On the variation of bond length during large-amplitude bending from electron diffraction: the case of CaCl2

1994 ◽  
Vol 326 ◽  
pp. 213-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdolna Hargittai ◽  
Tamás Veszprémi ◽  
Tibor Pasinzki
2019 ◽  
Vol 205 ◽  
pp. 09007
Author(s):  
Rui Xian ◽  
Stuart A. Hayes ◽  
Gaston Corthey ◽  
Carole A. Morrison ◽  
Alexander Marx ◽  
...  

The photochemistry of the triiodide anion has been investigated by femtosecond electron diffraction. The time-resolved signal indicates the presence of reaction products and large-amplitude coherent motion produced by participating species. To reconstruct the atomic detail of the reaction and identify the major contributors to the detected signal, we outline the approach for atomic-level reconstruction.


1995 ◽  
Vol 02 (04) ◽  
pp. 451-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. OVER ◽  
S.Y. TONG ◽  
J. QUINN ◽  
F. JONA

We have reinvestigated the bond geometry of the [Formula: see text] surface by means of low-energy electron diffraction using a much larger experimental data set than that previously used. The [Formula: see text] surface consists of a [Formula: see text] lattice of Ag atoms which replaces the topmost Si atoms, and forces the remaining Si atoms to form trimers. The Ag-Ag bond length turned out to be 3.47±0.12 Å. The Ag atoms are laterally displaced from the bulk positions of the Si atoms which they have replaced by 0.53 Å resulting in a Ag-Si bond length of 2.36±0.17 Å. The missing top Si layer and the formation of Si trimers lead to strong distortions in deeper Si layers, most notably a buckling in the third and fourth Si layer with a magnitude of about 0.35 Å and 0.2 Å, respectively. Applying the concept of ‘split positions’, the low Debye temperature of Ag has been interpreted as being caused by strong in-plane (either static or dynamic) movements of the Ag atoms perpendicular to the Ag-Si bonding.


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