AVS 66th International Symposium & Exhibition
    Applied Surface Science Division Monday Sessions

Session AS+BI+RA-MoM
Quantitative Surface Analysis I/Reproducibility Issues in Quantitative XPS

Monday, October 21, 2019, 8:20 am, Room A211
Moderators: Donald Baer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Mark Engelhard, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory


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8:20am AS+BI+RA-MoM1 Invited Paper
Improving Accuracy in Quantitation by XPS: Standards, Cross-sections, Satellite Structure
C. Richard Brundle, C.R.Brundle & Associates, P.S. Bagus, University of North Texas, B.V. Crist, XPS International LLC
9:00am AS+BI+RA-MoM3
A Rigorous Approach to the Calculation of the Uncertainties in XPS Analysis
A. Herrera-Gomez, CINVESTAV-Unidad Queretaro, México, Orlando Cortazar-Martinez, CINVESTAV-Unidad Queretaro, Mexico
9:20am AS+BI+RA-MoM4
Gross Errors in XPS Peak Fitting
Matthew Linford, V. Jain, G.H. Major, Brigham Young University
9:40am AS+BI+RA-MoM5
Improved Energy Referencing in XPS
Hagai Cohen, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
10:00am AS+BI+RA-MoM6
How to Avoid Errors in the Interpretation of XPS Data?
Andreas Thissen, P. Dietrich, SPECS Surface Nano Analysis GmbH, Germany, W.E.S. Unger, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung - Berlin (Germany), Germany
10:40am AS+BI+RA-MoM8
Misinterpretations in the Spectroscopic Analysis of Heterogeneous Materials and Defected Structures
Lisa Swartz, K. Artyushkova, J.E. Mann, B.W. Schmidt, J.G. Newman, Physical Electronics
11:00am AS+BI+RA-MoM9
Current Issues and Solutions for Reliable, Robust and Reproducible XPS Spectral Acquisition and Data Reporting
J.D.P. Counsell, C.J. Blomfield, Kratos Analytical Limited, UK, Christopher Moffitt, Kratos Analytical Limited, N. Gerrard, S.J. Coultas, Kratos Analytical Limited, UK
11:20am AS+BI+RA-MoM10
Intensity Calibration and Sensitivity Factors for XPS Instruments with Monochromatic Ag Lα and Al Kα Sources
A.G. Shard, National Physical Laboratory, UK, J.D.P. Counsell, Christopher Blomfield, Kratos Analytical Limited, UK, D.J.H. Cant, National Physical Laboratory, UK, E.F. Smith, University of Nottingham, UK, P. Navabpour, Teer Coatings Ltd, UK
11:40am AS+BI+RA-MoM11
Reporting XPS Measurements and How Can We Do Better to Minimize Reproducibility Problems
Karen Gaskell, University of Maryland, College Park