화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.116, No.10, 4094-4101, 2002
Structures of small gold cluster cations (Au-n(+), n < 14): Ion mobility measurements versus density functional calculations
We have performed ion mobility measurements on gold cluster cations Au-n(+) generated by pulsed laser vaporization. For clusters with n<14, experimental cross sections are compared with theoretical results from density functional calculations. This comparison allows structural assignment. We find that room temperature gold cluster cations have planar structures for n=3-7. Starting at n=8 they form three dimensional structures with (slightly distorted) fragments of the bulk phase structure being observed for n=8-10.