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View SchemaLaser ablation synthesis of zinc oxide clusters: a new family of fullerenes?
| Authors | Alexander V. Bulgakov, Igor Ozerov, Wladimir Marine |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0311117 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0311117 |
Abstract
Positively charged zinc oxide clusters ZnnOm (up to n = 16, m <= n) of various stoichiometry were synthesized in the gas phase by excimer ArF laser ablation of a ZnO target and investigated using time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Depending on ablation conditions, either metal rich or stoichiometric clusters dominate in the mass spectrum. When the irradiated target surface is fairly fresh, the most abundant clusters are metal rich with Zn(n+1)On and Zn(n+3)On being the major series. The stoichiometric clusters are observed with an etched ablated surface. The magic numbers at n = 9, 11 and 15 in mass spectra of (ZnO)n clusters indicate that the clusters have hollow spheroid structures related to fullerenes. A local abundance minimum at n = 13 provides an additional evidence for the presence in the ablation plume of fullerene-like (ZnO)n clusters.
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"abstract": "Positively charged zinc oxide clusters ZnnOm (up to n = 16, m \u003c= n) of\nvarious stoichiometry were synthesized in the gas phase by excimer ArF laser\nablation of a ZnO target and investigated using time-of-flight mass\nspectrometry. Depending on ablation conditions, either metal rich or\nstoichiometric clusters dominate in the mass spectrum. When the irradiated\ntarget surface is fairly fresh, the most abundant clusters are metal rich with\nZn(n+1)On and Zn(n+3)On being the major series. The stoichiometric clusters are\nobserved with an etched ablated surface. The magic numbers at n = 9, 11 and 15\nin mass spectra of (ZnO)n clusters indicate that the clusters have hollow\nspheroid structures related to fullerenes. A local abundance minimum at n = 13\nprovides an additional evidence for the presence in the ablation plume of\nfullerene-like (ZnO)n clusters.",
"arxiv_id": "physics/0311117",
"authors": [
"Alexander V. Bulgakov",
"Igor Ozerov",
"Wladimir Marine"
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"title": "Laser ablation synthesis of zinc oxide clusters: a new family of fullerenes?",
"url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0311117"
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