Relevant skills of Tomáš Skála

Studied systems

• heterogeneous catalysts
• intermetallic compounds
• materials for gas sensing devices
• thin films

Methods

a variety of surface science methods including photon/electron/ion spectroscopy/microscopy/diffraction/absorption:

• XPS (using laboratory sources and synchrotron radiation)
• UPS (using laboratory sources and synchrotron radiation)
• LEIS (using laboratory sources)
• AES (using laboratory sources and synchrotron radiation)
• SIMS (using laboratory sources)
• LEED (using laboratory sources)
• LEEM (using laboratory sources)
• PEEM (using laboratory sources and synchrotron radiation)
• XAS (using synchrotron radiation)

Active participation in more than 130 synchrotron beamtimes.

Vacuum science and technology

• operation and design of UHV systems

Language knowledge

• Czech
• English
• German
• Italian
• Slovene (beginner)