Database of ab initio L-edge X-ray absorption near edge structure

Abstract
The L-edge X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) is widely used in the characterization of transition metal compounds. Here, we report the development of a database of computed L-edge XANES using the multiple scattering theory-based FEFF9 code. The initial release of the database contains more than 140,000 L-edge spectra for more than 22,000 structures generated using a high-throughput computational workflow. The data is disseminated through the Materials Project and addresses a critical need for L-edge XANES spectra among the research community.
Funding Information
  • National Science Foundation (1640899, 1640899, 1640899, 1640899, 1640899)
  • Triton Shared Computing Cluster (TSCC) at University of California, San Diego
  • U.S. Department of Energy (DE-AC02-05CH11231, DE-FG02-97ER45623, DE-FG02-97ER45623, DE-AC02-05CH11231)