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Electronic structure of EuO spin filter tunnel contacts directly on silicon
2011
We present an electronic structure study of a magnetic oxide/ semiconductor model system, EuO on silicon, which is dedicated for efficient spin injection and spin detection in silicon-based spintronics devices. A combined electronic structure analysis of Eu core levels and valence bands using hard X-ray photoemission spectroscopy was performed to quantify the nearly ideal stoichiometry of EuO “spin filter” tunnel barriers directly on silicon, and the absence of silicon oxide at the EuO/Si interface. These results provide evidence for the successful integration of a magnetic oxide tunnel barrier with silicon, paving the way for the future integration of magnetic oxides into functional spintr…
Comparative Mössbauer spectroscopic study of iron impurities in ZnSe
2001
Abstract An anomalous spectral doublet attributed to Fe 2+ impurity pairs is observed in Mossbauer absorption spectra of 57 Fe 0.01 Zn 0.99 Se below room temperature. In Mossbauer emission experiments, ZnSe: 57 Co polycrystal and powder sources exhibit below 45 K the nucleogenic Fe 1+ valence state born as an after effect of the electron-capture decay of 57 Co. Above 8 K, the proportion of the nucleogenic Fe 1+ decreases under the effect of the thermally activated Fe 1+ →Fe 2+ relaxation. The activation energy is estimated to 0.004 eV. While nucleogenic Fe 1+ is absent in ZnSe: 57 Co single crystal spectra, increasing proportions are detected in samples with an enhanced specific surface. Th…
Surface versus bulk composition of a phosphate glass
1994
Transmission and conversion electron Mossbauer spectroscopy as well as photoelectron spectroscopy were applied to study alterations of the surface layer of an iron containing industrial phosphate glass as compared with its bulk. In the surface layer, after polishing and exposure to ambient atmosphere, Fe 2+ is partially oxidized to Fe 3+ . This oxidation, however, does not increase the O/P ratio in this layer, because it goes along with a strong leaching of network modifiers. This leaching leads to a net decrease of the O/P ratio because it overcompensates the relative oxygen increase by Fe 2+ oxidation and by uptake of water
Heat-induced charge transfer in cobalt iron cyanide
2006
The heating of Co(2+) ferricyanide above 801C induces an inner charge transfer from Co(2+) towards Fe(III) to form the mixed valence system Co(2+)Co(III) ferri- ferro-cyanide. This charge transfer takes place preserving the material framework and forming a solid solution of the initial and final species. The cell edge of the cubic cell (Fm-3m) of this solid solution follows a regular variation with
Electronic structure of large disc-type donors and acceptors
2010
Searching for new pi-conjugated charge-transfer systems, the electronic structure of a new acceptor-donor pair derived from coronene (C(24)H(12)) was investigated by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS). The acceptor coronene-hexaone (C(24)H(6)O(6), in the following abbreviated as COHON) and the donor hexamethoxycoronene (C(30)H(24)O(6), abbreviated as HMC) were adsorbed as pure and mixed phases on gold substrates. At low coverage, COHON adsorption leads to the appearance of a charge-transfer induced interface state 1.75 eV below the Fermi energy. At multilayer coverage the photoemission intensity of the interface state drops and the valence spectrum of neutral COHON appears. The sa…
Electronic structure of metal‐free phthalocyanine : A valence effective Hamiltonian theoretical study
1988
We present a valence effective Hamiltonian (VEH) nonempirical investigation of the electronic properties of metal‐free phthalocyanine. The valence one‐electron energy levels are related to those of the phthalocyanine components: benzene, pyrrole, and isoindole. From the electronic structure standpoint, phthalocyanine has to be viewed as formed by joining four benzene moieties to the central carbon–nitrogen ring rather than by combining four isoindole units through nitrogen bridges. Comparison of the VEH density‐of‐valence‐states curves with the experimental ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) data is quantitatively excellent and allows for a complete interpretation of the experimen…
Relationship between XPS core binding energies and atomic charge in adducts of SnIV derivatives with pyrazine, and comparison with mössbauer isomer s…
1981
Abstract Adducts Snhal·pyz (hal = Cl, Br, I; pyz = pyrazine), RnSnCl 4−n ·pyz (n = 1, R = Me, Bu n , Oct n , Ph; n = 2, R = Ph) and SnCl 4 ·(pyz) 2 have been investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Binding energy (b.e.) values are discussed in the light of structural characteristics of the adducts as well as of valence state electronegativities of atoms and groups bound to tin. Sn 3d 5 2 b.e.s, corrected for the Madelung potential at the metal atom, linearly correlate with both partial atomic charges on tin, accounting for relaxation upon ionization, and 119 Sn Mossbauer isomer shifts. The results are interpreted in terms of six-coordinated, octahedral type, configurations of the …
Biferrocene Amino Acid, a Ferrocenylogoue of Ferrocene Amino Acid: Synthesis, Cross-Linking, and Redox Chemistry
2010
Access of the novel biferrocene amino acid 7 is provided by two different routes, namely, via desymmetrization of a biferrocene and via palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of two substituted ferrocenes. The dissymmetric biferrocene 7 is head−head coupled to ureylene-bridged bis(biferrocene) 9 and also head−tail coupled to amide-bridged bis(biferrocene) 14. The monomer 7 and the dimers 9 and 14 are oxidized to mixed-valent cations 7+, 9+, 92+, and 142+. The valencies are trapped in the solid state as shown by Mossbauer and EPR spectroscopy and by X-ray diffraction analysis of [7](I3). Paramagnetic NMR shift studies (7 → 7+) suggest that the hole is localized at the N-substituted ferrocene uni…
Intermediate valencies of vanadium cations appearing during oxidation of vanadium–iron spinels
2000
Abstract The oxidation state of vanadium cations in nanosized vanadium–iron spinels at stoichiometry and at oxidative nonstoichiometry has been investigated by associating X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis (DSC), infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopies. It has been established that, during oxidation, the V3+ cations present several intermediate valencies before to realize the final oxidation state +5. A comparison was made with the oxidation of V2O3.
Innovation in lighting for enhancing the appreciation and preservation of archaeological heritage
2014
Abstract The cultural content of ancient sites highlights the importance of light, which is an essential tool for the correct appreciation of the historical value and memory of cultural heritage. This should be a new way to highlight significance of fragments in compliance of the surrounding, which has not the same characteristics, to signal a visual path, creating itineraries that involve the context. Light plays a very important role in creating emotion, suggestion, evocation and supporting the visitor experience. Innovative technological solutions should be designed taking into account the kind of landscape and morphological characteristics of the site. This paper presents the study of a…