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We report calculations of electron inelastic mean free paths (IMFPs) of 50–2000 eV electrons for a group of 14 organic compounds: 26-n-paraffin, adenine, β-carotene, bovine plasma albumin, deoxyribonucleic acid, diphenylhexatriene, guanine, kapton, polyacetylene, poly(butene-1-sulfone), polyethylene, polymethylmethacrylate, polystyrene and poly(2-vinylpyridine). The computed IMFPs for these compounds showed greater similarities in magnitude and in the dependences on electron energy than was found in our previous calculations for groups of elements and inorganic compounds (Papers II and III in this series). Comparison of the IMFPs for the organic compounds with values obtained from our predictive IMFP formula TPP-2 showed systematic differences of ∼40%. These differences are due to the extrapolation of TPP-2 from the regime of mainly high-density elements (from which it had been developed and tested) to the low-density materials such as the organic compounds. We analyzed the IMFP data for the groups of elements and organic compounds together and derived a modified empirical expression for one of the parameters in our predictive IMFP equation. The modified equation, denoted TPP-2M, is believed to be satisfactory for estimating IMFPs in elements, inorganic compounds and organic compounds.

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  This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Calculations of electron inelastic mean free paths.VIII. Data for 15 elemental solids over the 50-2000 eV range, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/sia.740210302. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.

Keyword: IMFP, electron inelastic mean free path, TPP-2M, IMFP predictive formula, organic compounds, Penn algorithm

Date published: 2004-09-15

Publisher: Wiley

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• Surface and Interface Analysis (ISSN: 10969918) vol. 21 issue. 3 p. 165-176

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Manuscript type: Author's version (Accepted manuscript)

MDR DOI: https://doi.org/10.48505/nims.3963

First published URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/sia.740210302

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