ESCA-Imaging used for problem solving in the chemical industry

Summary With a newly developed ESCA-experiment fast images with good lateral resolution are obtained. Examples from thin films on inorganic/ceramic-substrates (Langmuir-Blodgett, surfactants on ceramic) and on organic/polymeric-substrates (Pd-coating and polycarbonate, spin finish on polymer-fibres) as well as chemical changes of surfaces (oxidation of hair) are discussed. The simple analysis of electrically non-conducting samples represents an essential advantage of ESCA-Imaging.