XPS and ISS examinations of electrode surfaces and passive layers with a specimen transfer in a closed system

Abstract

Abstract The application of UHV surface analytical methods to the study of electrodes and surface layers may be affected by changes introduced by contact with the laboratory atmosphere. Therefore, a specimen preparation and transfer in a closed system with its specifications is described. Three examples of its application are discussed: the examination of the electrode – electrolyte interface on Cu and the study of the formation of passive anodic oxides on Fe and on FeCr alloys in 1 M NaOH.