Surface Chemistry Research
Overview
The Surface Chemistry Group is a part of the Materials Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory. The focus of this group’s work is the control surface species, composition, and structure at length scales that range from atomic level to micrometers. The group’s expertise includes time-of-flight ion mass spectrometry, tunable laser spectroscopy, ion sputtering, laser-surface interactions, vapor phase deposition, electrical and electrochemical characterization, and device assembly. We have numerous collaborations within Argonne as well as with chemists, physicists, and materials scientists around the world.
Research
Directed Energy Interactions with Surfaces
Interfaces for Solar Energy Conversion
Material's Properties Control by Nano-Scale Surface Functionalization
Nuclear Materials
Hydrogen Research featured by the Office of Science
Facilities
The group maintains several state-of-the-art facilities including X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Resonance Ionization Mass Spectrometry, thermal evaporator, spectroscopic ellipsometry, atomic layer deposition chambers, electrochemical and impedance analysis, and ultraclean environments.
