Charge-state analysis of small barium-oxide clusters by x-ray absorption spectroscopy.

Small barium-oxide clusters [Formula: see text] are studied by mass spectrometry and x-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) to discuss stability of the clusters and oxidation state of constituent atoms. It is found that clusters with bulk composition, n  =  m, are stable, which can accommodate one or two excess oxygen atoms additionally as manifested by n  =  m  +  1 and m  +  2 species in the mass spectrum. XAS spectra of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] reveal that the oxidation state of barium atoms stays at  +2 (the bulk BaO value) even after binding excess oxygen, whereas spectral features originating from oxygen exhibit composition dependence.

Electronic structures of size-selected single-layered platinum clusters on silicon(111)-7x7 surface at a single cluster level by tunneling spectroscopy.

Tunneling spectra of size-selected single-layered platinum clusters (size range of 5-40) deposited on a silicon(111)-7x7 surface were measured individually at a temperature of 77 K by means of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM), and the local electronic densities of states of individual clusters were derived from their tunneling spectra measured by placing an STM tip on the clusters. In a bias-voltage (V(s)) range from -3 to 3 V, each tunneling spectrum exhibits several peaks assignable to electronic states associated with 5d states of a constituent platinum atom and an energy gap of 0.1-0.

Unisized two-dimensional platinum clusters on silicon(111)-7x7 surface observed with scanning tunneling microscope.

Uni-sized platinum clusters (size range of 5-40) on a silicon(111)-7 x 7 surface were prepared by depositing size-selected platinum cluster ions on the silicon surface at the collision energy of 1.5 eV per atom at room temperature. The surface thus prepared was observed by means of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) at the temperature of 77 K under an ambient pressure less than 5 x 10(-9) Pa.