Ag8

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled by: John E. Bartmess

Electron affinity determinations

EA (eV) Method Reference Comment
1.610 ± 0.050LPESHandschuh, Cha, et al., 1995EA given is Vertical Detachment Energy. Adiabatic EA est as up to 1 eV smaller
1.98 ± 0.20LPESTaylor, Pettiettehall, et al., 1992EA set as 0.2 eV above onset to correct for unresolved hot bands.
1.50 ± 0.10LPESGanteför, Gausa, et al., 1990EA: threshold, ≥EA(adiabatic). Vertical Detachment Energy: 1.62±0.1 eV.
1.48 ± 0.10LPESHo, Ervin, et al., 1990EA: threshold, ≥EA(adiabatic). Vertical Detachment Energy: 1.65±0.05 eV.

Vibrational and/or electronic energy levels

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Data compiled by: Marilyn E. Jacox

State:   ?
 Energy 
 (cm-1) 		  Med.   Transition   λmin 
 (nm) 		  λmax 
 (nm) 		  References
Tx = 31950 He Federmann, Hoffmann, et al., 1999

State:   ?
 Energy 
 (cm-1) 		  Med.   Transition   λmin 
 (nm) 		  λmax 
 (nm) 		  References
Tx = 31550 Ne Harbich, Belyaev, et al., 1996

State:   ?
 Energy 
 (cm-1) 		  Med.   Transition   λmin 
 (nm) 		  λmax 
 (nm) 		  References
Tx = 31390 Ar Harbich, Fedrigo, et al., 1993

State:   ?
 Energy 
 (cm-1) 		  Med.   Transition   λmin 
 (nm) 		  λmax 
 (nm) 		  References
Tx = 31220 Ar Felix, Sieber, et al., 2001

Additional references: Jacox, 2003, page 360

Notes

xEnergy separation between the band maximum of the excited electronic state and the v = 0 level of the ground state.

References

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Handschuh, Cha, et al., 1995
Handschuh, H.; Cha, C.Y.; Bechthold, P.S.; Gantefor, G.; Eberhardt, W., Electronic shells or molecular orbitals: Photoelectron spectra of Ag-n(-) clusters, J. Chem. Phys., 1995, 102, 16, 6406, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.469356 . [all data]

Taylor, Pettiettehall, et al., 1992
Taylor, K.J.; Pettiettehall, C.L.; Cheshnovsky, O.; Smalley, R.E., Ultraviolet Photoelectron Spectra of Coinage Metal Clusters, J. Chem. Phys., 1992, 96, 4, 3319, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.461927 . [all data]

Ganteför, Gausa, et al., 1990
Ganteför, G.; Gausa, M.; Meiwes-Broer, K.-H.; Lutz, H.O., Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Silver and Palladium Cluster Anions, J. Chem. Soc. Farad. Trans., 1990, 86, 13, 2483, https://doi.org/10.1039/ft9908602483 . [all data]

Ho, Ervin, et al., 1990
Ho, J.; Ervin, K.M.; Lineberger, W.C., Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Metal Cluster Anions - Cun-, Agn-, and Aun-, J. Chem. Phys., 1990, 93, 10, 6987, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.459475 . [all data]

Federmann, Hoffmann, et al., 1999
Federmann, F.; Hoffmann, K.; Quaas, N.; Toennies, J.P., Spectroscopy of extremely cold silver clusters in helium droplets, Eur. Phys. J. D, 1999, 9, 1, 11, https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00010922 . [all data]

Harbich, Belyaev, et al., 1996
Harbich, W.; Belyaev, Y.; Kleiber, R.; Buttet, J., OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY OF SIZE-SELECTED SILVER CLUSTERS EMBEDDED IN SOLID NEON: A CLUSTER-SUPPORT INTERACTION STUDY, Surf. Rev. Lett., 1996, 3, 01, 1147, https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218625X96002059 . [all data]

Harbich, Fedrigo, et al., 1993
Harbich, W.; Fedrigo, S.; Buttet, J., The optical absorption spectra of small Silver clusters (n=8?39) embedded in rare gas matrices, Z. Phys. D, 1993, 26, 1-4, 138, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01429124 . [all data]

Felix, Sieber, et al., 2001
Felix, C.; Sieber, C.; Harbich, W.; Buttet, J.; Rabin, I.; Schulze, W.; Ertl, G., Ag8 Fluorescence in Argon, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2001, 86, 14, 2992, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.2992 . [all data]

Jacox, 2003
Jacox, M.E., Vibrational and electronic energy levels of polyatomic transient molecules: supplement B, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 2003, 32, 1, 1-441, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1497629 . [all data]

Notes

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