biostudies-literatureReider AMAustrian Science Fund FWF848-857https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10860146biostudies-literatureUnknown128(5)Magnesium clusters exhibit a pronounced nonmetal-to-metal transition, and the neutral dimer is exceptionally weakly bound. In the present study, we formed pristine Mg_<i>n</i>^<i>z</i>+ (<i>n</i> = 1-100, <i>z</i> = 1-3) clusters and mixed (C₆₀)_<i>m</i>Mg_<i>n</i>^<i>z</i>+ clusters (<i>m</i> = 1-7, <i>z</i> = 1, 2) upon electron irradiation of neutral helium nanodroplets doped with magnesium or a combination of C₆₀ and magnesium. The mass spectra obtained for pristine magnesium cluster ions exhibit anomalies, consistent with previous reports in the literature. The anomalies observed for C₆₀Mg_<i>n</i>⁺ strongly suggest that Mg atoms tend to wet the surface of the single fullerene positThe journal of physical chemistry. AMixed Cluster Ions of Magnesium and C₆₀.PMC10860146P34563M3229-NW1259-N27Scheier PMayerhofer JMartini PReider AMLushchikova OVfalseMixed Cluster Ions of Magnesium and C₆₀.Magnesium clusters exhibit a pronounced nonmetal-to-metal transition, and the neutral dimer is exceptionally weakly bound. In the present study, we formed pristine Mg_<i>n</i>^<i>z</i>+ (<i>n</i> = 1-100, <i>z</i> = 1-3) clusters and mixed (C₆₀)_<i>m</i>Mg_<i>n</i>^<i>z</i>+ clusters (<i>m</i> = 1-7, <i>z</i> = 1, 2) upon electron irradiation of neutral helium nanodroplets doped with magnesium or a combination of C₆₀ and magnesium. The mass spectra obtained for pristine magnesium cluster ions exhibit anomalies, consistent with previous reports in the literature. The anomalies observed for C₆₀Mg_<i>n</i>⁺ strongly suggest that Mg atoms tend to wet the surface of the single fullerene posit2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Feb2025-04-04T12:06:01.36Z2025-04-04T12:06:01.36ZS-EPMC108601463827283910.1021/acs.jpca.3c06902