Conformation dependence of electronic structures of poly(ethylene oxide)

• The electronic structure of pure poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) for four different polymeric chain conformations has been studied by Hartree-Fock (HF) and density functional theory (DFT) through the analysis of their valence band photoelectron spectroscopy (VB-PES), X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES), and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS). It is shown that the valence band of PEO presents specific conformation dependence, which can be used as a fingerprint of the polymeric structures. The calculated spectra have been compared with experimental results for PEO powder.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Teoretisk kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Theoretical Chemistry (hsv//eng)

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ray photoelectron-spectroscopy

polymer electrolytes

polyethylene oxide

vibrational spectroscopy

emission-spectroscopy

molecular-dynamics

nanocomposites

transformation

polyethers

scattering

Theoretical chemistry

Teoretisk kemi

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