Application of the Mössbauer effect to the characterization of an amorphous tin-oxide system

G. S. Collins*, T. Kachnowski, N. Benczer-Koller, M. Pasternak

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Abstract

Mössbauer, electron-micrography, and electron-diffraction studies were conducted on amorphous-tin-oxide samples prepared by reacting gaseous atomic tin with molecular oxygen and collecting the oxide on a 77-K substrate. The observed isomer shift, quadrupole splitting, and characteristic lattice temperatures deviate significantly from the values for crystalline SnO2 and SnO. A qualitative description of the oxidation reaction mechanism and a proposed structure of the amorphous material are given.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1369-1373
Number of pages5
JournalPhysical Review B-Condensed Matter
Volume19
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1979

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