Angelo Citra

Reactions of laser-ablated silver and gold atoms with dioxygen and density functional theory calculations of product molecules

Abstract The major new molecule observed here is gold dioxide. Extensive DFT calculations are compared for several silver and gold–dioxygen complexes.

Infrared spectra of BeNO and MgNO in solid argon

Abstract Laser-ablated Be atoms were reacted with NO in excess Ar during condensation at 10 K. Absorptions due to BeNO (913.8 cm −1 ) and BeOBeNO (1483.0 cm −1 ) are identified based on isotopic substitution and density functional theory frequency calculations. Similar experiments with Mg gave MgNO at 1461.3 cm −1 .