Ru

101.07 amu

dimer vibrational frequency = 347.1 cm-1

dimer force constant = 3.59 mdyne/Å

References

"Raman Spectrum of Ruthenium Dimers"

Huaiming Wang, Yifei Liu, Hanae Haouari, R. Craig, John. R. Lombardi

and D. M. Lindsay

J. Chem. Phys. 106, 6534 (1997).


Abstract

The absorption (scattering depletion) spectrum and resonance Raman spectrum for Ru2 in an argon matrix prepared by the mass-selected ion deposition technique have been obtained. The absorption spectrum in the visible region shows a single broad transition centered at 470 nm. Resonance Raman spectra, obtained by excitation into this band with dye laser radiation, display a single sharp progression with lines at 343.8 (26) cm-1, 681.6 (32) cm-1, 1017.5(26) cm-1, 1350.2 (25) cm-1 and 1678.9 (8) cm-1. These data give we = 347.1 ± 0.9 cm-1 with wece = 1.85 ± 0.15 cm-1, leading to a spectroscopic dissociation energy of 2.0 ± 0.2 eV. Sidebands in the Raman spectra are indicative of a weak coupling (Huang-Rhys factor, S ~ 0.1 - 0.7) between the dimer and the phonons of the argon host.


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