A comparison between experimental and theoretical electron Energy Loss Near Edge Structure (ELNES) of B and N K-edges in cubic boron nitride is presented. The electron energy loss spectra of cubic boron nitride particles were measured using a scanning transmission electron microscope. The theoretical calculation of the ELNES was performed within the framework of density functional theory including single particle core-hole effects. It is found that experimental and calculated ELNES of both the B and N K-edges in cubic boron nitride show excellent agreement.
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0101290,
title = {Cubic boron nitride: an experimental and theoretical ELNES study},
author = {D. N. Jayawardane and Chris J. Pickard and L. M. Brown and M. C. Payne},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0101290},
year = {2009}
}
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9 pages, 1 figure and 1 table. Submitted to Physical Review B