Vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy and photochemistry of zinc dihydride and related molecules in low-temperature matrices.

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  • Chris Henchy
  • Una Kilmartin
  • John G McCaffrey
چکیده

Optical absorption spectra of thin film samples, formed by the codeposition of zinc vapor with D2 and CH4, have been recorded with synchrotron radiation. With sufficiently low metal vapor flux, samples deposited at 4 K were found to consist exclusively of isolated zinc atoms for both solids. The atomic absorption bands in the quantum solids D2 and CH4 were found to exhibit large bandwidths, behavior related to the high lattice frequencies of these low mass solids. The reactivity of atomic zinc was promoted with (1)P state photolysis leading to the first recording of electronic absorption spectra for the molecules ZnD2 and CH3ZnH in the vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) region. (3)P state luminescence of atomic zinc observed in the Zn/CH4 system points to the involvement of the spin triplet state in the relaxation of CH3ZnH system as it evolves into the C3v ground state. This state is not involved in the relaxation of the higher symmetry molecule ZnD2. Time dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) calculations were conducted to predict the electronic transitions of the inserted molecular species. Comparisons with experimental data indicate the predicted transition energies are approximately 0.5 eV less than the recorded values. Possible reasons for the discrepancy are discussed. The molecular photochemistry of ZnD2 and CH3ZnH observed in the VUV was modeled successfully with a simple four-valence electron AH2 Walsh-type diagram.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The journal of physical chemistry. A

دوره 117 38  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013