Study of changes in L32 EELS ionization edges upon formation of Ni-based intermetallic compounds

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 102-109

  Potapov, P L ^a   Kulkova, S E ^b   Schryvers, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF STRENGTH PHYSICS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

B2 structure; Charge transfer; Chemical environment; d band; EELS; ELNES; Energy resolution; Intermetallic; Ionization cross section

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; IONIZATION; NICKEL ALLOYS; NICKEL COMPOUNDS;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; B2 STRUCTURES; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; D ELECTRONS; D-BAND; ENERGY LOSS NEAR EDGE STRUCTURE; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; FLAPW METHOD; INTERMETALLICS COMPOUNDS; IONIZATION CROSS SECTION;

INTERMETALLICS;

ALLOY; NICKEL COMPLEX;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY TRANSFER; IONIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037394047     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2003.01176.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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