Photoelectron Spectroscopy and the Future of Surface Analysis

Technical advances in probing surface chemistry with photoelectron spectroscopy under ambient pressures and at buried interfaces enables us to capture information on the chemical state under conditions close to real life applications. Meanwhile time-resolved XAS and XES provide the capability of capturing snapshots of the electronic structure of surface states in the femtosecond time regime allowing us to probe reaction pathways with unprecedented precision. There is also a transformation in access to these techniques. These new approaches are changing our understanding of surface chemistry in an extremely diverse range of applications, from device manufacture to in-vivo sensing to catalysis. It is very timely to consider this new knowledge emerging and explore the potential applications of these tools to other areas.


This volume brings together internationally-leading researchers in this field to explore and exchange ideas about the key aspects of surface science, helping to develop the roadmap for the landscape of surface chemistry for the years ahead.


The topics covered include:
In-situ methods: discoveries and challenges
Buried interfaces
Time resolved surface analysis (kinetic and molecular timescales)
Future directions
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