Table 2 High-resolution profiles of Au 4f and C 1s in each agar zone two weeks after inoculation
From: Evidence for fungi and gold redox interaction under Earth surface conditions
Functional group | Center | Oxidized zone | Undisturbed zone | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Binding energy (eV) | FWHM | At% | Binding energy (eV) | FWHM | At% | Binding energy (eV) | FWHM | At% | |
Au0 | 84.1 | 1.5 | 96.0 | 84.1 | 1.3 | 68.3 | 84.1 | 1.5 | 74.8 |
Au(I) | 85.4 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 85.3 | 1.6 | 31.7 | 85.4 | 1.6 | 25.2 |
C–C | 284.8 | 1.7 | 39.0 | 284.8 | 1.7 | 20.0 | 284.8 | 1.3 | 21.4 |
C–O–C, C–OH | 286.3 | 1.7 | 41.3 | 286.3 | 1.7 | 58.0 | 286.3 | 1.3 | 59.7 |
C=O | 287.8 | 1.7 | 15.6 | 287.8 | 1.7 | 19.2 | 287.8 | 1.3 | 16.3 |
O–C=O | 288.8 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 288.8 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 288.8 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
