Abstract:First-principles calculations, along with a core-hole technique, are adopted to simulate oxygen K-edge spectra for three polymorphs of Yb2O3 and two types of ytterbium silicates (i.e., Yb2SiO5 and Yb2Si2O7). The twe Yb silicates are compared with experimental spectra, which are measured via electron energy-loss spectroscopy for a polycrystalline sample including both phases. The simulated O K-edge spectra of cubic, monoclinic, and hexagonal Yb2O3 exhibit characteristic twin peaks, which resulted from crystal f… Show more
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