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Electronic structures of the transition metal carbides and borides studied by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and band calculation

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6515906

Previous band models of the transition metal carbides and borides are reviewed. The atomic structures of transition metal carbides (TiC, ZrC, HfC, VC, NbC and TaC), borides (TiB/sub 2/ and ZrB/sub 2/), and some related materials (Ti, Zr, CaB/sub 6/ and LaB/sub 6/) are studied by the interplay between X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and augmented plane wave (APW) calculation. Topics covered include the following: (1) APW band calculation and results; (2) XPS study of the densities of state; (3) band structures and related physical properties; (4) chemical shifts and charge transfer; and (5) application of the transition metal carbides to the solar selective surface.

Research Organization:
Electrotechnical Lab., Tokyo (Japan)
OSTI ID:
6515906
Report Number(s):
N-78-23968
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English