A modified potential method for electrons scattering total cross section calculations on several molecules at 30 ∼ 5000 eV:: CF4, CCl4, CFCl3, CF2Cl2, and CF3Cl

A complex optical model potential modified by the concept of bonded atom, which takes into consideration the overlapping effect of electron clouds between two atoms in a molecule, is employed to calculate the total cross sections (TCSs) for electrons scattering from several molecules (CF4, CCl4, CFCl3, CF2Cl2, and CF3Cl) over an incident energy range 30 similar to 5000 eV using the additivity rule model at Hartree-Fock level. The quantitative TCSs are compared with those obtained by experiments and other theories wherever available, and good agreement is obtained above 100 eV. It is shown that the modified potential can successfully calculate the TCSs of electron-molecule scattering over a wide energy range, especially at lower energies.