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High-resolution vacuum ultraviolet photoabsorption measurements in the wavelength range of 115-320 nm (10.8-3.9 eV) have been performed together with comprehensive relativistic time-dependent density functional calculations (TDDFT) on the low-lying excited sates of tungsten hexacarbonyl, W(CO)(6). The higher resolution obtained reveals previously unresolved spectral features of W(CO)(6). The spectrum shows two higher-energy bands (in the energy ranges of 7.22-8.12 eV and 8.15-9.05 eV), one of them with clear vibrational structure, and a few lower-energy shoulders in addition to a couple of lower-energy metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT) bands reported in the literature before. Absolute photoabsorption cross sections are reported and, where possible, compared to previously published results. On the basis of this combined experimental/theoretical study the absorption spectrum of the complex has been totally re-assigned between 3.9 and 10.8 eV under the light of spin-orbit coupling (SOC) effects. The present comprehensive knowledge of the nature of the electronically excited states may be of relevance to estimate neutral dissociation cross sections of W(CO)(6), a precursor molecule in focused electron beam induced deposition (FEBID) processes, from electron scattering measurements.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology |
Volume | 8 |
Pages (from-to) | 2208-2218 |
Number of pages | 11 |
ISSN | 2190-4286 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Oct 2017 |
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