X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY -- X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY: STUDIES FROM INDUSTRIAL & BIOACTIVE GLASS TO BIOMATERIALS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY: CONCEPT AND PRINCIPLES -- 2. RELATING GLASS TO XPS -- 3. SILICATE GLASS CORROSION -- 4. APPLICATION OF XPS TO GLASS CORROSION -- 5. XPS ROLE IN GLASS FABRICATION -- 6. EVOLUTION OF BIOACTIVE GLASSES -- 7. GLASS BASED BIOMATERIALS: GLASS IONOMER CEMENTS -- REFRENCES -- Chapter 2: XPS FOR INVESTIGATING CULTURAL HERITAGE MATERIALS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. PIGMENTS IDENTIFICATION AND ALTERATION IN PAINT LAYERS -- 2.1. The Case of Copper Resinate -- 2.2. The Case of Smalt -- 3. STONE -- 3.1. The Case of Michealgelo's David -- 4. GLASS -- 5. SURFACE MODIFICATIONS INDUCED BY CLEANING AND PROTECTIVE TREATMENTS -- 6. BRONZE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY APPLIED TO ATOMIC STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF SILICATE GLASSES THIN LAYERS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- SILICA STRUCTURE -- STRUCTURE OF SILICA FILMS PRODUCED BY CATHODE SPRAY DEPOSITION OF SILICON IN OXYGEN MEDIUM -- STRUCTURE OF SOL-GEL SILICA FILMS -- STRUCTURE OF LEAD-SILICATE GLASSES -- THE SECONDARY-ELECTRON EMISSION COEFFICIENTS OF LEAD SILICATE GLASSES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: INFLUENCE OF NO2 ON ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION OF ZINC EXPOSED IN A CLIMATE CHAMBER -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE -- ZINC SAMPLES WITHOUT EXPOSURE -- EXPOSITION AT 35°C -- EXPOSITION AT 25°C -- INFLUENCE OF ION SPUTTERING ON THE S2P PHOTOELECTRON PEAK FOR ZINC-SULFUR CORROSION PRODUCTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.

Chapter 5: X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY AS A TOOL IN THE STUDY OF NANOSTRUCTURED TITANIUM AND COMMERCIAL PET SURFACES IN BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. XPS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY -- 2. CASE STUDY 1 - TITANIUM OXIDATION STATES ON TITANIUM THIN FILMS AND BULK SURFACES -- 2.1. Experimental Design -- 2.2. Elemental Analysis -- 2.3. Titanium Oxidation States -- 2.4. Carbon Contamination -- 2.5. Conclusions -- 3. CASE STUDY 2 - BACTERIAL MODIFICATION OF POLY(ETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE) POLYMER SURFACES -- 3.1. Experimental Design -- 3.2. Elemental Analysis -- 3.3. High-Resolution Spectra -- 3.4. Bacterial Modifications -- 3.5. Carbon Contamination -- 3.6. Conclusions -- 4. SUMMARY -- 5. REFERENCES -- Chapter 6: XPS AS A POWERFUL TOOL TO INVESTIGATE THE SURFACE PROPERTIES OF SIMPLE, DOPED AND MIXED METAL OXIDES -- ABSTRACT -- ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS -- GENERAL REMARKS -- 1. Metal oxides: a general overview -- 1.1. General remarks on metal oxides -- 1.2 Importance of surface in metal oxides -- 1.3 The electronic structure of oxides and its effect on functional properties -- 1.4 Simple, doped and multicomponent oxides and composites -- 2. Application of XPS to the characterisation of oxides: general remarks -- 2.1 Background and general introduction on XPS -- 2.2 XPS for the investigation of simple, mixed and multicomponent oxides -- 2.3 Determination of the oxidation state and chemical environment -- 2.4 Depth profiles and effects of ion sputtering on the chemical state of oxide -- 2.5 Valence band XPS for the investigation of oxides -- 3.Case studies -- 3.1 Simple oxides -- 3.1.1 ZnO -- XPS analysis -- 3.1.2 WO3 -- XPS analysis -- 3.1.3 VxOY -- XPS analysis -- 3.1.4 CuxOy -- XPS analysis -- 3.2 METAL-DOPED OXIDES -- 3.2.1 Rh-SiO2 -- XPS analysis -- 3.2.2 Au-SiO2 -- XPS analysis -- 3.2.3 Pd-SiO2 and Pt-SiO2 -- XPS analysis.

Metal nanoparticles-doped TiO2 -- 3.2.4 Pt-TiO2 -- XPS analysis -- 3.2.5 Ag- and Au-TiO2 -- Ag-TiO2 -- XPS analysis -- Au-TiO2 -- XPS analysis -- 3.3 MIXED OXIDES -- 3.3.1 SIO2-HFO2, SIO2-ZRO2, SIO2-ZRO2-HFO2 -- XPS analysis -- 3.3.2 SiO2-TiO2 -- XPS analysis -- 3.3.3 SiO2-GeO2 -- XPS analysis -- 3.3.4 Al2O3-SiO2: Er3+ -- XPS analysis -- 3.3.5 ZnO:SiO2 -- XPS analysis -- 3.3.6 FexOy:SiO2 -- XPS analysis -- 3.3.7 SiO2:xB2O3:yP2O5 -- XPS analysis -- 3.3.8 ZrO2-TiO2 -- XPS analysis -- 3.3.9 Ta2O5-TiO2 -- XPS analysis -- 4. CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES -- 5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7: X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY INVESTIGATION OF IRON OXIDES IN THE XUANCHENG LATERITE PROFILE AND THEIR PALAEOCLIMATE INTERPRETATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS -- The Soil Profile and Sampling -- XRD Analysis -- XPS Measurements -- 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- 3.1. Mineral and Chemical Compositions of the Soils -- 3.2. Iron Species in Soils -- 3.3. Palaeclimate Indicator of Iron Oxides -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8: NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY APPLIED TO NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS -- ABSTRACT -- COMMENTARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9: MECHANISMS OF ANHYDRITE HYDRATION -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. HYDRATION OF ANHYDRITE -- 2.1. Dissolution-Crystallization Model -- 2.2. Double Salt Model -- 3. INVESTIGATION OF THE MODELS OF ANHYDRITE HYDRATION -- 3.1. Synthesis and Dissolubility of Calcium Sulphate Double Salts -- 3.2. Hydration Excitation of Sulphates Forming Double Salt with Anhydrite -- 3.3. Hydration Excitation of the Sulphates Forming No Double -- Salt with Anhydrite -- 3.4. Discussion on the Double Salt Model -- 3.5. Dissolution-Nucleation-Growth Model -- 4. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10: XPS ANALYSIS OF COTTON FIBRES -- ABSTRACT.

1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES -- 2.1. Chemical Composition of Cotton Fibers -- 2.2. Treatment of the Fibres -- 2.3. XPS Measurements -- 3. RESULTS -- 4. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11: CAPABILITY OF X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY IN THE CHARACTERIZATION OF MEMBRANES: CORRELATION BETWEEN SURFACE CHEMICAL AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES IN POLYMERIC MEMBRANES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- XPS Technique -- EXPERIMENTAL -- 1. Membranes -- 2. X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy -- 3. Other Techniques for Membrane Characterization -- RESULTS -- 1. Cellulose Regenerated Membranes -- 2. Polysulfone Membranes -- 3. POLYAMIDE/POLYSULFONE COMPOSITE MEMBRANES -- 4. Di-(2-Ethyl Hexyl)dithiophosphoric Acid Activated Membranes -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.