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X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a very strong (and experimentally heavily used) method for the characterization of materials. The simulation involves the excitation of a core electron into valence/conduction bands. Since the electron stays strongly localized on the atom for most semiconductors and insulators, the inclusion of electron-hole interactions in the calculations is absolutely crucial. Two methods are mainly used:

Supercell core-hole (SCH) method ^[1].
Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) method.

To get familiarized with XAS or XANES calculations one should read the theory behind the method and do the following tutorial: XAS - Tutorial. The how to gives an overview of the steps needed to perform XAS calculations within the super cell.

Theoretical background

Theoretical backroung for XAS calculations: XAS theory.

How to

XAS (XANES) spectra from the super-cell core-hole method: SCH calculations.

Tutorial

Tutorial to perform XAS calculations: XAS - Tutorial.

↑ F. Karsai, M. Humer, E. Flage-Larsen, P. Blaha, and G. Kresse, Phys. Rev. B 98, 235205 (2018).

Pages in category "XAS"

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-X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) comes in many flavors. One of the most important is X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES).
+X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is a very strong (and experimentally heavily used) method for the characterization of materials.
-XANES is a very strong (and experimentally heavily used) method for the characterization of materials.
 The simulation involves the excitation of a core electron into valence/conduction bands. Since the electron stays strongly localized on the atom for most semiconductors and insulators, the inclusion of electron-hole interactions in the calculations is absolutely crucial. Two methods are mainly used:
 *[[Supercell core-hole theory|Supercell core-hole (SCH) method]] {{cite|karsai:prb:2018}}.