Acquisition of an X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer and a Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometer for an Open Surface Analysis Facility at the University of Massachusetts

这份来自主要研究仪器项目的合同将允许马萨诸塞大学购买一台集成俄歇分析的x射线光电子光谱仪（XPS）。该仪器将通过提供目前缺乏的高分辨率表面分析和深度分析能力，显著增强麻省理工大学界面分析实验室的能力。该设施可供麻省大学社区以及周围五所学院社区的研究人员使用，包括史密斯学院，霍利奥克山学院，阿默斯特学院和汉普郡学院以及当地工业界。界面分析实验室及其主任在支持广泛资助的化学生物和材料科学研究项目以及培训这些机构和其他机构的研究生和本科生方面发挥着重要作用。具体项目包括评估超临界流体沉积的金属和半导体多层膜的组成、污染、界面特性和生长机制，表征聚合物表面和界面的化学组成，以控制界面相互作用、表面润湿性和生物相容性，以及烯烃聚合约束几何催化剂的合理设计。这份来自主要研究仪器项目的合同将允许马萨诸塞大学购买一台集成俄歇分析的x射线光电子光谱仪（XPS）。同时，XPS和俄歇光谱提供了关于表面原子和分子组成的精确信息，这对于推动当今经济发展的先进材料的开发和应用至关重要。其中包括对用于微电子和光子器件的金属和半导体薄膜进行评估，对用于消费和医疗应用的改性表面进行表征，以及对用于更高效的燃料和化学品生产的催化剂进行表征。该仪器将被安置在一个开放的表面分析设施中，便于马萨诸塞大学校园以及周围五个学院社区的研究人员访问，包括史密斯学院，霍利奥克山学院，阿默斯特学院和汉普郡学院以及当地工业界。该设施在培训这些机构和其他机构的研究生和本科生方面发挥着重要作用。

This award from the Major Research Instrumentation Program will allow the University of Massachusetts to purchase a x-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) with integrated Auger analysis. The instrument will significantly enhance the capabilities of Interface Analysis Laboratory at UMass by providing high-resolution surface analysis and depth profiling capabilities that are currently lacking. The facility is accessible to the UMass community as well as research personnel from the surrounding Five College Community that includes Smith, Mt. Holyoke, Amherst and Hampshire Colleges and local industry. The Interface Analysis Laboratory and its director play an instrumental role in the support of broadly funded research programs in the chemical biological and materials sciences and for training of graduate and undergraduate students at these and other institutions. Specific programs include assessment of composition, contamination, interfacial properties and growth mechanisms for metal and semiconductor multi-layer films deposited from supercritical fluids, characterizing the chemical composition of polymer surfaces and interfaces modified to control interfacial interactions, surface wetting and biocompatability and the rational design of constrained-geometry catalysts for olefin polymerization.This award from the Major Research Instrumentation Program will allow the University of Massachusetts to purchase a x-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) with integrated Auger analysis. In tandem, XPS and Auger spectroscopy provide precise information regarding the atomic and molecular composition of surfaces that is crucial for the development and application of the advanced materials that are fueling today's economy. These include the assessment of metal and semiconductor films for microelectronic and photonic devices, the characterization of modified surfaces for consumer and medical applications, and the characterization of catalysts for more efficient fuel and chemical production. The instrument will be housed in an open Surface Analysis Facility that is easily accessible to the UMass Campus as well as research personnel from the surrounding Five College Community that includes Smith, Mt. Holyoke, Amherst and Hampshire Colleges and local industry. The facility plays an instrumental role in the training of graduate and undergraduate students at these and other institutions.