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Notes and Insights

Papers from the Journal Surface and Interface Analysis

Paper Categories and Topics First Author DOI
     
Technique Basics – XPS, LEIS, Terminology
Importance of standard terminology in surface chemical analysis: ISO 18115-1:2023, general terms and terms used in spectroscopy. Shard, AG 10.1002/sia.7284
XPS Insight Note: Coster–Kronig Broadening Isaacs, M 10.1002/sia.7410
XPS Insight Note: Multiplet Splitting in X-Ray Photoelectron Spectra. Isaacs, M 10.1002/sia.7383
Much Ado About Nothing? Background Anomalies Without Accompanying Primary Peaks in XPS and LEIS. Pinder, J 10.1002/sia.7378
 
Instrument Related – set up, operation, damage, X-ray source, charge control
Surface science insight note: Optimizing XPS instrument performance for quantification of spectra. Fernandez, V 10.1002/sia.7296
Detector Linearity and Deadtime Correction for Modern Photoelectron Spectrometers—Surface Analysis Insight Note. Reed, B 10.1002/sia.7411
Insight Note. Complications of Magnesium Achromatic X-Rays in XPS: A Historical and Practical Perspective. Jafari, S 10.1002/sia.7377
XPS insights: Sample degradation in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Morgan, DJ 10.1002/sia.7205
Leadley SR. HAXPES binding energy scale linearity check. Leadly, SR 10.1002/sia.7156
Surface science insight note: Charge compensation and charge correction in XPS. Mendoza-Sánchez, B 10.1002/sia.7309
 
XPS Analysis, Quantification, Depth Information
Surface Analysis Insight Note: Uncertainties in XPS Elemental Quantification. Shard, AG 10.1002/sia.7398
Surface analysis insight note: Differentiation methods applicable to noisy data for determination of sp2- versus sp3-hybridization of carbon allotropes and AES signal strengths. Fairley, N 10.1002/sia.7157
Surface analysis insight note: Straightforward concentration depth profiling by angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy using a Tikhonov regularization algorithm. Murdoch, BJ 10.1002/sia.7240
Enhancing Oxygen Spectra Interpretation by Calculating Oxygen Linked to Adventitious Carbon. Henderson, J 10.1002/sia.7376
 
XPS Imaging
Surface science insight note: Imaging X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Fernandez, V. 10.1002/sia.7337
Surface analysis insight note: Initial, statistical evaluation of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy images. Moeini, B. 10.1002/sia.7218
Surface analysis insight note: Multivariate curve resolution of an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy image. Moeini, B 10.1002/sia.7260
Surface analysis insight note: Analysis of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy images with summary statistics. Moeini, B 10.1002/sia.7248
Surface analysis insight note. Principal component analysis (PCA) of an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy image. The importance of preprocessing. Moeini, B 10.1002/sia.7252
Surface analysis insight note: An example of a cluster analysis of spectra from an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy image. Moeini, B 10.1002/sia.7270
 
XPS Peaks Shape and Fitting
Surface analysis insight note: Synthetic line shapes, integration regions and relative sensitivity factors. Fernandez, V 10.1002/sia.7155
XPS insights: Asymmetric peak shapes in XPS. Morgan, DJ 10.1002/sia.7215
Insight note: XPS peak fitting of the Al 2p peak from electrically isolated aluminum foil with an oxide layer. Lizarbe, AJ 10.1002/sia.7238
XPS Insight Note—Strategies for Obtaining Peak Shapes and Inferring Chemistry Morgan, DJ 10.1002/sia.70014
 
XPS and SIMS of Specific Samples or Sample Types
Surface science insight note: A linear algebraic approach to elucidate native films on Fe3O4 surface. Bargiela, P 10.1002/sia.7290
Surface analysis insight note: Illustrating the effect of adventitious contamination on Pt photoemission peak intensities. Fairley, N 10.1002/sia.7276
Surface analysis insight note: Accounting for X-ray beam damage effects in positive electrode-electrolyte interphase investigations. Fantin, R 10.1002/sia.7294
Surface Analysis Insight Note: Observations relating to photoemission peak shapes, oxidation state, and chemistry of titanium oxide films. Bargiela, P 10.1002/sia.7283
Surface analysis insight note: XPS analysis of battery electrodes—Challenges with nickel–manganese–cobalt and Li examples using an Al Kα x-ray source. Strange, LE 10.1002/sia.7237
TOF-SIMS and XPS protocol for the analysis of organic multilayers. Guyot, C 10.1002/sia.7277
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