ISSN:
1432-0630
Keywords:
Surface analysis
;
Auger
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The secondary electron distributionN(E) obtained with a spherical grid retarding field analyser is stored in a multichannel analyser. The experimental intensities of Auger lines are accurately determined by numerically substracting the background in theN(E) distribution and taking the area under the resulting peaks. Broadening of the lines due to several experimental factors, the multiple structure of the lines and the characteristics energy losses are taken into account. The absolute atomic densities on the surface are deducted from the Auger line intensities by a simple theoretical model. A comparison is made with atomic densities on the surface which are known either from the crystal structure (cleaved muscovite) or from Rutherford backscattering experiments (thin layer of Ag) or simply from the specific weight in the case of bulk materials (C, Cu, Ag). The maximum deviation is smaller than a factor of 2. Generally, the values differ by about 30%, which shows that AES, performed in this way, can give reliable quantitative results for densities ranging from a fraction of a monolayer to the bulk material.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00885850
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