Phys. Rev. B 37, 6827–6834 (1988)Magnetic moments and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy splittings in Fe 3s core levels of materials containing FeReceived 28 August 1987; published in the issue dated 15 April 1988 We present an attempt to establish an experimental basis for interpretation of so-called multiplet splittings in the Fe 3s core-level x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) peaks. Fe 3s XPS splittings have been studied in various crystalline and amorphous alloys using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It is found that there is poor correlation between the Fe 3s splitting and the magnetic moment on the Fe atoms in both alloys and inorganic compounds. We even find an Fe 3s splitting in some Pauli paramagnets. The ratio of the satellite to main peak intensity is always less than expected for either the atomic limit, or for itinerant magnetism. The implications of these observations are discussed. It is concluded that the Fe 3s splitting is not a reliable guide to local moments of Fe. © 1988 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.37.6827
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevB.37.6827
PACS:
79.60.-i, 75.30.Cr, 75.50.Bb
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