Angular Dependent XAFS Studies of a MoSi2Single Crystal

Autor: J.D. Garrett, S.J. Naftel, V.L. Smelyansky, T.K. Sham, John S. Tse
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Le Journal de Physique IV. 7:C2-495
ISSN: 1155-4339
Popis: We report angular dependent X-ray absorption measurements at the Mo L 3,2 edge and the Si K-edge for a MoSi 2 single crystal. The crystal was oriented so that an azimuthal rotation of the crystal about the surface normal (direction of the incident photons) would align the c-axis of the crystal anywhere between parallel and perpendicular to the polarization of the photons. It was found that while the Mo L 3,2 edge XANES shows little angular dependence, the Si K-edge XANES shows a very strong polarization dependence of which the intensity exhibits a two-fold symmetry. This angular dependence of the Si K-edge XANES is attributed to the high densities of unoccupied states localized perpendicular to the Si-Si bond.
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