Abstract
We discuss the use of resonant photoemission in the study of rare earth/transition metal perovskites and perovskite-related structures. We illustrate its application to the assignment of the RE and TM valence band density of states in Nd2Ni1-xCuxO4 and REBaCo2O5+δ. In both cases, the relative positions of the 4f and 3d contributions within the valence band density of states (DOS) relative to the Fermi energy provide a rationalisation of the redox behaviour of the system. We also apply the technique to the determination of the Co spin state in Co(III) perovskites such as LaCoO3 and GdBaCo2O5+δ, where the observation of a delayed Co 3p → 3d resonance is a powerful diagnostic of the Co(III) low spin state. This reveals that while the Co(III) ions in LaCoO3 increasingly populate the low spin state as the sample temperature is lowered, a significant proportion of the Co(III) species in GdBaCo2O5+δ are not in the low spin state at temperatures as low as 50 K. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 777-782 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena |
Volume | 144-147 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2005 |
Keywords
- 3p threshold
- 4d threshold
- Resonant photoemission
- Transition metal/rare earth perovskite