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Size-Dependent Reactivity of Co n - ( n = 5-25) Cluster Anions toward Carbon Dioxide.
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The journal of physical chemistry letters [J Phys Chem Lett] 2023 Aug 10; Vol. 14 (31), pp. 6948-6955. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jul 27. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- A fundamental understanding of the reactivity evolution of nanosized clusters at an atomically precise level is pivotal to assemble desired materials with promising candidates. Benefiting from the tandem mass spectrometer coupled with a high-temperature ion-trap reactor, the reactions of mass-selected Co <subscript> n </subscript> <superscript>-</superscript> ( n = 5-25) clusters with CO <subscript>2</subscript> were investigated and the increased reactivity of Co <subscript>20-25</subscript> <superscript>-</superscript> was newly discovered herein. This finding marks an important step to understand property evolution of subnanometer metal clusters (Co <subscript>25</subscript> <superscript>-</superscript> , ∼0.8 nm) atom-by-atom. The reasons behind the increased reactivity of Co <subscript>20-25</subscript> <superscript>-</superscript> were proposed by analyzing the reactions of smaller Co <subscript>6-8</subscript> <superscript>-</superscript> clusters that exhibit significantly different reactivity toward CO <subscript>2</subscript> , in which a lower electron affinity of Co <subscript> n </subscript> contributes to the capture of CO <subscript>2</subscript> while the flexibility of Co <subscript> n </subscript> <superscript>-</superscript> could play vital roles to stabilize reaction intermediates and suppress the barriers of O-CO rupture and CO desorption.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1948-7185
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 31
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The journal of physical chemistry letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37498356
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01478