Stability effects of AunXm
+ (X=Cu, Al, Y, In) clusters

Wim Bouwen; Frederik Vanhoutte; Florin Despa; Steven Bouckaert; Sven Neukermans; Luise Theil Kuhn; Horst Weidele; Peter Lievens; Roger E. Silverans

Stability effects of Au_nX_m ⁺ (X=Cu, Al, Y, In) clusters

Wim Bouwen, Frederik Vanhoutte, Florin Despa, Steven Bouckaert, Sven Neukermans, Luise Theil Kuhn, Horst Weidele, Peter Lievens, Roger E. Silverans

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Abstract

Bimetallic Au_nX_m clusters (X=Cu, Al, Y, In) have been produced by a dual-target dual-laser vaporization source. Following multiphoton absorption the stability patterns resulting from fragmentation are investigated by time-of-flight mass abundance spectrometry. Au_nCu_m ⁺ clusters exhibit the same electronic shell effects as Au_n ⁺. Different abundance patterns are observed for Au_nAl₁ ⁺ compared to Au_nY₁ ⁺ or Au_nIn₁ ⁺. The patterns are related to the magic numbers of the electronic shell model for clusters. The differences between the bimetallic clusters are interpreted in terms of different cluster geometries dependent on the nature of the dopant atoms.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	227-233
Number of pages	7
Journal	Chemical Physics Letters
Volume	314
Issue number	3-4
State	Published - Dec 3 1999
Externally published	Yes

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