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Bismuth

Element density: 9.78 g/cm3
Electron configuration: [Xe]4f145d106s26p3
Oxidation states: +3,5

Bismuth

Edges 

Explore electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) reference spectra, featuring major and minor edges used for elemental identification and chemical state analysis in materials research.

 

 

Major edges

L3

13419

 

 

M4

2688

 

Major_Delayed Minimum

M5

2580

 

Major_Delayed Minimum

O4

27

Minor_Sharp Peak
Major_Delayed Minimum

O5

24

Minor_Sharp Peak
Major_Delayed Minimum

 

Minor edges

L1

16388

 

 

L2

15711

 

 

M1

3999

 

 

M2

3696

 

Very Weak_Delayed Minimum

M3

3177

 

Minor_Delayed Minimum

N1

938

 

Very Weak_Abrupt Onset

N2

805

 

Very Weak_Delayed Minimum

N3

679

 

Very Weak_Delayed Minimum

N4

464

 

Minor_Very Delayed

N5

440

 

Minor_Very Delayed

N6

162

 

Very Weak_Very Delayed

N7

157

 

Very Weak_Very Delayed

O1

159

 

Very Weak_Abrupt Onset

O2

117

Major_Broad Peak
Major_Delayed Minimum

O3

93

Minor_Broad Peak
Major_Delayed Minimum

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Related spectral data

Bi thin film (0 – 180 eV)
   

Bi thin film (0 – 180 eV)

Material analyzed: Bi

Related elements: Bismuth

Data contributor: Gatan 

Beam energy (keV): 200

Nominal energy range (eV): 0 – 180

Collection semi-angle effective (mrad): 100

 

Notes: Serial EELS; 10 sweeps 16.67 ms dwell
 

Bi thin film (0 – 3880 eV)
   

Bi thin film (0 – 3880 eV)

Material analyzed: Bi

Related elements: Bismuth

Data contributor: Gatan

Beam energy (keV): 200

Nominal energy range (eV): 0 – 3880

Collection semi-angle effective (mrad): 100

 

Notes: Serial EELS; zero-loss peak intensity = 4.72e9; total elastic int. / zero-loss int. = 0.29; gain change = 320; 55 sweeps 10 ms dwell
 

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