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Joachim Schnadt. Portrait.

Joachim Schnadt

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Joachim Schnadt. Portrait.

Experimental and theoretical gas phase electronic structure study of tetrakis(dimethylamino) complexes of Ti(IV) and Hf(IV)

Author

  • Payam Shayesteh
  • Roman Tsyshevsky
  • Samuli Urpelainen
  • François Rochet
  • Fabrice Bournel
  • Jean Jaques Gallet
  • Maija M. Kuklja
  • Joachim Schnadt
  • Ashley R. Head

Summary, in English

The gas phase electronic structure of two transition metal alkylamino complexes, M(N(CH3)2)4, where M = Ti, Hf, was studied using photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT). These studies are a first step for predicting atomic layer and chemical vapor deposition reactions on surfaces, which are common applications of these molecules. The valence photoemission spectra of these two complexes were collected with 50 and 150 eV photon energies. Comparison of calculated ionization energies and our experiments yielded good agreement. Analysis of calculated molecular orbitals provides insight into the π-donation interaction between the lone pair of electrons on the amino ligands and the empty metal orbitals. In addition to the valence structure, the core level photoemission spectra were analyzed. The π-interaction was found to influence core level ionization energies. Vibrational structure in the C 1s spectra are reported with insight from DFT calculations. The comprehensive experimental and theoretical characterization of the electronic structure of these complexes provide a robust foundation to progress to detailed spectroscopic studies of the interactions between these molecules and surfaces.

Department/s

  • Department of Physics
  • Synchrotron Radiation Research
  • MAX IV Laboratory
  • NanoLund: Centre for Nanoscience

Publishing year

2019-07-01

Language

English

Pages

80-85

Publication/Series

Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena

Volume

234

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
  • Theoretical Chemistry (including Computational Chemistry)

Keywords

  • Atomic layer deposition precursor
  • Chemical vapor deposition precursor
  • Density functional theory
  • Photoelectron spectroscopy
  • TDMAHf
  • TDMAT

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0368-2048