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Local structure of Mn dopants in CuAlS 2 and CuGaS 2
Author(s) -
Zalewski W.,
Bacewicz R.,
Antonowicz J.,
Schorr S.,
Streeck C.,
Korzun B.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
physica status solidi (a)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1862-6319
pISSN - 1862-6300
DOI - 10.1002/pssa.200723587
Subject(s) - extended x ray absorption fine structure , crystallography , x ray absorption fine structure , absorption (acoustics) , manganese , dopant , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , spectroscopy , xanes , x ray spectroscopy , absorption spectroscopy , chemistry , k edge , bond length , cationic polymerization , x ray absorption spectroscopy , materials science , doping , crystal structure , nuclear magnetic resonance , physics , optics , composite material , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
Abstract The local structure around Mn atoms in Mn‐doped CuAlS 2 and CuGaS 2 chalcopyrites is investigated using the X‐ray absorption fine structure method. Extended X‐ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (EXAFS) and X‐ray absorption near‐edge spectroscopy measurements at the Mn K‐edge indicate that Mn substitutes on the cationic atoms sites. In the CuAlS 2 structure Mn is located at both Cu and Al sites, with a preference for the Cu sites for higher Mn concentrations. Discrimination between Mn at two cationic sites is impossible for CuGaS 2 :Mn using EXAFS due to almost identical photoelectron scattering amplitudes and phases for Cu and Ga atoms. The nearest‐neighbour Mn–S distance for all studied compositions is close to 2.41 Å which is a typical value for the Mn–S tetrahedral bond length. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)