{"id":5751,"date":"2026-05-05T16:08:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:08:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ofg-analytik.de\/?page_id=5751"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:17:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:17:56","slug":"surface-analysis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ofg-analytik.de\/en\/service\/surface-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5751\" class=\"elementor elementor-5751 elementor-5750\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-763b1c1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"763b1c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13b1e2a\" data-id=\"13b1e2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26896e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26896e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 24-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Service<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4500d5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4500d5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Surface analysis<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36ee800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36ee800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 24-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Surface analysis involves the examination of material surfaces to obtain information about their chemical composition and structure (morphology). It enables the reliable characterization of surfaces, interfaces, layers, and solids. Due to its wide range of applications, it is an excellent tool for failure and damage analysis, materials analysis, and materials testing, as well as being important for quality control and research and development (R&#038;D).  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6e1665 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6e1665\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5b83f4\" data-id=\"b5b83f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bddac7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bddac7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is analyzed?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b2ae0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b2ae0c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7d4300\" data-id=\"e7d4300\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6f19d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6f19d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Surface analysis focuses on the study of surface chemistry and morphology. To ensure a targeted analysis, understanding the background of the question or problem is a crucial step in efficiently selecting appropriate techniques and methods. <\/p>\n<p>For example, if foreign contamination on the surface is suspected to be the cause of staining or discoloration on a component, Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) is a suitable method.<\/p>\n<p>If, on the other hand, the surface structure needs to be examined\u2014for example, to determine pore sizes after etching\u2014scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is used.<\/p>\n<p>For applications that require a depth profile from the surface into the bulk (such as in semiconductor research), techniques such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy (GDOES), and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) are used.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b321b25\" data-id=\"b321b25\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f9b93 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1f9b93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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The excitation particles can be electrons, ions, or electromagnetic radiation (e.g., X-rays), which are directed specifically at the surface. \n\nThe secondary radiation (ions, electrons, electromagnetic radiation, etc.) produced by this interaction is detected. Analysis of this radiation provides information about the chemical composition and structure. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42fab5c\" data-id=\"42fab5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1684a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1684a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>TOF-SIMS &#8211; Time-of-Flight mass spectrometry<\/li>\n<li>IR &#8211; Infrared Spectroscopy<\/li>\n<li>XPS &#8211; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy<\/li>\n<li>REM &#8211; Rasterelektronenmikroskopie<\/li>\n<li>SEM &#8211; Scanning Electron Microscopy<\/li>\n<li>AFM &#8211; Atomic Force Microscopy<\/li>\n<li>Light microscopy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3448a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3448a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofg-analytik.de\/en\/procedure\/#verfahrensliste\"><span style=\"color: #a62222;\">You can find an overview of all the procedures we offer <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f23501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f23501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Are you looking for real-world examples of how our methods are applied? 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