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Direct measurement of the absolute binding energy and widths of core (X-ray) and valence (UV) bands. The core levels do not participate in bonding, hence each element gives a characteristic XPS spectrum electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA). ESCA gives the elemental composition of the surface of a solid sample (except H), the relative amounts of each element present, its oxidation state and some information on the chemical environment around each element. In addition, it is capable of providing an estimate of the depth of a deposited overlaycr... 

Aware of the fact that the absolute binding energy in core-level photoemission of transition-metal systems can be strongly influenced by screening and charge-transfer effects in the photoemission final state, we turned to x-ray absorption as a highly direct probe of the valency of transition-metal and rare-earth systems [35]. 

Absolute Binding Energies. A substantial library of both experimental and theoretical data is now available and it is normally a matter of routine to identify given structural fea-... 

Photoemission spectroscopy applied to chemistry and electronic properties studies is a fairly recent development. The x-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) technique was developed, primarily to be a chemical analysis tool (1). In particular it was observed that the absolute binding energies of the atomic-like electron core levels are dependent on the chemical state of the atom under study. This observation led to the widespread use of XPS for basic and applied chemistry studies. Many studies were also undertaken to better understand the physics of the various excitation processes involved. Consequently, XPS has become a powerful tool for studying electronic structure of the outer electron states in solids. 

Fig. 4. Dependence of the position of the Si 2s XPS peak on the parameters of a flood-gun charge compensation device. A minimal emission of the flood-gun device (1% of the possible emission ) was useful to obtain the clear minimum of the uncharged binding energy. The difference in the absolute binding energy for the two zeolites is significant and is discussed in the text...

In no case should only absolute binding energy data be given in publications without reporting as accurately as possible all reference data, the method of charge correction, and without showing the adventitious Cls spectrum from at... 

Amicangelo, J.C. Armentrout, P.B. Absolute binding energies of alkali-metal cation complexes with benzene determined by threshold collision-induced dissociation experiments and ab initio theory. J. Phys. Chem., A 2000. 104. 11420-11432. 

Absolute binding energies of alkali-metal cation complexes with benzene determined by threshold collision-induced dissociation experiments and ab initio theory ... 

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