Green’s function calculation of the valence photoemission spectra of PF3 and NiPF3

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Abstract
We have performed ab initio algebraic diagrammatic construction [ADC(3)] Green’s function calculations of the valence photoemission spectra of PF3 and NiPF3. We obtained overall good agreement with experiment for both the free PF3 molecule and the PF3 molecule chemisorbed on a Ni(111) metal surface. A comparison to NiCO shows that there are certain similarities between NiPF3 and NiCO, not only in the σ donor–π acceptor bonding mechanism in the ground state, but also in the metal–ligand CT excitations associated with the creation of a valence hole in the ligand. However, it appears that the many‐body effect, such as the configuration interactions in the final ionized state, seems to be weaker for NiPF3 than for NiCO, judging from the main line spectral intensity. The quasiparticle picture of the 4e level breaks down completely as in the case of the 1π level of NiCO.