Determination of Ionization Energies

Ionization may take place by the interaction with a particle sufficiently high in energy, e.g. an electron or a photon, or by the addition of charged species, e.g. an electron or a proton. The thermochemistry associated with the ionization process provides information on ion structures, since a structure may be assigned based on heat of formation when compared to data of reference ions. Thus, the determination of ionization energy, electron affinity and proton affinity plays a central role in mass spectrometry. 

Electrochemical data have been used to predict ionization energies and stability relative to doping in air for semiconducting polymers. Bredas et al. [43] derived an empirical correlation for determination of ionization energies from electrochemical oxidation and reduction potentials (Eq. 5) in which the onset of oxidation is referred to the standard calomel electrode, S.C.E.)... 

Determination of ionization energy from an atomic emission spectrum... 

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