Laboratory-based Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy for Fundamental and Industrial Research

Takahiro Hashimoto , Peter Amann , Anna Regoutz (1) , Nick Barrett (2, 3) , Louis Piper (4, 5) , Wassim Hamouda (2, 3) , Olivier Renault (6) , Marcus Lundwall , Masatake Machida

1 Department of Chemistry, University College London
2 SPEC - UMR3680 - Service de physique de l'état condensé
3 LENSIS - Laboratoire d'Etude des NanoStructures et Imagerie de Surface
4 University of Warwick [Coventry]
5 Binghamton University [SUNY]
6 CEA-LETI - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives - Laboratoire d'Electronique et de Technologie de l'Information

Hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES) is a powerful technique to observe chemical and electronic states of atoms buried inside materials. Recently, a laboratory-based HAXPES system with high throughput has been developed, combining a high-flux Ga (Kα＝9.25 keV) X-ray source and a high-transmission photoelectron analyser. In this article, research using the HAXPES Lab is reviewed, and the data are compared with those using synchrotron light sources. The HAXPES Lab is an attractive option not only for scientists but also for industrialists needing rapid answers for research and development.

Domains: Physics [physics]; Engineering Sciences [physics]

Takahiro Hashimoto, Peter Amann, Anna Regoutz, Nick Barrett, Louis Piper, et al.. Laboratory-based Hard X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy for Fundamental and Industrial Research. Vacuum and Surface Science, 2021, 64 (11), pp.493-498. ⟨10.1380/vss.64.493⟩. ⟨cea-03695438⟩