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  • Surface Science
  • Spectroscopy

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  • Quantitative liquid-jet photoelectron spectroscopy is a powerful technique for determining electronic energetics of liquids.
  • The electronic structure of liquid water is sensitive to the presence and concentration of solutes.
  • Understanding these changes is crucial for various chemical and physical processes in solution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the absolute lowest ionization energy of liquid water (1b1 orbital electron liberation).
  • To investigate how solute addition and concentration affect this ionization energy.
  • To compare the effects of inorganic salts (NaI) and surfactants (TBAI) on water's electronic structure.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized quantitative liquid-jet photoelectron spectroscopy.
  • Analyzed aqueous solutions of sodium iodide (NaI) and tetrabutylammonium iodide (TBAI).
  • Measured concentration-dependent shifts in water's 1b1 and iodide's 5p binding energies.

Main Results:

  • In NaI(aq) solutions, water's 1b1 binding energy increased by ~0.3 eV with increasing concentration.
  • In TBAI(aq) solutions, water's 1b1 binding energy decreased by ~0.7 eV due to TBAI surface layer formation.
  • Iodide's 5p binding energy shifts showed distinct concentration-dependent behaviors for NaI and TBAI, correlating with water's electronic structure changes.

Conclusions:

  • Water's electronic structure in the bulk dominates NaI(aq) energy shifts, while TBAI(aq) shifts relate to surface work function changes.
  • Observed energy shifts correlate with significant molecular structure changes in concentrated solutions, including crystalline-like phases.
  • The 3a1 orbital ionization feature provides insights into water-water hydrogen bond interactions under varying solute concentrations.