• 文献标题:   Ejection-ionization of molecules from free standing graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   VERKHOTUROV SV, CZERWINSKI B, VERKHOTUROV DS, GENG S, DELCORTE A, SCHWEIKERT EA
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0021-9606 EI 1089-7690
  • 通讯作者地址:   Texas A M Univ
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1063/1.4976832
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

We present the first data on emission of C-60(-) stimulated by single impacts of 50 keV C-60(2+) on the self-assembled molecular layer of C-60 deposited on free standing 2 layer graphene. The yield, Y, of C-60(-) emitted in the transmission direction is 1.7%. To characterize the ejection and ionization of molecules, we have measured the emission of C-60(-) from the surface of bulk C-60 (Y = 3.7%) and from a single layer of C-60 deposited on bulk pyrolytic graphite (Y = 3.3%). To gain insight into the mechanism(s) of ejection, molecular dynamic simulations were performed. The scenario of the energy deposition and ejection of molecules is different for the case of graphene due to the confined volume of projectile-analyte interaction. In the case of 50 keV C-60(2+) impacts on graphene plus C-60, the C atoms of the projectile collide with those of the target. The knocked-on atoms take on a part of the kinetic energy of the projectile atoms. Another part of the kinetic energy is deposited into the rim around the impact site. The ejection of molecules from the rim is a result of collective movement of the molecules and graphene membrane, where the membrane movement provides the impulse for ejection. The efficient emission of the intact molecular ions implies an effective ionization probability of intact C-60. The proposed mechanism of ionization involves the tunneling of electrons from the vibrationally exited area around the hole to the ejecta. Published by AIP Publishing.