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These two techniques enable one to tune the “XPS 95%” information depth, z 95%, by varying either the angle or the excitation energy. These films were investigated using angle-resolved and excitation energy resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (ARXPS and ERXPS, respectively) in order to determine their sub-surface chemical profiles. Nitrogen (N)-rich organic thin films were deposited using both low-pressure plasma- and vacuum-ultraviolet-based techniques, from mixtures of ammonia (NH 3) and ethylene (C 2H 4).
