X‐Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Palladium Fluorides

Abstract X‐ray photoelectron spectra of several Palladium fluorine compounds have been investigated. In all these phases Palladium atoms have a more or less distorted octahedral coordination. Satellite Structures generally occur in Pd 3d 3/2 and Pd 3d 5/2 levels and broad F 1s peaks are observed. Shifts in binding energies can be correlated with Palladium oxidation State and covalency. XPS results clearly confirm the unusual +III oxidation State of Palladium in NaPdF 4 , Na 3 PdF 6 , K 3 PdF 6 , and K 2 NaPdF 6 .