Journal of Physical Chemistry, Vol.99, No.10, 3053-3055, 1995
Structures and Ionization Energies of Sandwich Clusters (V-N(Benzene)(M))
Metal-molecule clusters V-n(benzene)(m) were synthesized by the reaction of laser-vaporized vanadium atoms with benzene vapor. The clusters exhibit magic number behavior at m = n - 1, n, and n + 1 (n = 1-5), which is explicable in terms of the multiple decker sandwich structure for these stable clusters. The ionization energies of these sandwich clusters decrease significantly with increasing cluster size.
Keywords:COLLISION-INDUCED DISSOCIATION;CHARGE-TRANSFER;PHOTODISSOCIATION;SPECTROSCOPY;COMPLEXES;IONS