Abstract
AbstractWe report electron probe microanalysis measurements on nickel silicides, Ni5Si2, Ni2Si, Ni3Si2, and NiSi, which were done in order to investigate anomalies that affect the analysis of such materials by using the Ni L3-M4,5line (Lα). Possible sources of systematic discrepancies between experimental data and theoretical predictions of Ni L3-M4,5k-ratios are examined, and special attention is paid to dependence of the Ni L3-M4,5k-ratios on mass-attenuation coefficients and partial fluorescence yields. Self-absorption X-ray spectra and empirical mass-attenuation coefficients were obtained for the considered materials from X-ray emission spectra and relative X-ray intensity measurements, respectively. It is shown that calculatedk-ratios with empirical mass attenuation coefficients and modified partial fluorescence yields give better agreement with experimental data, except at very low accelerating voltages. Alternatively, satisfactory agreement is also achieved by using the Ni L3-M1line (Lℓ) instead of the Ni L3-M4,5line.
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
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