WO3 thin film surface chemical composition has been studied by means of high resolution soft X-ray photoemission spectroscopy. Valence band and W 4f core levels have been analyzed on different sample positions and high lateral resolution images have been acquired. The valence band spectra have shown for the first time a marked increase of the W 5d density of state at the Fermi level, indicating the presence of metallic tungsten on the surface. This has been confirmed by the W 4f signal, which presents both metallic and oxidized phases. For the first time, spectromicroscopy on core states has clearly evidenced the presence of nonstoichiometric areas and a spatial localization of W4+ states on the surface.
Titolo: | High spatial resolution soft X-ray photoemission study of WO3 thin films |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2002 |
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Abstract: | WO3 thin film surface chemical composition has been studied by means of high resolution soft X-ray photoemission spectroscopy. Valence band and W 4f core levels have been analyzed on different sample positions and high lateral resolution images have been acquired. The valence band spectra have shown for the first time a marked increase of the W 5d density of state at the Fermi level, indicating the presence of metallic tungsten on the surface. This has been confirmed by the W 4f signal, which presents both metallic and oxidized phases. For the first time, spectromicroscopy on core states has clearly evidenced the presence of nonstoichiometric areas and a spatial localization of W4+ states on the surface. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11697/3374 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |