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Innovative and Established Strategies for the Surface Analysis of Nitrogen and Oxygen‐Rich Plasma Polymer Films by XPS: An Introductory Guide
Author(s) -
GirardLauriault PierreLuc,
Unger Wolfgang E. S.,
Dietrich Paul M.,
Holländer Andreas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plasma processes and polymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1612-8869
pISSN - 1612-8850
DOI - 10.1002/ppap.201500115
Subject(s) - x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , derivatization , polymer , oxygen , analytical chemistry (journal) , nitrogen , materials science , chemistry , chemical engineering , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , high performance liquid chromatography , engineering
Nitrogen‐ and oxygen‐based plasma polymer films are materials with a complex and partially elusive surface chemistry. We present an overview of innovative and established X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)‐based analysis strategies developed to elucidate the surface chemistry of such films. We focus on both experimental methods and data analysis strategies and include the following topics: high‐resolution spectra curve fitting, aging, chemical derivatization, and depth profiling by angle‐ and energy‐resolved XPS.