A computational method for the evaluation of highly resolved dos functions from APS measurements

Autor: R. Gmeiner, H.-U. Chun, S. W. Schulz, K.-Th. Schleicher
Rok vydání: 1983
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Zdroj: Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena. 31:33-56
ISSN: 0368-2048
DOI: 10.1016/0368-2048(83)85012-9
Popis: A new computational procedure for evaluation of the density of unoccupied states from appearance-potential spectra is described. The data treatment is based on least-squares methods using quadratic spline functions and on a rigorous consideration of the different contributions to the appearance-potential signal. It is shown that certain physical, experimental and computational requirements have to be met in order to obtain highly resolved and reliable results. The performance of the computational procedure is demonstrated by application to a synthesized spectrum of iron and to a realistic appearance-potential spectrum of polycrystalline ferromagnetic cobalt. In particular, it is shown that this method provides more detailed information concerning the unoccupied states than previous studies. The position of the unoccupied d -band maximum in cobalt at 0.55 ± 0.15 eV does not agree with any of the greatly differing theoretical calculations in the literature.
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