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Ionization and Delocalization in Potassium Zeolite L: A Combined Neutron Diffraction and Electron Spin Resonance Study
Author(s) -
Anderson Paul A.,
Armstrong A. Robert,
Edwards Peter P.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199406411
Subject(s) - delocalized electron , zeolite , potassium , chemistry , ionization , electron , electron paramagnetic resonance , resonance (particle physics) , metal , neutron diffraction , inorganic chemistry , diffraction , crystallography , atomic physics , crystal structure , nuclear magnetic resonance , organic chemistry , ion , catalysis , physics , optics , quantum mechanics
In the reaction of dehydrated zeolite L with potassium vapor the guest metal atoms are spontaneously ionized and the resulting electrons delocalized among potassium cations that line the one‐dimensional channels of the zeolite host (see structure on the right). This phenomenon points out a possible approach to compounds containing ultrafine, conducting wires.