Photoelectron spectroscopy of boron aluminum hydride cluster anions
Abstract
Boron aluminum hydride clusters are studied through a synergetic combination of anion photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory based calculations. Boron aluminum hydride cluster anions, BxAlyHz−, were generated in a pulsed arc cluster ionization source and identified by time-of-flight mass spectrometry. After mass selection, their photoelectron spectra were measured by a magnetic bottle-type electron energy analyzer. The resultant photoelectron spectra as well as calculations on a selected series of stoichiometries reveal significant geometrical changes upon substitution of aluminum atoms by boron atoms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Apr 28, 2014
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.4871884
Entities
People
- Anil K. Kandalam
- Boggavarapu Kiran
- Gerd Gantefoer
- Haopeng Wang
- Kit H Bowen
- Xiang Li
- Xinxing Zhang
- Yeon Jae Ko
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Johns Hopkins University
- McNeese State University
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania