Strong evolution of the<i>p</i>-projected empty density of states in Pd-Al alloys: An<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="italic">M</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mrow><mml:mn>4</mml:mn><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mn>5</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math>x-ray-absorption-spectroscopy investigation
作者:L. Duò、M. Sancrotti、G. Currò、A. Ruocco、S. D’Addato、R. Cosso、P. Unsworth、P. Weightman
DOI:10.1103/physrevb.47.6937
日期:——
We present a near-edge x-ray-absorption investigation on the Pd M4,5 edge of Pd, Pd0.85Al0.15, PdAl, and PdAl3, and on the Ag M4,5 edge of Ag. A comparison with theoretical results for the pure elements Pd and Ag indicates this kind of spectroscopy to be related to the p-projected density of states above the Fermi level via a --> 3d --> 5p dipole allowed excitation. A direct estimation of the Ag M4,5 core-hole life-time width value (0.4 +/- 0.05 eV) is furthermore accomplished. The dramatic changes of the investigated line shapes on going from pure Pd to an increasing dilution of Pd atoms into an AI matrix host suggest a strong participation of the p states to the formation of the chemical bonding which has been undervalued up to now.