“…The peaks are accompanied by two satellites at 936.3 and 940.6 eV, matching well with those of Cu 2+ ions in both CuNb 2 O 6 and Cu 3 Nb 2 O 8 materials. 29,49–52 This result agrees with the XRD and Raman measurements that suggest the existence of the aforesaid phases. As with most of the observed surface properties of Cu-based materials, 51,52 the Cu LMM Auger line also appears as a broad peak in the 578–574 eV range, which is readily attributable to the divalent and monovalent copper species.…”