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Tungsten silicide (amorphous

Core loss W3Si · Ian MacLaren · added 2017-07-05 · Beam energy and angles known · History

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Sputtered thin amorphous film

Use in HyperSpy
import exspy

spectra = exspy.data.eelsdb(title="Tungsten silicide (amorphous", formula="W3Si")
s = next(sp for sp in spectra if sp.original_metadata.json.id == 22084)
s.plot(plot_edges=True)

Specimen

Formula
W3Si
Elements
W, Si
Source and purity
Approximate composition, probably a little W-rich
Energy range
9700 – 11747 eV
Step
1 eV

Treatment

Dark current corrected
Yes
Gain variation corrected
Yes
Calibration
Low loss + drift tube + shift of magnet excitation (i.e. absolute energies may be slightly inaccurate)
Deconvolution
Fourier-ratio

Acquisition

Microscope
JEOL ARM200F
Gun
CFEG
Beam energy
200 kV
Convergence semi-angle
29 mrad
Collection semi-angle
36 mrad
Resolution
0.5 eV
Monochromated
No
Detector
GIF Quantum ER
Probe size
0.04 nm²

Please cite this spectrum

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

Ian MacLaren. Tungsten silicide (amorphous (W3Si). EELS Data Base, spectrum 22084, 2017. https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/tungsten-silicide-amorphous/

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{MacLaren2017eelsdb22084,
  author = {Ian MacLaren},
  title = {Tungsten silicide (amorphous},
  howpublished = {EELS Data Base, spectrum 22084},
  year = {2017},
  url = {https://eelsdb.eu/spectra/tungsten-silicide-amorphous/}
}

@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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