Electronic structure and chemical bonding of amorphous chromium carbide thin films

@article{Magnuson2012ElectronicSA,
  title={Electronic structure and chemical bonding of amorphous chromium carbide thin films},
  author={Martin Magnuson and Matilda Andersson and Jun Lu and Lars Hultman and Ulf Jansson},
  journal={Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter},
  year={2012},
  volume={24}
}
The microstructure, electronic structure and chemical bonding of chromium carbide thin films with different carbon contents have been investigated with high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy and soft x-ray absorption–emission spectroscopies. Most of the films can be described as amorphous nanocomposites with non-crystalline CrCx in an amorphous carbon matrix. At high carbon contents, graphene-like structures are formed in the amorphous carbon matrix… 
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