Advanced Auger Analysis
Advanced Auger AnalysisQuick Overview Technique Overview The Auger parameter is a powerful tool for chemical analysis due to its sensitivity to the local chemical environment, its [...]
Initial vs Final State Effects
Initial State vs Final StateQuick Overview In X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), core-level binding energy shifts are influenced by both initial and final state effects. Initial state [...]
Background Types
What do I need to know about background types in XPS?
Analysis Depth in XPS & IMFP
How is the depth of analysis determined?
Photoionisation Cross Sections
Photoionisation cross sections influence orbital signal as a function of excitation energy
The Auger, or Auger-Meitner, Process and Auger Peaks
Auger emissions are a secondary electron process
Coster-Kronig Transmissions in XPS
Coster-Kronig transitions cause unequal broadening in spin-orbit doublets
Peak Asymmetry in Conducting Materials
Conductive materials may present asymmetric photoemission peaks
Plasmon Loss
Plasmon losses must be carefully evaluated to avoid misidentification
Multiplet splitting of s-orbitals in first row transition metals
Rare multiplet splitting of S-orbitals may yield additional insights into chemical environments