We study the electronic structures of LiMn2O4 by x-ray and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS, UPS) and resonant photoelectron spectroscopy (RPES). XPS data suggest that the average oxidation state of Mn ...We study the electronic structures of LiMn2O4 by x-ray and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS, UPS) and resonant photoelectron spectroscopy (RPES). XPS data suggest that the average oxidation state of Mn ions is 3.55, probably due to the small amount of lithium oxides on the surface. UPS and RPES data imply that Mn ions are in a high spin state, and RPES results show strong Mn3d-O2p hybridization in the LiMn2O4 valence band.展开更多
基金Qinghai Science&Technology Projects(2016-GX-102)Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS(2016376)Open project of State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering(CRE-2017-c-202)
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(U20A20337)Natural Science foundation of Qinghai Province(2021-ZJ-903)Major science and technology projects of Qinghai Province(2019-GX-168)。
文摘We study the electronic structures of LiMn2O4 by x-ray and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS, UPS) and resonant photoelectron spectroscopy (RPES). XPS data suggest that the average oxidation state of Mn ions is 3.55, probably due to the small amount of lithium oxides on the surface. UPS and RPES data imply that Mn ions are in a high spin state, and RPES results show strong Mn3d-O2p hybridization in the LiMn2O4 valence band.