Analysis of platinum by XPS is typically performed on the Pt 4f region. Platinum is very commonly found combined with alumina in heterogeneous catalysis, resulting in a very difficult deconvolution due to a significant overlap between the Pt 4f and Al 2p regions.
Pt 4f of mixed metal and PtO2 oxide may often appear to have similar peak areas for Pt 4f7/2 and Pt 4f5/2 due to a direct overlap between the Pt 4f5/2 of the Pt metal species and the Pt 4f7/2 of the PtO2 species (Figure 1). Take care to ensure peak areas are correctly locked (Pt 4f5/2 = Pt4f7/2 * 0.75). The doublet separation is 3.35 eV.
A table of common binding energies may be found below:
| Species | Binding energy / eV | Charge Ref. | Ref. |
| Pt0 | 71.1 | Ag 3d / 368.2 eV | 2 |
| PtO | 72.4 | Au 4f / 84 eV | 3 |
| PtO2 | 74.4 | Au 4f / 84 eV | 3 |
References
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