Figure 3
(a) Sequence of Ge K-edge XANES spectra recorded in 120 ms spectrum−1 during a rapid cooling from the melt: the metal–semiconductor transition appears at ∼350 K below the melting point, with the absorption edge gradually shifting towards higher energies, indicative of the formation of the gap. (b) Sequence of Ge K-edge EXAFS spectra recorded in 520 ms spectrum−1 during a rapid cooling. The initial temperature is 1115 K, while the final temperature is 732 K. The temperature variation is not linear with time. |