Note: Binding energy scale calibration of electron spectrometers for photoelectron spectroscopy using a single sample

Journal Article · Thu Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3642659· OSTI ID:22068780

Helander, M G; Greiner, M T; Wang, Z B ^[1]; Lu, Z H ^[1]

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1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 184 College St., Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E4 (Canada)

The feasibility of calibrating the binding energy scale for photoelectron spectroscopy using a single sample without sputter cleaning was investigated. By measuring the Fermi level of a Au film with both monochromatic Al K{alpha} (h{nu}= 1486.7 eV) and He I{alpha} (h{nu}= 21.22 eV), the binding energy scale was simply and accurately calibrated. This method is found to yield binding energy values for the Cu 2p{sub 3/2}, Ag 3d{sub 5/2}, and Au 4f{sub 7/2} peaks that agree with the standard tabulated values defined in International Organization for Standardization 15472 to within {+-}0.02 eV.

• OSTI ID: 22068780
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 82, Issue 9; Other Information: (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
FERMI LEVEL
GOLD
HELIUM
MONOCHROMATIC RADIATION
PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
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