Higher Energy X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

There is growing interest and activity in photoelectron spectroscopy using X-ray sources with energies higher than Al K_α. Surface Science Spectra aims to provide a database of reference spectra for materials using these higher energy X-rays. SSS welcomes the submission of XPS data for elements and simple compounds of known stoichiometry using higher-energy XPS instruments or synchrotron HAXPES facilities for a topical collection which will serve as a reference database to the growing community of higher-energy XPS users.

Submissions should be accompanied by a wide-scan spectrum of sputter-cleaned gold taken on the same instrument and using the same settings as the wide-scan spectrum of the material, or materials in the submission. This will enable the future evaluation and correction of instrument transmission effects. It would also be very helpful to include details of the instrument geometry and X-ray polarization with the submission.

Topics covered include, but are not limited to:

Guest Editors

A.G. Shard (National Physical Laboratory, UK)

Submission instructions

Submissions should be accompanied by a wide-scan spectrum of sputter-cleaned gold taken on the same instrument and using the same settings as the wide-scan spectrum of the material, or materials in the submission. It would also be very helpful to include details of the instrument geometry and X-ray polarization with the submission.

Please submit through the online submission system. Online, you will have the opportunity to indicate that your submission is part of this Special Focused Topic by choosing “Higher Energy X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy”.

Please use the newly updated XPS Template to prepare your submission.