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Xe{sub n} clusters in the alpha cages of zeolite KA.

Journal Article · · J. Chem. Phys.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.470709· OSTI ID:943248

We have observed the individual signals of the Xe{sub n} clusters (n=1-5) trapped in the alpha cages of zeolite KA. The {sup 129}Xe NMR chemical shift of each cluster in zeolite KA is larger than that of the corresponding Xe{sub n} cluster in zeolite NaA. The temperature dependence of the chemical shifts of the clusters vary systematically with cluster size as they do in NaA, but the change of the temperature coefficients with n is somewhat more pronounced for Xe{sub n} in the cages of KA than in NaA. The Xe{sub n} chemical shifts and their variation with temperature are reproduced by the grand canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations. GCMC simulations of the distribution of the Xe atoms among the alpha cages in KA provide the fractions of cages containing n Xe atoms which agree reasonably well with the observed equilibrium distributions. The characteristics of Xe distribution and chemical shifts in KA are compared with that in NaA.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Sponsoring Organization:
NSF
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
943248
Report Number(s):
ANL/CMT/JA-38608
Journal Information:
J. Chem. Phys., Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys. Journal Issue: 20 ; Nov. 22, 1995 Vol. 103; ISSN JCPSA6; ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH