Title: interface core-level shift
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - interface core-level shift
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.09341
Status: current

Definition
Energy shift observed in core-level photoelectron spectroscopy arising from the changed bonding and/or from the displacements of atoms from their bulk positions near an interface between two materials.

Related Term
- surface core-level shift: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/09358

Source
- PAC, 2020, 92, 1781. 'Glossary of methods and terms used in surface chemical analysis (IUPAC Recommendations 2020)' on page 1827 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2019-0404)

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Citation: Citation: 'interface core-level shift' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.09341
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