Charge-Transfer Satellites in K <i>L</i> <sub>23</sub> XAS Data for K/Si(111)-(2 × 1): Evidence for Strong Ionic Bonds

Sergio D’Addato, D. E. Ramaker, R. Cosso, D. A. C. Gregory, T P Morrison, P. Unsworth, Lamberto Duò, G. Panaccione, S. Nannarone, P. Weightman

Europhysics Letters (EPL) · 1994 · 10 citations · 31 references

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We report K L 23 edge X-ray absorption spectra (XAS, both normal and grazing incidence) and photoelectron spectra (XPS) for K/Si(111)-(2 × 1) at three different coverages (0.1, 0.3 and 0.5 ML). The data show features which exhibit a very strong variation in both the energy, intensity, and line shape with incidence angle and coverage. Some of these features correspond to charge-transfer satellites and give a measure of the hybridization of the ground state. They indicate very ionic bonding. © 1994 IOP Publishing Ltd.

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