The graphical representation of numerical data plays a vital role in chemistry, materials science, and every other scientific field.1 No matter how good your results are, poorly represented data can ultimately make your work confusing. Indeed, with an increase in the amount of data that is being gathered, e.g., by the Materials Genome Initiative,2 or in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) or time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) depth profiles,3-4 the importance of effectively representing data has increased. Good figures also matter because many researchers will not look at more than the title, abstract, and perhaps a few key figures from a paper.
Revised: March 18, 2020 |
Published: December 1, 2019
Citation
Avval T.G., B. Moein, G.H. Major, M.H. Engelhard, and M.R. Linford. 2019.Plotting XPS Narrow Scans (and other Data) with MATLAB’s Powerful Plotting Capabilities, 2. An Introduction to Handle Graphics.Vacuum Technology & Coating.PNNL-SA-151236.