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The anion photoelectron (PE) spectra of a range of small mono-cerium molecular species, along with the Ce2O4(-) and Ce3O6(-) stoichiometric clusters, are presented and analyzed with the support of density functional theory calculations. A common attribute of all of the neutral species is that the Ce centers in both the molecules and clusters are in the +4 oxidation state. In bulk ceria (CeO2), an unoccupied, narrow 4f band lies between the conventional valence (predominantly O 2p) and conduction (Ce 5d) bands. Within the CeO2(-), CeO3H2(-), and Ce(OH)4(-) series, the PE spectra and computational results suggest that the Ce 6s-based molecular orbital is the singly occupied HOMO in CeO2(-) but becomes destabilized as the Ce 4f-local orbital becomes stabilized with increasing coordination. CeO3(-), a hyperoxide, undergoes photodissociation with 3.49 eV photon energy to form the stoichiometric neutral CeO2 and O(-). In the CeO2(-), Ce2O4(-) ,and Ce3O6(-) stoichiometric cluster series, the 6s destabilization with 4f stabilization is associated with increasing cluster size, suggesting that a bulk-like band structure may be realized with fairly small cluster sizes. The destabilization of the 6s-based molecular orbitals can be rationalized by their diffuse size relative to Ce-O bond lengths in a crystal structure, suggesting that 6s bands in the bulk may be relegated to the surface.

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Ce in the +4 oxidation state: Anion photoelectron spectroscopy and photodissociation of small CexOyHz− molecules