Course

MSE-351: Surface analysis

Summary

The course treats the main surface analysis methods for the characterization of surfaces, interfaces and thin films. It discusses how these methods can be applied to gain specific knowledge about structural, chemical and functional properties of surfaces and thin films. Limitation to 18 students!

Lectures

Instructor

Anna Neus Igual Muñoz

Expertise Tribology, corrosion, tribocorrosion, surface analysis, electrochemistry Anna Igual Munoz is senior scientist at EPFL since 2022. She has a master degree in Industrial engineering (specialised in chemical engineering) and a PhD in Electrochemical corrosion (2001) from UPV. She did a Postdoctoral research at the University of Virginia (USA) in 2002 in the field of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and local electrochemical techniques. She was Professor at the Technical University of Valencia (

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https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/surface-analysis-MSE-351

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http://go.epfl.ch/MSE-351

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Summary

Lectures

Instructor

Anna Neus Igual Muñoz

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/surface-analysis-MSE-351

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MSE-351

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Lectures in this course (3)

XPS: Surface Analysis Techniques

Introduces X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) for surface analysis, covering principles, applications, analysis process, and depth profiling techniques.

Film Thickness Determination: XPS Analysis

Explains film thickness determination using XPS and AES techniques, covering principles, instrumentation, and analytical comparisons.

Principle of SIMS

Explains the principle of Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) and its applications.

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