Determination of Electron Distribution and Bonding from Soft X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy

Abstract

AbstractFrom measurements of the shift in wavelength with chemical combination, it appears there is very little transfer of charge between the metal and nonmetal atoms for the Group-IV transition-metal carbides and diborides. For Group-VI transition-metal carbides and beyond, there appears to be a definite transfer of charge from the carbon to the metal atom. The bonding in the Group-IV transitionmetal carbides is largely co valent, and metallic for the Group-IV transition-metal diborides. A comparison of shapes of emission bands with crystal structure indicates that, in general, NaCl-type structures have symmetrical peaks with narrow bandwidths compared to hexagonal structure, which have asymmetrical peaks, broad bandwidths, and long tails to the bottom of the bands.