THE PRODUCTION OF METALLOCARBOHEDRENES BY THE DIRECT LASER VAPORIZATION OF THE CARBIDES OF TITANIUM AND ZIRCONIUM

Authors
CARTIER SF MAY BD TOLENO BJ PURNELL J WEI S CASTLEMAN AW
Citation
Sf. Cartier et al., THE PRODUCTION OF METALLOCARBOHEDRENES BY THE DIRECT LASER VAPORIZATION OF THE CARBIDES OF TITANIUM AND ZIRCONIUM, Chemical physics letters, 220(1-2), 1994, pp. 23-28
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Atomic, Molecular & Chemical
Journal title
Chemical physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00092614
Volume
220
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
23 - 28
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-2614(1994)220:1-2<23:TPOMBT>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Metallocarbohedrenes (Met-Cars) of titanium and zirconium have been pr oduced by the direct laser vaporization of their resPective pure carbi des. Time-of-flight mass spectra of both ionic and neutral metallocarb ohedrenes formed in the laser-induced plasma are presented and compare d to spectra of the same systems generated under laser vaporization/mo lecular beam conditions. Potential mechanisms of formation of these cl usters are presented and discussed.