Investigation of K to L shell/subshell vacancy transitions of Zn and Fe in FexZn1-x thin film alloys

Abstract The vacancy transfer probabilities from K-shell to L2-, L3- and L-shell/subshells were measured in FexZn1-x thin film alloys. The samples were excited by γ photons with energy 59.5 keV from a 50 mCi 241Am radioisotope source. The emitted K X-rays were detected by an Ultra-LEGe having a resolution of 150 eV at 5.9 keV. For comparison with experimental results, theoretical calculations have been made using radiative and nonradiative transition rates. The measured results are in good agreement with theoretically calculated values within experimental errors. FexZn1-x thin film alloys were electrochemically deposited on aluminum substrates from sulfate bath. In conclusion, it was found that the vacancy transfer probabilities changed in FexZn1-x thin films for different compositions of x.