Unexpected structures of the Au<sub>17</sub> gold cluster: the stars are shining
Phạm Vũ Nhật, Nguyen Thanh, Vitaly G. Kiselev, André Fielicke, Hung Tan Pham, Minh Tho Nguyen
Abstract
The Au 17 gold cluster was experimentally produced in the gas phase and characterized by its vibrational spectrum recorded using far-IR multiple photon dissociation (FIR-MPD) of Au 17 Kr.
Topics & Concepts
Gold clusterCluster (spacecraft)StarsDissociation (chemistry)Atom (system on chip)Vibrational spectrumSpectral lineCrystallographyPhysicsChemistryMolecular physicsAtomic physicsAstrophysicsDensity functional theoryMoleculeComputational chemistryPhysical chemistryAstronomyQuantum mechanicsComputer scienceProgramming languageEmbedded systemNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsRadioactive element chemistry and processingLaser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles