Spin propensity in resonant photoemission of transition metal complexes
Resonant photoelectron spectroscopy (RPES) has been used to probe electronic structure properties of the closed-shell [Fe^{II}(CN)_{6}]^{4−} and open-shell [Fe^{III}(CN)_{6}]^{3−} prototype transition metal complexes in aqueous solution. Site-selective Fe 2p (L-edge) RPES maps provide new insight in...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Physical Review Research |
| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.033030 |
| Summary: | Resonant photoelectron spectroscopy (RPES) has been used to probe electronic structure properties of the closed-shell [Fe^{II}(CN)_{6}]^{4−} and open-shell [Fe^{III}(CN)_{6}]^{3−} prototype transition metal complexes in aqueous solution. Site-selective Fe 2p (L-edge) RPES maps provide new insight into spin-coupling processes at the core-excited metal centers, with autoionization of [Fe^{III}(CN)_{6}]^{3−} showing a dramatic (∼4×) singlet versus triplet final-state enhancement. This shows that RPES provides unique opportunities to study spin-dependent electronic properties in transition metal based functional materials. |
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| ISSN: | 2643-1564 |