Issue 23, 2005
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Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Direct observation of size dependent activation of NO on gold clusters†

André Fielicke,a   Gert von Helden,a   Gerard Meijer,a   Benoit Simardb  and  David M. Rayner*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, Berlin, Germany
E-mail: fielicke@fhi-berlin.mpg.de

b Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
E-mail: david.rayner@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca

Abstract

Vibrational spectra of NO ligands adsorbed on cationic gold clusters are obtained using IR multiphoton dissociation spectroscopy. We observe a strong oscillation of the NO stretching frequency with increasing cluster size that reveals a clear odd–even dependence in the strength of the NO bond. For the corresponding CO complexes, no oscillation is found. This behaviour can be understood on the basis of the character and occupation of the frontier orbitals of the complexes.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B511710K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Aug 2005
Accepted
11 Oct 2005
First published
25 Oct 2005

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2005,7, 3906-3909

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Direct observation of size dependent activation of NO on gold clusters

A. Fielicke, G. V. Helden, G. Meijer, B. Simard and D. M. Rayner, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2005, 7, 3906 DOI: 10.1039/B511710K

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