Degradation of poly(vinyl alcohol) thin films during monochromatized XPS: Substrate effects and x-ray intensity dependence

Surface and Interface Analysis

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 343-351

  Beamson, G ^a   Briggs, D ^b  

^a DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Siacon Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Poly(vinyl alcohol) thin films; Substrate effects; X ray degradation; X ray intensity dependence

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; RADIATION CHEMISTRY; THIN FILMS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAYS;

X RAY DEGRADATION;

POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS;

EID: 0032071005     PISSN: 01422421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9918(19980501)26:5<343::aid-sia377>3.0.co;2-m     Document Type: Article

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