Issue 43, 2012

Helium nanodroplets doped with xenon and rubidium atoms: a case study of van der Waals interactions between heliophilic and heliophobic dopants

Abstract

In this work we apply density-functional theory to simulate a double-dotation of He-clusters with Rb and Xe atoms. We investigate the influence of the He droplet environment on the weak van der Waals interaction between xenon and rubidium. The heliophilic Xe resides inside the droplet, while the heliophobic Rb stays on its surface. The effect of this spatial separation, the stability of the system and its properties are discussed in the context of future experiments.

Graphical abstract: Helium nanodroplets doped with xenon and rubidium atoms: a case study of van der Waals interactions between heliophilic and heliophobic dopants

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Jul 2012
Accepted
17 Sep 2012
First published
17 Sep 2012

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012,14, 15158-15165

Helium nanodroplets doped with xenon and rubidium atoms: a case study of van der Waals interactions between heliophilic and heliophobic dopants

J. Poms, A. W. Hauser and W. E. Ernst, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 15158 DOI: 10.1039/C2CP42333B

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