TY - JOUR A1 - Ehlert, Christopher A1 - Kröner, D. A1 - Saalfrank, P. T1 - A combined quantum chemical/molecular dynamics study of X-rayphotoelectron spectra of polyvinyl alcohol using oligomer models JF - Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena N2 - X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is a powerful tool for probing the local chemical environment ofatoms near surfaces. When applied to soft matter, such as polymers, XPS spectra are frequently shifted andbroadened due to thermal atom motion and by interchain interactions. We present a combined quantummechanical QM/molecular dynamics (MD) simulation of X-ray photoelectron spectra of polyvinyl alcohol(PVA) using oligomer models in order to account for and quantify these effects on the XPS (C1s) signal. Inour study, molecular dynamics at finite temperature were performed with a classical forcefield and by abinitio MD (AIMD) using the Car–Parrinello method. Snapshots along the trajectories represent possibleconformers and/or neighbouring environments, with different C1s ionization potentials for individualC atoms leading to broadened XPS peaks. The latter are determined by Δ-Kohn Sham calculations. Wealso examine the experimental practice of gauging XPS (C1s) signals of alkylic C-atoms in C-containingpolymers to the C1s signal of polyethylene. We find that (i) the experimental XPS (C1s) spectra of PVA (position and width) can be roughly repre-sented by single-strand models, (ii) interchain interactions lead to red-shifts of the XPS peaks by about0.6 eV, and (iii) AIMD simulations match the findings from classical MD semi-quantitatively. Further, (iv)the gauging procedure of XPS (C1s) signals to the values of PE, introduces errors of about 0.5 eV. KW - XPS KW - Quantummechanical molecular dynamics simulation KW - Polyvinyl alcohol PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elspec.2014.12.007 SN - 0368-2048 VL - 199 SP - 38 EP - 45 PB - Elsevier B.V. AN - OPUS4-39290 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ehlert, Christopher A1 - Holzwebe, Markus A1 - Lippitz, Andreas A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Saalfrank, P. T1 - A detailed assignment of NEXAFS resonances of imidazolium based ionic liquids N2 - In Near Edge X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy X-Ray photons are used to excite tightly bound core electrons to low-lying unoccupied orbitals of the system. This technique offers insight into the electronic structure of the system as well as useful structural information. In this work, we apply NEXAFS to two kinds of imidazolium based ionic liquids ([CnC1im]+ [NTf2]− and [C4C1im]+ [I]−). A combination of measurements and quantum chemical calculations of C K and N K NEXAFS resonances is presented. The simulations, based on the transition potential density functional theory method (TP-DFT), reproduce all characteristic features observed by the experiment. Further, a detailed assignment of resonance features to excitation centers leads to a consistent interpretation of the spectra. T2 - 52nd Symposium on Theoretical Chemistry (STC2016) CY - Ruhr Universität Bochum, Germany DA - 26.9.2016 KW - NEXAFS KW - Simulation KW - Ionic liquid PY - 2016 AN - OPUS4-38276 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ehlert, Christopher T1 - A Detailed Assignment of NEXAFS Resonances of Imidazolium Based Ionic Liquids T2 - Bessy User Meeting T2 - Bessy User Meeting CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2015-12-10 PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-35212 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ehlert, Christopher T1 - Investigation of NEXAFS Resonances of Self-Assembled Monolayers by Transition Potential Density Functional Theory T2 - Bessy User Meeting T2 - Bessy User Meeting CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2015-12-10 PY - 2015 AN - OPUS4-35213 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - THES A1 - Ehlert, Christopher T1 - Simulationen von Röntgenabsorptionsprozessen zur Charakterisierung von Systemen in kondensierter Phase N2 - Diese Doktorarbeit ist das Resultat einer intensiven und fruchtbaren Zusammenarbeit zwischen dem Fachbereich 6.1 (Oberflächenanalytik und Grenzflächenchemie) der Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) sowie der Arbeitsgruppe Theoretische Chemie von Professor Saalfrank an der Universität Potsdam. Zusammen haben wir die Strukturaufklärung von Systemen in kondensierter Phase unter Verwendung der Röntgenabsorptionsspektroskopie betrieben. Von Seiten der BAM wurden experimentelle Röntgenabsorptionsspektren hoher Auflösung an modernen Synchrotroneinrichtungen (BESSY II, Berlin) aufgenommen. Die Theoretische Chemie liefert, unter Verwendung quantenchemischer Methoden, die Möglichkeit die Spektren zu simulieren. Bei der Röntgenabsorption wird ein Photon hoher Energie von einem molekularen System absorbiert und in einen angeregten Zustand versetzt. Die Intensität der Absorption ist stark abhängig von der eingestrahlten Photonenenergie. Das resultierende Absorptionsspektrum enthält eine Vielzahl von Informationen. Meine Aufgabe bestand darin, die untersuchten Systeme am Computer zu modellieren. KW - XPS KW - NEXAFS KW - Spektrensimulation PY - 2017 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-104844 SP - 1 EP - 142 PB - Universität Potsdam CY - Potsdam AN - OPUS4-39562 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Ehlert, Christopher A1 - Unger, Wolfgang A1 - Saalfrank, P. T1 - Theoretical NEXAFS investigation of structural defects in graphene: A density functional theory study T2 - 2013 Nutzertreffen am Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) T2 - 2013 Nutzertreffen am Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2013-12-05 PY - 2013 AN - OPUS4-29863 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -