Samples of Ga2O, synthesized by reacting Ga2O3 and metallic gallium, a
re analyzed by XPS measurements. These samples reveal the presence of
a new photoelectron signal, assigned to Ga(I), with 3d binding energy
of 19.0 eV, which is lower than the measured Ga(III)(3d) binding energ
y (20.6 eV) and higher than the measured Ga0(3d) binding energy (18.5
eV). A comparison between available XPS data on the Ga2O3/HZSM-5 catal
ytic system and the gallium binding energies measured in this work is
proposed.