The X-ray photoelectron spectra of eight polymers [(CH 2 CH 2 ) n , (CH 2 CH 2 NH) n , (CH 2 O) n , (CH 2 CH 2 S) n , (CH 2 -CHX) n , and (CH 2 CX 2 ) n (X ) F, Cl)] were analyzed by the deMon density-functional method using the model oligomers. Calculated AIK R valence photoelectron spectra were obtained using Gaussian line shape functions of an approximate line width (0.10I k ), where I k ) I k ′ -WD, I k ′ is the vertical ionization potential of each MO, and WD is a shift to account for sample work function, polarization energy, and other effects. The theoretical spectra showed good agreement with the experimental spectra of the polymers between 0 and 40 eV. The core-electron binding energies (CEBEs) of C1s, N1s, O1s, F1s, S2p, and Cl2p of the model oligomers were calculated by unrestricted generalized transition-state models. The difference between the calculated and the experimental CEBEs reflects the trend in WDs of the polymers.
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