Core electron spectroscopic studies of YNi2B2C

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作者
Boske, T [1 ]
Kielwein, M [1 ]
Knupfer, M [1 ]
Barman, SR [1 ]
Behr, G [1 ]
Buchgeister, M [1 ]
Golden, MS [1 ]
Fink, J [1 ]
Singh, DJ [1 ]
Pickett, WE [1 ]
机构
[1] USN,RES LAB,COMPLEX SYST THEORY BRANCH,WASHINGTON,DC 20375
关键词
superconductors; electronic band structure; electron-electron correlation; electron energy loss spectroscopy; photoelectron spectroscopy;
D O I
10.1016/0038-1098(96)00133-0
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
High-energy electron energy-loss spectroscopy in transmission has been applied to obtain the absorption spectra at the B 1s, C 1s and Ni 2p(3/2) excitation edges of bulk polycrystalline YNi2B2C. We find a close similarity in the near-edge structures and confirm the strongly covalent character of the bonding between Ni, B and C. We compare our results to band structure calculations of the local unoccupied density of states generated within the local density approximation. From x-ray photoemission spectroscopy measurements we determine the core level binding energies and from a comparison of photoemission and Auger spectroscopic measurements we derive a value of the Ni d-d Coulomb energy U-A of about 4 eV. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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页数:5
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