High-resolution anion photoelectron spectra of TiO2-, ZrO2-, and HfO2- obtained by slow electron velocity- map imaging

作者：Kim Jongjin B; Weichman Marissa L; Neumark Daniel M^*

来源：Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2013, 15(48): 20973-20981.

DOI：10.1039/c3cp54084g

High- resolution anion photoelectron spectra of the Group 4 metal dioxides TiO2-, ZrO2-, and HfO2- are reported, using slow electron velocity- map imaging (SEVI) combined with ion trapping and cryogenic cooling. The resulting spectra exhibit sub- meV resolution with no congestion from hot bands. Electron affinities are obtained with greater precision than in previous photodetachment experiments, with values of 1.5892(5) eV, 1.6397(5) eV, and 2.1045(5) eV, for TiO2, ZrO2, and HfO2, respectively. We obtain precise values for all of the vibrational frequencies of the neutral X(-1)A(1) ground states, except for the n3 mode of HfO2. Weak activity observed in the forbidden n(3) mode for TiO2 and ZrO2 is attributed to Herzberg- Teller coupling to the A(-2)B(2) excited state.

• 出版日期2013