Surface Analysis – The Principal Techniques

List of Contributors. Preface. 1 Introduction ( John C. Vickerman). 1.1 How do we Define the Surface? 1.2 How Many Atoms in a Surface? 1.3 Information Required. 1.4 Surface Sensitivity. 1.5 Radiation Effects - Surface Damage. 1.6 Complexity of the Data. 2 Auger Electron Spectroscopy ( Hans Jorg Mathieu). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Principle of the Auger Process. 2.3 Instrumentation. 2.4 Quantitative Analysis. 2.5 Depth Profile Analysis. 2.6 Summary. References. Problems. 3 Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis ( Buddy D. Ratner and David G. Castner). 3.1 Overview. 3.2 X-ray Interaction with Matter, the Photoelectron Effect and Photoemission from Solids. 3.3 Binding Energy and the Chemical Shift. 3.4 Inelastic…