Process for establishing the binding energy scale for a particular sample by assigning the kinetic energy corresponding to the Fermi level, as determined by analysis of the spectrum obtained from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy or ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy, as the point of zero binding energy.
See also: vacuum level referencing
Source:
PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1826 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404)