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Novel cage clusters of MoS2 in the gas phase
Abstract:
Laser evaporation of MoS(2) nanoflakes gives negatively charged magic number clusters of compositions Mo(13)S(25) and Mo(13)S(28), which are shown to have closed-cage structures. The clusters are stable and do not show fragmentation in the post-source decay analysis even at the highest laser powers. Computations suggest that Mo(13)S(25) has a central cavity with a diameter of 4.5 A. The nanosheets of MoS(2) could curl upon laser irradiation, explaining the cluster formation.
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