Magnetite CL/OM measurement, 20 keV e- beam, 77-300K, Balberg & Pankove 1971

Measurement details

Reference Balberg & Pankove 1971
Balberg I. & Pankove J. I. (1971). Cathodoluminescence of Magnetite. Physical Review Letters, 27(20), 1371-1374. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.27.1371
Material Magnetite [ FeIIFeIII2O4 ]
Specimen temperature 77-300K
Technique Cathodoluminescence (CL), using an optical microscope
Instrument Perkin-Elmer 112 spectrometer
Probe 20 keV electron beam
Detector name RCA 8575 photomultiplier
Lines Intrinsic 3.2 eV, 2.6 eV

Composition

Nominal composition of Magnetite [ FeIIFeIII2O4 ].
Element Atoms At% Wt%
Fe 3 42.9 72.4
O 4 57.1 27.6