Ultrafast charge transfer processes accompanying KLL Auger decay in aqueous KCl solution

Autor: Céolin, D., Kryzhevoi, N. V., Nicolas, Ch., Pokapanich, W., Choksakulporn, S., Songsiriritthigul, P., Saisopa, Th., Rattanachai, Y., Utsumi, Y., Palaudoux, J., Öhrwall, G., Rueff, J. P.
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Phys. Rev. Lett. 119, 263003 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.263003
Popis: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and KLL Auger spectra of aqueous KCl solution were measured for the K$^+$ and Cl$^-$ edges. While the XPS spectra of potassium and chloride have similar structures, both exhibiting only weak satellite structures near the main line, the Auger spectra of these isoelectronic ions differ dramatically. A very strong satellite peak was found in the K$^+$ KLL Auger spectrum at the low kinetic energy side of the $^1$D state. Using equivalent core models and ab initio calculations this spectral structure was assigned to electron transfer processes from solvent water molecules to the solvated K$^+$ cation. Contrary to the potassium case, no extra peak was found in the KLL Auger spectrum of solvated Cl$^-$ indicating on a strong dependence of the underlying processes on ionic charge. The observed charge transfer processes are suggested to play an important role in charge redistribution following single and multiple core-hole creation in atomic and molecular systems placed into an environment.
Databáze: arXiv