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Some aspects of auger electron spectra of 3d transition metal oxides

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Auger electron spectra of the transition metals Cr, Mn, Fe, Co and Ni as well as their oxides have been investigated in the energy range between 0–100 eV. In each case of the clean metal surface the observed spectrum consists essentially of one Auger line identified asM 2,3 VV transition. After oxidation a line doublet is observed revealing two transitions instead of one. Additional new Auger peaks appear in the low energy range between 0–30 eV. The “splitting” of the Auger line can be explained as resulting from aM 2,3 V dVd and aM 2,3 V pVp transition. The latter is characteristic for the compound and can in a simple way be interpreted as a cross transition.

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  1. Institut für Angewandte Physik, Lehrstuhl für Festkörperphysik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-8520, Erlangen, Fed. Rep. Germany

    R. Weißmann, R. Koschatzky, W. Schnellhammer & K. Müller

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Weißmann, R., Koschatzky, R., Schnellhammer, W. et al. Some aspects of auger electron spectra of 3d transition metal oxides. Appl. Phys. 13, 43–46 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00890718

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