TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of hydrogen chemisorption rates and electronic structures of small NbnAl- clusters
T2 - A photoelectron spectroscopic study
AU - Pramann, Axel
AU - Nakajima, Atsushi
AU - Kaya, Koji
PY - 2001/10/26
Y1 - 2001/10/26
N2 - Photodetachment photoelectron spectroscopy experiments on NbnAl- clusters have been carried out in a size range n=4 to 12 at 3.49 eV photon energy. The evolution of the electronic structure is discussed as a function of cluster size and composition. Electron affinities (EA) and vertical detachment energies are determined. One central point of this study is the direct comparison of the electronic structure of pure and Al-doped Nbn- clusters in the threshold binding energy region with regard to hybridization effects. Direct correlation between electronic structure and H2 chemisorption rate constants reported by Nonose et al. [Chem. Phys. Lett. 164 (1989) 427], is found for n=5 to 8 and n>9.
AB - Photodetachment photoelectron spectroscopy experiments on NbnAl- clusters have been carried out in a size range n=4 to 12 at 3.49 eV photon energy. The evolution of the electronic structure is discussed as a function of cluster size and composition. Electron affinities (EA) and vertical detachment energies are determined. One central point of this study is the direct comparison of the electronic structure of pure and Al-doped Nbn- clusters in the threshold binding energy region with regard to hybridization effects. Direct correlation between electronic structure and H2 chemisorption rate constants reported by Nonose et al. [Chem. Phys. Lett. 164 (1989) 427], is found for n=5 to 8 and n>9.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0009-2614(01)01046-6
DO - 10.1016/S0009-2614(01)01046-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0011212751
VL - 347
SP - 366
EP - 372
JO - Chemical Physics Letters
JF - Chemical Physics Letters
SN - 0009-2614
IS - 4-6
ER -