XP Spectrometry Suite

The School of Chemistry is pleased to offer an analytical service to universities, individuals and industry.

The centre was established within the Wolfson Nanoscience Laboratory within the research school in 2006 as part of a major refurbishment. The aim of the centre is to provide a high quality, affordable analytical service for all.

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, more commonly referred to as XPS or ESCA, is the most widely used surface analysis technique because of its relative simplicity in use and of data interpretation. The information XPS provides about surface layers or thin film structures is of value in many industrial applications including: polymer surface modification, catalysis, ceramics, corrosion, adhesion, semiconductor materials, packaging, magnetic media, thin film coatings and even medical implants, bio-materials, teeth and bones.

Equipment

Name	Make/Model	Details
XPS Spectrometer	Kratos Axis HSR	XPS on solids