Synchrotron radiation photoemission study of Yb2.75C60

Abstract

The Yb275C60 thin film was prepared and studied by using the synchrotron radiation ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy(PES) in an ultrahighvacuum system. The spectral line obtained in the range between the Fermi level and ～5 eV binding energy consists of those lines from the valence band (the molecular orbital LUMO, HOMO and HOMO1 derived energy bands of C60) and core levels(Yb 4f7/2 and 4f5/2). Taking into account the variations of the photoinization cross sections of C 2p and Yb 4f with different photon energies, we have measured the photoemission spectra under the condition of varying photon energies, and carried out simulations to deduce the component contributions. The peak positions, widths and intensities for the components are obtained quantitatively. The results reveals that the photoemission of 4f electrons has a significant intensity with the photon energies larger than ～300 eV, and that the measured spectra depart drastically from the density of states of the valence band. To observe the valence band structure, one should carry out the PES measurements by using photons with energies less than 300 eV. The photoionization crosssection oscillation is also observed in Yb275C60 with almost the same oscillation period as that for pure C60 However, the oscillation amplitude is obviously smaller than that for pure C60, which reveals that the chemical environment of C60 in compounds has nonnegligible effects on the photoionization crosssection oscillation phenomenon.