Laser ablation synthesis of zinc oxide clusters: a new family of fullerenes?

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dc.creatorBulgakov, Alexander V.
dc.creatorOzerov, Igor
dc.creatorMarine, Wladimir
dc.date2003-11-24
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:50:35Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:50:35Z
dc.descriptionPositively charged zinc oxide clusters ZnnOm (up to n = 16, m <= n) of various stoichiometry were synthesized in the gas phase by excimer ArF laser ablation of a ZnO target and investigated using time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Depending on ablation conditions, either metal rich or stoichiometric clusters dominate in the mass spectrum. When the irradiated target surface is fairly fresh, the most abundant clusters are metal rich with Zn(n+1)On and Zn(n+3)On being the major series. The stoichiometric clusters are observed with an etched ablated surface. The magic numbers at n = 9, 11 and 15 in mass spectra of (ZnO)n clusters indicate that the clusters have hollow spheroid structures related to fullerenes. A local abundance minimum at n = 13 provides an additional evidence for the presence in the ablation plume of fullerene-like (ZnO)n clusters.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0311117
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0311117
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/85755
dc.subjectAtomic and Molecular Clusters
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.subjectChemical Physics
dc.subjectPlasma Physics
dc.titleLaser ablation synthesis of zinc oxide clusters: a new family of fullerenes?
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