Photoionization and density functional study of clusters of alkali metal atoms solvated with acetonitrile molecules, M(CH3CN)n (M=Li and Na)

Keijiro Ohshimo; Hironori Tsunoyama; Yoshihiro Yamakita; Fuminori Misaizu; Koichi Ohno

doi:10.1016/S0009-2614(99)00044-5

Photoionization and density functional study of clusters of alkali metal atoms solvated with acetonitrile molecules, M(CH₃CN)_n (M=Li and Na)

Keijiro Ohshimo, Hironori Tsunoyama, Yoshihiro Yamakita, Fuminori Misaizu, Koichi Ohno

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Photoionization mass spectroscopy of clusters of alkali metal atoms solvated with acetonitrile molecules, M(CH₃CN)_n (M=Li and Na), has shown that their ionization potentials decrease from n=1 to 3, while they increase for n≥4. Calculations based on density functional theory are also made for these clusters and their cations with n=1-3. The nature of the anomalous n dependence of the ionization potential is discussed in relation to the stabilization of neutral clusters due to dipole-dipole interaction between acetonitrile molecules.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	356-364
Number of pages	9
Journal	Chemical Physics Letters
Volume	301
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2614(99)00044-5
Publication status	Published - 1999 Feb 26
Externally published	Yes

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