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Electronic Structure Investigation of MAX-Phases by Soft X-ray Emission Spectroscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Martin Magnuson
Martin Magnuson*
Affiliation:
[email protected], Uppsala University, Department of Physics, P. O. Box 530, Uppsala, S-75121, Sweden, +46-18-471-3524
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Abstract

The electronic structure of nanolaminate Ti2AlC and Ti2AlN thin films, so-called MAX-phases, were investigated by soft X-ray emission spectroscopy. These nanolaminated carbide and nitride compounds represent a class of layered materials with a combination of properties from both metals and ceramics. The bulk-sensitive soft X-ray emission technique is particularly useful for detecting detailed electronic structure information about internal monolayers and interfaces. The Ti-Al bonding is manifested by a pronounced peak in the Ti L-emission of Ti2AlC and Ti2AlN that is not present in the binary TiC system. The spectral shape of Al L-emission in the MAX-phase is strongly modified in comparison to metallic Al. By replacing or partly exchanging C with N, a change of the electron population can be achieved causing a change of covalent bonding between the laminated layers, which enables control of the material properties.

Keywords

electronic structurex-ray fluorescencenanostructure
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1023: Symposium JJ – Functional Nanoscale Ceramics for Energy Systems , 2007 , 1023-JJ09-01
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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