Photoionisation and photofragmentation of Li@C60

F. Rohmund, A. V. Bulgakov, M. Hedén, A. Lassesson, E. E.B. Campbell

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Abstract

Photoionisation and photofragmentation of endohedral fullerenes are studied by exposure of an effusive molecular beam consisting of Li@C60 molecules to pulsed 193 nm UV laser light. Under both low and high fluence conditions, Li@C60 + ions are detected by use of a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. A fragmentation-free signal of the endohedral species could be detected at very low fluences. At high fluences, C2 fragmentation from Li@C60 + to give Li@C58 + is observed; however, fragmentation in the neutral channel appears to dominate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)173-179
Number of pages7
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume323
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Jun 2000

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Funding Information:
Financial support by the Swedish Natural Sciences Research Council (NFR) and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Russian–Swedish exchange programme is gratefully acknowledged.

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