X-ray photoelectron spectra of platinum compounds excited with monochromatic AgLα irradiation

Non-monochromatic MgKα and monochromatic AgLα irradiations were used to measure Pt4f and Pt3d5/2 X-ray photoelectron spectra from platinum black and from several platinum compounds with different Pt oxidation states. The Pt3d5/2 core level binding energies from platinum compounds were measured for the first time. Potential of these data to XPS study of Pt/Al2O3 catalysts is demonstrated.