Anionic Hydrogen Cluster Ions as a New Form of Condensed Hydrogen

作者:Renzler Michael; Kuhn Martin; Mauracher Andreas; Lindinger Albrecht; Scheier Paul*; Ellis Andrew M
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2016, 117(27): 273001.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.273001

摘要

We report the first experimental observation of negatively charged hydrogen and deuterium cluster ions, H-n(-) and D-n(-), where n >= 5. These anions are formed by an electron addition to liquid helium nanodroplets doped with molecular hydrogen or deuterium. The ions are stable for at least the lifetime of the experiment, which is several tens of microseconds. Only anions with odd values of n are detected, and some specific ions show anomalously high abundances. The sizes of these "magic number" ions suggest an icosahedral framework of H-2 (D-2) molecules in solvent shells around a central H-(D-) ion. The first three shells, which contain a total of 44 H-2 or D-2 molecules, appear to be solidlike, but thereafter a more liquidlike arrangement of the H-2 (D-2) molecules is adopted.

  • 出版日期2016-12-27