Synchrotron XPS evidence for Fe2+-S and Fe3+-S surface species on pyrite fracture-surfaces, and their 3D electronic states

American Mineralogist

Volumn 85, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 850-857

  Nesbitt, H W ^a   Scaini, M ^a   Hochst H ^b   Bancroft, G M ^a   Schaufuss, A G ^c   Szargan, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BINDING SITES; FRACTURE; PARAMAGNETISM; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PYRITES; REDOX REACTIONS; STABILIZATION; SURFACE STATES; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ENERGY SPLITTINGS; FRACTURE SURFACES; MULTIPLET SPLITTING; OCTAHEDRALLY COORDINATED; SURFACE SPECIES; SURFACE-STATE CONTRIBUTIONS; VALENCE ELECTRON; X-RAY PHOTOELECTRONS;

BINDING ENERGY;

FRACTURE; PYRITE; SURFACE LAYER; WEATHERING;

EID: 0034095849     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2000-5-628     Document Type: Article

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