Practical Electron Microscopy and Database

An Online Book, Second Edition by Dr. Yougui Liao (2006)

Practical Electron Microscopy and Database - An Online Book

Chapter/Index: Introduction | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | Appendix

EDS Analysis of Zr

Figure 1826a shows EDS profile of a Zr-Ni thin film. The Zr-L line is often chosen for quantification analysis.

EDS profile of a Zr-Ni thin film

Figure 1826a. EDS profile of a Zr-Ni thin film. [1]

Figure 1826b shows a deconvoluted X-ray spectrum taken from a material containing Ta, Sr, Zr, Nb, and Pb elements. The different colored peaks represent the contribution of the various elements. The grey area is the background corrected spectrum which is the sum of all the deconvoluted lines.

Deconvoluted X-ray spectrum taken from a material containing Ta, Sr, Zr, Nb, and Pb elements

Figure 1826b. Deconvoluted X-ray spectrum taken from a material containing Ta, Sr, Zr, Nb, and Pb elements. [2]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[1] Masahiro Kitada and Fumiyoshi Kirino, Effects of Sputter Order and Oxide Layer on Amorphous Formation of Zr-Ni Thin Film System, Materials Transactions, Vol. 46, No. 2 (2005) pp. 277 to 280.
[2] T. Salge, R. Neumann, C. Andersson, M. Patzschke, Advanced Mineral Classification Using Feature Analysis and Spectrum Imaging with EDS, 23rd International Mining Congress & Exhibition of Turkey, 16-19 April, 357, 2013.