Application of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Optics and Lasers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2025 | Viewed by 621
Special Issue Editor
Interests: XPS measurements on oxides; quantitative DP through Ar+2500 cluster gun; thin films by XPS analyses; surface treatments; XPS investigation about health materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The importance of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy in the international field of surface science research has not yet been explored. This characterization technique is very powerful for determining the chemical composition of any kind of sample provided the material is compatible with the UHV examination conditions of the analysis chamber. Multielemental and chemically complex samples can be analyzed without any reference specimen for comparison to assess their chemical elements and their relative atomic relative percentages. We are therefore interested in articles that investigate materials by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy with particular attention on quantitive analyses. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Hard thin-flm materials for aeronautical applications;
- Antimicrobic and antifungal layers/multilayers for human health;
- Studies of the complex compound FeTi2O5 (iron–psedudobrookite) after annealing in inert environmental as well as oxidative atmospheres;
- Ceramic oxides doped with metal nanoparticles: the new frontiers of ceramic conductors;
- Composite materials (reinforced with fibers) for advanced applications in the field of transport;
- Novel findings about depth profiling measurements by employing an in situ cluster ion gun;
- Investigations on the surface properties of recycled materials in the field of renewable energy sources;
- Different areas of application and critical analysis relating to substitution techniques of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).
Dr. Luciana Mirenghi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- thin films
- doped oxide ceramics
- new antimicrobic films (overcoming silver)
- hard coatings
- quantitative depth profiling
- recycled materials
- XPS
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