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- The electronic structure of U-diluted in an Ag matrix has been studied in situ by ultraviolet and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS and XPS, respectively). UxAg100-x thin films (x = 0-100 at.%) were produced by sputter co-deposition in an Ar atmosphere. UPS spectra of the Ag-4d line indicate formation of a homogeneous mixture despite the fact that U and Ag do not form stable alloys. A major goal of this work was to find out whether the dilution of U atoms in an inert matrix with no bonding states induces the localisation of the U-5f states. Both U-4f core level spectra and the U-5f spectra indicate U-5f delocalisation, down to 5 at.% of uranium in UxAg100-x films.
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- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Materialteknik -- Metallurgi och metalliska material (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Materials Engineering -- Metallurgy and Metallic Materials (hsv//eng)
- NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- thin films
- dc sputtering
- electronic band structure
- photoelectron
- spectroscopies
- electronic-structure
- metal-clusters
- noble-metal
- photoelectron-spectroscopy
- 5f localization
- d-bands
- photoemission
- silver
- systems
- transition
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- art (subject category)
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