Contact

PD Dr. Carsten Dosche
Lead Scientist

+49 (0) 441 798 3975

+49 (0) 441 798 3979

Prof. Dr. Gunther Wittstock
Team Leader

+49 (0) 441 798 3970

+49 (0) 441 798 3979

Mailing Address

University of Oldenburg
School of Mathematics
   and Science
Institute of Chemistry
Wittstock Group
D-26111 Oldenburg
Germany

Visitors

University of Oldenburg
Campus Wechloy
Carl-von-Ossietzky Street 9-11
Building W3, 1st floor
D-26129 Oldenburg
Germany

How to find us

XPS Facility

Electrochemistry and Condensed Matter Interfaces - Wittstock Group

The Institute of Chemistry runs a high resolution X-ray photoelectron (XP) spectrometer for surface analysis, which is located at the Division of Physical Chemistry.

Access

The XP spectrometer can be used on request by all groups of the university and also by external users, according to the Terms of Use. If you are interested, please contact:

Dr. Carsten Dosche

Tel.: 0441-7983975

Email: carsten.dosche{at}uni-oldenburg.de

Instrumental Details

Setup specifications:

System: ESCALAB 250 Xi (Thermo Fisher)

X-ray source: Al (monochromatic) or Mg/Al

Analysator and detector: hemispherical, channeltron

Minimum FWHM: 0.58 eV (Ag 3d5/2)

Minum spot size: 20 µm

Sample temperature: controlled 100-1000 K

Options:

Gas analysis with quadrupole MS

UPS-source for He I and He II

Ar sputter gun for Ar+ and Ar cluster ions

XPS-imaging (resolution 2 µm)

Electron source for REELS

Automatic charge compensation

Two gloveboxes are attached to the vacuum system for preparation of samples using organic and aqueous solutions followed by an inert transfer.

Method

For XPS measurements, the sample is irradiated with X-rayscausing the emission of electrons by the external photoeffect. The photelectrons are analyzed according to their kinetic energy and provide detailed qualitative and quantitative information about the elements present in the sample and, for high resolution spectra, also about the chemical state of these elements. Because electrons can travel in a solid sample only a few nanometers without losing energy during scattering processes, the analyzed electrons originate from a very thin surface layer of the sample. Thus, the obtained information is surface-sensitive.

Our setup is suitable for fast measurements with excellent signal-to noise (S/N) ratio as well as for high resolution measurements with full width at half maximum (FWHM) down to 0.6 eV (for Ag 3d5/2 line). The high S/N ratio is essential for the measurement of delicate samples and allows short measurement times that limits the X-ray dosage and thus prevents raditation-induced alteration of the chemical state. In addition to XPS, several other experimental options are possible, e.g., ultraviolett photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS), ion-scattering spectroscopy (ISS) and reflection electron energy loss spectroscopy (REELS).

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