Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of 2-phenylimidazole on brass.
Matjaž FinšgarPublished in: Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM (2020)
The formation of the organometallic complexes with Cu and Zn metal atoms/ions was identified using TOF-SIMS in positive and negative polarity mode: PhI-Cu, PhI-Cu2 , PhI-Zn, and PhI-Zn2 complexes were present on the brass surface. The TOF-SIMS measurements were supported by XPS measurements.