Squeezing of nitrogen atomic orbitals in a chemical trap

Fullerenes can act as inert cages for highly reactive nitrogen atoms even at room temperature. Confinement in a cage of less than spherical symmetry as realized in C70 leads to a characteristic deformation of the atomic charge and spin distributions which can be sensed by magnetic resonance techniqu...

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Published inPhysical review letters Vol. 85; no. 7; p. 1544
Main Authors Weiden, N, Goedde, B, Kass, H, Dinse, K, Rohrer, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 14.08.2000
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Summary:Fullerenes can act as inert cages for highly reactive nitrogen atoms even at room temperature. Confinement in a cage of less than spherical symmetry as realized in C70 leads to a characteristic deformation of the atomic charge and spin distributions which can be sensed by magnetic resonance techniques. A quantitative analysis of the amount of orbital squeezing is possible by comparison with data of free nitrogen ions.
ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.1544