Record-high stability and compactness of multiply-charged clusters aided by selected terminal groups

Zhong, Ming Min; Fang, Hong; Jena, Puru

doi:10.1039/c9cp06215g

Title: Record-high stability and compactness of multiply-charged clusters aided by selected terminal groups

Journal Article · 29 January 2020 · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cp06215g · OSTI ID:1800867

Zhong, Ming Min ^[1];

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Southwest Univ., Chongqing (China). School of Physical Science and Technology; OSTI
Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA (United States). Dept. of Physics

Multiply-charged clusters with compact sizes that are stable in the gas phase are important due to their potential applications as weakly-coordinating ions and building blocks of bulk materials. However, the number of these clusters, especially those with high charge states beyond two, is limited. In this work, we show that gas-phase di- and tri-anions with record-high stability and compactness can be developed by utilizing a series of stable mono-anions with linear configurations as ligands. A stable di-anion with a record-high second electron binding energy of 6.26 eV and the smallest tri-anion with a record-low radius of 4.85 Å have been identified. This study demonstrates that multiply-charged clusters with highly charged state and compact sizes can be stabilized solely by selected terminal groups in the structure. This finding significantly enriches the database of stable multiply-charged gas-phase clusters and provides a path towards rational design of further multiply-charged species.

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Research Organization:: Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-96ER45579

OSTI ID:: 1800867

Journal Information:: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP, Journal Name: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 22; ISSN 1463-9076

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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