title: Photoelectron imaging of Ag(-)(H2O)x and AgOH(-)(H2O)y (x=1,2, y=0-4).
abstract: The photoelectron images of Ag(-)(H(2)O)(x) (x=1,2) and AgOH(-)(H(2)O)(y) (y=0-4) are reported. The Ag(-)(H(2)O)(1,2) anionic complexes have similar characteristics to the other two coinage metal-water complexes that can be characterized as metal atomic anion solvated by water molecules with the electron mainly localized on the metal. The vibrationally well-resolved photoelectron spectrum allows the adiabatic detachment energy (ADE) and vertical detachment energy (VDE) of AgOH(-) to be determined as 1.18(2) and 1.24(2) eV, respectively. The AgOH(-) anion interacts more strongly with water molecules than the Ag(-) anion. The photoelectron spectra of Ag(-)(H(2)O)(x) and AgOH(-)(H(2)O)(y) show a gradual increase in ADE and VDE with increasing x and y due to the solvent stabilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Chaoxian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Yuzhen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cong
authors.forename: Mingfei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Zichao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tang