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. 2023 Apr 21;24(8):7667. doi: 10.3390/ijms24087667

Table 5.

Characteristics of the Ag 3d photoelectron spectra: binding energies (Eb) and spin-orbit splitting (SOS).

Sample Eb SOS Eb State
Ag 3d5/2, eV Ag 3d3/2, eV Ag 3d3/2–Ag 3d5/2, eV Ag 3d5/2 Plasmon, eV Ag 3d3/2 Plasmon, eV
Ag NPs/BCF 368.19 374.19 6.00 371.66 377.63 Ag0
Ag NPs/SBCB 368.47 374.47 6.00 ≈372 ≈378 Ag0, Ag+
Ag NPs 368.41 374.40 5.99 372.26 378.06 Ag0, Ag+