ISSN:
1434-6079
Keywords:
PACS: 36.40.-c Atomic and molecular clusters – 36.40.Mr Spectroscopy and geometrical structure of clusters – 61.46.+w Clusters, nanoparticles, and nanocrystalline materials – 71.24.+q Electronic structure of clusters and nanoparticles
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract. Organometallic clusters of lanthanide (Ln = Nd, Er, Eu, and Yb) and 1,3,5,7-cyclooctatetraene (C8H8) were produced by a combination of laser vaporization and molecular beam methods. In the mass spectra of [Ln n (C8H8) m ], compositions of m=n+1 were magic numbers. From mass spectrometry, photoionization spectroscopy, and photoelectron spectroscopy, we have concluded that these magic-numbered clusters take multiple-decker sandwich structures in which Ln atoms and C8H8 molecules are alternatedly piled up. These sandwich clusters are formed through ionic bonds composed of multiply charged cations [Ln k+ (k=2 and 3)] and multiply charged anions [C8H8 h- (h=1, 1.5, and 2)].
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/PL00010926
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