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Title: Size-dependent structures of Na{sub n}I{sub n-1}{sup +} cluster ions with a methanol adsorbate: A combined study by photodissociation spectroscopy and density-functional theory calculation

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2102909· OSTI ID:20723168
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  1. Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578 (Japan)

Methanol adsorption sites on Na{sub n}I{sub n-1}{sup +} ions were investigated. Photoexcitation to charge-transfer states of Na{sub n}I{sub n-1}{sup +} (methanol) predominantly produces two fragment ions: Na{sub n-1}I{sub n-2}{sup +} (methanol) (neutral NaI loss) and Na{sub n-1}I{sub n-2}{sup +} (neutral NaI and methanol loss), without forming Na{sub n}I{sub n-1}{sup +} (methanol loss). The relative intensities of these fragments are correlated with the geometries and binding energies.

OSTI ID:
20723168
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 123, Issue 16; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2102909; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English