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- Surface and interfacial chemistry
Surface and interfacial chemistry
Article By:
Walczak, Mary M. Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa.
Porter, Marc D. Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa.
Last reviewed:August 2021
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.670650
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- Electron surface analysis techniques
- Auger electron spectroscopy (AES)
- X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)
- Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS)
- Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS)
- Low-energy electron diffraction (LEED)
- Optical surface analysis techniques
- Infrared spectroscopy (IRS)
- Optical ellipsometry
- Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)
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Chemical processes that occur at the phase boundary between gas–liquid, liquid–liquid, liquid–solid, or gas–solid interfaces.
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