk, extending the photoelectron sampling depth. Detection of …

Operando probing of the surface chemistry during the Haber–Bosch process

CM Goodwin, P Lömker, D Degerman, B Davies… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The large-scale conversion of N2 and H2 into NH3 (refs.,) over Fe and Ru catalysts for
fertilizer production occurs through the Haber–Bosch process, which has been considered …

Cascade energy reemission after inner-shell ionization of atomic gold. Role of photo-and cascade-produced electrons in radiosensitization using gold-containing …

AP Chaynikov, AG Kochur, AI Dudenko… - Journal of Quantitative …, 2023 - Elsevier
A method of straightforward construction and analysis of the cascade decay trees is applied
to calculate photon and electron spectra emitted upon the cascade de-excitation of single …

Structure analysis using time-of-flight momentum microscopy with hard X-rays: status and prospects

O Fedchenko, A Winkelmann… - Journal of the Physical …, 2022 - journals.jps.jp
X-ray photoelectron diffraction (XPD) has developed into a powerful technique for the
structural analysis of solids. Extension of the technique into the hard-X-ray range (hXPD) …

In situ surface-sensitive investigation of multiple carbon phases on Fe (110) in the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis

M Shipilin, D Degerman, P Lömker, CM Goodwin… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Carbide formation on iron-based catalysts is an integral and, arguably, the most important
part of the Fischer–Tropsch synthesis process, converting CO and H2 into synthetic fuels …

[HTML][HTML] Probing the solid–liquid interface with tender x rays: A new ambient-pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy endstation at the Swiss Light Source

Z Novotny, D Aegerter, N Comini, B Tobler… - Review of scientific …, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
A new endstation to perform operando chemical analysis at solid–liquid interfaces by means
of ambient pressure x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (APXPS) is presented. The endstation …