Studies of short-range order in amorphous Ge x Se100−x compounds by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- 1 February 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Philosophical Magazine Part B
- Vol. 69 (2) , 209-222
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01418639408240104
Abstract
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy experiments were performed on as-deposited evaporated a-Ge x Se100-x compound films, with x ranging from 20 to 50 at.%, in order to investigate the changes in the core level and valence band electron distribution as a function of composition. The results are interpreted in terms of short-range ordering, taking the stoichiometric a-GeSe2 compound as a reference. The valence band spectra are compared to theoretical predictions and discussed in relation to optical data obtained on the same samples. It is shown that 4:2 coordination is maintained over the whole composition range, and that chemically ordered structural units are favoured in all cases.Keywords
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