Chemical Physics 132 ( 1989) 257-270 North-Holland, Amsterdam VARIABLE ENERGY PHOTOELECTRON STUDY OF THE VALENCE LEVELS OF CFJX (X= F, Cl, Br, I) COMPOUNDS BETWEEN 21 AND 200 eV PHOTON ENERGIES J.D. BOZEK, G.M. BANCROFT ‘, J.N. CUTLER, K.H. TAN, B.W. YATES Department of Chemistry and Centerfor Chemical Physics, University qf W&tern Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5B7 and Canadian Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Synchrotron Radiation Center, University of Wisconsin, Stoughton, WI 53589, USA and J.S. TSE National Research Council of Canada 2zDivision of Chemistry, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada KlA OR9 Received 2 August 1988 The gas phase photoelectron spectra of CFQ and CFrBr have been obtained between 20 and 170 eV, while the spectra of CFJ and CF4 have been obtained between 100 and 170 eV and between 100 and 200 eV, respectively, using synchrotron radiation. Strong enhancements in the photoionization cross sections are observed near threshold in both CF,CI and CF,Br. These observations are in good accord with a previous measurement on CF,Br but are contradictory to a recent report on CF,Cl which shows nearly all the valence level cross sections decrease monotonically with increasing photon energy. Features observed in the experimental cross sections were analyzed using minima1 basis set ab initio and continuum MS Xcu calculations. The results show that the cross section profiles are largely independent of the nature of the ligands. Low-energy resonant enhancements are assigned to excitations into antibonding-like orbitals, while the broad and weak structures at high kinetic energy are ascribed to scattering of the photoelectrons. 1. Introduction phenomenon. Initially these features were attributed to shape re~dnance~ where the valence electron is momentarily trapped in a quasibound continuum orbital created by an effective or centrifugal potential of the molecular ion [ 10-l 31. An alternative model correlates the enhancement in cross section with excitations into antibonding orbitals located in the continuum [ 141. Perhaps the best examples of these concepts are provided by the partial photoionization cross sections of Nz and COz. Resonances in orbitals of g (gerade) symmetry in nitrogen have been attributed to the scattering of the electrons into an f (I= 3) type continuum channel [ 15 1. An apparently different interpretation of this phenomenon, derived from ab initio calculations, shows that the resonant enhancement of the cross section is due to the excitation of a bound electron into the antibonding o: or- Knowledge of the variation in intensity of photoelectron bands as a function of photon energy provides important information to further our understanding of the dynamics of the photoionization process [ l-61. Recent studies of the valence level photoionization cross sections for a number of simple inorganic and organic molecules employing synchrotron radiation have shown that the energy dependence of the cross section is very complicated [ 291. Strong and sudden enhancements in intensity are often observed in the valence level spectra. Several models have been proposed to explain this ’ To whom correspondence ’ Issued as NRCC 29893. should be addressed. O3Ol-OlO4/89/$O3.5O 0 Elsevier Science Publishers ( North-Holland Physics Publishing Division ) B.V. 258 J.D. Bozek et (11./Photoelectron spectra qfCF,X bital [ 16 1. The apparent discrepancy between the two interpretations is more one of terminology than one of physical significance. The continuum MS Xcu method is derived from a scattering theory [ 17 ] and does not necessarily adhere to a molecular orbital description. It is important to realize that the f type continuum wave, which possesses three angular nodes, has the same nodal structure as the antibonding N7 o: orbital. More significantly, projection of the Nz continuum f wavefunction onto the 0: molecular orbital shows that a strong resemblance exists between the two. To further this argument, we consider the shape resonance observed in the photoionization cross sections of CO1 [ 18 1. The MS Xa calculations suggest that the shape resonance originates from the scattering of the outgoing electron through a predominating I= 5 continuum channel. Ab initio calculations show that the resonance can be correlated with the C-O o: orbital [ 191. As the o: orbitals in CO2 contain five angular nodes, they are formally equivalent to an I= 5 partial wave. A number of our recent experimental and theoretical observations on polyatomic molecules such as XeF, [3], CF4 and SiF4 [2], SF6 and SeF, [20], Sn(CH3),andSi(CH,), [5],andHg(CH,)2 [6] illustrate that neither of the two above concepts can thoroughly explain the numerous above edge resonances which are experimentally observed. First, molecules such as XeF2, with no antibonding orbitals in the continuum, still give intense above edge resonances [ 3 1. Second, the valence band cross section profiles for corresponding orbitals in analogous molecules (i.e. SF6 and SeF, [20]; Sn(CH3)J and Si( CH3)4 [ 51) are very similar and apparently independent of the central atom. Third, MS Xcr cross section calculations [ 2 1,221 on hypothetical species with the central atom removed, such as “F2”, “Fe’) exhibit similar resonance structure and “(CO),” (especially > 20 eV kinetic energy) to what is observed in the parent molecules XeF, [ 31, SF6 [ 201 and Cr (CO), [ 7 1, respectively. These calculations strongly suggest that many resonances result from multiple scattering of the photoelectron by the ligand “cage”. In an effort to broaden our understanding of these resonances, we are continuing our systematic investigation of the valence cross sections of a number of closely related molecules. In the present study, our (X= F, Cl. Br. I) primary objective is to monitor the effect of reducing the strength of the effective (centrifugal) potential created by the electronegative fluorine atoms in CFJ. This is accomplished by replacing one fluorine atom with the more electropositive chlorine or bromine atoms. As a result, we have experimental and theoretical partial cross sections for the whole CF3X (X = F, Cl, Br, I) molecular series. Variable energy valence level photoelectron spectra of CF,Cl from 24 to 70 eV [23] andofCF,Brfrom 19to 117eV [24] have been reported recently. Aside from an uncharacterized increase in all of the CF,Br partial cross sections at z 60 eV, all the valence orbital cross sections were found to be featureless and similar to those for CF, [ 251. In contrast, our previously reported results for CFII [4] showed considerable structure in the partial cross sections. In addition, no theoretical calculations were performed in the previous studies to help characterize the partial cross sections of CF&l and CF,Br. Since strong features in the cross section are often observed near threshold, it is also desirable to extend the measurements for CF&l to lower kinetic energies. Second, we wanted to extend the cross section measurements for all the CF3X molecules to z 200 eV photon energy in order to further explore the high energy resonances which have been partially characterized in the valence band spectra of SF, and SeF, [ 201 and in CF$Zl [ 261. Such high energy spectra require very high resolution and have not previously been reported for any molecule. Finally, we wanted to characterize the cross section profiles using theoretical MS Xcu calculations, and in particular test the validity of the MS Xa method in the previously unexplored kinetic energy range between 100 and 200 eV. 2. Experimental methods Tetrafluoromethane (CF,), trifluorochloromethane (CF,Cl) and trifluorobromomethane (CF,Br) were purchased from Matheson and trifluoroiodomethane ( CF31 ) was purchased from PCR Research Chemicals. All of the samples were used without further purification. Photoelectron spectra of the gaseous compounds up to 60 eV were obtained at the Canadian Synchrotron Radiation Facility (CSRF) situated on the Tantalus I electron storage ring oper- J.D. Bozek et al. /Photoelectron spectra of CF,X (X= F, Cl, Br, I) ated by the University of Wisconsin at Stoughton, Wisconsin. A 600 line/mm holographic grating from JY Inc. was used in the Mark IV Grasshopper monochromator, limiting the minimum photon energy to z 21 eV. The higher photon energy photoelectron spectra were obtained after the CSRF beamline was relocated to the Aladdin electron storage ring using a 1200 line/mm holographic grating. Spectra were accumulated with a photon resolution of z 1.7 8, on the lower energy Tantalus ring and z 0.2 8, on the Aladdin ring. The optical elements of the beamline are isolated from the interaction region of the photoelectron spectrometer by two stages of differential pumping, thus allowing the use of a free jet of the sample gas [ 2 1. A Leybold-Heraeus LHS- 11 electron spectrometer, mounted at the magic angle relative to the crossed photon and molecular beams so that the photoelectron intensities are independent of the asymmetry parameter p and the light polarization p [ 27 1, was used to energy-analyze the photoelectrons. Peak areas were obtained by fitting the spectra using an iterative procedure described previously [ 28 1. Voigt functions, simulated by a linear combination of Lorentzian-Gaussian functions, along with a linear baseline were used in the fitting procedure. In this study, all of the peak shapes were found to be very close to Gaussian. Branching ratios for the eight highest occupied valence orbitals were obtained using the resulting peak areas (A,) and the branching ratio definition (BR,=A,/CA,). Using the total photoabsorption cross section up to a photon energy of 70 eV [ 29 1, the experimental CF3C1 branching ratios were converted to their corresponding partial photoionization cross sections, a,. Estimates of the contributions of the 1a,, 1e and 2a, partial cross sections were subtracted from the total photoionization cross section in order to account for their absence from the branching ratio data. Since the 1a,, le and 2a, orbitals consist primarily of F 2s and Cl 3s character, atomic subshell cross sections [ 301 were used to estimate their contribution to the total cross section. The total photoionization cross section of CF3Br is not known over the photon energy range of interest and hence the experimental branching ratios could not be converted to partial photoionization cross sections. Similarly, at higher photon energies ( > 100 eV), the total photoionization cross sections are not known for any of the CF,X molecules and hence the branching ratios could not be converted photoionization cross sections. 259 to partial 3. Computational details For both CF$Zl and CFjBr, MS Xa [ 3 1,321 and minimal basis set STO-3G ab initio calculations [ 331 were performed. The Xa! results were used to determine the theoretical partial photoionization cross sections for the valence orbitals, while the results of the ab initio calculations were used primarily to identify the nature of the antibonding orbitals [ 341. Geometrical data for CF&l and CF3Br were taken from a gas phase electron diffraction and microwave spectroscopic study [ 351. For CF$l, C-F bond lengths of 1.3248 A, a C-Cl bond length of 1.7522 A and a F-C-F angle of 108.57” were used; and for CFjBr, C-F bond lengths of 1.3264 A, a C-Br bond lengthof 1.9229AandaF-C-Fangleof 108.77” were used in all the calculations. The Xa calculations for CF4 and CF31 were performed with the same geometrical parameters used previously [ 2,3 1. The sphere sizes used in the MS Xa calculations are summarized in table 1. Atomic exchange parameters, aHF, were taker, from Schwarz’s tabulations [ 361. The exchange p.$rameters for the inter- and outer-sphere regions were obtained by averaging the atomic values weighted by the number of valence electrons for each atom. Atomic sphere radii were determined using the Norman procedure [ 37 ] and enlarged by 20%. The ground state converged potentials corrected for asymptotic behaviour with a Latter tail [ 381 were used in the continuum calculations. In calculating the cross sections, the I values for the final states were enlarged for both the outer sphere and the halide ligands as indicated in table 1 [ 39 1. All dipole-allowed photoionization processes were included in the calculations. It should be emphasized that the continuum MS Xa method is a semi-quantitative model [ 11,401. Although the main features observed in the cross section profiles are often correctly reproduced by the calculations, the predicted magnitudes and positions may only be approximate in nature. We therefore used the calculational results only as a guide in the assignment and discussion of the cross sections and branching ratios. Gelius model calculations [ 4 1 ] for CF,Br (above J. D. Boxk et al. /Photoelectron spectra 0-fCF.,X (X= b: Cl. Br. I) 260 Table 1 Parameters used in the MS Xoc calculations Region of CF,Cl and CF,Br .‘Y 1 R % (Y l”,,” initial state final state CF,CI outersphere C Cl P, FZ F, -0.3834 0.0 _ 1.1520 2.5035 -0.7973 -0.7973 1.0333 0.0 3.1043 0.0 - 1.2248 - 1.2248 0.0 1.2103 0.0 0.0 2.0327 -2.0327 4.6200 1.4524 2.5211 1.5518 1.5518 1.5518 0.73699 0.75928 0.72323 0.73732 0.73732 0.73732 4 2 2 2 2 2 7 2 3 2 2 2 CF,Br outersphere C Br F, F2 P, -0.5020 0.0 - 1.2526 2.5065 -0.8065 -0.8065 1.3671 0.0 3.4111 0.0 - 1.2166 - 1.2166 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0377 -2.0377 5.0000 1.4362 2.9243 1.5716 1.5716 1.5716 0.73323 0.75928 0.70606 0.73732 0.73732 0.73732 4 2 2 2 2 2 7 2 3 2 2 2 70 eV), CFJ and CF, (above 100 eV) were performed using orbital populations from the ab initio calculations and theoretical atomic cross sections [ 301. The Gelius model calculations of molecular orbital cross sections are based on the product of atomic orbital cross sections times the corresponding orbital population. 4. Results and discussions Representative photoelectron spectra of CF&l and CF,Br obtained using 26,4 1,70 and 150 eV photons are depicted in figs. 1 and 2, respectively, while high energy spectra of CF, and CF31 obtained using 100 and 150 eV photons are given in fig. 3. The resolution of the high energy spectra is similar to that of the lower energy spectra. Molecular orbital assignments for CF3Cl and CF,Br, taken from previous HeI/II experiments [ 42,43 ] are indicated in figs. 1 and 2, respectively, and are consistent with the results reported here. The calculated charge distributions from the MS Xcu calculations for the valence levels of CF,Cl and CF3Br are given in table 2. The 3a, and 2a, orbitals are the only anomaly in the MO correlation belween the two molecules, In CF,Cl, the 3a, orbital arises primarily from an F parentage, while the 2a, orbital is of primarily Cl parentage. In CF,Br, the 3a, orbital Fig. 1. Photoelectron spectra of CF,Cl at 26. 4 1. 70, and 150 eV photon energies. The molecular orbital assignment is given in the upper right-hand quadrant. The fitted peaks are from the iterative method described in the text. corresponds primarily to contributions from the Br center and the 2a, orbital corresponds to a large contribution from the F atoms. These results lead us to assign the 3a, and 2a, orbitals of CF3Cl to correspond to the 2a, and 3a, orbitals of CF,Br respectively. This result is of little consequence in this report, however, as only experimental data for the 3a, J.D. Bozek et al. /Photoelectron spectra of CF,X (X= F, Cl* Br, I) zoo-- 3 lOO-- 2 2 "T 2 b P- 5 hv=?O zoo- e-V 15ot I z lOO-- v 200 50 .- , 0~~ l~;:~~~:;~;~:::;:l::::::::::::::::I 25 15 20 0 20 10 25 Energy Binding 15 10 (eV) spectra of CFSBr at 26, 4 1, 70, and 150 eV Fig. 2. Photoelectron photon energies. The molecular orbital assignment is given in the upper right-hand quadrant. The fitted peaks are from the iterative method described in the text. 900 hv=lOO cF3’ hv=150 eV eV i 400 Je, 4e I Ai 20, 300 ‘5 *e 600.. 200 10, 50, ,5e '0, / 100 0 4:::::;:i:::::t::: hv=150 eV 20 4oo I Lw?:::::::::::::: 25 15 Binding 10 13. The high photon energy cross sections and branching ratios for CFJ are given as inserts in the left-hand side of these figures. High photon energy results for CF, are presented in fig. 14. In addition to the MS Xa! theoretical results shown with solid lines, Gelius model cross section results are indicated in the figures with dashed lines. MS Xo theoretical values of the cross sections for the la,, le and 2a, orbitals of CF,Cl and CF3Br are presented in fig. 13. The tabulated experimental cross sections for CF$l and the branching ratios for CF,Cl, CF3Br, CF31 and CF4 can be obtained from the authors. Experimental partial cross sections and branching ratios for CF&l and CF3Br from previous studies [ 23.241 are also illustrated in the figures where the data is available. In order to facilitate a comparison of our results with those reported previously, an additional figure, fig. 8, consisting of the sum of contributions from the overlapping 5a,, la2 and 4e bands of CF,Cl and the sum of the 1a, and 4e bands of CF3Br has been included. Examination of the photoelectron spectra in figs. l-3 shows that, as expected, there are large changes in the relative peak intensities at low photon energies. For example, the intensity of the 5e band changes dramatically relative to the other photoelectron bands in both CF$l and CF3Br between 26 and 4 1 eV (figs. 1 and 2). More surprisingly, there are still large changes in relative intensity at higher photon energies. The intensity of the spin-orbit split 5e band in CF31, for example, changes relative to the 5a, band between 100 and 150 eV (fig. 3 ). The intensity of the 1e band also changes relative to the 4tz and 1t , bands in CF4 over the same energy range (fig. 3). The theoretical and experimental cross section and branching ratio results (figs. 4-13) illustrate more clearly that there is a great deal of structure both near threshold and at higher photon energies. In contrast, Novak et al., in their studies of CF3Cl [ 231 and CFSBr [ 241, noted only an atomic-like monotonic decrease in cross section. Since we are unable to directly measure partial cross sections, it is important to emphasize that the branching ratios usually show the same basic structure as the cross sections (see for example figs. 5 and 6), although the relative intensities of the features are often quite different in the two cases. There are numerous examples of structure in the cross section and branching ratio plots of the CF3X (X=F, Cl, Br, I) molecules. A summary of the cal- Jl.!tLi 400 25 Energy 20 15 10 (eV) Fig. 3. Photoelectron spectra of CF31 (top) and CF., (bottom) at 100 and 150 eV photon energies. The molecular orbital assignments are given in the right-hand plot. The fitted peaks are from the iterative method described in the text. orbitals of both molecules is presented here. Experimental and theoretical partial photoionization cross sections and branching ratios over photon energies from 20 to 170 eV for the valence orbitals of CF,Cl and CFSBr are presented graphically in figs. 4- 261 J.D. Bozek et al. /Photoelectron spectra 0fCF.J 262 Table 2 Calculated charge distributions for the CF,Cl and CF,Br ground (X= F, Cl, Br. I) state valence molecular orbitals MO Experimental binding energy (eV ) Outer c F X Inter CF,CI la, le 2a, 3a, 2e 4a, 3e 4e Ia2 5a, 5e 44.0 42.8 26.3 23.8 21.2 20.20 17.71 16.72 15.80 15.20 13.06 0.8 1.1 I.1 2.4 2.9 1.8 2.2 1.4 1.3 3.4 3.3 14.4 6.9 14.3 18.5 21.3 13.4 1.3 0.7 0.0 13.4 0.2 71.2 86.5 15.7 50.3 69.2 47.2 81.6 82.7 86.7 36.6 3.6 0.7 0.1 65.1 23.1 0.8 24.8 0.2 1.3 0.0 43.9 78.4 6.9 5.4 3.8 5.6 5.8 12.8 14.7 13.9 13.0 2.8 14.6 CF3Br la, le 2a, 3a, 2e 4a, 3e 4e Ia2 5a, 5e 43.0 40.6 25.0 23.7 20.9 19.8 17.57 16.55 15.86 14.28 12.08 0.5 0.8 1.4 1.1 2.3 1.6 1.9 1.0 0.9 3.2 4.1 13,7 6.6 20.9 10.1 ‘0.9 11.2 1.1 0.6 0.0 17.6 0.1 78.5 87.2 40.8 26.6 70.4 55.0 82.5 84.2 87.3 28.8 2.1 0.6 0.1 33.3 57.1 0.5 19.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 49.9 19.4 6.6 5.3 3.6 5.0 5.9 12.7 14.3 13.4 11.8 0.6 14.3 culated resonance positions for CF,Cl, CF3Br and CFjI is included in table 3. In the low energy region (kinetic energy =G10 eV), both the theoretical and experimental results for CF,Cl and CF3Br exhibit sharp resonances in the 5e (fig. 4), 5a, (fig. 5) and 2e (fig. 11) orbitals. The CF&l experimental cross section data for the la> orbital (fig. 6) also indicates a low energy resonance. It is not reproduced in the theoretical curve however, and may only be due to the deconvolution method used for this overlapping peak. The MS Xa results also indicate sharp resonances near threshold for the 4e (fig. 7), 3e (fig. 9) and 4a, (fig. 10) orbitals. The experimental cross section data for CF3C1 is definitely consistent with these trends for the 3e and 4a, orbitals, but less delinite in the 4e orbital. In CF,Br, the MS Xa results indicate sharp resonances near threshold for the 4e (fig. 7) and 3e (fig. 9) orbitals, but the experimental branching ratios begin at too high a photon energy to validate these predictions. In addition to these low energy resonances, a num- ber of broad structures are apparent at higher energy in the cross section and branching ratio plots for all of the orbitals. For example, the 3e cross section and branching ratio plots for CF&l and CF,Br (fig. 9 ) both have a very broad feature at r 60 eV kinetic energy. Other orbitals. such as the 4a, (fig. 10) and 2e (fig. 11) orbitals also show weak peaks in the experimental branching ratio and theoretical cross section data at ~50 eV kinetic energy for both CF,Cl and CF3Br. Additionally, the 5a, cross section and branching ratio plots for all three CF3X (X = Cl, Br, I) molecules (fig. 5) all show weak and broad features above 100 eV kinetic energy. For CF7C1. the errors in the experimental data for the 5a, band are fairly large due to overlap with the la: and 4e peaks. Comparing the experimental branching ratios with the MS XU cross section for the sum of the overlapping bands (fig. 8) confirms the existence of a high energy peak at a photon energy of = 125 eV. Similarly. there are strong indications of a broad peak above 100 eV kinetic energy in both the theoretical J.D. Bozek et al. /Photoelectron spectra of CFjX (X= F, Cl, Br, I) Photoelectron Energy (eV) Photoelectron 50 50 100 150 Photon 50 Energy 100 50 (eV) Energy 100 100 : 50 : : : 100 : (eV) ,I, 150 Photon 100 (eV) 50 100 150 50 Energy 100 150 (eV) Fig. 6. Experimental and theoretical partial photoionization cross sections (upper plots) and branching ratios (lower plots) for the laz orbitals of CF&l (left), CF,Br (right), and CFJ (insert, left). Partial photoionization cross section data was not reported for CFSCl or CF,Br in the previous studies [ 23,241 and hence could not be included here. Photoelectron Energy (eV) o(Mb) : 50 Energy 0 150 Photon Photon I: Energy 150 OL. 150 Fig. 4. Experimental and theoretical partial photoionization cross sections (upper) and branching ratios (lower) for the 5e orbitals of CF,CI (left), CF,Br (right) and CF,I (insert, left). The solid data points correspond to our experimental data; the open data points to the previously reported data for CF,Cl [ 23 ] and CF,Br [24]; the solid line to the theoretical MS Xa results and the dashed line to the Gelius mode1 results. The upper energy scale is in terms of the photoelectron kinetic energy, while the lower scale gives the corresponding photon energy. Photoelectron 263 ,J 150 (eV) Fig. 5. Experimental and theoretical partial photoionization cross sections (upper plots) and branching ratios (lower plots) for the 5a, orbitals of CF,Cl (left), CF,Br (right), and CF,I (insert, left). Partial photoionization cross section data was not reported for CF,Cl in the previous study [ 231 and hence could not be included here. Energy (eV) Fig. 7. Experimental and theoretical partial photoionization cross sections (upper plots) an& branching ratios (lower plots) for the 4e orbitals of CF,Cl (left), CF,Br (right), and CFJ (insert, left). Partial photoionization cross section data was not reported for CF,Cl or CF,Br in the previous studies [ 23,241 and hence could not be included here. and experimental branching ratios of the 4t2 orbital in CF4 (fig. 14b). A theoretical interpretation of these features is preseyted after a comparison of our data J.D. Bozek et al. /Photoelectron spectra qf CF,X (X= 17 CL Br. I) Photoelectron 2 o(Mb) Energy 150 .OC c Energy (eV) Photoelectron 0 50 Energy 150 0 50 15s 100 Photon 150 100 50 Energy Photoelectron ICI0 ‘50 350 (eV) Fig. 10. Experimental and theoretical partial photoionization cross sections (upper plots) and branching ratios (lower plots) for the 4a, orbitals of CF,CI (left ). CF,Br (right ). and CFJ (insert. left). (eV) 50 130 ; ---rl------cI---+~----c1--~ Fig. 8. Experimental and theoretical partial photoionization cross sections (upper plots) and branching ratios (lower plots) for the sums of the overlapping bands of CF,Cl ( 5a, + 1a1 + 4e, left) and CF,Br ( laz+4e, right). These plots are included in order to facilitate a comparison of our data with previously reported data (see text). (eV) 53 I 04 Photon i c 100 50 ---- Energy 15” (eV) SO ? :oo Kx o(Mb) 50 100 150 Photon 50 Energy 100 150 (eV) 5” 1 00 150 Photon ‘00 5c Energy IS0 (eV) Fig. 9. Experimental and theoretical partial photoionization cross sections (upper plots) and branching ratios (lower plots) for the 3e orbitals of CFJJl (left). CF,Br (right), and CF,I (insert, left). Fig. 11.Experimental and theoretical partial photoionization cross sections (upper plots) and branching ratios (lower plots) for the 2e orbitals ofCF,Cl (left), CF,Br (right), and CFJ (insert, leti). both with previous worker’s data and the theoretical results. Although Novak et al. noted only a monotonic decrease in the cross sections of all orbitals for CF$l [23] and CF3Br [ 241, there is overall good agreement between their results and those presented here in the overlapping photon energy range. For example, there is very good agreement for the 5e orbital between the two sets of data for both molecules, except below 30 eV photon energy. For CF&l, the cross section and branching ratio data of Novak et al. is as much as 50% lower than ours. In addition, since the previously reported data for CF3Cl begins at 25 eV photon energy [ 23 1, it does not support the existence of a peak in the branching ratio data at z 26 eV, while our data, which begins at a photon energy of 2 1 eV, J.D. Bozek et al. /Photoelectron spectra of CF,X (X= F, Cl, Br, I) Photoelectron 50 100 Energy 150 0 (eV) 50 1; 100 150 i : CF& : : :t Se, 10- 50 100 50 150 Photon Energy 100 150 (eV) Fig. 12. Experimental and theoretical partial photoionization cross sections (upper plots) and branching ratios (lower plots) for the 3a, orbitals of CFJJI (left), CF,Br (right), and CF,I (insert, left). Fig. 13. Theoretical MS Xa partial photoionization cross sections for the la, (upper), 2e (middle), and 2a, (bottom) orbitals of CF,CI and CF,Br. does. Novak et al.‘s experimental cross section data for CF&l is notably different from ours below x 30 eV for all of the orbitals except the summation plot (fig. 8). The 5a, cross section illustrates other differences between the previously reported data and our experimental data. Most importantly, the disconti- 265 nuity in the CF,Br cross section data at z 60 eV photon energy is observed in all of the CF3Br orbitals at the same photon energy. This discontinuity is likely due to a normalization error resulting from pressure fluctuations in -either the Ar calibrant and/or the CF3Br gas. Sincelthis discontinuity is present in every orbital, it does not affect the branching ratio data. Indeed, the CF3Br branching ratios calculated from Novak et al’s data, while having rather large errors, are in good agreement with our values (see figs. 4, 5, 8-12). The 5a,, la, and 4e photoelectron bands heavily overlap in CF,Cl, and the laZ and 4e bands overlap in CF3Br. Novak et al. did not fit individual peak areas to these bands and hence could not report partial cross sections for the overlapping bands. Their cross sections and branching ratios for the summation of these bands are in excellent agreement with our data (fig. 8). Agreement between the MS Xcu theoretical cross sections and branching ratios with the experimental values is remarkably good - at least as good as that for any molecule in the literature. This agreement confirms the orbital assignments of CF-,Cl and CF3Br. It is perhaps somewhat surprising that the MS Xa! method yields values in as good agreement with the experimental results above 100 eV kinetic energy (see fig. 4 for CF,Cl, CF,Br and CF,I) The theoretical curves prove to be a considerable aid in identifying features in the cross section and branching ratio data. In the data for the 5a, orbital of CF$l there is a great deal of scatter and error due to the inherently poor resolution of this peak. This makes it difficult to discern trends in the experimental data. The experimental data is, however, consistent with the MS Xa! theoretical results. The Gelius model results generally reproduce the trends shown in the MS Xo theoretical results extremely well from 70 to 200 eV. For example, the cross sections for the orbitals which consist primarily of contributions from the X (X=Cl, Br or I) ligands show atomic-like behavior, dropping rapidly from threshold to a fraction of a Mb at 100 eV (fig. 4 ). The results for CF, between 100 and 200 eV (fig. 14a) are particularly notable. Apart from some structure above 100 eV for the 3t, and 4tz orbitals, the agreement between the Gelius model and MS X~J calculations is very good. .4t lower photon energies, agreement between the two calculation methods is not as J. D. Bozek et al. /Photoelectron spectra of CF,X (.X= F, CL Br, I) 266 100 120 140 Photon 160 Energy 180 J 200 100 120 (eV) 140 Photon 160 Energy 180 200 (eV) Fig. 14. (a) Theoretical MS Xcr (solid lines) and Gelius model (dashed lines) partial photoionization cross sections for the five valence orbitals of CF, over a photon energy range of 100-200 eV. (b) Experimental and theoretical MS Xa (solid lines) branching ratios for the five valence orbitals of CF,. and theoretical cross sections for both CFICl and CFJ3r are extremely similar to each other and to CF31 [ 41. All of the cross sections and branching ratios for CFJl and CF,Br have been plotted on the same scale to emphasize this similarity. From the Gelius model; it is not surprising that the basic trends are similar since corresponding orbitals from the different molecules have similar atomic compositions (table 2 ). The best example of this is given by the 5e orbital cross sections (fig. 4), which, apart from the near- good - as has already been noted for CF, between 20 and 60 eV [ 441. The Gelius model calculations on lone pair F orbitals for example (such as the CF, It , , 4tz and le orbitals; or the 4e and 3e orbitals in CF,Cl, CF,Br and CF31) show a broad cross sectional maximum at z 5 eV above threshold, while experimental results and MS Xcr calculated cross sections often have sharp low energy resonances and give broad cross sectional maxima at > 15 eV kinetic energy. We would like to emphasize that the experimental Table 3 Kinetic energies of features in the calculated 5e 5a, Ia, 4e 3e 4a, 2e 3a, ‘) s=strong, m=medium, w=weak MS Xa partial photoionization cross sections of CF,CI, CF,Br and CFJ ” CF,Cl CF,Br 6m 9m, 29m, 125~ 21m, 105~ 2s, SW, 24m. 95vw Zs, 9w, 27m, 55~ 8m, 34w, 52vw 2s, 25m. 55~ 9w, 24m 6m 9m, 26w, 45~~. 110~. ?lm, 10%~ 2s, 23m, 105~~ 2s, I lvw, 27m, 55~ Sm. 33~. 75~ 2s. 24m, SOW 23m, 48vw and vw=very weak. CFJ 145~ l6Ovw 160~~ I low llOvw 135w J.D. Bozek et al. /Photoelectron spectra of CF,X (X= F, Cl, Br, I) edge resonances, show atomic-like behavior, dropping rapidly from = 40 Mb at threshold to x 2 Mb at 32 eV photon energy. Most cross sections, however, do not show atomic-like behavior and yet they are still almost identical in the three CF3X (X = Cl, Br or I) molecules. The 5a, orbital cross sections and branching ratios for CF$l and CF3Br both have sharp resonances of = 5Mb at % 9eV kinetic energy followed by a broad asymmetric feature of ~2 Mb at 25-40 eV kinetic energy and a very broad feature at zl25eV. We now turn to a discussion of the origin of the sharp low energy resonances ( < 10 eV kinetic energy). It is informative to use qualitative molecular orbital arguments to help in deciding which antibonding levels might be important contributors to the resonance behavior near threshold. The only localized unoccupied levels in CF$l and CF3Br will be the antibonding C-F, C-Cl and C-Br orbitals. Since both the Cl and Br ligands are more electropositive than the F atom, the energy of the antibonding C-X orbital will be lower than the corresponding antibonding C-F orbital. In previous studies, it was shown that the antibonding C-F orbitals in CF, are located very close to the ionization threshold [ 2 1, hence, the antibonding C-X orbital is expected to lie below the continuum. Vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) absorption studies of these molecules substantiate this anticipation [ 45 1. Resonant features observed in CF3X compounds just beyond the ionization threshold may be correlated with the antibonding C-F orbitals [ 341. For the Cxv CF3X molecules, the antibonding C-F orbitals transform as e and a, symmetry. From dipole selection rules, the final state e is accessible from all valence orbitals. However, transitions from valence orbitals of a, symmetry to the final state a, are symmetry forbidden, Our minimal basis set ab initio calculations suggest that the a, orbital is at slightly higher energy than the e orbital. We have calculated the e and a, antibonding orbitals to be at 2.9 and 4.4 eV respectively in the continuum for CF3Cl and 4.0 and 5.4 eV respectively into the continuum for CFJBr. Experimental observation of excitations into antibonding orbitals is governed by several factors. The excitation will be intense only if the antibonding orbital is spatially close to the originating orbital [ 461. Additionally, mixing between the antibonding and 267 Rydberg orbitals of the same symmetry should also be small [ 47 1. Extensive Rydbergization [ 48 ] .of antibonding orbitals will distribute the oscillator strength among many excitations resulting in a broad band rather than a single distinct transition. On the other hand, in the presence of a potential barrier, penetration of the diffuse Rydberg orbitals into the inner molecular region is avoided and the antibonding orbitals may behave as a quasibond state [ 47,491. In order to characterize the resonance structure in the calculated partial cross sections, the phase shifts [ 501 of the continuum channels for both CF&l and CFSBr have been examined in detail. Near the ionization threshold, the e and a, continuum channels for both molecules were found to exhibit a sudden change in the eigenphase sum. In the e channel, an eigenphase sum change of =:n/2 radian was observed at 2.5 eV. A similar change in the eigenphase sum was also detected in the a, channel at z 5 eV. Both of these features satisfy Kreile’s first resonance criterium [34]#‘. that the eigenphase sum of a continuum channel must change by > 0.3~ over an energy range of < 6 eV, and hence may be classified as shape resonances. As mentioned above, resonances in the e and a, channels may also be identified with excitations into the antibonding C-F orbitals. The energy ordering of the resonances are also in good accord with the minimal basis set ah initio predictions. The low energy features observed in the experimental cross sections and branching ratios of CF&l and CF,Br may be assigned in light of the theoretical results. For the low binding energy 5e and 5a, orbitals where measurements started 6-10 eV above the ionization threshold, the initial drop in cross section is attributed to the tail of the e resonance. For the higher binding energy 3e, 4a, and 2e orbitals, the e resonance can be assigned to the peak observed at 35 eV kinetic energy. The position of the a, resonance is more difficult to identify from the experimental cross sections due to the scatter in the data. The shoulder observed at z 10 eV in the 3e cross sections and the weak peaks at = 8 eV in the 4a, may be good candidates for the a, resonances in CF-,Cl and CF3Br. ft’In a previous study on CFJ [ 481, due to a misinterpretation of the change in eigenphase sums, the weak structures at = 15 20 eV were incorrectly assigned to resonances in the continuum a, and e channels. 268 J.D. Bozek et al. /Photoelectron The observed energy separation between the e and a, resonances is z 5 eV and can be compared with the theoretical value of 2.5 eV. Both experiment and theory show broad feature(s) in the cross section above 10 eV from the ionization threshold. These features, although correctly predicted by the MS Xa calculations, cannot be ascribed to shape resonances as the eigenphase sums of the continuum channels are smooth functions of the photon energy [ 341 for both CF&l and CF,Br. Recently, it has been suggested that scattering (diffraction ) of the photoelectron by the neighbouring atoms in a molecule [ 20-22,5 1 ] gives rise to these features. Unlike core level X-ray absorption tine structure (EXAFS), where both forward- and backscattering are important, the forward scattering dominates for ionization in the valence level [ 521. Neglecting the phase shift contribution, which will be different for different orbitals, the period (Ak A- ’ ) of the modulation is then twice as long as in EXAFS and is related to the interatomic distance r by [ 5 l551 Akr=2x. (1) We will apply this theory to the resonance structure of CFJl, with distinct interatomic distances of 2.54 A (Cl-F), 2.15 A (F-F), 1.75 A (C-Cl) and 1.33.A (C-F). Using eq. ( 1 ), the first maxima of the modulations in cross section are calculated to appear at 23,32,29 and 86 eV, respectively. Experimentally and theoretically, broad maxima are observed at z 20 eV in the laz, 4e. 2e and 3a, orbitals and at z 30 eV in the 5a,, 3e and 4a, orbitals in good correlation with the above simple calculation. Photoabsorption data beyond 70 eV photon energy is not yet available for CF&l and hence the branching ratios cannot be converted to partial cross sections. There are also indications from the experimental CF_$Zl branching ratios that there is an enhancement in the valence orbital cross sections at z 50 eV kinetic energy in the 3e, 4a, and 2e orbitals and at = 100 eV kinetic energy in the 5a,, 1a, and 4e orbitals. Several orbitals in CF,Br, CF,I and CFJ also exhibit these high energy resonances at z 100 eV kinetic energy. Due to the similarity of the other CF,X molecules to CF,Cl, it is not particularly informative at this point to include them in this portion of the discussion. Also owing to the spectra qf CF,X (X= F, Cl, Br. I) limited resolution of the experimental data, we will not elaborate on this point any further. In many respects, the description of the energy dependence of the valence level cross sections is very similar to that for core level absorption spectra. Core level photoabsorption spectra are customarily divided into three regions according to the energy beyond threshold [ 531. Close to the ionization threshold ( ~20 eV) is the near-edge region where strong transitions (XANES) are often observed. Features in this region have been attributed to multiple scattering of the photoelectron by the atoms neighbouring the excitation site [ 541. Interference of the multiply scattering waves results in localization of the continuum wavefunction effectively behaving like a quasibond orbital [ 561. The low energy resonances ( < 10 eV) in CF&l and CF,Br, which were attributed to transitions into C-F antibonding (quasibond) orbitals, can be thought of as belonging to this region. In the intermediate energy region ( > 20 eV), the wavelength of the outgoing photoelectron is comparable to the size ofthe molecule. In this region. the maxima in the absorption can be related to the interatomic distance [ 57 1. The higher energy resonance features observed in the partial cross sections of CFQ, which were attributed to photoelectron diffraction can be viewed as belonging to the same energy region. Finally, when the energy of the photoelectron is very large, the weak scattering condition is no longer met and the XANES spectrum merges smoothly into the EXAFS region [ 581. There is no complementary region in our photoelectron partial cross section and branching ratio data as it only extends =: 150 eV beyond threshold. 5. Conclusions The valence level photoelectron spectra of CF3Cl and CFsBr have been measured from 2 1 to 170 eV using synchrotron radiation. In addition, the valence level photoelectron spectra of CF,I;and CF, have been measured from 100 to 170 eV and from 100 to 200 eV respectively. The branching ratios obtained are in good accord with those reported previously except in the low energy region which was not covered in the previous CF,Cl study. A possible error in the normalization of the previously reported partial pho- 269 J.D. Buzek et al. /Photoelectron spectra of CF,X (X= F, CI, Br, I) toionization cross sections of CF3Br is noted. Theoretical partial cross sections and branching ratios obtained with MS Xcu calculations for all four CF3X (X= F, Cl, Fr, I) molecules are generally in good agreement with the experimental values. Strong enhancements in the cross sections of CF3Cl and CF3Br are predicted near threshold and attributed to excitations into antibonding C-F orbitals. These enhancements are confirmed by the experimental data, The positions of the resonances are found to be similar in CFJCl and CF3Br, indicating that the nature of the ligand does not substantially affect the continuum states. Weak structures observed at higher photon energies in CF3C1 are shown to correlate with a simple diffraction model based on the forward scattering of the photoelectron by the immediately neighbouring atoms. 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