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Title: Hyperhalogens and highly electronegative compositions

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1298045

Hyperhalogens, a new class of highly electronegative species, are now invented. A hyperhalogen is a superhalogen-containing composition in which the electron affinity (EA) of the hyperhalogen is even larger than that of the superhalogens they are composed of. Novel production methods are provided in which highly electronegative species are produced by surrounding a central metal atom by superhalogen moieties.

Research Organization:
Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-96ER45579
Assignee:
Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA)
Patent Number(s):
9,416,016
Application Number:
13/820,574
OSTI ID:
1298045
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2011 Sep 08
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

Origin of the Unusual Properties of Au n (BO 2 ) Clusters journal February 2010
Hyperhalogens: Discovery of a New Class of Highly Electronegative Species journal October 2010
Structures and photoelectron spectroscopy of Cu n (BO 2 ) m ( n, m = 1, 2) clusters: Observation of hyperhalogen behavior journal March 2011
Vibrationally Resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy of BO - and BO 2 - :  A Joint Experimental and Theoretical Study journal February 2007

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