Core level studies of calcite and dolomite

Conventional X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and synchrotron‐based X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HRXPS) have been used to study Iceland spar calcite (CaCO 3 ) and dolomite (CaMg(CO 3 ) 2 ). The obtained full widths at half maximum (FWHMs) are mostly narrower than in the previous results,...

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Published in:Surface and Interface Analysis
Main Authors: Järvinen, Lauri, Leiro, Jarkko, Heinonen, Markku
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sia.5511
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Summary:Conventional X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and synchrotron‐based X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HRXPS) have been used to study Iceland spar calcite (CaCO 3 ) and dolomite (CaMg(CO 3 ) 2 ). The obtained full widths at half maximum (FWHMs) are mostly narrower than in the previous results, which together with the symmetry of the fitted peaks indicate effective neutralisation of surface charging. Some previously unidentified features observed in the Ca 2p, C 1s and O 1s spectra of calcite have been suggested to be bulk plasmons. Also, surface core level shifts in Ca 2p (in calcite) and Mg 2p (in dolomite) spectra have been obtained and found to be consistent between XPS and HRXPS measurements. A peak attributed to carbide (CaC 2 ) has been suggested to indicate beam‐assisted interaction with hydrocarbons found on the surface. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.