THE OPTICAL-ABSORPTION SPECTRA OF SMALL SILVER CLUSTERS (N = 5-11) EMBEDDED IN ARGON MATRICES

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作者
HARBICH, W
FEDRIGO, S
BUTTET, J
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[1] Institut Physique Expérimentale, EPF-Lausanne, PHB
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10.1016/0009-2614(92)85572-R
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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The optical absorption of small mass selected Ag(n) clusters (n = 5, 7, 8, 9, 11) embedded in solid Ar has been measured. Strong absorption has been found between 3 and 4.5 eV. The absorption spectra show 1-3 major peaks depending on the cluster size. The width of these peaks is considerably smaller than commonly found in gas phase photodepletion experiments. A simple model based on a Drude metal, and neglecting the dielectric constant of the surrounding medium, gives satisfactory agreement with experiment.
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