World’s first liquid surfaces X-ray machine Author:Science and
Technology Division, UK Article Source:Adapted from: EPSRC _ 31
May 2012 The University of Nottingham will be the base for the
world's first Liquid Phase Photoelectron Spectroscopy (LiPPS)
machine, a high performance tool that will increase the UK's
competitiveness in a range of high-value industrial sectors
including semiconductors, aerospace, pharmaceuticals and
automotives. Funded by a £675,000 grant from the Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), LiPPS is a unique
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) machine which allows
researchers to take atomistic measurements of the surface of
liquids for the first time. Current instrumentation in the XPS
field allows only for the analysis of solid substances. LiPPS
will be easier to operate, able to deal with a wider range of
sample types. LiPPS will be sited within the Nottingham
Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Centre (NNNC) at University Park.
The Centre will collaborate with other