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Sylwia Ptasińska1, Olof Echt, Stephan Denifl
1Institut für Ionenphysik, Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Abstract:
We report on attachment of free electrons to fullerenes C(n) (n = 60, 70, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86) and to Sc(3)N@C(80). The attachment cross sections exhibit a strong resonance at 0 eV for all species. The overall shape of the anion yield versus electron energy is quite similar for the higher fullerenes, with a minimum around 1 eV and a maximum which gradually shifts from 6 eV for C(60) to approximately 4 eV for large n. The endohedral Sc(3)N@C(80) exhibits a particularly shallow minimum and a maximum below 4 eV. We model autoionization of the anions with due consideration of the internal energy distributions. The relatively low electron affinity of Sc(3)N@C(80) is reflected in its reduced ion yield at higher attachment energies.
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