HarwellXPS Development 2022

HarwellXPS 开发 2022

• 批准号: EP/X034631/1
• 负责人: Philip Davies
• 金额: $ 42.53万
• 依托单位: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FX034631%2F1
• 关键词: HarwellXPS; Development; 2022

We seek to expand the facilities offered by the National Research Facility in photoelectron spectroscopy (HarwellXPS, www.harwellxps.uk) to address the wider needs of communities using the centre beyond simply photelectron spectroscopy and thereby improve the impact of the service. We will purchase two systems that provide topographical information that complements the surface chemical information provided by XPS. Firstly, a SEM system that can be precisely synced with the XPS so that bulk composition and local topography can be correlated with the surface chemistry; secondly an optical profiler to study the etch cratering commonly used in XPS depth profiling that will allow accurate depth information to correlate with the XPS chemical signals. Finally, we will purchase an electrochemical station that will enable all HarwellXPS users to make full use of the unique sample holder already available to study samples under different potentials. The equipment selected is based upon a variety of sources of evidence that have identified two areas of need: (1) Energy materials, including batteries and capacitors. With the increasing electrification of all aspects of technology, there is an urgent need to develop new materials to improve clean energy production and storage. This is a research area served by the Faraday Institute and the extension of HarwellXPS will enable further engagement between the two institutions.(2) New materials for new technologies: As our technology grows more sophisticated it is placing increasingly stringent demands on the materials employed. Developing new materials to meet these demands depends on improving our understanding of the nature and behaviour of the materials concerned. The new facilities will allow HarwellXPS to offer researchers a significantly enhanced array of tools to study materials.

我们寻求扩大国家光电子能谱研究设施（HarwellXPS，www.harwellxps.uk）提供的设施，以满足使用该中心的社区的更广泛需求，而不仅仅是光电子能谱，从而提高服务的影响。我们将购买两个提供地形信息的系统，以补充 XPS 提供的表面化学信息。首先，SEM 系统可以与 XPS 精确同步，以便将整体成分和局部形貌与表面化学相关联；其次是光学轮廓仪，用于研究 XPS 深度轮廓中常用的蚀刻坑，这将允许准确的深度信息与 XPS 化学信号相关联。最后，我们将购买一个电化学站，使所有 HarwellXPS 用户能够充分利用现有的独特样品架来研究不同电位下的样品。所选择的设备是基于各种证据来源，这些证据已确定了两个需求领域：(1) 能源材料，包括电池和电容器。随着各方面技术的日益电气化，迫切需要开发新材料来改善清洁能源的生产和储存。这是法拉第研究所服务的一个研究领域，HarwellXPS 的扩展将使两个机构之间的进一步合作成为可能。(2) 新技术的新材料：随着我们的技术变得越来越复杂，对所使用的材料提出了越来越严格的要求。开发新材料来满足这些需求取决于提高我们对相关材料的性质和行为的理解。新设施将使 HarwellXPS 能够为研究人员提供一系列显着增强的材料研究工具。