title: Electronic structure effects on B K-edge XANES of minerals.
abstract: In order to assess the usability of X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) for studying the structure of BO(n)-containing materials, the dependence of theoretical XANES at the B K-edge on the way the scattering potential is constructed is investigated. Real-space multiple-scattering calculations are performed for self-consistent and non-self-consistent potentials and for different ways of dealing with the core hole. It is found that in order to reproduce the principal XANES features it is sufficient to use a non-self-consistent potential with a relaxed and screened core hole. Employing theoretical modelling of XANES for studying the structure of boron-containing glasses is thus possible. The core hole affects the spectrum significantly, especially in the pre-edge region. In contrast to minerals, B K-edge XANES of BPO(4) can be reproduced only if a self-consistent potential is employed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physics of the ASCR v.v.i., Cukrovarnická 10, Prague, Czech Republic. sipr@fzu.cz
authors.forename: Ondrej
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sipr
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rocca