Nickel monoxide

Core loss NiO · (Dr) Marie Cheynet · added 2005-05-26 · Beam energy and angles known · History

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The background was model as a power law using a window of 10 eV width. The spectrum was deconvoluted by the Fourier-ratio method using low-loss spectra collected from the same region and under similar conditions except for a reduced illumination intensity. Analyst: P. Potapov. Temperature: Room.

Use in HyperSpy

import exspy

spectra = exspy.data.eelsdb(title="Nickel monoxide", formula="NiO")
s = next(sp for sp in spectra if sp.original_metadata.json.id == 21603)
s.plot(plot_edges=True)

Specimen

Formula: NiO
Elements: Ni, O
Edges: Ni L2,3
Source and purity: 99.99% NiO
Energy range: 847.4 – 898.1 eV
Step: 0.05 eV

Keywords

imported from old site

Treatment

Dark current corrected: Yes
Gain variation corrected: Yes
Thickness: 0.5 t/λ

Acquisition

Microscope: CM30
Gun: feg Schottky
Beam energy: 300 kV
Convergence semi-angle: 0.5 mrad
Collection semi-angle: 3.5 mrad
Resolution: 1.1 eV
Mode: Diffraction
Detector: Parallel: GIF
Probe size: 500 nm²
Integration time: 10 s
Readouts: 10

Reference

Structural and chemical effects on EELS L2,3 ionisation edges in Ni-based intermetallic compounds P.L. Potapov, S.E. Kulkova, D. Schryvers, J. Verbeeck Phys. Rev. B 64, 184110 (2001)