Cubic boron nitride: an experimental and theoretical ELNES study

Abstract

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.

9 pages, 1 figure and 1 table. Submitted to Physical Review B

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