Geometric and electronic structure of metal-cage fullerenes, C₅₉M (M = Pt, Ir) obtained by laser ablation of electrochemically deposited films

Abstract

Laser ablation of electrochemically deposited C₆₀M_n [M = Pt, Ir(CO)₂] films produces [C₅₉M]⁺ whose electronic and geometric structures have been investigated by density functional theory.

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