Metal carbides are highly intriguing to researchers due to their diverse properties, including
electrical, thermal, magnetic, and mechanical characteristics. They are prized for their high …

Nitrogen (N2) fixation is a challenging and vital issue in chemistry. Inspired by the fact that
the active sites of nitrogenases are polynuclear metal sulfide clusters, the reactivity of gas …

Neutral AlmCn and AlmCnHx clusters are investigated both experimentally and theoretically
for the first time. Single photon ionization through 193, 118, and 46.9 nm lasers is used to …

Dinitrogen activation/fixation is one of the most important and challenging subjects in
synthetic as well as theoretical chemistry. In this study, the adsorption reactions of N2 onto …

Emission of secondary clusters off clean solid surfaces following the impact of a projectile
ion at kiloelectronvolt (keV) kinetic energies is important from both practical and fundamental …

Noble metal carbide cluster cations (MC n+, M= Cu, Au) are produced by laser vaporization
in a pulsed molecular beam and detected with time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Copper …

The electronic structure and chemical bonding in the Ta3− cluster are investigated using
photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations. Photoelectron …

The structures and chemical bond evolution of ditantalum doped carbon clusters Ta 2 C n−/0
(n= 1–7) were studied via size-selected anion photoelectron spectroscopy and theoretical …

Vibrational spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations are used to determine
the structures of small gas-phase platinum carbido clusters Pt n C+, n= 3–5. The carbon …

Production of nitrogen-based feedstock, in particular ammonia, has received increased
attention due to its potential use in several chemical processes. Hence, development of …