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Title: Ionic properties of hydrogenated and fluorinated fullerenes

Conference ·
OSTI ID:10151846
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
  2. Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  3. Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC (United States)

Using mass spectrometry, the ionization potentials (IP) of C{sub 60}H{sub n} for even-numbered n=2-12 were determined to be 6.75-7.5 eV, and for odd-numbered n were below 6.75 eV (for C{sub 60}, IP is 7.65 eV). Electron affinities (EA) of these species rapidly decrease with increasing n. IPs and EAs for C{sub 60}F{sub x}, on the other hand, both increase dramatically upon fluorination. A second electron can be added to gaseous C{sub 60}F{sub 48}{sup {minus}}; the resulting doubly charged anion is more stable than the singly charged anion.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
10151846
Report Number(s):
CONF-940411-17; ON: DE94012110
Resource Relation:
Conference: Spring meeting of the Materials Research Society (MRS),San Francisco, CA (United States),4-8 Apr 1994; Other Information: PBD: [1994]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English