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X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)

Research and Demonstration Laboratory
Polymer Institute, SAS
in cooperation with Thermo Fisher Scientific

In XPS we are concerned with a special form of photoemission, i.e., the ejection of an electron from a core level by an X-ray photon of energy hv. The energy of the emitted photoelectrons is then analysed by the electron spectrometer and the data presented as a graph of intensity (usually expressed as counts or counts/s) versus electron energy – the Xray induced photoelectron spectrum. XPS is a surface sensitive technique, since the depth from which information can be derived is a few nanometers (2-10 nm) [J. F. Watts, J. Wolstenholme. An introduction to surface analysis by XPS and AES, Wiley 2003].

XPS

Our laboratory is offering surface analysis of solid samples (plates, films, powders) of the size up to 60 x 60 x 20 mm (width x length x height).

Contact:

  • Manager: Dr. Maria Omastova
  • Operator: Dr. Matej Micusik
  • Phone: +421 2 5479 2004,
  • E-Mail: maria.omastova@savba.sk; matej.micusik@savba.sk

Equipment:

  • Maker: Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • Model: NEXSA-G2, High-performance XPS with multi-technique integration
  • Location: Polymer Institute, Slovak academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 41 Bratislava

Project support:
XPS Laboratory was equiped during the implementation of the project Building-up Centre for advanced materials application of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, ITMS project code 313021T081 supported by Research & Innovation Operational Programme funded by the ERDF.