Ravel, B., Kropf, A.J., Yang, D. et al. (5 more authors) (2018) Nonresonant valence-to-core x-ray emission spectroscopy of niobium. Physical Review B , 97 (12). 125139. ISSN 2469-9950
Abstract
The valence-to-core (V2C) portion of x-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) measures the electron states close to the Fermi level. These states are involved in bonding, thus providing a measure of the chemistry of the material. In this article, we show the V2C XES spectra for several niobium compounds. The K β ′′ peak in the V2C XES results from the transition of a ligand 2 s electron into the 1 s core-hole of the niobium, a transition allowed by hybridization with the niobium 4 p . This location in energy of this weak peak shows a strong ligand dependence, thus providing a sensitive probe of the ligand environment about the niobium.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 American Physical Society. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Physical Review B. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 31 May 2018 11:18 |
Last Modified: | 03 Apr 2019 11:02 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.97.125139 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Physical Society |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.97.125139 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:131382 |