Photoelectron imaging and theoretical calculations of gold-silver hydrides: comparing the characteristics of Au, Ag and H in small clusters |
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Authors: | Hua Xie Xiaopeng Xing Zhiling Liu Ran Cong Zhengbo Qin Xia Wu Zichao Tang Hongjun Fan |
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Affiliation: | State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China. zctang@dicp.ac.cn fanhj@dicp.ac.cn. |
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Abstract: | Structures and electronic properties of the mixed metal hydride anions AuAgH(-), Au(2)AgH(-), AuAg(2)H(-) and their neutrals are studied using anionic photoelectron imaging and theoretical calculations. The three isomers of AuAgH(-) are determined to be linear and those of AuAgH are determined to have C(s) symmetry. The structures of Au(2)AgH(-), AuAg(2)H(-) and their corresponding neutrals are determined to be planar with C(s) or C(2v) symmetries. The vertical detachment energies (VDEs) and adiabatic detachment energies (ADEs) of these anions are reported. Similar to the homonuclear Au(m)(-) and Ag(n)(-) clusters, the metal hydride anions with an even number of valence electrons have higher VDEs than those with an odd number. Variation of the VDEs of these metal hydride anions with interchange of Au, Ag and H (for example Au(m)Ag(n)(-)→ Au(m-1)Ag(n+ 1)(-), or Au(m-1)Ag(n)H(-)) will be shown to be characterized by the electronegativities of Au, Ag and H. The results presented in this study provide important insights into the similar and different characteristics of these three elements in small clusters. |
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