Effective attenuation length dependence on photoelectron kinetic energy for Au from 1 keV to 15 keV

Hard X-ray PhotoElectron Spectroscopy (HAXPES) is an extremely powerful tool for the electronic, compositional, and chemical characterization of bulk materials and buried interfaces. Its success is based on the dramatic increase of the electron effective attenuation length (EAL) with increasing photoelectron kinetic energy. EALs are well established for electrons with kinetic energies up to several keV (below 3 keV). However, few data are available for kinetic energies up to 15 keV. In the present study we have determined the EAL dependency on kinetic energy for gold from 1 keV up to 15 keV. Two different approaches have been used. The first approach consists of following the signal rate from a core level for a fixed kinetic energy as a function of overlayer thickness (overlayer method). The second approach consists of following the signal rate from a core level as a function of the incident photon energy, i.e., electron kinetic energy, for a fixed overlayer thickness (depth profile method). An EAL dependency of EAL (nm) = 0.022 × E_kin (eV)^0.627 has been obtained from both methods. Hence, the EAL, for gold, is 4.7, 7.3 and 9.4 nm for 5 keV, 10 keV and 15 keV electron kinetic energies, respectively. A comparison between the experimental data and the EALs predicted by practical expressions available in the literature is also performed.     

Design of an Auger Electron Mössbauer Spectrometer (AEMS) using a modified cylindrical mirror analyzer

We have designed and built an Auger Electron Mössbauer Spectrometer (AEMS) for the detection of resonant ⁵⁷Fe Auger electrons using a modified commercial cylindrical mirror analyzer (CMA). The CMA final aperture was modified intentionally in order to increase electron transmission at the expense of reducing its energy resolution, from an original value of 0.5 % to a value of 11 % after the modification. The Channeltron detector electronics and the pre-amplifier were also modified in order to increase the counting efficiency. The electron energy analyzer is selective in energy in the 30 eV–3000 eV range, so the spectrometer can be used to detect MNN (45 eV) and LMM (600–700 eV) Fe Auger signals, what gives it a high surface sensitivity for Fe containing samples. We have used it to acquire the Fe LMM Auger signals generated from the de-excitation process after γ-Ray resonant nuclear absorption. The spectrometer can be used to study samples non-enriched in ⁵⁷Fe, with acquisition times from 5 to 7 days, what is a big advantage. From electron trajectory Monte Carlo simulations in metallic iron, the mean-escape-depth of the detected Auger signals has been estimated in approximately 1 nm. Fe K conversion electrons and KLL Auger electrons with mean escape depths of 129 nm and 78 nm respectively also contribute to the detected signal although in a lesser proportion.     

Electronic properties of the surface of perylene tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride film upon deposition of the ultrathin conjugated layers of Pyronine B

Ultrathin conjugated layers of Pyronine B were thermally deposited in UHV on the surface of perylene tetracarboxylic acid dianhydride (PTCDA) film. The structure of unoccupied electron states located 5-20 eV above the Fermi level (E_F) and the surface potential were monitored during the Pyronine B overlayer deposition, using an incident beam of low-energy electrons according to the total current electron spectroscopy (TCS) method. Electronic work function of the PTCDA surface changed from 4.9 ± 0.1 eV, during the Pyronine B deposition due to the change of the contents of the surface layer, until it reached a stable value 4.6 ± 0.1 eV at the Pyronine B film thickness 8-10 nm. The interface dipole corresponds to electron transfer from the Pyronine B overlayer to the PTCDA surface and the polarization in the Pyronine B overlayer was found confined within approximately 1 nm near the interfaces. The edges of major bands of density of unoccupied electronic states (DOUS) of PTCDA substrate and of the Pyronine B overlayer were unaffected by the process of the interface formation. The major TCS spectral features of the Pyronine B film corresponding to the DOUS band edges were identified and the assignment of the π^*, σ^*(C-C) and σ^*(CC) character was suggested.     

Spectroscopic states of PTCDA negative ions and their relation to the maxima of unoccupied state density in the conduction band

Electron attachment spectroscopy is employed to demonstrate that the scattering of slow (0–15 eV) electrons from perylenetetracarboxilic dianhydride (PTCDA) molecules in the gas phase leads to the resonant formation of molecular and fragment negative ions detected in the mass-spectrometric experiment. Depending on the electron energy, currents of anions have clearly manifested peaks at 0.14, 1.9, 3.0, 4.8, and 5.7 eV. In addition, resonant states are also detected at thermal energy (0 eV) of scattered electrons, as well as at 0.4 and 1.0 eV, as shoulders on experimental curves. The spectroscopic states of PTCDA anions at energies exceeding 0 eV are interpreted in terms of the formation of shape resonances on the basis of calculated values of energies of π*-type unoccupied molecular orbitals. It is found that the positions of unoccupied orbitals of an isolated PTCDA molecule correspond to the peaks in the density of states of the conduction band of PTCDA films provided that the energies of the orbitals are shifted by 1.4 eV. The latter value can be interpreted as the binding energy of a molecule in the film due to the polarization interaction with the surroundings.     

乙醚团簇在纳秒激光场中的多价电离及其电子能量分布的研究

用5ns,1064nm的脉冲Nd:YAG激光,研究了乙醚团簇与纳秒激光的相互作用.在10¹¹ W/cm²量级光强下,观察到价电子完全剥离的O⁶⁺,C⁴⁺,且这些高价离子的强度比值基本不随激光能量而变化.用阻滞电压方法测量了电离过程中溢出电子能量分布,在最大激光能量4.0×10¹¹ W/cm²,溢出电子的平均能量为56eV,最大能量为102eV.实验结果支持了高价离子产生的“多 关键词： 高价离子 电子能量 纳秒激光 乙醚团簇     

Surface sensitivity of low energy electron Mössbauer spectroscopy (LEEMS) using57Fe

Very low energy electrons (LEE) (E _e ≤15 eV) are produced with high intensity directly by Mössbauerabsorption and conversion in the case of⁵⁷Fe [1, 4, 5]. These electrons should be very surface sensitive due to their very low attenuation length compared to the 7.3 keV K-Conversion electrons of⁵⁷Fe [5, 11]. We have examined the surface sensitivity of these resonant LEE, using nonresonant⁵⁶Fe metal and⁵⁶Fe stainless steel foils coated with about 20 Å and 50 Å⁵⁷Fe, respectively. They were exposed to air after evaporation: The 20 Å samples are found to be fully oxidized [5]. Depth Selective Conversion Electron Mössbauer Spectroscopy (DCEMS), performed with a high transmission orange type magnetic spectrometer [5, 6, 13] reveals a two layer structure of the 50 Å samples. Low Energy Electron Mössbauer Spectroscopy (LEEMS) [5] is found to be significantly more surface sensitive than conventional DCEMS, but not as surface sensitive as Auger Electron Mössbauer Spectroscopy (AEMS) using LMM-Auger electrons of 500–600 eV, as expected due to the different mean free path. But because of the very low intensity of these Auger electrons this mode appears to be not very useful for practical application.     

NMR Studies of Drugs. Application of a Chiral Lanthanide Shift Reagent for Potential Direct Determination of Enantiomeric Excess of Methsuximide

The 200 MHz ¹H NMR Spectra of methsuximide, 1,3-dimethy1-3-ogebt1-2,5-otrrikudubeduibem 1, havebeen studied in CDC13 solution with the chiral reagent, tris[3-(heptafluoropropy1-hydroxymethylene)-d-camphorato] europium (III), 2, Eu(HFC)3. Substantial lanthanide-induced shifts are seen. In addition, significant enantiomeric shift differences are observed for several of the nuclei of 1. With a 2:1 molar ratio near 1.0, the CCH3 and NCH3 signals show nearly baseline resolution between the peaks from each enantiomer, providing excellent potential for direct determinations of enantiomeric excess of samples of 1. As little as 2% of a minor enatiomer should be readily detectable.     

Elastic scattering of electrons and positrons by cadmium atoms

ABSTRACT

The differential, integrated elastic, total and momentum transfer cross sections along with Sherman function for the elastic scattering of electrons and positrons by cadmium atoms have been evaluated from the partial wave solution of the Dirac relativistic scattering equations for a projectile-atom complex potential at the energy range 6.4 eV < E < 1.0 keV. For various scattering quantities, a comparison of our results exhibits better agreement with the experimental data than the other available theoretical values.     

A theoretical model for the analysis of backscattered-conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy: Angular and energy distributions

The intensities of resonant and nonrescnant electrons emerging from the absorber in specific angular intervals have been studied using the model developed previously /1/ for a 1.0 μm thick 0.928⁵⁷Fe foil mounted on a stainless steel substrate. The signal-to-background (S/B) ratio, which is proportional to the spectral area from a conversion electron Mossbauer spectrum, has been calculated and compared with experimental data. The simulated angular distributions for backscattered-resonant, and backscattered-nonresonant electrons both provide cosine-type ourves and are similar to experimental data, resulting in an isotropic distribution of the S/B ratio. The predicted S/B ratio, however, is about twioe the S/B ratio measured experimentally. This discrepancy may result from the neglect of: (i) electrons below 50 eV and (ii) multiple scattering events. Despite these shortoomings the model proposed in this study is capable of comparing the relative magnitude of the resonant and nonresonant signals, thereby, calibrating the resonant signal against the nonresonant background. This prooedure appears to provide important information helpful for nondestructive depth-profiling studies.     

Energy spectrum of primary cosmic rays at energies of 2 × 10<Superscript>13</Superscript> to 5 × 10<Superscript>17</Superscript> eV,according to Tien Shan data

The primary cosmic ray energy spectrum at energies of 10¹⁵ to 5 × 10¹⁷ eV is presented using the results from observations by the Tien Shan HADRON array. The spectrum was obtained from the spectrum of showers according to the number of electrons using a new way of determining the parameter of spatial distribution function S of electrons. The energy spectrum can be extended to low energies up to 2 × 10¹³ eV using data from separate experiments at the former Tien Shan array. Conclusions are drawn regarding changes in the form of the spectrum and its chemical composition at energies over 10¹⁶ eV. The spectrum is compared to the results from the TUNKA installation.     

Energy distribution of plasma-assisted electron and ion emission from TGS single crystals

Electron and ion emission accompanying non-thermal plasma processes, produced at the surface of TGS single crystals under driving ac electric field exceeding 10³ V/cm, have been carried out. These plasma-assisted emission of electrons and ions were examined by means of time and energy distribution measurements. The intensity of registered charges (electrons and ions) displayed on the 2 ms time scale are represented by two distinct peaks. Time dependent energy spectrum of charges, detected under our experimental conditions, involves electrons and ions with maximum energy up to 30-40 eV for first peaks and up to 70-80 eV for second one. Additionally, the energy of electrons is focused at about 10-15 eV for first and second peaks and about 60-70 eV for second ones; the ion energy spectrum for both peaks exhibits only distinct low energy maximum focused at about 5-15 eV.     

Angular and energy distributions of low energy electrons from backscattered-conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy

Angular and energy distributions of backscattered-low energy resonant and nonresonant electrons from iron films are studied both theoretically and experimentally. The results indicate that relatively few emerging resonant or nonresonant electrons are observed/predicted between 600 eV and 50 eV kinetic energy. A significant fraction of the total electron signal emerges, however, below 50 eV, which is shown to result from low energy Auger cascades, low energy shake-off electrons and secondary electrons attributed to higher energy events. The large number of low energy electrons permits relatively short acquisition times (ca. 1h) and enhanced surface sensitivities. They may be especially useful in future depth-deconvolution efforts.     

The adsorption of Xe and CO on a Cu (311) single crystal surface

LEED, electron energy loss spectroscopy and surface potential measurements have been used to study the adsorption of Xe and CO on Cu (311). Xe is adsorbed with a heat of 19 ± 2 kJ mol^/t-1. The complete monolayer has a surface potential of 0.58 V and a hexagonal close-packed structure with an interatomic distance of 4.45 ± 0.05 Å. CO gives a positive surface potential increasing with coverage to a maximum of 0.34 V and then falling to 0.22 V at saturation. The heat of adsorption is initially 61 ± 2 kJ mol^?1, falling as the surface potential maximum is approached to about 45 kJ mol^?1. At this coverage streaks appear in the LEED pattern corresponding to an overlayer which is one-dimensionally ordered in the [011&#x0304;] direction. Additional CO adsorption causes the heat of adsorption to decrease further and the overlayer structure to be compressed in the [011&#x0304;] direction. At saturation the LEED pattern shows extra spots which are tentatively attributed to domains of a new overlayer structure coexisting with the first. Electron energy loss spectra (EELS) of adsorbed CO show two characteristic peaks at 4.5 and 13.5 eV probably arising from transitions between the electronic levels of chemisorbed CO.     

Evaluation of plasmon-loss spectra of molybdenum using elastic-peak electron spectroscopy

Plasmon-loss spectra of clean polycrystalline molybdenum surfaces have been determined in the primary energy range E_p = 50–3000 eV. Spectra a distributions (nonderivative mode). A simplified model is described for evaluating plasmon-loss spectra using elastic-peak electron spectroscopy, as de of elastically reflected electrons is determined by integrating the N(E) spectrum of secondary and backscattered electrons. The ratio of the ar (23–24 eV) to that of the elastic peak is Pλ, the product of the probability for creating a volume plasmon loss and the inelastic mean free pat second plasmon-loss peak is (Pλ)². Evaluation of our experimental plasmon-loss spectra gives Pλ = 0.4–0.5 for E_p > 500 eV. Th constitutes ～50% of all losses determining the IMFP, interband loss processes being important in the remainder. For the low energy range, E_p found. For E_p < 100 eV, no volume plasmon-loss peak could be detected in our N(E) spectra. The simplified model proves to be valid fo plasmon-loss peak (11–12 eV), i.e., such that N_pls/N_e ? 10^?2. Some results are presented concerning surface plasmon losses as molybdenum surface.     

Surface electron accumulation in indium nitride layers grown by high pressure chemical vapor deposition

Surface termination and electronic properties of InN layers grown by high pressure chemical vapor deposition have been studied by high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS). HREEL spectra from InN after atomic hydrogen cleaning show N-H termination with no indium overlayer or droplets and indicate that the layer is N-polar. Broad conduction band plasmon excitations are observed centered at 3400 cm⁻¹ in HREEL spectra with 7 eV incident electron energy which shift to 3100 cm⁻¹ when the incident electron energies are 25 eV or greater. The shift of the plasmon excitations to lower energy when electrons with larger penetration depths are used is due to a higher charge density on the surface compared with the bulk, that is, a surface electron accumulation. These results indicate that surface electron accumulation on InN does not require excess indium or In-In bonds.     

Energy loss spectra of low primary energy (E0 ? 1 keV) electrons backscattered by silicon dioxide

A Monte Carlo simulation is described and utilized to calculate the energy distribution spectra of the electrons backscattered by silicon dioxide. Spectra are presented for incident energies of 250 eV, 500 eV, and 1000 eV. Spectra interpretation is based on a semiquantitative valence-band structure model for SiO₂ crystals.     

Die differentiellen Anregungsfunktionen dern+2-Zustände von Helium

Energy and angular dependences for the electron impact excitation of the Helium 2³ S, 2¹ S, 2³ P, and 2¹ P states have been measured using monochromatic (0.05 eV) electrons in the energy range from 19 to 23 eV and for scattering angles ranging from 0 to 110°. The structures near the 2³ S-threshold have been analyzed in terms of resonant and non resonant i.e. direct scattering phase shifts. The first peak in this excitation function at 19.95 eV is mostly due to the rapid change with collision energy of the directs-wave phase of the inelastic scattering, which in turn is a consequence of the existence of the 2² S-resonance at 19.3 eV. The energy position and behaviour with collision energy of the first peak at 20.7 eV in the 2¹ S-channel is in agreement with the predictions for the existence of a virtual resonance state ofBurke et al. A term sceme of the He^? resonances with assignments of configurations is presented.     

Potential of an insulated electrode in a high-energy electron flow under a gas pressure of 0.1–1.0 Pa

We analyze the variation of the floating potential of an insulated metallic electrode in a flow of electrons with an energy of up to 300 eV under a gas pressure of 0.1–1.0 Pa at a current density lower than 0.1 A/cm². It is shown that the dependence of the floating potential on the initial electron energy is non-monotonic; this fact is explained by the variation of the ratio of the ion current density to the density of fast electron current in the plasma. The balance of the electron and ion currents on the surface of an insulated electrode is ensured by the cutoff of the low-energy part of the electron flow at the level determined by the magnitude of the floating potential. The maximal value of the floating potential increases upon a decrease in the gas pressure; this is due to a decrease in the ion current density. The interval of energy variation in which the floating potential decreases from the maximal value (50–250 eV) to 5–6 eV increases with the electron current density and the gas pressure. The electrode material and the type of the gas do not noticeably affect the variation of the floating potential.     

Optoelectrical investigations on MOS-sandwiches at low temperatures

MOS-structures are irradiated with light of energy from 1.5 to 6 eV at different temperatures (300, 77, 12 K) while the resulting photocurrent is measured. At high photon energies (hv>4 eV) the threshold energy and the scattering mean free path for electrons at the Si — SiO₂-interface are determined. They are independent from temperature. At low photon energies (hv<3 eV) electrons are released from traps with energy levels 1.2 and 1.9 eV below the Si-conduction band. The trap concentration is 4.8 10¹³ cm^–3. The capture cross section is measured in a rather direct way. The temperature and electrical field dependence of this cross section is explained by a trapping model.