Electronic structure of small titanium clusters: Emergence and evolution of the 3{ital d} band

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1996 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.212· OSTI ID:283639

Wu, H; Desai, S R; Wang, L ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, Washington State University, Richland, Washington 99352 (United States)

The electronic structure of titanium clusters (Ti{sub {ital n}}, {ital n}=3{endash}65) is probed by size-selected anion photoelectron spectroscopy. It is observed that the 3{ital d} band emerges at the eight-atom cluster beyond which the {ital d} band broadens and evolves toward that of the bulk. The electronic structure of the titanium clusters is found to become bulklike at relatively small cluster sizes. This is discussed in terms of the delocalization of the titanium 3{ital d} orbitals and the implications for the cluster structures. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 283639
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 76; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
ANIONS
ATOMIC CLUSTERS
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
ENERGY LEVELS
PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
TIME-OF-FLIGHT SPECTROMETERS
TITANIUM