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Reaction studies of carbon clusters

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Zeitschrift für Physik D Atoms, Molecules and Clusters

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Reaction studies of carbon clustersC n in the rangen=8−37, produced by laser vaporisation in a supersonic nozzle, have been investigated using time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Clear differences in reaction products formed on hydrogenation are detected which show that even and odd clusters behave quite differently and furthermore thatat least two different types of even cluster appear to exist. The reactivity patterns for clusters C n withn=16, 18 and 22 are in a different class from those withn=20, 24, 26 ..., a behaviour consistent with the existence of closed cage fullerene structures for even clusters with 20 or more carbon atoms (other thann=22).

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  1. R. P. Hallett

    Present address: Kodak Ltd, Headstone Drive, HA1 4TY, Harrow, Middlesex, UK

  2. K. G. McKay

    Present address: BAe Sema Ltd, KT3 4QF, New Malden, Surrey, UK

  3. S. P. Balm

    Present address: Dept. of Astronomy, UCLA, 90024-1562, Los Angeles, CA, USA

  4. A. W. Allaf

    Present address: Dept. of Chemistry, AEC of Syria, P.O. Box 6091, Damascus, Syria

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    R. P. Hallett, K. G. McKay, S. P. Balm, A. W. Allaf, H. W. Kroto & A. J. Stace

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Hallett, R.P., McKay, K.G., Balm, S.P. et al. Reaction studies of carbon clusters. Z Phys D - Atoms, Molecules and Clusters 34, 65–70 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01443738

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