{"id":237,"date":"2020-01-25T05:27:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T13:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/?p=237"},"modified":"2022-08-30T15:43:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T22:43:11","slug":"auger-electron-spectroscopy-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/auger-electron-spectroscopy-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Auger Spectroscopy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Auger Spectroscopy&nbsp;(AES) is a nondestructive and semi-quantitative surface analysis technique that works well for elemental analysis of surfaces on UHV compatible conductive and semi-conductive materials.&nbsp; It is well suited for the analysis of thin films and coatings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This ultra-high vacuum technique has high surface sensitivity (&lt;100 \u00c5) and a low detection limit.&nbsp;&nbsp;It can detect all elements except hydrogen and helium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following are links to a variety of Auger Electron Spectroscopy tutorials which explain in detail the principles of AES, the instrumentation, and the applications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellesley.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/assets\/departments\/chemistry\/files\/2006_auger.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wellesley College AES&nbsp; (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityu.edu.hk\/phy\/appkchu\/ap5301\/Lecture-10-AES.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hong Kong City EDU AES (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www1.udel.edu\/pchem\/C444\/info\/AES_XPS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Delaware AES (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jhu.edu\/chem\/fairbr\/surfacelab\/aes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johns Hopkins University Principles of AES<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/244308_Auger_Electron_Spectroscopy_Powerpoint.ppt\" target=\"_blank\">Auger_Electron Spectroscopy <\/a>( Power point download)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RBD Instruments&#8217; microCMA is an affordable compact Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) cylindrical mirror analyzer package which is small enough to add to existing vacuum chambers.&nbsp;&nbsp;For applications which require elemental information on the top most mono layers of specimens, AES can be the perfect solution. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/products\/microcma.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">More information&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lhCIDSDUga0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\ufffc (opens in a new tab)\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3160\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/auger-electron-spectroscopy-tutorial\/microcma\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rbdinstruments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/microCMA.jpg?fit=500%2C308&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,308\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"microCMA\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;RBD 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