Table 1 The ratio of Ni2+ to Ni3+ of samples with x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.3, and 0.6 calculated from Ni 3p XPS spectra in Fig. 2.

From: Electrical transport properties and Kondo effect in La1−xPrxNiO3−δ thin films

Pr content x

Peak position (eV)

Relative area of Ni2+

Relative area of Ni3+

Ni2+/Ni3+ ratio

Ni2+

Ni3+

0.0

66.38

67.98

5.11

8.7

0.60

0.1

66.37

67.95

4.36

5.47

0.80

0.3

66.40

67.99

6.66

6.93

0.96

0.6

66.39

67.99

5.28

5.91

0.89