Microsolvation of similar-sized aromatic molecules: photoelectron spectroscopy of bithiophene-, azulene-, and naphthalene-water anion clusters

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 9470-9478

  Schiedt, J ^a   Knott, W J ^a   Le Barbu, K ^a   Schlag, E W ^a   Weinkauf, R ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; ELECTRONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULES; MONOMERS; NAPHTHALENE; NEGATIVE IONS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; WATER;

AROMATIC MOLECULES; AZULENE; BITHIOPHENE; ELECTRON AFFINITIES; MICROSOLVATION; MOLECULAR ORBITAL ENERGIES;

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0034504753     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1319874     Document Type: Article

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