TALK:
  The new X-ray Surface Analysis Facility at Curtin
		
Thu, 14 Aug 2014 16:00 - CMCA Seminar Room 1.80, Physics Building
		
Kane O'Donnell
Surface science underpins all modern technology from Gore-Tex to the
iPhone. We need to think about surfaces for catalysis, corrosion,
coatings, growth of thin films, chemical/biological functionalization
and nanotechnology just to name a few. Over the last few months Curtin
has established a surface analysis facility based around a brand new
x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) system. Using XPS one can
determine the elemental and chemical composition of the first few
nanometres of a sample surface. The XPS can also take images for
chemical mapping and has a number of other electron, ion and photon-
based techniques for surface analysis. The lab was established in
partnership with UWA and can be accessed by all UWA researchers.

This talk will introduce the techniques available with a focus on XPS,
and give some examples of how they can be used for materials science.
The surface analysis facility is now available for users and a brief
explanation will be given on how people can get training and access.
		
For more information:
  Martin Saunders
  martin.saunders@uwa.edu.au
  6488 8092

Starts       : Thu, 14 Aug 2014 16:00
Ends         : Thu, 14 Aug 2014 17:00
		
Last Updated : Tue, 12 Aug 2014 12:06