ELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY FOR DIAGNOSTICS OF VARIOUS SOLID CARBON PHASES

Comparative investigation of the peculiarities of the C(KVV) Auger and energy loss spectra for surfaces of the (0001) graphite, (111) diamond and vacuum deposited C60 -film was performed. ELS spectra can be mainly characterized by the specific plasma resonances which have different energy depending on the structure of the carbon phases. The features of the C(KVV) Auger line are also related to the loss resonances and diverse for different carbon modifications. It is concluded that the observed features of ELS and AES spectra can serve for detection of various carbon-based systems. It has been applied to the analysis of quality and phase state of various carbon-based films.