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Electronic and Structural Peculiarities of Br2-Embedded C2F: XPS and DFT Study Full article

Journal AIP Advances
ISSN: 2158-3226
Output data Year: 2018, Volume: 8, Number: 8, Article number : 085319, Pages count : 18 DOI: 10.1063/1.5042289
Tags X-ray-absorption; thermal-expansion; fine-structure; Raman-spectra; graphite; bromine; temperature; fibers; layers
Authors Cholach Alexander 1 , Asanov Igor 2,3 , Bryliakova Anna 1 , Asanova Tatyana 2 , Pinakov Dmitrii 2 , Okotrub Alexander 2,3 , Kim Min-Gyu 4
Affiliations
1 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
2 Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
3 Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
4 Pohang University of Science and Technology, Beamline Research Division, Pohang 790784, Republic of Korea

Funding (3)

1 Russian Foundation for Basic Research 17-03-00049
2 Russian Foundation for Basic Research 16-03-00048
3 Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations 0303-2016-0001

Abstract: The prospects of the complementary use of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and density functional theory (DFT) have been demonstrated by the examples of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite, half-fluorinated graphite C2F, and half-fluorinated graphite C2F intercalated with Br C2FBr0.15. It has been shown that the photoelectron energy losses in XPS spectra conform well to valence band electron transitions resulted from the DFT calculations for relevant unit cells. This conformity justified the other results of joined XPS and DFT studies, which have revealed two arrangements of the Br2 embedded into the C2F framework. The first arrangement corresponds to separate Br pairs in which the Br state is similar to a free Br2 molecule, whereas the second one is an ultra-dense Br chain in which the Br state is between free and species. The specific energy losses in the XPS Br3d spectrum of C2FBr0.15 indicate a comparable content of both Br arrangements in a sample. Besides, a distinct structure in the difference F1s XPS spectrum is assigned to the expected strengthening of the C-F bond in a C2F matrix under the Br2 intercalation. The state and orientation of intercalated Br2 are juxtaposed with experimental studies by Near Edge and Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure spectroscopy and by Raman spectroscopy. A successful confluence of XPS and DFT can be useful in the field of material science, providing the local geometry, the state and bonding between atoms in a sample, and thereby revealing the wear performance of the material, regardless of its application.
Cite: Cholach A. , Asanov I. , Bryliakova A. , Asanova T. , Pinakov D. , Okotrub A. , Kim M-G.
Electronic and Structural Peculiarities of Br2-Embedded C2F: XPS and DFT Study
AIP Advances. 2018. V.8. N8. 085319 :1-18. DOI: 10.1063/1.5042289 WOS Scopus РИНЦ ANCAN OpenAlex
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Dates:
Submitted: May 31, 2018
Published print: Aug 1, 2018
Accepted: Aug 14, 2018
Published online: Aug 23, 2018
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Web of science: WOS:000443722300096
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85052834111
Elibrary: 35719535
Chemical Abstracts: 2018:1656016
Chemical Abstracts (print): 172:217531
OpenAlex: W2888670621
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