Excess Electrons Bound to H2S Trimer and Tetramer Clusters

Published

January 24, 2020

Author(s)

Gaoxiang Liu, Manuel Díaz-Tinoco, Sandra M. Ciborowski, Chalynette Martinez-Martinez, Svetlana Lyspustina, Jay H. Hendricks, Vincent Ortiz, Kit H. Bowen

Abstract

The hydrogen sulfide trimer and tetramer anions, (H2S)3– and (H2S)4–, were generated by Rydberg electron transfer and studied via a synergy between velocity-map imaging anion photoelectron spectroscopy and high-level quantum chemical calculations. The sharp peaks at low electron binding energy in their photoelectron spectra and their diffuse Dyson orbitals are evidence of them both being dipole-bound anions. While the dipole moments of the neutral (H2S)3 and (H2S)4 clusters are small, the excess electron induces structural distortions that enhance the charge-dipolar attraction and facilitate the binding of diffuse electrons.

Citation

The Journal of Chemical Physics

Issue

6

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Journals

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https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CP06872D

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Keywords

Photoelectron, spectroscopy, quantum, quantum chemical calculations, dipole, dipole-bound, solvated electron, ion-beam, photodetached, Rydberg, Rydberg electron transfer, electron binding energy, velocity-map imaging

Citation

Liu, G. , Díaz-Tinoco, M. , Ciborowski, S. , Martinez-Martinez, C. , Lyspustina, S. , Hendricks, J. , Ortiz, V. and Bowen, K. (2020), Excess Electrons Bound to H2S Trimer and Tetramer Clusters, The Journal of Chemical Physics, [online], https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CP06872D, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=928280 (Accessed October 24, 2025)