Mid-infrared Characterization of the NH4 +(H2O)n Clusters in the Neighborhood of the n=20 "Magic" Number.
- Diken, Eric G
- Hammer, Nathan I
- Johnson, Mark A
- Christie, Richard A
- Jordan, Kenneth D
DOIAbstract
Vibrational predissociation spectra are reported for size-selected NH4+ (H2O)n clusters (n=5-22) in the 2500-3900 cm(-1) region. We concentrate on the sharp free OH stretching bands to deduce the local H-bonding configurations of water molecules on the cluster surface. As in the spectra of the protonated water clusters, the free OH bands in NH4+ (H2O)n evolve from a quartet at small sizes (n<7), to a doublet around n=9, and then to a single peak at the n=20 magic number cluster, before the doublet re-emerges at larger sizes. This spectral simplification at the magic number cluster mirrors that found earlier in the H+(H2O)n clusters. We characterize the likely structures at play for the n=19 and 20 clusters with electronic structure calculat...
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