“M2,3 absorption spectra of transition metal ion in MnPS3, FePS3 and NiPS3”

Room temperature absorption spectra resulting from the 3p → 3d excitation of transtion metal ions in Mn, Fe and Ni thiophosphates are measured in the photon energy region between 45 and 80 eV. The observed spectral features are well explained by the localized model for the final excited states.