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The PtAl− and PtAl2− anions: Theoretical and photoelectron spectroscopic characterization

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: We report a joint photoelectron spectroscopic and theoretical study of the PtAl(-) and PtAl2(-) anions. The ground state structures and electronic configurations of these species were identified to be C∞v, (1)Σ(+) for PtAl(-), and C2v, (2)B1 for PtAl2(-). Structured anion photoelectron spectra of these clusters were recorded and interpreted using ab initio calculations. Good agreement between theory and experiment was found. All experimental features were successfully assigned to one-electron transitions from the ground state of the anions to the ground or excited states of the corresponding neutral species.

Source: The Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI: 10.1063/1.4873160

Authors: Xinxing Zhang, Gerd Ganteför, Kit H. Bowen, Anastassia N. Alexandrova

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Chemical Physics Studies

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Awards: G1523888516, G7404899917, G7807745527, G834610410