EELS Measurement of Zirconium (Zr)
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Table 3420a. Main edges of Zr used in EELS analysis. The listed energy windows are typically used for map and quantification.
Edge(s)
 Edge onsets (eV)
Energy window (eV)
M4,5 ~180 180 - 240
 
Table 3420b. Conditions commonly used to take energy filtered (EFTEM) images from Zr.
Edge(s)
Pre-edge (eV)
Post-edge(eV)
Slit width
Exposure time (s)
M4,5 145 200 20 8

Pearson et al. [1] experimentally and theoretically (based on one-electron Hartree-Slater calculations) found that the intensities of L2,3 white lines for most of the 3d and 4d transition metals decreased nearly linearly with increasing atomic number, reflecting the filling of the d states. Figure 3420a shows the deconvoluted and background-subtracted L2,3 energy-loss spectra for the 4d transition metals. The edge energies are not shown in order to present all the spectra on the same figure, while the intensities of the white lines are scaled simultaneously for all elements.

The deconvoluted and background-subtracted L2,3 energy-loss spectra for the 4d transition metals.

Figure 3420a. The deconvoluted and background-subtracted L2,3 energy-loss spectra for the 4d transition metals. [1]

Figure 3420b shows an EEL spectrum taken from a lead zirconate titanate (Pb(Zr0.3Ti0.7)O3, PZT) thin film.

EEL spectrum taken from a lead zirconate titanate (Pb(Zr0.3Ti0.7)O3, PZT) thin film

Figure 3420b. EEL spectrum taken from a lead zirconate titanate (Pb(Zr0.3Ti0.7)O3, PZT) thin film. [2]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[1] D. H. Pearson, C. C. Ahn, and B.Fultz, White lines and d-electron occupancies for the 3d and 4d transition metals, Physical Review B, 47(14), (1993) 8471-8478.
[2] Harkins, P. and MacKenzie, M. and Craven, A.J. and McComb, D.W. (2008) Quantitative electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) analyses of lead zirconate titanate. Micron, 39 (6). pp. 709-716.

 
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