C20

Gas phase ion energetics data

EA (eV)	Method	Reference	Comment
2.6000 ± 0.0043	LPES	Achiba, Kohno, et al., 2005	EA=Vertical Detachment Energy. Ring Structure likely.
2.70 ± 0.10	LPES	Yang, Taylor, et al., 1989	EA given is Vertical Detachment Energy. probably ring structure
2.250 ± 0.030	LPES	Prinzbach, Weller, et al., 2000	From brominated dodecahedrane, via EI
2.440 ± 0.030	LPES	Prinzbach, Weller, et al., 2000	From Graphite source, presumed ring structure

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Achiba, Kohno, et al., 2005
Achiba, Y.; Kohno, M.; Ohara, M.; Suzuki, S.; Shiromaru, H., Electron detachment spectroscopic study on carbon and silicon cluster anions, J. Electron Spectros. Rel. Phenom., 2005, 142, 3, 231-240, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elspec.2004.09.016 . [all data]

Yang, Taylor, et al., 1989
Yang, S.; Taylor, K.J.; Craycraft, M.J.; Conceicao, J.; Pettiette, C.L.; Cherhnovsky, O.; Smalley, R.E., UPS of 2-30 Atom Carbon Clusters: Chains and Rings, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1989, 144, 5-6, 431, https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-2614(88)87291-9 . [all data]

Prinzbach, Weller, et al., 2000
Prinzbach, H.; Weller, A.; Landenberger, P.; Wahl, F.; Worth, J.; Scott, L.T.; Gelmont, M.; Olevano, D.; von I., Gas-phase production and photoelectron spectroscopy of the smallest fullerene, C-20, Nature, 2000, 407, 6800, 60-63, https://doi.org/10.1038/35024037 . [all data]

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Symbols used in this document:

EA Electron affinity
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