Probing Interfacial Structure and Composition with X-Ray Standing Waves

Abstract

A brief description is given for the principles of x-ray standing waves based on Bragg diffraction and total external reflection. The broad range applicability of this technique to probe interfacial structure and composition is illustrated by considering representative examples from the areas of adsorbate structures in ultra-high vacuum, potential dependent changes in an electrochemical systems and the study of ionic distributions at a model membrane. Keywords: X rays; Synchrotron radiation; Standing waves; Interfaces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 04, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223071

Entities

People

  • Hector D. Abruns
  • Michael Bedzyk

Organizations

  • Cornell University Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Data Analysis
  • Diffraction
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Geometry
  • High Energy
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Radiation
  • Reflection
  • Standing Waves
  • Waves
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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