Analysis of surfaces using Redox XPS

更好的电池，更好的太阳能电池，更好的电子设备都依赖于对表面化学的控制。英国在表面化学分析方面实力雄厚，拥有世界上三个主要x射线光电子能谱（XPS）机器供应商中的两个。然而，由于需要熟练的化学家来解释结果，销售一直受到限制，而这种技能既罕见又昂贵。与英国大学的专家合作伙伴一起，我们将采用一种新的化学处理方法，与最新的人工智能方法相结合，将使这些机器在更广泛的行业中得到应用。早期的结果非常有希望，利用我们合作伙伴的技术和设备，我们可以全面验证和展示该方法的有效性。这将特别有利于可再生能源领域，如能源储存、太阳能电池板和绿色氢生产催化剂，但也会增加英国已经强大的一系列传统行业的附加值。

Better batteries, better solar cells, better electronics all depend on the control of surface chemistry. The UK is strong in surface chemical analysis, with two out of the three main suppliers of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) machines in the world. However, sales have always been limited by the need for a skilled chemist to interpret the results, skills which are rare and expensive.Together with expert partners in UK universities we will apply a novel chemical treatment which, when combined with the latest AI methods, will make these machines useable by a much wider range of industries. Early results are very promising, and using the skills and equipment of our partners we can verify and demonstrate the effectiveness of the method across the board. This will benefit especially those in renewable energy fields like energy storage, solar panels and catalysts for green hydrogen production, but also increase added-value in a wide range of traditional industries where the UK is already strong.