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X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Novel Materials

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This review focuses on the capabilities and potential of soft x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy for the study of the electronic structure and chemical bonding of novel materials. The basic principle of x-ray fluorescence measurements using synchrotron radiation and the corresponding instrumentation issues are outlined. Particular attention is given to x-ray spectroscopic studies of the electronic structure and characterization of nanostructures, thin films, interfaces, adsorbates, half-metallic ferromagnets, and impurities in alloys, superconductors, and semiconductors and the chemical bonding in biomaterials and liquids.

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Kurmaev, E.Z. X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Novel Materials. Inorg Mater 41 (Suppl 1), S1–S23 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10789-005-0316-5

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