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- Ruus, R., et al.
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M4,5N4,5N4,5 Auger decay spectra of the resonantly excited 3d94f configuration of xenonlike ions in solids
- 1994
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In: Physical Review B (Condensed Matter). - 0163-1829. ; 49:21, s. 14836-14844
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The synchrotron-radiation-induced Auger and photoelectron spectra of the xenonlike ions I- (in CsI), Cs+ (in CsI), Ba2+ (in BaF2), and La3+ (in LaF3) have been measured in the vicinity of the M4,5 absorption edges of these ions. It is shown that the spectra of La and Ba measured at 3d10→3d94f resonances exhibit a very intense 4f-spectator structure which changes its energy and intensity with the energy of the exciting photons. Calculation of the Auger decay of the 3d-14f configuration shows that this structure is due to transitions to the 4d-24f+4p-1 final ionic configuration, the high-energy part of which overlaps the 4d-2 continuum. In the case of Ba this structure coexists with the normal Auger structure which appears as a result of the M4M5N6,7 Coster-Kronig transitions. The spectra of I- contain only the normal M4,5N4,5N4,5 Auger structure related to the 3d-1→4d-2 transitions. The spectra of Cs+ are similar to those of I- with a small admixture of the 4f-spectator-like structure.
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- Ausmees, A., et al.
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Secondary photoelectron spectra of ionic solids as a function of the incident photon energy
- 1991
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In: Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research. Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment. - 0168-9002. ; 308:1-2, s. 219-222
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Energy distributions of slow electrons (0-10 eV) emitted by thin layers of NaCl, KBr, CsBr, and CsI irradiated by monochromatic XUV photons with various energies in the interval of 50-300 eV are measured. The contributions of slow secondaries, hot secondaries and primary photoelectrons are obtained. It is shown that the higher the absorption coefficient for incident photons, the stronger the contribution of hot secondaries. The relationship between their contribution and the electron-phonon scattering process is discussed.
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- Ausmees, A., et al.
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Secondary photoelectron spectra of NaCl and KBr excited by XUV radiation : Experiments and computer simulations
- 1990
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In: Solid State Communications. - 0038-1098. ; 76:12, s. 1383-1386
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Energy distributions of slow electrons (0 to 10eV) emitted by thin layers of NaCl and KBr irradiated by monochromatic XUV photons with various energies in the interval of 50 to 300 eV are measured. For all cases the photoelectron spectrum starts with an intense peak of slow secondaries and has a hot-secondary structure at the energies 1 to 5 eV. The smaller the photon absorption depth, the stronger is this structure. An attempt is made to reproduce such a behaviour of spectra by a Monte Carlo simulation of electron-electron and electron-phonon scattering sequences induced in solids by XUV photon absorption. It appears that for high-energy ( > 2 to 3 eV) conduction electrons the electron-phonon scattering is mainly due to acoustic phonons.
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- Elango, M., et al.
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Autoionization phenomena involving the 2p53d configuration of argonlike ions in ionic solids
- 1993
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In: Physical Review B (Condensed Matter). - 0163-1829. ; 47:18, s. 11736-11748
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The photon-induced Auger and photoelectron spectra of the argonlike ions Cl- (in NaCl), K+ (in KCl), Ca2+ (in CaCl2 and CaF2), and Sc3+ (in Sc2O3) have been measured in the vicinity of the L23 absorption edges of these ions. It is shown that at the 2p6→2p53d(4s) resonance a spectator structure appears in the L23M23M23 Auger spectra, which shifts to higher kinetic energies with increasing photon energy. This structure originates from the 3p-23d(4s) final configuration arising as a product of the Auger resonant-inelastic-scattering process of the incident photons. We demonstrate that the peculiarities of this process and the role of the collapsing 3d electron in it can be largely understood in terms of an atomic treatment. The solid-state effects, caused by the crystal field and the lattice polarization, may play an additional role.
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- Kikas, A., et al.
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Auger Spectra of K+ L23 Excitations in Potassium Halides
- 1991
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In: Europhysics Letters. - : IOP Publishing. - 0295-5075 .- 1286-4854. ; 15:6, s. 683-686
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The L23M23M23 Auger spectra of K+ L23 excitation in potassium halides are measured using photon excitation with different energies in the region of the K+ L23 absorption edge (around 300 eV). It is shown that the screening of the two 3p holes caused by the collapsed 3d electron of the K+ L23 exciton leads to a considerable shift (by about (6÷7) eV) of the K+ L23M23M23 Auger bands to higher energies. Only the low-energy component of the crystal-field-split K+ 3d orbital forms a genuine bound state with 2p holes, whereas its high-energy component lies in the conduction band continuum and behaves like a shape resonance.
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- Nyholm, R., et al.
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ELECTRONIC AND STRUCTURAL-PROPERTIES OF THE CU-BI2CASR2CU2O8 INTERFACE
- 1991
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In: Physica. C, Superconductivity. - 0921-4534 .- 1873-2143. ; 180:1-4, s. 120-123
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The formation of the Cu-Bi2CaSr2Cu2O8 interface has been studied by photoelectron spectroscopy using synchrotron radiation. Photon energies in the range 20-1000 eV were utilized in order to probe both the valence band and to monitor chemical changes upon Cu deposition, as revealed by the core-level shifts. A strong chemical reaction between Bi2CaSr2CuO8 and Cu is manifested by the formation of metallic Bi. From the intensity variations as a function of electron emission angle it is shown that the metallic Bi segregates to the top surface layer.
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- Nyholm, R., et al.
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SYNCHROTRON-RADIATION SOFT-X-RAY PHOTOEMISSION-STUDY OF LEAD ON BI2CASR2CU2O8
- 1992
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In: Physical Review B Condensed Matter. - 0163-1829 .- 1095-3795. ; 46:10, s. 6488-6494
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this paper we present a study of the interaction of Pb with a clean single-crystal Bi2CaSr2Cu2O8 superconductor surface based on photoemission and low-energy electron diffraction (LEED). Deposition of Pb on a Bi2CaSr2Cu2O8 Crystal kept at room temperature gives rise to the formation of metallic Bi and oxidized Pb at the interface. This behavior could not be observed when the crystal was kept at 100 K during Pb deposition. For all investigated Pb overlayers on a cold crystal (100 K), surface-sensitive photoelectron spectroscopy revealed the growth of a covering metallic Pb overlayer film. The growth at 100 K, contrary to the growth at room temperature, preserved the original LEED 5 X 1 pattern even for Pb depositions corresponding to a 24-angstrom thick overlayer indicating epitaxial growth. Furthermore, a rigid 0.4-eV shift of the valence band and the Bi 5d core levels is observed upon initial Pb deposition and is tentatively attributed to electron doping.
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- Qvarford, M., et al.
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Polarisation-dependent X-ray absorption in high- and low-Tc Bi2Sr2Can-1CunO4+2n superconductors
- 1993
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In: Physica C: Superconductivity and its Applications. - : Elsevier BV. - 0921-4534. ; 214:1-2, s. 119-126
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Taking advantage of the linear polarisation of synchrotron radiation, the polarisation dependence of the O K and Cu L3 X-ray absorption edges has been compared for in situ cleaved Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 and Bi2Sr2CuO6 single crystals. The X-ray absorption spectra were measured by means of total electron yield detection. The spectra show for both crystals that the lowest unoccupied Cu 3d and O 2p orbitals are dominantly oriented parallel to the a-b plane, but also the presence of a small amount of unoccupied orbitals oriented perpendicular to the a-b plane can be deduced from both the O K and Cu L3 absorption spectra. A shift of the order of 0.5 eV between absorption into the in-plane and the out-of-plane Cu 3d orbitals was measured for the Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 crystal, but no such shift was found for the Bi2Sr2CuO6 crystal.
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- QVARFORD, M, et al.
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X-RAY-ABSORPTION AND RESONANT-PHOTOEMISSION STUDY OF CA IN THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR BI2SR2CACU2O8
- 1992
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In: Physical Review B Condensed Matter. - 0163-1829 .- 1095-3795. ; 46:21, s. 14126-14133
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The electronic structure of Ca in the high-temperature superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 has been studied by x-ray-absorption spectroscopy and resonant-photoemission at the Ca L2,3 absorption edge. In the x-ray-absorption spectrum no edge structure is seen at the energy corresponding to the Ca 2p3/2 core-level binding energy, in agreement with the very low Ca density of states at the Fermi level predicted by band-structure calculations. Furthermore, the crystal-field splitting of the Ca 3d level, which is characteristic of ionic Ca compounds, is clearly observed in the x-ray-absorption spectrum. The photoemission spectra display strong resonant enhancements of the Ca 3s and 3p core levels as well as strong changes in the intensity and the line shape of the Ca L2,3M2,3M2,3 Auger structure at the Ca L2,3 threshold, showing the localized nature of the 3d states in core ionized Ca. The 3d induced spectator shift of the Ca L2,3M2,3M2,3 complex is fairly small as compared to what has been reported for CaF2, indicating that the screening of the normal Auger final state by the charge carriers in the surrounding Cu-O2 layers is quite efficient. From the Ca L2,3M2,3M2,3 data it is also suggested that, at the Ca L2 threshold, the excited 3d electron participates in a Coster-Kronig-type decay resulting in a 2p3/2 core hole followed by a normal L3M2,3M2,3 Auger decay.
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