Kinetic energy of Auger electrons

Microscopic Characterization
Category General
Difficulty Level Normal
Audience Level General
Description Microscopic characterization methods refer to scientific techniques Which allow determination of both composition and structure of a material. Optical microscopy, scanning probe microscopy and electron microscopy are known as microscopic techniques. This course illustrates how microscopic characterization techniques are used.
Overview
Microscopic methods play an essential role in nanomaterials characterization. Microscopic and X-ray based characterization of nanomaterials techniques are used for the determination of surface morphology and dispersion characteristics of nanomaterials. This course deals with details of these aspects, and will provide a fundamental understanding of morphological tools, such as instrumentation, sample preparation and different kinds of analyses, etc.


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Description
 Auger electron spectroscopy involves measurement of Auger electron’s kinetic energies that are characteristic of elements in a sample. The kinetic energy of an Auger electron is the energy difference between the doubly ionized final state and ionized initial state of an electron.
Mental Challenge
 How is possible to determine Auger electron energies?
Quizzes and Activities
 Activity: Describe the process required for studying a sample using Auger electron spectroscopy.
Further Reading Sources
 1.https://www.wellesley.edu/sites/default/files/assets/departments/chemistry/files/2006_auger.pdf

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