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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of silicate glasses
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, 1987.
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Molecular order at polymer surfaces via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
… is probed for several different repeat unit Spectroscopy (XPS) is chemistries. X-ray Photoelectron used, particularly with angular dependence, to obtain the compositional gradient information from the top 6 run of the surface. It is found that all materials investigated present some kind of …
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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: a study of plasmons, alloys and gold compounds
Contains fulltext : mmubn000001_025262491.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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Band Offset Measurements of ε-(InxGa1-x)2O3/AlN using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
In the pursuit of advanced electronic applications, such as deep ultraviolet photodetectors, high-electron-mobility transistors, and high-power electronic devices, InGaO/AlN heterojunctions hold significant promise due to their ultra-wide band gap, tunable polarization properties, and optimized …
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High-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy applied to vanadium phosphorus oxide catalysts under reaction conditions
Diese Arbeit hat die Verbesserung der Hochdruck-Röntgen-Photoelektronen Spektroskopie (Hochdruck-XPS) und ihre Anwendung zur Untersuchung des industriell wichtigen Vanadium Phosphor Oxid (VPO) -Katalysators zur Oxidation von n-Butan zu Maleinsäureanhydrid (MA) zum Inhalt. Die Konzeption eines neues …
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Adsorption of cobalt, chromium and barium on ripidolite and kaolinite as examined by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) has been used to study the bonding of adsorbed metal cations to clay minerals. Binding energy differences of the adsorbed metal cations can be related to changes in the electron density or charge on the atom of interest. Adsorption experiments were carried out …
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The adsorption of sulfur and halogen containing materials on nickel studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and thermal desorption spectroscopy
… surface (at 25°C) were investigated using an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) and a thermal desorption system with mass spectrometric analysis (TD). The ion implantation of the methyl halide series on nickel was investigated by XPS. The nickel surface was cleaned by high temperature …
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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) study of single crystal UO2 and U3O8 on r-plane sapphire and yttrium stabilized zirconium (YSZ) substrates
… To do this we analyzed our thin films using X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy (RBS), and Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy (SIMS). This thesis will primarily focus on the growth of the thin films, and the analyzed results from …
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Assessing the Reactive Surface Area of Phlogopite during Acid Dissolution: An Atomic Force Microscopy, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, and Low Energy Electron Diffraction Study
… using in situ atomic force microscopy (AFM), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) in an attempt to characterize the reactive surface area during dissolution. Mica minerals are the ideal material for this study because they offer a high degree of …
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Understanding the solid electrolyte interface (SEI) on alloying anodes: development of a methodology for SEI sample preparation and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterization and studies of the SEI on electrodeposited thin film intermetallic anodes for Li-ion batteries
… some of the important considerations for using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy to characterize the SEI. The third and fourth chapters are about using the methodology described in Chapter 2 to characterize the SEI formed on intermetallic thin film anodes. The third chapter examines the role that …
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Thermolysis Route for Accessing Amorphous Metal Sulfide Thin-Film Catalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
… rates with low/high volatility solvents. X-ray diffraction confirmed that the films are amorphous. Direct preparation of the active form of amorphous molybdenum disulfide (a-MoS2), proven by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, was done, exhibiting electrochemical activity consonant with …
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Surface decomposition studies of trimethylgallium on silicon(100)
… (100) was investigated using thermal desorption spectroscopy (TDS), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), infrared spectroscopy (IR), and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS).
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The role of complexing agents in the flotation of pentlandite-pyroxene mixtures
… of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used as tools in determining the extent of surface alteration.
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Solution-Based Deposition of Ultrathin Metal Oxide Films on Metal and Superconductor Surfaces
… films on gold, silver, and aluminum surfaces. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy were used to compare the physical properties of these films. Electrical measurements showed that zirconia films on Ag and Au are not insulating, but aluminum-zirconia-aluminum capacitors …
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Role of metal alkoxides as primers in polymer/metal adhesion
… primarily scanning electron microscopy and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Gritblasted steel was primed with the metal alkoxide solutions and then bonded with both polyethersulfone (thermoplastic) and FM 300U, a structural epoxy (thermoset). Bond durabilities were studied using wedge …
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Development of Ti-Si-N and Ta-Si-N as diffusion barriers
… studied using sheet resistance measurements, X-ray diffractometry (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), auger electron spectroscopy (AES) and annealing in a controlled ambient atmosphere"--Abstract, page iv.
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Nanoscale Hydrogel Films and Polymer Brushes Grafted Onto Nanocapillary Array Membranes for Externally Controllable Size -Selective Molecular Transport
… mode Fourier-transformed infra-red (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), while SPR measurements were used to characterize both the synthesis of the hydrogel, as well as to characterize potential-induced volume changes on planar Au surfaces. Scanning electron …
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Heterogeneous decomposition of trimethylaluminum and trimethylgallium on silicon surfaces
… and MOMBE. This study uses thermal desorption spectroscopy, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and electron energy loss spectroscopy to examine the decomposition of TMAl at low coverages on heated silicon substrates. In addition, molecular beam methods are employed to investigate the …
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Surface Engineering for Microsensing
… to exploit their plasmon resonances in Raman spectroscopy. Reaction yields as well as the final products were analyzed by X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Infra-Red Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy. The result of this surface engineering process leads to …
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Environmental Applications of Ultrasound
… of post catalytic materials with x-ray diffraction and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed no change in the bulk structure of the catalyst and chlorination of the surface metal species, respectively.
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