Auger electron spectroscopy is an analytical technique used to study surfaces. It works by bombarding a sample with an electron beam, which causes ionization and the ejection of core electrons from atoms in the sample. As higher-energy electrons drop to fill these vacancies, their energy can be transferred to a secondary electron that is then ejected from the atom. This ejected electron is called an Auger electron. The instrument used in AES consists of an electron gun, sample, electron energy analyzer, electron detector, and output device to analyze and display the spectra of emitted Auger electrons.
2. 1- ionization of a core electron leaving a vacancy.
2- upper level electron falls into a the vacancy and
release energy which is between few eV to 50k
eV. second electron
3- The released energy might be transferred to
another electron which is ejected from atom (if
this energy was higher than its ionization
energy.) This electron is called ( Auger electron )
Auger effect
4. Auger electron spectroscopy
Analytical technique used in the study of
surfaces. It is based on the auger effect.
Instrumentation of AES :
1- electron gun
2- sample
3- electron energy
analyzer
4- electron detector
5- output device
5. Principle of AES :
1- ionization of sample is done by focusing an electron
beam toward sample. By using electron gun.
2- emitted electrons are deflected around the electron gun
and pass through an aperture
towards the back of the
Cylindrical mirror analyzer
6. 3- these electron excited es are directed into
electron detector which consist of electron
multiplier. The second electrons are produced
in this step.
4- data is processed by playing different peaks
for each sample.
7. Disadvantages of AESAdvantages of AES
surface damagesimple analyzer
required workhigh sensitivity
complicated insulatorsrapid output rate
high resolution