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Cubic boron nitride

Core loss c-BN · Dr. Gilles Hug · added 2005-04-20 · Beam energy and angles known · History

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plural scattering corrected Analyst: Gilles Hug. Temperature: 100.

Use in HyperSpy
import exspy

spectra = exspy.data.eelsdb(title="Cubic boron nitride", formula="c-BN")
s = next(sp for sp in spectra if sp.original_metadata.json.id == 21539)
s.plot(plot_edges=True)

Specimen

Formula
c-BN
Elements
B, N
Edges
B K
Source and purity
synthesis @ high pressure (G. Demazeau ICMCB Bordeaux)
Energy range
167.7 – 262.2 eV
Step
0.1 eV

Keywords

  • imported from old site

Treatment

Dark current corrected
Yes
Gain variation corrected
Yes
Thickness
0.275 t/λ

Acquisition

Microscope
Jeol 4000FX
Gun
LaB6
Beam energy
400 kV
Convergence semi-angle
1.5 mrad
Collection semi-angle
1.5 mrad
Resolution
1.8 eV
Mode
Diffraction
Detector
Parallel: 666 Gatan

Reference

M. Jaouen, G. Hug, V. Gonnet, G. Demazeau, G. Tourillon, An EELS and XAS study of cubic Boron Nitride synthezized under high pressure-high temperature conditions. Microsc. Microanal. Microstruc. 6: p. 127-139, 1995.

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Please cite this spectrum

If you use this spectrum, cite the contributor's paper and the EELS Data Base.

Dr. Gilles Hug. Cubic boron nitride (c-BN). EELS Data Base, spectrum 21539, 2005. https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/cubic-boron-nitride/

M. Jaouen, G. Hug, V. Gonnet, G. Demazeau, G. Tourillon, An EELS and XAS study of cubic Boron Nitride synthezized under high pressure-high temperature conditions. Microsc. Microanal. Microstruc. 6: p. 127-139, 1995.

Philip Ewels, Thierry Sikora, Virginie Serin, Chris P. Ewels and Luc Lajaunie. “A Complete Overhaul of the Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Database: eelsdb.eu.” Microscopy and Microanalysis 22, 717–724 (2016). doi:10.1017/S1431927616000179
BibTeX
@misc{Hug2005eelsdb21539,
  author = {Dr. Gilles Hug},
  title = {Cubic boron nitride},
  howpublished = {EELS Data Base, spectrum 21539},
  year = {2005},
  url = {https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/cubic-boron-nitride/}
}

@article{ewels2016eelsdb,
  author = {Ewels, Philip and Sikora, Thierry and Serin, Virginie and Ewels, Chris P. and Lajaunie, Luc},
  title = {A Complete Overhaul of the Electron Energy-Loss Spectroscopy and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Database: eelsdb.eu},
  journal = {Microscopy and Microanalysis},
  volume = {22},
  pages = {717--724},
  year = {2016},
  doi = {10.1017/S1431927616000179}
}
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