Surface and Interface Analysis

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August 2002

Volume 34, Issue 1

Pages 1–793

  1. Prefaces

    1. Top of page
    2. Prefaces
    3. Editorials
    4. Research Articles
    1. The Spirit of ECASIA (page 1)

      H. J. Mathieu and M. P. Seah

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1240

  2. Editorials

    1. Top of page
    2. Prefaces
    3. Editorials
    4. Research Articles
    1. Editorial (page 2)

      Philippe Marcus

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1241

  3. Research Articles

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    2. Prefaces
    3. Editorials
    4. Research Articles
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    2. Early stages of degradation of polysulphide sealants in an aqueous environment (pages 19–24)

      Simon Church, Steven J. Harris, Acharawan Rattana and John F. Watts

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1244

    3. Use of optical methods to characterize thin silane films coated on aluminium (pages 25–29)

      A. Franquet, H. Terryn, P. Bertrand and J. Vereecken

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1245

    4. Adsorption of polysulphide sealants onto organosilane-coated aluminium and aluminium substrates (pages 30–34)

      Acharawan Rattana, Marie-Laure Abel, Simon Church and John F. Watts

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1246

    5. DNA sequencing with ToF-SIMS (pages 35–39)

      H. F. Arlinghaus, M. Ostrop, O. Friedrichs, J. Feldner, U. Gunst and D. Lipinsky

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1247

    6. Comparison of the self-chemisorption of azurin on gold and on functionalized oxide surfaces (pages 40–44)

      B. Schnyder, R. Kötz, D. Alliata and P. Facci

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1248

    7. XPS characterization of biocompatible hydroxyapatite–polymer coatings (pages 45–49)

      M. P. Casaletto, S. Kaciulis, G. Mattogno, A. Mezzi, L. Ambrosio and F. Branda

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1249

    8. Role of salts on BSA adsorption on stainless steel in aqueous solutions. I. FT-IRRAS and XPS characterization (pages 50–54)

      C. M. Pradier, D. Costa, C. Rubio, C. Compère and P. Marcus

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1250

    9. Role of salts on the BSA adsorption on stainless steel in aqueous solutions. II. ToF-SIMS spectral and chemical mapping study (pages 55–58)

      Claude Poleunis, Céline Rubio, Chantal Compère and Patrick Bertrand

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1251

    10. XPS analysis of sol–gel-generated mixed-oxide layers for biomedical application (pages 59–62)

      K. Schenk-Meuser, D. Velten, E. Eisenbarth, V. Biehl, H. Duschner and J. Breme

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1252

    11. Characterization of cell cultures with ToF-SIMS and laser-SNMS (pages 63–66)

      M. Fartmann, S. Dambach, C. Kriegeskotte, H. P. Wiesmann, A. Wittig, W. Sauerwein, D. Lipinsky and H. F. Arlinghaus

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1253

    12. Nanoscale bimetallic catalysts: are they really bimetallic? (pages 72–75)

      L. Guczi, D. Bazin, Z. Schay and I. Kovács

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1255

    13. High-temperature-aging-promoted Rh oxides on supported automotive exhaust catalysts (pages 76–79)

      S. Suhonen, M. Hietikko, R. Polvinen, M. Valden, R. Laitinen, K. Kallinen and M. Härkönen

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1256

    14. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy as a method to control the formation of metal–carbon tubules (pages 80–83)

      I. N. Shabanova, L. G. Makarova, V. I. Kodolov and A. P. Kuznetsov

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1257

    15. Characterization of thin Co/ZrO2 catalytic films by XPS, SEM and SAM (pages 84–87)

      P. Stefanov, G. Atanasova, K. Robinson, A. Julbe, C. Guizard, P. O'Hara and Ts. Marinova

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1258

    16. Combined TPD and FTIR studies of Co/ZrO2 catalysts: determination of the cobalt dispersion (pages 88–91)

      K. Hadjiivanov, D. Panayotov, V. Avreyska, B. Tsyntsarski, D. Klissurski and Ts. Marinova

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1259

    17. Infrared investigation of the transformation of NO over supported Pt- and Rh-based three-way catalysts (pages 92–96)

      P. Granger, H. Praliaud, J. Billy, L. Leclercq and G. Leclercq

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1260

    18. Environmental application of surface reactivity analysis (pages 97–99)

      F. Lamari Darkrim and D. Levesque

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1261

    19. Synthesis and ionic exchanges of zeolites for gas adsorption (pages 100–104)

      S. Beyaz Kayiran and F. Lamari Darkrim

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1262

    20. XPS characterization of adsorbed reaction intermediates on automotive exhaust gas catalysts: NO and CO + NO interactions with Pd (pages 105–111)

      A.-S. Mamede, G. Leclercq, E. Payen, P. Granger, L. Gengembre and J. Grimblot

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1263

    21. Synthesis and characterization of nanophasic LaCoO3 powders (pages 112–115)

      L. Armelao, G. Bandoli, D. Barreca, M. Bettinelli, G. Bottaro and A. Caneschi

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1264

    22. Pd on Cu(110): growth mode monitored by LEIS (pages 116–119)

      P. Delichère and J. C. Bertolini

      Article first published online: 12 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1265

    23. Influence of the nature of the noble metal (Rh,Pt) on the low-temperature reducibility of a Ce/Tb mixed oxide with application as TWC component (pages 120–124)

      G. Blanco, J.M. Pintado, S. Bernal, M.A. Cauqui, M.P. Corchado, A. Galtayries, J. Ghijsen, R. Sporken, T. Eickhoff and W. Drube

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1266

    24. Angle-resolved XPS analysis of molybdenum and tungsten in passive films on stainless steel PVD alloys (pages 130–134)

      C.-O. A. Olsson, H.-J. Mathieu and D. Landolt

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1268

    25. Analysis and TEM examination of corrosion scales grown on Alloy 690 exposed to pressurized water at 325 °C (pages 135–138)

      F. Carrette, M. C. Lafont, G. Chatainier, L. Guinard and B. Pieraggi

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1269

    26. Atomic-scale investigation of the localized corrosion of passivated nickel surfaces (pages 139–143)

      V. Maurice, L. H. Klein and P. Marcus

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1270

    27. Adsorption of released ions from dental amalgams on titanium (pages 144–147)

      K. Asami, Y. Takada and O. Okuno

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1271

    28. Formation and characterization of thin films of H(CH2)xPO(OH)2 on polycrystalline zinc substrates (pages 148–154)

      F. Sinapi, L. Forget, J. Delhalle and Z. Mekhalif

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1272

    29. Surface analysis of PECVD organosilicon films for corrosion protection of steel substrates (pages 155–159)

      E. Angelini, R. d'Agostino, F. Fracassi, S. Grassini and F. Rosalbino

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1273

    30. Chrome-free pretreatment for aluminium composites (pages 160–163)

      Abdel Salam Hamdy and Anna Maria Beccaria

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1274

    31. Corrosion protection of aluminium metal–matrix composites by cerium conversion coatings (pages 171–175)

      Abdel Salam Hamdy, Anna Maria Beccaria and Pierluigi Traverso

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1276

    32. Transport of copper over paper in high-voltage electrical insulation (pages 176–179)

      T. B. Whitfield, J. E. Castle, C. Saracco and M. Ali

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1277

    33. Corrosion of brass in ultrapure water (pages 180–184)

      P. A. Zhdan and J. E. Castle

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1278

    34. Use of ToF-SIMS in the study of corrosion processes: Monel 400 steam generator tubing under CANDU start-up conditions (pages 189–191)

      J. T. Francis, A. M. Brennenstühl, S. Ramamurthy and N. S. McIntyre

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1280

    35. Non-destructive surface analysis applied to atmospheric corrosion of tin (pages 192–196)

      S. Jouen, B. Hannoyer and O. Piana

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1281

    36. XPS study of oxides formed on nickel-base alloys in high-temperature and high-pressure water (pages 197–200)

      A. Machet, A. Galtayries, P. Marcus, P. Combrade, P. Jolivet and P. Scott

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1282

    37. Determination of surface nanostructure from analysis of electron plasmon losses in XPS (pages 201–205)

      F. Yubero, J. P. Holgado, A. Barranco and A. R. González-Elipe

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1283

    38. Ag, Ge and Sn reference samples for elastic peak electron spectroscopy (EPES), used for experimental determination of the inelastic mean free path and the surface excitation parameter (pages 206–210)

      S. Gurban, G. Gergely, M. Menyhard, J. Adam, M. Adamik, Cs. Daroczi, J. Toth, D. Varga, A. Csik and B. Gruzza

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1284

    39. Absolute energy calibration in Auger electron spectroscopy by using elastically backscattered primary electrons (pages 211–214)

      K. Goto, Y. Z. Jiang, N. Nissa Rahman, Y. Asano and R. Shimizu

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1285

    40. Elastic electron backscattering from silicon surfaces: effect of surface roughness (pages 215–219)

      J. Zemek, P. Jiricek, A. Jablonski and B. Lesiak

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1286

    41. Surface studies and catalytic properties of the bifunctional bulk MoO2 system (pages 225–229)

      A. Katrib, J. W. Sobczak, M. Krawczyk, L. Zommer, A. Benadda, A. Jablonski and G. Maire

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1288

    42. Quantitative AES depth profiling of iron and chromium oxides in solid solution, (Cr1−xFex)2O3 (pages 234–238)

      H. Asteman, R. Norling, J.-E. Svensson, A. Nylund and L. Nyborg

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1290

    43. Factor analysis applied to the study of valence band resonant photoemission spectra in transition-metal compounds (pages 244–247)

      M. Sánchez-Agudo, L. Soriano, J. F. Trigo, C. Quirós, G. G. Fuentes, C. Morant, E. Elizalde and J. M. Sanz

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1292

    44. Instrumental effects in the principal component structure of a set of spectra (pages 248–252)

      G. Balcerowska, M. Cyrankiewicz, R. Siuda, H. Engelhard, M. Buergener and A. Goldmann

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1293

    45. Surface composition changes in GaN induced by argon ion bombardment (pages 253–256)

      J. Kovač and A. Zalar

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1294

    46. Quantitative analysis of low-energy N2+ implantation in TiC using XPS and TRIM (pages 257–261)

      G. G. Fuentes, E. Elizalde and J. M. Sanz

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1295

    47. Alteration of Ti 2p XPS spectrum for titanium oxide by low-energy Ar ion bombardment (pages 262–265)

      Satoshi Hashimoto and Akihiro Tanaka

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1296

    48. XPS and SIMS depth profiling of chlorine in high-temperature oxynitrides (pages 271–275)

      L. Vanzetti, M. Bersani, M. Sbetti, E. Iacob, D. Giubertoni, M. Barozzi, R. Zonca, B. Crivelli, C. Carpanese and F. Zanderigo

      Article first published online: 17 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1298

    49. The fractured, polished and Ar+-sputtered surfaces of natural enargite: an XPS study (pages 280–283)

      P. Velásquez, J. R. Ramos-Barrado and D. Leinen

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1300

    50. XPS study of living tree (pages 284–288)

      Andrei Shchukarev, Björn Sundberg, Ewa Mellerowicz and Per Persson

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1301

    51. Surface alteration of plagioclase during acid dissolution (pages 289–292)

      Haruhiko Seyama, Kaoru Kinoshita and Mitsuyuki Soma

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1302

    52. XPS study of the reaction of chromium (VI) with mackinawite (FeS) (pages 293–297)

      Sophie Boursiquot, Martine Mullet and Jean-Jacques Ehrhardt

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1303

    53. Investigation of planktonic foraminifera with ToF-SIMS (pages 298–301)

      C. Crone, G. Vering, B. Hönisch, J. Bijma and H. F. Arlinghaus

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1304

    54. ToF-SIMS mapping of dialkylphthalate and bisphenol-A adsorbed on small particles (pages 302–305)

      N. Ono, T. Sakamoto, M. Owari and Y. Nihei

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1305

    55. XPS surface analyses of LaPO4 ceramics prepared by precipitation with or without excess of PO43− (pages 306–310)

      Sissel Jørgensen, Jens Anton Horst, Oddvar Dyrlie, Yngve Larring, Henrik Ræder and Truls Norby

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1306

    56. Surface and optical characterization of yttrium hydride films deposited on regular glass to be used as switchable mirrors (pages 311–315)

      P. Velásquez, R. Castañer, M. A. de la Casa-Lillo, M. M. Sánchez-López, R. Mallavia, I. Moreno, A. Gutiérrez and F. Mateos

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1307

    57. Composition and temperature dependence of Y–Ba–Cu–O high-temperature superconductor electronic structure (pages 316–319)

      I. N. Shabanova, Ye. A. Naimushina and N. S. Terebova

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1308

    58. Study of KTiOPO4 surface by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and reflection high-energy electron diffraction (pages 320–323)

      V. V. Atuchin, V. G. Kesler, N. Yu. Maklakova, L. D. Pokrovsky and V. N. Semenenko

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1309

    59. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of alkali germanate glasses (pages 324–327)

      D. Di Martino, L. F. Santos, R. M. Almeida and M. F. Montemor

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1310

    60. Contribution of surface analytical techniques for the microchemical study of archaeological artefacts (pages 328–336)

      G. M. Ingo, E. Angelini, G. Bultrini, T. De Caro, L. Pandolfi and A. Mezzi

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1311

    61. Study of long-term corrosion layers grown on high-tin leaded bronzes by means of the combined use of GDOES and SEM + EDS (pages 337–342)

      G. M. Ingo, E. Angelini, G. Bultrini, I. Calliari, M. Dabala and T. De Caro

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1312

    62. X-ray mapping of microstructures in hardmetals and cermets (pages 343–345)

      B. Wollein, M. Bohn and W. Lengauer

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1313

    63. Surface and electrical studies of Fe–Si–B powders for soft magnetic applications (pages 346–351)

      M. Godec, Dj. Mandrino, B. Šuštaršič and M. Jenko

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1314

    64. Application of AFM in microscopy and fabrication of micro/nanostructures (pages 352–355)

      F. Lopour, R. Kalousek, D. Škoda, J. Spousta, F. Matějka and T. Šikola

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1315

    65. Chemical effects in Auger electron spectra of aluminium (pages 356–359)

      B. Timmermans, N. Vaeck, A. Hubin and F. Reniers

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1316

    66. Auger parameter studies of aluminium–transition metal alloys (pages 360–364)

      Marie-Laure Abel, Panos Tsakiropoulos, John F. Watts and James A. D. Matthew

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1317

    67. Characterization of NiAl thin layers by AES and EXAFS (pages 365–368)

      M. Mozetič, A. Zalar, J. Jagielski, I. Arčon and P. Panjan

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1318

    68. Role of sulphur in carburization, carbide formation and metal dusting of iron (pages 369–374)

      H. J. Grabke, D. Moszynski, E. M. Müller-Lorenz and A. Schneider

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1319

    69. Grain boundary segregation in Ni–Sb alloy polycrystals (pages 375–379)

      Pavel Lejček, Andrei Rar and Siegfried Hofmann

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1320

    70. Effect of sulphur on the formation of graphite at the surface of carburized iron (pages 380–383)

      D. Moszyński, H. J. Grabke and A. Schneider

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1321

    71. Formation of petroleum organic deposits on steel surfaces (pages 384–388)

      A. Cosultchi, A. García-Bórquez, J. Aguilar-Hernandez, H. Yee-Madeira, E. Reguera, V. H. Lara and P. Bosch

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1322

    72. How to measure accurately mass transport in thin films by AES (pages 389–392)

      C. Girardeaux, G. Clugnet, Z. Erdélyi, J. Nyéki, J. Bernardini, D. Beke and A. Rolland

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1323

    73. Simultaneous processing of plasma carburization and carburization prevention by hollow cathode discharge (pages 393–395)

      Dr R. Urao, K. P. Khoo, Y. Kuramochi, H. Takeuchi, Y. Funaki and M. Takeuchi

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1324

    74. Application of argon r.f. plasma etching for the removal of oxidic scales on ULC steels (pages 396–399)

      C. Martínez, S. Kyrsta, R. Cremer and D. Neuschütz

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1325

    75. Sulphur segregation on free and oxidized NiAl(001) (pages 400–404)

      L. Rivoaland, V. Maurice, M.-P. Bacos and P. Marcus

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1326

    76. Surface nanotextures on aluminium (pages 405–408)

      C. E. Caicedo-Martinez, E. V. Koroleva, G. E. Thompson, P. Skeldon, K. Shimizu, H. Habazaki and G. Hoellrigl

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1327

    77. Sensors from electrodeposited metal nanowires (pages 409–412)

      E. C. Walter, R. M. Penner, H. Liu, K. H. Ng, M. P. Zach and F. Favier

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1328

    78. Oxidation of the silicon carbide surface in Watts' plating bath (pages 413–417)

      R. P. Socha, K. Laajalehto and P. Nowak

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1329

    79. Study of the oxide/carbide transition on iron surfaces during catalytic coke formation (pages 418–422)

      F. Bonnet, F. Ropital, P. Lecour, D. Espinat, Y. Huiban, L. Gengembre, Y. Berthier and P. Marcus

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1330

    80. Atomically controlled processing for group IV semiconductors (pages 423–431)

      Junichi Murota, Takashi Matsuura and Masao Sakuraba

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1331

    81. A new method of thin gate SiO2 reliability characterization (pages 437–440)

      Hongxia Liu and Yue Hao

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1333

    82. Structure of Gd2O3 films epitaxially grown on GaAs(100) and GaN(0001) surfaces (pages 441–444)

      T. Flückiger, M. Erbudak, A. Hensch, Y. Weisskopf, M. Hong and A. R. Kortan

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1334

    83. Study of ultrathin silicon oxide films by FTIR-ATR and ARXPS after wet chemical cleaning processes (pages 445–450)

      D. Rouchon, N. Rochat, F. Gustavo, A. Chabli, O. Renault and P. Besson

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1335

    84. Atomic-order nitridation of SiO2 by nitrogen plasma (pages 451–455)

      Takuya Seino, Takashi Matsuura and Junichi Murota

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1336

    85. Thermal nitridation of ultrathin SiO2 on Si by NH3 (pages 456–459)

      Osamu Jintsugawa, Masao Sakuraba, Takashi Matsuura and Junichi Murota

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1337

    86. Surface passivation of gallium selenide by nitrogen implantation (pages 460–463)

      F. Márquez, A. Segura, V. Muñoz and G. González

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1338

    87. Epitaxial growth of CaSi2 on Si(111) (pages 464–467)

      A. Schöpke, R. Würz and M. Schmidt

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1339

    88. Single-crystal LiNbO3 surfaces processed in low-temperature hydrogen plasma: XPS, REELS and AFM study (pages 468–471)

      H. Turčičová, J. Zemek, J. Tóth and I. Drbohlav

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1340

    89. SIMS depth profiling of ultrashallow P, Ge and As implants in Si using MCs2+ ions (pages 472–476)

      P. Holliger, F. Laugier and J. C. Dupuy

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1341

    90. Angle-resolved core-level spectroscopy of Zr1Nb alloy oxidation by oxygen, water and hydrogen peroxide (pages 477–480)

      Z. Bastl, A. I. Senkevich, I. Spirovová and V. Vrtílková

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1342

    91. Composition and growth of anodic and thermal oxides on InP and GaAs (pages 481–484)

      A. Pakes, P. Skeldon, G. E. Thompson, R. J. Hussey, S. Moisa, G. I. Sproule, D. Landheer and M. J. Graham

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1343

    92. Quantification of oxide film thickness at the surface of aluminium using XPS (pages 485–489)

      M. R. Alexander, G. E. Thompson, X. Zhou, G. Beamson and N. Fairley

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1344

    93. Nano-oxidation of titanium films with large atomically flat surfaces by means of voltage-modulated scanning probe microscopy (pages 490–493)

      Kerem Unal, Björn-Owe Aronsson, Yannick Mugnier and Pierre Descouts

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1345

    94. Oxidation of magnesium (pages 494–497)

      V. Fournier, P. Marcus and I. Olefjord

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1346

    95. XPS study of fresh and oxidized (Pb,Ge)Te surfaces (pages 498–501)

      L. V. Yashina, S. P. Kobeleva, V. S. Neudachina, T. B. Shatalova and V. P. Zlomanov

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1347

    96. Interdiffusion at TiO2/Ti, TiO2/Ti3Al and TiO2/TiAl interfaces studied in bilayer structures (pages 514–518)

      A. Zalar, J. van Lier, E. J. Mittemeijer and J. Kovač

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1350

    97. Investigation of surface structure and composition of in situ annealed Fe–Mn binary alloy samples using RHEED and electron spectroscopy (pages 524–526)

      C. Martínez, R. Cremer, D. Neuschütz, J. P. Servais and D. Loison

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1352

    98. Dynamic segregation during ferrite oxidation revealed by XPS (pages 527–530)

      B. Domenichini, K. Amilain-Basset and S. Bourgeois

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1353

    99. Study of thin oxide films by ellipsometry and ARXPS (pages 531–534)

      P. Tichopádek, A. Nebojsa, J. Čechal, P. Bábor, P. Jurkovič, K. Navrátil and T. Šikola

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1354

    100. Stabilization of polar solid oxide surfaces: competition between adsorption and reconstruction (pages 540–544)

      Bruno Domenichini, Gaël Pataut and Sylvie Bourgeois

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1356

    101. Interaction of ultrathin nickel oxide films with single-crystal zirconia and alumina surfaces (pages 545–549)

      L. Sygellou, S. Zafeiratos, N. Tsud, V. Matolin, S. Kennou and S. Ladas

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1357

    102. Organosilane self-assembled monolayers formed at the vapour/solid interface (pages 550–554)

      Hiroyuki Sugimura, Atsushi Hozumi, Tetsuya Kameyama and Osamu Takai

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1358

    103. MIES and UPS study of O-predosed nickel surface reduction by H2 deposition (pages 555–559)

      G. Fanjoux, B. Lescop and A. Le Nadan

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1359

    104. Interaction of NH3 with oxygen-pretreated Ni at 600 K (pages 560–564)

      B. Lescop, G. Fanjoux, A. Galtayries and A. Le Nadan

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1360

    105. Characterization of additives at polymer surfaces by ToF-SIMS (pages 565–569)

      N. Médard, C. Poleunis, X. Vanden Eynde and P. Bertrand

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1361

    106. High-resolution XPS study of crosslinking and segregation phenomena in hexamethoxymethyl melamine–polyester resins (pages 570–574)

      Christian Perruchot, Marie-Laure Abel, John F. Watts, Chris Lowe, James T. Maxted and Richard G. White

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1362

    107. Micro- and nanocomposites of Keggin heteropolymetalates in cellulose esters (pages 580–582)

      Francílio de C. Oliveira, José Schneider, Abner Siervo, Richard Landers, Ana M. G. Plepis, Jean-Jacques Pireaux and Ubirajara Pereira Rodrigues-Filho

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1364

    108. Surface chemical derivatization of plasma-treated PET and PTFE (pages 583–587)

      T. K. Markkula, J. A. Hunt, F. R. Pu and R. L. Williams

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1365

    109. Thiophene-containing organometallic polymers studied by near-edge x-ray absorption spectroscopy (pages 588–592)

      G. Polzonetti, G. Iucci, P. Altamura, A. Ferri, G. Paolucci, A. Goldoni, Ph. Parent, C. Laffon and M.V. Russo

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1366

    110. Quantifying the cathodoluminescence generated in ZnS-based phosphor powders (pages 593–596)

      A. P. Greeff and H. C. Swart

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1367

    111. Photoelectron signal simulation from textured samples with modified surface composition (pages 597–600)

      K. Vutova, G. Mladenov, T. Tanaka and K. Kawabata

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1368

    112. Surface potential images of self-assembled monolayers patterned by organosilanes: ab initio molecular orbital calculations (pages 601–605)

      N. Saito, K. Hayashi, H. Sugimura, O. Takai and N. Nakagiri

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1369

    113. XPS and theoretical studies of the electronic structure of FeX and NiX (X = Al, Si, P) (pages 606–609)

      I. N. Shabanova, Y. S. Mitrochin, N. S. Terebova and N. M. Nebogatikov

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1370

    114. Application of self-organizing maps (SOMs) to chemical spectral analysis of elements in the Periodic Table (pages 610–614)

      H. Tokutaka, K. Obu-Cann, K. Fujimura, Y. Ikeda and K. Yoshihara

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1371

    115. An electrochemical cell for study by XPS of lithium intercalation in oxide films (pages 619–622)

      J. E. Castle, M. R. Guascito, A. M. Salvi and F. Decker

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1373

    116. UHV–liquid cell transfer system for Auger electron spectroscopy on electrodes (pages 623–627)

      F. Reniers, V. Rooryck, S. Pace and C. Buess-Herman

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1374

    117. Use of XPS to follow the evolution of a solution/solid interface: SiMo12O404− acidic solution/GaAs interface (pages 628–631)

      Catherine Debiemme-Chouvy, Anne Quennoy and Arnaud Etcheberry

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1375

    118. Characterization of hydrous manganite (γ-MnOOH) surfaces—an XPS study (pages 632–636)

      M. Ramstedt, A. V. Shchukarev and S. Sjöberg

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1376

    119. XPS study of electrodes formed from a mixture of carbon black and PTFE powder (pages 646–651)

      M. Schulze, M. Lorenz and T. Kaz

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1378

    120. Adsorption of cationic ‘gemini’ surfactants at the TiO2/solution interface (pages 652–656)

      S. Ardizzone, C. L. Bianchi, P. Quagliotto and G. Viscardi

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1380

    121. Study by Monte-Carlo simulation of resolution improvement by energy filtering in Bio-TEM (pages 657–659)

      H. Suga, T. Kouzuki, R Shimizu and M. Kotera

      Article first published online: 18 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1381

    122. Optical characterization of thin films non-uniform in thickness by a multiple-wavelength reflectance method (pages 660–663)

      M. Ohlídal, I. Ohlídal, D. Franta, T. Králík, M. Jákl and M. Eliáš

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1382

    123. In situ measurements of surface homogeneity of optical parameters of weakly absorbing thin films (pages 664–667)

      J. Spousta, M. Urbánek, R. Chmelík, J. Jiruše, J. Zlámal, K. Navrátil, A. Nebojsa and T. Šikola

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1383

    124. Charge trapping characterization in the thin oxide layer/non-conductive substrate system (pages 668–671)

      J. Liebault, D. Moya-Siesse, J. Bernardini and G. Moya

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1384

    125. Investigation of thin films of mixed oxides for gas-sensing applications (pages 672–676)

      S. Kaciulis, L. Pandolfi, S. Viticoli, G. Sberveglieri, E. Zampiceni, W. Wlodarski, K. Galatsis and Y. X. Li

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1385

    126. Use of spectroscopic ellipsometry to study Zr/Ti films on Al (pages 677–680)

      P. Laha, T. Schram and H. Terryn

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1386

    127. In situ spectroscopic ellipsometry as a sensor for hard coatings and steel nitriding (pages 681–685)

      A. Bonanni, D. Stifter, K. Hingerl, H. Störi, W. S. M. Werner, J. Brenner, C. Weithaler, B. Gruska, G. Prunel, V. Delaire and T. Sanvito

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1387

    128. Study of Zr1−xSnxTiO4 thin films prepared by a polymeric precursor route (pages 690–693)

      G. Gusmano, A. Bianco, M. Viticoli, S. Kaciulis, G. Mattogno and L. Pandolfi

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1389

    129. Study of the NiTi/SiO2 interface: analysis of the electronic distributions (pages 694–697)

      Ignace Jarrige, Philippe Jonnard, Nadège Frantz-Rodriguez, Kamran Danaie and Alain Bosseboeuf

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1390

    130. Micro-XPS analysis of slide-tested TiN films with/without Cl+ implantation (pages 698–702)

      M. Yoshitake, A. Thananan, T. Aizawaki and K. Yoshihara

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1391

    131. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies of CVD diamond films (pages 703–707)

      Y. Fan, A. G. Fitzgerald, P. John, C. E Troupe and J. I. B. Wilson

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1392

    132. Influence of PMAA-graft-PEO copolymers on the formation of thin ZnO films from aqueous solutions (pages 708–711)

      Rudolf Hoffmann, Tobias Fuchs, Thomas P. Niesen, Joachim Bill and Fritz Aldinger

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1393

    133. Study of InP(100) surface nitridation by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (pages 712–715)

      L. Bideux, Y. Ould-Metidji, B. Gruzza and V. Matolin

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1394

    134. Coating of Ti–6Al–4V alloy substrates with Ti–N films by reactive d.c. sputtering (pages 716–718)

      T. Sonoda, A. Watazu, J. Zhu, W. Shi, A. Kamiya, K. Kato and T. Asahina

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1395

    135. Compositional and structural characterization of zirconia films with reticular structure obtained by spray pyrolysis (pages 719–723)

      F. Martin, R. Ayouchi, C. Ruiz, J. R. Ramos-Barrado and D. Leinen

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1396

    136. V2O5 thin films deposited by means of d.c. magnetron sputtering from ceramic V2O3 targets (pages 724–727)

      H. Poelman, H. Tomaszewski, D. Poelman, L. Fiermans, R. De Gryse, M.-F. Reyniers and G. B. Marin

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1397

    137. Effect of reactive ion etching on amorphous carbon nitride films (pages 728–731)

      Liudi Jiang, A. G. Fitzgerald, M. J. Rose, A. M. Gundlach and R. Cheung

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1398

    138. Formation of cubic boron nitride films by r.f. magnetron sputtering (pages 732–734)

      Liudi Jiang, A. G. Fitzgerald, M. J. Rose, A. Lousa and S. Gimeno

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1399

    139. XPS analysis of zinc hydroxystannate-coated hydrated fillers (pages 735–739)

      Miklós Mohai, András Tóth, Peter R. Hornsby, Paul A. Cusack, Matthew Cross and György Marosi

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1400

    140. Surface chemical changes induced by low-energy ion bombardment in chromium nitride layers (pages 740–743)

      I. Bertóti, M. Mohai, P. H. Mayrhofer and C. Mitterer

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1401

    141. Electron spectroscopic studies of iron and iridium silicides (pages 744–748)

      M. Probst, R. Denecke, C. Whelan, M. Kinne, D. Borgmann and H.-P. Steinrück

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1402

    142. Compositional analysis of SiOxNy:H films by heavy-ion ERDA: the problem of radiation damage (pages 749–753)

      W. Bohne, W. Fuhs, J. Röhrich, B. Selle, I. Sieber, A. del Prado, E. San Andrés, I. Mártil and G. González-Díaz

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1403

    143. Characterization of lead–titanium–oxygen compounds by static SIMS (pages 754–758)

      Frédéric Aubriet, Claude Poleunis and Patrick Bertrand

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1404

    144. Characterization of the boundaries of thin films of TiO2 by atomic force microscopy and optical methods (pages 759–762)

      D. Franta, I. Ohlídal, P. Klapetek and P. Pokorný

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1405

    145. Characterization of ultrathin Cr layers on PET by RBS and XRF (pages 763–766)

      M. Draxler, S. Zoister, F. Kastner, M. Bergsmann and P. Bauer

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1406

    146. STM and XRD studies of the adsorption and assembling structures of phthalocyanine and porphyrin (pages 767–771)

      S. B. Lei, J. Wang, Y. H. Dong, C. Wang, L. J. Wan and C. L. Bai

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1407

    147. Preparation and characterization of Langmuir–Blodgett-type arachidate films (pages 772–776)

      M. Mohai, É. Kiss, A. Tóth, J. Szalma and I. Bertóti

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1408

    148. Monolayers of simple organic molecules on silicon studied by surface tools (pages 777–781)

      A. Scandurra, L. Renna, G. Cerofolini and S. Pignataro

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1409

    149. Determining the angular admittance of a cylindrical mirror analyser (pages 782–785)

      B. Watts, L. Thomsen and P. C. Dastoor

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1410

    150. Work of adhesion and fretting: influence of material surface properties and medium (pages 790–793)

      Mathieu Lambert, Sébastien Duluc, Jean-Yves Paris, Yves Baziard and Jean Denape

      Article first published online: 19 SEP 2002 | DOI: 10.1002/sia.1412

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