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Nanocrystalline Zn 1-x Co x O (x ) 0-0.50) particles are produced by chemical vapor synthesis using laser flash evaporation as a novel precursor delivery method. The crystal and local structure of the samples is studied using X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. A single wurtzite phase is observed in samples with cobalt contents as high as x ) 0.25 (actual content is 0.33 determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy). X-ray absorption spectra show that the Co 2+ ions are incorporated into the ZnO wurtzite lattice substituting Zn 2+ ions for cobalt contents between x ) 0.001 and x ) 0.20. Only small lattice deformations are observed in these solid solutions.

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We report on the near‐edge X‐ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy of the L3 (2p3/2) and L2 (2p1/2) edges for ferromagnetic pure nickel transition metal and show that the L2,3 edge peak intensity and satellite feature at ~6 eV above the L3 edge in nickel increase with increasing nickel film thickness both in the total electron yield and transmission modes. The absorption spectra of nickel metal, however, exhibit strong angular‐dependent effects when measured in total electron yield mode. In addition, we calculated the mean electron escape depth of the emitted electrons (λe), which was found for pure nickel metal to be λe=25 ± 2 Å. We point out the advantages of the total electron yield technique for the study of the L‐edge of 3d transition metals. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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