XPS spectra of the AFe4Al8 compounds with A=Y, Sc, U and Th

The XPS electronic structures of the AFe4Al8 (A=Sc, Y, U, Th) single crystals were measured. The valence band of UFe4Al8 exhibits domination of the U 5f states at the Fermi level, while for the other AFe4Al8 compounds the valence states are shifted by 0.5 eV toward higher binding energy. The multiplet structure of the U 4f and Th 4f states was analyzed in comparison with the U 4f states of U3Ge5 and UNiSb2