Calculation of 3s photoemission spectra of vanadium on graphite
- IPCMS-GEMME, UMR46 CNRS, 23, rue du Loess, 67037 Strasbourg (France)
- ISSP, University of Tokyo, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106 (Japan)
A few years ago, a satellite structure in the vanadium 3s x-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) spectrum of V clusters upon graphite was observed and attributed to the presence of magnetic moments on the V surface. Here, we present calculations of these spectra using a cluster model that takes into account intra-atomic d-d and d{endash}core electron correlation and hybridization between V d and graphite {pi} states. When the V-graphite distance is increased from 1.5 to 2.0 {Angstrom} the system undergoes a low-to-high spin transition, which is clearly evidenced in the evolution of the XPS line shape. Although direct comparison with experiment is difficult, our study suggests that the observed satellite is due to core hole screening rather than a magnetic moment on the V atom. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}
- OSTI ID:
- 530220
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, B: Condensed Matter, Vol. 55, Issue 24; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1997
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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