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Adsorption of Propene on Neutral Gold Clusters in the Gas Phase
Ewald Janssens1, Hai Thuy Le2, Peter Lievens2
1Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Magnetism, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200d-box 2414, 3001 Leuven (Belgium). ewald.janssens@fys.kuleuven.be.
Abstract:
The adsorption of propene on neutral gold clusters is investigated in a collision cell under a few collision conditions. The adsorption reaction is studied by pressure-dependent kinetic measurements and delayed unimolecular dissociation of the excited Aun propene complexes. The cluster size (n=9-25) and temperature (T=90-300 K) dependence of the propene adsorption is analyzed. Strong size dependences of the absorption reaction are observed; a larger propene adsorption probability was found for gold clusters composed of an even number of atoms. Propene binding energies are estimated by comparison of the temperature-dependent unimolecular dissociation rates with rates obtained by using statistical RRKM modeling. The Aun -propene binding energies decrease non-monotonously with cluster size and are in the range of 1.2-0.85 eV for n=9-25. Finally, the bonding of C3 H6 on Aun is qualitatively described and similarities with the absorption of CO molecules on gold clusters are discussed.
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