X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of alkaline earth metal uranate complexes

Summary X-ray photoelectron spectra for MgUO_4–x, MgU₃O_8.9, CaUO_4–x, Ca₂UO₅, Ca₃UO₆, Ca₂U₃O₁₁, CaU₂O₇, CaU₄O₁₂, SrUO₄, SrUO_3.67, Sr₂U₃O₁₁, SrU₄O_12.8, Sr₂UO₅, Sr₃UO₆, BaUO₄, Ba₃UO₆, BaU₂O₇, Ba₂U₂O₇ and Ba₂U₃O₁₁ have been recorded.Recorded O(1s) peak positions range from 529.5 to 533.4 eV and certain trends can be related to data obtained from other studies. By contrast, the range of U(4f) peak positions is much smaller totalling 0.7 eV. All compounds show satellite structure to the high binding energy side of the U(4f) peaks. Satellites separated byca. 10 eV from the main peaks are assigned to a transition from the uranium-oxygen bonding band to the U(6d) conduction band.