VALENCE-BAND DENSITY OF STATES OF PALLADIUM SILICIDES STUDIED BY X-RAY-EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY (XES)

Authors
KAWAMOTO S HIRAI M KUSAKA M NAKAMURA H IWAMI M WATABE H
Citation
S. Kawamoto et al., VALENCE-BAND DENSITY OF STATES OF PALLADIUM SILICIDES STUDIED BY X-RAY-EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY (XES), JPN J A P 2, 32(4B), 1993, pp. 597-600
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
4B
Year of publication
1993
Pages
597 - 600
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
The valence band (VB) electronic state of the transition metal silicid es, Pd2Si and PdSi, is studied by X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES), a nd it is proposed that the Si(s) electronic state is present near the Fermi edge of the VB density of states (VB-DOS) of Pd silicides. This conclusion is in clear contrast to a previous proposal, where it is cl aimed that the upper part of the valence band of transition metal sili cide consists only of Si(3p)-metal(d) hybridized states.