Surface mass spectrometry of molecular species.
This tutorial discusses the predominant methods available for surface mass spectrometry (MS) of molecular species: thermal desorption spectroscopy, laser desorption MS, secondary ion MS, post-ionization of desorbed neutrals and surface matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization. Each of these has the capability to analyze molecular species that are chemisorbed, physisorbed, covalently bound to or the predominant component of a solid surface. These surface MS methods are briefly described, then their capabilities demonstrated using data predominantly from the authors' work. Comparisons are made with related methods in conventional MS. A very brief discussion is provided on the importance of complementing surface MS data with data from x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and other surface analysis tools.
Department of Chemistry, m/c 111, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 W. Taylor St., 4500 SES, Chicago, Illinois 60607-7061, USA. lhanley@uic.edu
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D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D018629:Spectrometry, Mass, Secondary Ion; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission / Q000379:methods; D013499:Surface Properties