Abstract
The electronic structure of ternary YbTX compounds (T=Au, Pd, Rh,
Pt; X=Sn, Bi) was studied by X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS).
XPS valence bands were compared with calculations using the tight-binding
linear muffin-tin orbital method. The results showed that the valence
bands in these compounds were formed mainly by the 4f orbitals of
ytterbium and the 4d (5d) orbitals of the transition elements. Analysis
of the Yb 4f valence band and Yb 4d core level states clearly indicated
the presence of divalent Yb ions in YbAuSn and YbAuBi, and trivalent
ions in YbRhSn and YbPtSn. In turn, the Yb ions in YbPdBi exhibited
a mixed valence character.
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