Fundamentals of X-Ray Photoemission Spectroscopy

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 60-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.J. Grunthaner
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Electronic Materials ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Photoemission Spectroscopy ◽  
Microelectronic Device ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Surfaces And Interfaces ◽  
Manufacturing Process Control ◽  
Silicon Based

AbstractRapid progress in the development of new electronic materials and the steady maturation of silicon-based technologies has resulted in a host of novel electronic devices in which the active region of the structure is confined to an interface or a surface. The chemical, electronic, and physical characterization of surfaces and interfaces in semiconductors and insulators is of critical importance to manufacturing process control as well as to the fundamental electron physics and materials science which support microelectronic device research.

Synthesis and characterization of TiN / Ti / AISI 410 coatings

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
S Chirino ◽  
Jaime Diaz ◽  
N Monteblanco ◽  
E Valderrama
Keyword(s):  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Photoemission Spectroscopy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Columnar Grains ◽  
Tin Thin Films ◽  
Steel Aisi ◽  
Interacting Surfaces ◽  
Stainless Steel Aisi

The synthesis and characterization of Ti and TiN thin films of different thicknesses was carried out on a martensitic stainless steel AISI 410 substrate used for tool manufacturing. The mechanical parameters between the interacting surfaces such as thickness, adhesion and hardness were measured. By means of the scanning electron microscope (SEM) the superficial morphology of the Ti/TiN interface was observed, finding that the growth was of columnar grains and by means of EDAX the existence of titanium was verified.  Using X-ray diffraction (XRD) it was possible to observe the presence of residual stresses (~ -3.1 GPa) due to the different crystalline phases in the coating. Under X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) it was possible to observe the molecular chemical composition of the coating surface, being Ti-N, Ti-N-O and Ti-O the predominant ones.

scholarly journals Characterization of Charge States in Conducting Organic Nanoparticles by X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 2058
Author(s):  
Jordi Fraxedas ◽  
Antje Vollmer ◽  
Norbert Koch ◽  
Dominique de Caro ◽  
Kane Jacob ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Partial Oxidation ◽  
Chemical Shifts ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Photoemission Spectroscopy ◽  
Intrinsic Structure ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Level Lines ◽  
Donor And Acceptor ◽  
Electronic Configurations

The metallic and semiconducting character of a large family of organic materials based on the electron donor molecule tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) is rooted in the partial oxidation (charge transfer or mixed valency) of TTF derivatives leading to partially filled molecular orbital-based electronic bands. The intrinsic structure of such complexes, with segregated donor and acceptor molecular chains or planes, leads to anisotropic electronic properties (quasi one-dimensional or two-dimensional) and morphology (needle-like or platelet-like crystals). Recently, such materials have been synthesized as nanoparticles by intentionally frustrating the intrinsic anisotropic growth. X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) has emerged as a valuable technique to characterize the transfer of charge due to its ability to discriminate the different chemical environments or electronic configurations manifested by chemical shifts of core level lines in high-resolution spectra. Since the photoemission process is inherently fast (well below the femtosecond time scale), dynamic processes can be efficiently explored. We determine here the fingerprint of partial oxidation on the photoemission lines of nanoparticles of selected TTF-based conductors.

Synthesis and characterization of periphery-functionalized porphyrazines containing mixed pyrrolyl and pyridylmethylamino groups

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (02) ◽  
pp. 223-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomasz Goslinski ◽  
Ewa Tykarska ◽  
Wojciech Szczolko ◽  
Tomasz Osmalek ◽  
Aleksandra Smigielska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrochemical Properties ◽  
Chemical Sensors ◽  
Electronic Materials ◽  
Condensation Reaction ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Coordination Properties ◽  
Perpendicular Orientation ◽  
Selective Sensor

The condensation reaction of 2-amino-3-[(3-pyridylmethyl)amino]-2(Z)-butene-1,4-dinitrile with a series of diketones led to novel dinitriles, of which 2-(2,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrrol-1-yl)-3-[methyl(3-pyridylmethylene)amino]-2(Z)-butene-1,4-dinitrile, the product of the Paal-Knorr reaction, was successfully utilized in the Linstead macrocyclization towards symmetrical and unsymmetrical porphyrazines. NMR and X-ray study revealed an almost perpendicular orientation of the pyrrolyl groups in relation to the porphyrazine platform. The newly synthesized macrocycles with different peripheral groups show interesting spectroscopic and electrochemical properties. Due to selective sensor/coordination properties they are expected to find applications as chemical sensors and electronic materials.

X-RAY DIFFRACTION FOR SURFACES AND BURIED INTERFACES

2000 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. 437-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. RENAUD
Keyword(s):  
Grazing Incidence ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Grain Sizes ◽  
Buried Interfaces ◽  
Surfaces And Interfaces ◽  
Coherent Interfaces

The application of X-rays to the structural characterization of surfaces and interfaces, in situ and in UHV, is discussed on selected examples. Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction is not only a very powerful technique for quantitatively investigating the atomic structure of surfaces and interfaces, but is also very useful for providing information on the interfacial registry for coherent interfaces or on the strain deformation, island and grain sizes for incoherent epilayers.

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