Perspective on the development of XPS and the pioneers who made it possible
As of 2024, the use of X-photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), initially called Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA), has grown to become the most widely used surface analysis method. In this paper we offer a perspective of the early development of XPS and describe some of the advances and...
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| description | As of 2024, the use of X-photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), initially called Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA), has grown to become the most widely used surface analysis method. In this paper we offer a perspective of the early development of XPS and describe some of the advances and pioneers who made them that provided the foundation for it to grow into the technique we know today. Included is information about the early development of photoelectron spectroscopy, the seminal work of Kai Siegbahn, influential conferences that helped spread excitement and provide a fundamental understanding of the method, early development of commercial instruments, and identification of the need for systematic metrology. Because hundreds of researchers have contributed to advancing the method, we note that this is our perspective, with likely a different emphasis than others may have chosen. To limit the scope somewhat, we have chosen to focus on authors whose contributions started before 1980. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ea246a4a9db84f108105bd157c7cef122025-01-22T09:43:24ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Analytical Science2673-92832025-01-01410.3389/frans.2024.15094381509438Perspective on the development of XPS and the pioneers who made it possibleD. R. Baer0P. M. A. Sherwood1Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United StatesDepartment of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United StatesAs of 2024, the use of X-photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), initially called Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (ESCA), has grown to become the most widely used surface analysis method. In this paper we offer a perspective of the early development of XPS and describe some of the advances and pioneers who made them that provided the foundation for it to grow into the technique we know today. Included is information about the early development of photoelectron spectroscopy, the seminal work of Kai Siegbahn, influential conferences that helped spread excitement and provide a fundamental understanding of the method, early development of commercial instruments, and identification of the need for systematic metrology. Because hundreds of researchers have contributed to advancing the method, we note that this is our perspective, with likely a different emphasis than others may have chosen. To limit the scope somewhat, we have chosen to focus on authors whose contributions started before 1980.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frans.2024.1509438/fullXPSESCAPESKai Siegbahnphotoemission history |
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| title | Perspective on the development of XPS and the pioneers who made it possible |
| title_full | Perspective on the development of XPS and the pioneers who made it possible |
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| topic | XPS ESCA PES Kai Siegbahn photoemission history |
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