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MCL Summer Lecture and Workshop Series

On Tuesdays and Thursdays and occasional Fridays throughout the summer MCL staff will be offering a series of free, one-hour lectures and workshops on various characterization topics. These will include a mixture of basic overviews of techniques aimed at anyone interested in these methods and more focused workshops primarily aimed at users who are currently trained in a technique but want to pursue a more advanced skill.

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Millennium Science Complex, N-205

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SUMMER WORKSHOPS & LECTURES :: 2024
JUNE SCHEDULE
WORKSHOP	June 13 - Thursday 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Introduction to X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) This lecture is aimed at anyone with an interest in learning about X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The principle of the technique will be discussed and the advantages and disadvantages along with case studies.
WORKSHOP	June 18 - Tuesday 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Overview of XPS Curve Fitting This lecture introduces curve fitting of XPS data. It is aimed at people who are currently generating XPS data or processing data generated on their behalf. It is meant to be combined with the hands-on Workshop on "Curve fitting using CasaXPS Software". It will discuss constraining of fitting parameters, asymmetric vs symmetric line shapes, and checking the validity of your fits.
WORKSHOP	June 20 - Thursday 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Basic Curve Fitting XPS Spectra Using CasaXPS Bring your laptop pre-loaded with CasaXPS software to this workshop. It is aimed at people who are currently processing XPS data. Some model raw data files will be shared ahead of the workshop and we will work through the process of curve fitting various examples. If you are interested but do not yet have CasaXPS software, please contact Jeff Shallenberger (jxs124@psu.edu) prior to the workshop.
WORKSHOP	June 25 - Tuesday 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Quantification of XPS: Theory and Practice This lecture will cover what effects the signal generation in an XPS experiment. It will discuss both first principles and lab-derived quantification. It is aimed at anyone with an interest in this topic.
WORKSHOP	June 27 - Thursday 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Quantifying XPS Data Using CasaXPS
JULY SCHEDULE
WORKSHOP	July 9 - Tuesday 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Ion Beam Depth Profiling with XPS
WORKSHOP	July 11 - Thursday 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. XPS of 2D Materials
WORKSHOP	July 12 - Friday 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Choosing the best acquisition parameters for FT-IR We will go over the implications of each parameter in the spectral acquisition on the quality of your data. We will talk about aperture size, resolution, apodization functions, phase resolution, zero-filling, and more.
WORKSHOP	July 16 - Tuesday 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. XPS of Semiconductors
WORKSHOP	July 19 - Friday 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. FT-IR data processing, common artifacts and errors Reviewing the common errors and artifacts observed in FT-IR spectra. We will go over the sources of these artifacts in sample prep, spectral acquisition and data manipulation as well as ways of avoiding them.