"X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Chemical Engineering Methods and Technology" by Johanna M. Wagner

This book reviews research in the field of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) including: XPS studies from industrial and bioactive glass to biomaterials and applied to the atomic structure analysis of silicate glasses thin layers; XPS as a tool in the study of nanostructured titanium and in commercial PET surfaces in biotechnological applications and others.

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a quantitative spectroscopic technique that measures the elemental composition, empirical formula, chemical state and electronic state of the elements that exist within a material. XPS spectra are obtained by irradiating a material with a beam of X-rays while simultaneously measuring the kinetic energy (KE) and number of electrons that escape from the top 1 to 10 nm of the material being analyzed.

Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Studies from Industrial & Bioactive Glass to Biomaterials
Chapter 2 XPS for Investigating Cultural Heritage Materials
Chapter 3 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Applied to Atomic Structure Analysis of Silicate Glasses Thin Layers
Chapter 4 Influence of NO2 on Atmospheric Corrosion of Zinc Exposed in a Climate Chamber
Chapter 5 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy as a Tool in the Study of Nanostructured Titanium and Commercial PET Surfaces in Biotechnological Applications
Chapter 6 XPS as a powerful tool to investigate the surface properties of simple, doped and mixed metal oxides
Chapter 7 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Investigation of Iron Oxides in the Xuancheng Laterite Profile and Their Palaeoclimate Interpretations
Chapter 8 New Developments in X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Applied to Nanostructured Materials
Chapter 9 Mechanisms of Anhydrite Hydration
Chapter 10 XPS Analysis of Cotton Fibres
Chapter 11 The Capability of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy in the Characterization of Membranes: Correlation between Surface Chemical and Transport Properties in Polymeric Membranes
Index