Gas-Phase Neutral Binary Oxide Clusters: Distribution, Structure, and Reactivity toward CO

Abstract

Neutral binary (vanadium–cobalt) oxide clusters are generated and detected in the gas phase for the first time. Their reactivities toward carbon monoxide (CO) are studied both experimentally and theoretically. Experimental results suggest that neutral VCoO₄ can react with CO to generate VCoO₃ and CO₂. Density functional theory studies show parallel results as well as provide detailed reaction mechanisms