The analysis system for Catalysis Research is equipped with various surface analysis and sample preparation techniques Integrated surface spectroscopy methods are: XPS and PAX (photoemission from adsorbed Xenon) @ 50 K, UPS and LEED for quantitative chemical and structural analysis of solid surfaces and probe of local electronic structure.
Raman spectroscopy is used to identify surface species and their bonding @ up to 1 bar (atmosphere) pressure. The system is also equipped with an Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy (EPR) @ up to 1 bar and a cyclic voltametry (CV) and electrochemistry in aqueous conditions.
The VT-STM/AFM is used for structural and compositional sample analysis. The integrated molecular beam reactor is used to measure sticking probabilities and the time evolution of surface chemical reactions.