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Preparation And Detailed X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy And Spectroscopic Ellipsometryanalysis Of Ultrathin Protective Coatings, Brian Ivins Johnson
Preparation And Detailed X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy And Spectroscopic Ellipsometryanalysis Of Ultrathin Protective Coatings, Brian Ivins Johnson
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Ultra-thin films (UTFs) are important in many applications, seen in the semiconductor industry, in chromatography, in sensing, in microfluidics, in aerospace, and in robotics. They also protect materials from corrosion, change surface energies, limit water intrusion into materials, allow material self-cleaning and self-healing, provide scratch resistance, and impart other specific chemical properties. In many cases, UTFs drastically alter surface properties and therefore their applications. It is imperative that proper and consistent characterization be performed on coatings to confirm and understand their desired properties. In Chapter two, Al oxidation under MgF2 protective layers is studied using real time X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy …