Electron attachment to strongly polar clusters Formamide molecule and clusters
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Electron localization is studied in formamide cluster anions. The isolated formamide molecule has a large dipole moment and its clusters can give birth to multipole-bound anions as well as valence anions. The vertical valence electron affinity of the isolated molecule is determined by electron transmission spectroscopy. The anion formation process is studied as a function of cluster size with Rydberg electron transfer spectroscopy. DFT calculations of the neutral and negatively-charged cluster structures show that the anion excess electron localizes on a single molecule. The adiabatic valence electron affinity of isolated formamide is deduced from the observation of the cluster size threshold for valence attachment. PACS. 34.80.Gs Molecular excitation and ionization by electron impact – 36.40.Mr Spectroscopy and geometrical structure of clusters – 87.15.By Structure and bonding
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