Deconvolution in Auger Electron Spectroscopy

Deconvolution calculations have been applied in Auger Electron Spectroscopy to increase resolution and/or to eliminate loss features. We present: i) A short review of the methodology; ii) Recent results obtained in our laboratory in spectroscopy of Al, Ni, Cu, Ag and Te; iii) A discussion on the conditions for the appearance of artefacts originating either in the calculation or the physical processes (emission anisotropy, distribution of electron path lengths, and intrinsic losses)

Nanodecoration of single crystals of 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27- bis(cyanomethoxy)-26,28-dihydroxycalix[4]arene

Single crystals of 1,3-bis(cyanomethoxy)calix[4]arene (1) were grown from Chloroform/Methanol mixture and these were nanodecorated with colloidal gold nanoparticles (AuNps). The single crystals were then characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM). The nanodecorated crystals were characterized by UV-Visible Absorption Spectroscopy, Transmission Electronic Microscopy (TEM) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). In this work, it is shown that the stabilization of the nanoparticles occurs through of the interactions of these with the nitrile group, maintaining their shape and size

Effect of annealing temperature on the structural, morphological and optical properties of ThO2 thin films grown by photochemical metal–organic deposition

© 2019In this work, we report the influence of annealing temperature on the structural, morphological and optical properties of ThO2 thin films deposited on fused quartz and (100) silicon substrates by photochemical metal–organic deposition (PMOD) using hinokitiolate thorium (IV) complex as the precursor. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) confirmed the deposition of the ThO2 films. The effect of thermal annealing (from 300 °C to 1100 °C) on the structural properties of the ThO2 films was evaluated with X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV–Vis transmittance spectroscopy, spectroscopic ellipsometry and atomic force microscopy (AFM). XRD patterns of the films annealed above 300 °C revealed that all diffraction peaks belong to a cubic ThO2 structure without preferential orientation. The average crystallite size increased from 2.3 nm to 3.7 nm as the annealing temperature increased from 300 °C to 750 °C. Annealing at 1100 °C promoted the formation of huttonite (β-ThSiO4) in the ThO2 layer. Fil

Nanodecoration of single crystals of 5,11,17,23-tetra-tert-butyl-25,27- bis(cyanomethoxy)-26,28-dihydroxycalix[4]arene

© 2017 Sociedad Chilena de Quimica. All rights reserved. Single crystals of 1,3-bis(cyanomethoxy)calix[4]arene (1) were grown from Chloroform/Methanol mixture and these were nanodecorated with colloidal gold nanoparticles (AuNps). The single crystals were then characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM). The nanodecorated crystals were characterized by UV-Visible Absorption Spectroscopy, Transmission Electronic Microscopy (TEM) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). In this work, it is shown that the stabilization of the nanoparticles occurs through of the interactions of these with the nitrile group, maintaining their shape and size