Resonant XPS study of the pyrite valence band with implications for molecular orbital contributions

American Mineralogist

Volumn 88, Issue 8-9, 2003, Pages 1279-1286

  Nesbitt, H W ^a   Uhlig, I ^b   Bancroft, G M ^a   Szargan, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; CHARGE TRANSFER; CHEMICAL BONDS; GROUND STATE; IRON; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; PYRITES; SULFIDE MINERALS; SURFACE STATES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

GROUND STATE CONFIGURATION; HIGH-RESOLUTION SPECTRA; IONIZATION THRESHOLDS; LIGAND-TO-METAL CHARGE TRANSFERS; ORBITAL CONTRIBUTION; RESONANT ENHANCEMENTS; SURFACE CHEMICAL STATE; SURFACE-STATE CONTRIBUTIONS;

VALENCE BANDS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PYRITE; SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM;

EID: 0141785412     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-2003-8-910     Document Type: Article

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