Core and Valence Level Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Nanosolvated KCl.

ABSTRACT: The solvation of alkali and halide ions in the aqueous environment has been a subject of intense experimental and theoretical research with multidisciplinary interests; yet, a comprehensive molecular-level understanding has still not been obtained. In recent years, electron spectroscopy has been increasingly applied to study the electronic and structural properties of aqueous ions with implications, especially in atmospheric chemistry. In this work, we report core and valence level (Cl 2p, Cl 3p, and K 3p) photoelectron spectra of the common alkali halide, KCl, doped in gas-phase water clusters in the size range of a few hundred water molecules. The results indicate that the electronic structure of these nanosolutions shows a distinct character from that observed at the liquid-vapor interf

SUBMITTER: Pelimanni E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8279652 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature