X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy investigations of Ni(LCH3)3(Piv)2 (1), [Ni(LCH3)2]2(Piv)2) (2), and [Ni(LCH3)2]2(CH3COO)2] (3) complexes, where LCH3—k2‐1,2‐diamino‐4,5‐dimethylbenzene‐bis(k1‐diamino‐4,5‐dimethylbenzene) and Piv—(CH3)3CCOO, are reported and discussed. The photoelectron spectra are sensitive to the temperature of the samples and evidence on structural conformations.
The surfaces of polyphenylenesulfone samples with the addition of carbon fibers were studied by X-ray photoelectron and Auger-electron spectroscopy. The state of carbon atoms on the surface, the electronic structure, and the distribution of carbon fibers in the surface region as a function of the concentration of the additive were studied. It is shown that with 10 mass. % carbon fiber addition, the transformation of peaks is mainly associated with an increase in the number of carboxyl groups in the matrix, while with a carbon content exceeding 10 mass. %, the increasing role of differential vertical charging becomes the dominant factor. A further increase in the carbon fiber concentration leads to an increase in the conductivity of the bulk part and, consequently, to a decrease in the charge layer without carbon fiber, and therefore, to a decrease in the broadening effect of the C 1s carbon peak.
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