Perspective on improving the quality of surface and material data analysis in the scientific literature with a focus on x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)

Papers and patents are becoming less disruptive over time

(2023) Michael Park et al.   NATURE

Evolving efforts to maintain and improve XPS analysis quality in an era of increasingly diverse uses and users

(2023) Donald R. Baer et al.   SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS

A step-by-step guide to perform x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

(2022) Grzegorz Greczynski et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Practical guide on chemometrics/informatics in x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). II. Example applications of multiple methods to the degradation of cellulose and tartaric acid

(2022) Tahereh G. Avval et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Guide to XPS data analysis: Applying appropriate constraints to synthetic peaks in XPS peak fitting

(2022) George H. Major et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Practical guide on chemometrics/informatics in x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). I. Introduction to methods useful for large or complex datasets

(2022) Tahereh G. Avval et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Practical guides for x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS): Interpreting the carbon 1s spectrum

(2021) Thomas R. Gengenbach et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Introduction to topical collection: Reproducibility challenges and solutions with a focus on guides to XPS analysis

(2021) Donald R. Baer et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Box plots: A simple graphical tool for visualizing overfitting in peak fitting as demonstrated with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data

(2021) Behnam Moeini et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY AND RELATED PHENOMENA

Vibrational spectroscopy analysis of silica and silicate glass networks

(2021) Hongshen Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY

Consistency and reproducibility in atomic layer deposition

(2020) Henrik H. Sønsteby et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Practical guide for inelastic mean free paths, effective attenuation lengths, mean escape depths, and information depths in x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

(2020) Cedric J. Powell   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Proliferation of Faulty Materials Data Analysis in the Literature

(2020) Matthew R. Linford et al.   MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS

Guide to making XPS measurements on nanoparticles

(2020) Donald R. Baer   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

XPS guide: Charge neutralization and binding energy referencing for insulating samples

(2020) Donald R. Baer et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Uncertainties in photoemission peak fitting accounting for the covariance with background parameters

(2020) Alberto Herrera-Gomez   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Practical guides for x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: Quantitative XPS

(2020) Alexander G. Shard   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Procedure which allows the performance and calibration of an XPS instrument to be checked rapidly and frequently

(2020) John Wolstenholme   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: A perspective on quantitation accuracy for composition analysis of homogeneous materials

(2020) Christopher Richard Brundle et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Experimental determination of electron attenuation lengths in complex materials by means of epitaxial film growth: Advantages and challenges

(2020) Scott A. Chambers et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Practical guide to the use of backgrounds in quantitative XPS

(2020) Sven Tougaard   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Introduction to x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

(2020) Fred A. Stevie et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Introductory guide to backgrounds in XPS spectra and their impact on determining peak intensities

(2020) Mark H. Engelhard et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Practical guide for curve fitting in x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

(2020) George H. Major et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Al Kα XPS reference spectra of polyethylene for all instrument geometries

(2020) Alexander G. Shard et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards interlaboratory study on intensity calibration for x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy instruments using low-density polyethylene

(2020) Benjamen P. Reed et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Assessment of the frequency and nature of erroneous x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses in the scientific literature

(2020) George H. Major et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Oxidation mechanism of metallic chromium at room temperature

(2020) Orlando Cortazar-Martínez et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Practical guides for x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: First steps in planning, conducting, and reporting XPS measurements

(2019) Donald R. Baer et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: towards reliable binding energy referencing

(2019) G. Greczynski et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Method for correcting peak overlaps in quantitative Auger electron spectroscopy of Cr-containing oxides

(2019) Michael C. Burrell   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Opinion: Is science really facing a reproducibility crisis, and do we need it to?

(2018) Daniele Fanelli   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

XPSSurfA: An open collaborative XPS data repository using the CMSShub platform

(2018) Anders J. Barlow et al.   SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS

Characterization of Nanoparticle Batch-To-Batch Variability

(2018) Sonja Mülhopt et al.   Nanomaterials

Responding to the growing issue of research reproducibility

(2018) Donald R. Baer et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Uniqueness plots: A simple graphical tool for identifying poor peak fits in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

(2016) Bhupinder Singh et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

The pressure to publish pushes down quality

(2016) Daniel Sarewitz   NATURE

1,500 scientists lift the lid on reproducibility

(2016) Monya Baker   NATURE

Lithium Intercalation in Graphene/MoS2 Composites: First-Principles Insights

(2015) Xiji Shao et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Improvement of Quality in Publication of Experimental Thermophysical Property Data: Challenges, Assessment Tools, Global Implementation, and Online Support

(2013) Robert D. Chirico et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA

Surface characterization of nanomaterials and nanoparticles: Important needs and challenging opportunities

(2013) Donald R. Baer et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Reproducible Research in Computational Science

(2011) R. D. Peng   SCIENCE

An application for near-real-time analysis of XPS data

(2010) A. S. Lea et al.   SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS

Application of XPS spectral subtraction and multivariate analysis for the characterization of Ar+ ion beam modified polyimide surfaces

(2009) Svitlana Pylypenko et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Developments in expert systems for automatic examination of samples by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

(2009) J.E. Castle   JOURNAL OF ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY AND RELATED PHENOMENA

Energy loss in XPS: Fundamental processes and applications for quantification, non-destructive depth profiling and 3D imaging

(2009) Sven Tougaard   JOURNAL OF ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY AND RELATED PHENOMENA