The same chemical state of carbon gives rise to two peaks in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Abstract Chemical state analysis in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) relies on assigning well-defined binding energy values to core level electrons originating from atoms in particular bonding configurations. Here, we present direct evidence for the violation of this paradigm. It is shown that...

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Main Authors: G. Greczynski, L. Hultman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90780-9