Negative ion photoelectron spectroscopy of P₂N₃^-: electron affinity and electronic structures of P₂N₃˙.

ABSTRACT: We report here a negative ion photoelectron spectroscopy (NIPES) and ab initio study of the recently synthesized planar aromatic inorganic ion P₂N₃^-, to investigate the electronic structures of P₂N₃^- and its neutral P₂N₃˙ radical. The adiabatic detachment energy of P₂N₃^- (electron affinity of P₂N₃˙) was determined to be 3.765 ± 0.010 eV, indicating high stability for the P₂N₃^- anion. Ab initio electronic structure calculations reveal the existence of five, low-lying, electronic states in the neutral P₂N₃˙ radical. Calculation of the Franck-Condon factors (FCFs) for each anion-to-ne

SUBMITTER: Hou GL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6013798 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature