Electronic structure of europium(iii) acrylate and methacrylate: an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and quantum chemical study

摘要

The electronic structure and specific features of the nature of chemical bonding in europium acrylate and europium methacrylate were investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and quantum chemistry methods. The effect of the replacement of acrylic acid by methacrylic acid was also studied. The assignment of bands in the valence region XPS spectra is proposed.