“EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF PHOTOELECTRONIC SPECTRA OF NIOBIUM-HAFNIUM-ZIRCONIUM ALLOY”

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N. A. Nurmatov et al.

Abstract

Crystals of niobium and its alloys obtained by low-energy implantation of hafnium and zirconium ions have been studied in a multifunctional experimental setup. Distribution profiles of implanted hafnium and zirconium atoms, energy distributions of photoelectrons N (E), and spectral dependences of the quantum yield of photoelectron emission before and before and after heating of the niobium-hafnium-zirconium alloy have been investigated. The contribution of surface states and bands formed by hafnium and zirconium atoms to photoelectron emission in the photon energy range of 8–10 eV is analyzed. The experimental results are discussed on the basis of theoretical calculations of the surface, photoelectron emission in which the dominant factors are indirect optical transitions. The experiments were carried out under ultrahigh vacuum conditions using photoelectron and Auger electron spectroscopy. Krypton and xenon resonance lamps were used as radiation sources.


 

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