Microbeam Hard X-ray Photoemission Study on Platinum-Group Metal Pernitrides

摘要

Using microbeam hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, we clarified the valence-band electronic structures and chemical states of platinum-group metal (Ru, Ir, and Pt) pernitrides, which have been synthesized in supercritical nitrogen fluid under extremely high pressures and temperatures. Their nitrogen contents relative to the platinum-group metal are estimated to be 2 from the photoemission intensity, which is consistent with the studies reported to date. The observed valence-band structures agree quite well with theoretically predicted structures for the pyrite-type PtN2, arsenopyrite-type IrN2, and marcasite-type RuN2. The origin of their extremely large bulk moduli is discussed based on the current results of the valence-band structures and core-level chemical shifts.