THERMIONIC EMISSION FROM GIANT FULLERENES

被引:63
作者
MARUYAMA, S
LEE, MY
HAUFLER, RE
CHAI, Y
SMALLEY, RE
机构
[1] RICE UNIV,DEPT MED,HOUSTON,TX 77251
[2] RICE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,HOUSTON,TX 77251
[3] UNIV TOKYO,DEPT MECH ENGN,BUNKYO KU,TOKYO 113,JAPAN
来源
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIK D-ATOMS MOLECULES AND CLUSTERS | 1991年 / 19卷 / 1-4期
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D O I
10.1007/BF01448340
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学]; O56 [分子物理学、原子物理学];
学科分类号
070203 ; 070304 ; 081704 ; 1406 ;
摘要
Large even-numbered carbon clusters in the size range from 100 to 600 atoms (giant fullerenes) were generated by laser vaporization and directly injected as positive ions via a supersonic beam into the magnetic trap of an ion cyclotron resonance apparatus. Intense laser excitation of the magnetically leviatated fullerenes at 4.0 eV was found to result in production of multiply charged fragments in the trap. Details of the time scale and size dependence of this process suggest it is due to thermionic emission from the superheated gas phase clusters.
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页码:409 / 412
页数:4
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