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Comparison of Gas-Phase and Chemisorbed Photoemission Spectra of Oligo(para-phenylene-ethynlene)s

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Author(s)

Steven W. Robey, Roger D. van Zee, Christopher D. Zangmeister, N E. Gruhn, Yuxing Yao, J M. Tour

Abstract

Ultraviolet photoemission spectra of the three-ring oligo(para-phenylene-ethynylene) and corresponding thiol were measured in the gas phase and compared to the spectrum of the thiolate chemisorbed on gold. The gas-phase spectra were simulated with valence effective Hamiltonian calculations, and these simulated spectra were used to assign the observed spectral features. The spectrum of the chemisorbed species was, apart from an overall shift, similar to that of the gas-phase species. These observations indicate that neither the thiol linker nor chemisorption significantly change the nature of the valence states of these molecules.
Citation
Chemical Physics Letters
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

calibration, flow, flow standard, flowmeter, hydrocarbon liquid, inventory volume, uncertainty

Citation

Robey, S. , van Zee, R. , Zangmeister, C. , Gruhn, N. , Yao, Y. and Tour, J. (2008), Comparison of Gas-Phase and Chemisorbed Photoemission Spectra of Oligo(para-phenylene-ethynlene)s, Chemical Physics Letters (Accessed April 26, 2024)

Created October 16, 2008