Studying the Composition of Cluster Ions by Matrix- and Surface-Activated Laser Desorption/Ionization in Samples Obtained from Solutions of Sodium Stannate and Tin(II) Chloride

• Published in: Protection of metals and physical chemistry of surfaces 2023-12, Vol.59 (6), p.1123-1131
• Main Authors: Sukhorukov, D. O., Pytskii, I. S., Buryak, A. K., Revel’skii, A. I., Revel’skii, I. A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Atomic properties; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chlorides; Clusters; Composition; Corrosion and Coatings; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Inorganic Chemistry; Investigation Methods for Physicochemical Systems; Mass spectra; Mass spectroscopy; Materials Science; Metallic Materials; Parameter identification; Sodium compounds; Stannates; Tin chloride; Tribology
• ISSN: 2070-2051; 2070-206X
• DOI: 10.1134/S2070205123701290

The purpose of this work was to study the composition of cluster ions in samples containing sodium stannate and tin(II) chloride. It has been shown that the composition of mass spectra is influenced by such parameters as the laser radiation energy and the substance content in the sample being studied. Conditions for preparing samples and recording mass spectra using these parameters were optimized. Presumptive identification of peaks in the recorded mass spectra was carried out. It has been shown that many of the ion peaks observed in the mass spectra may correspond to clusters containing tin. In the mass spectra of sodium stannate, ions of the general composition Sn x O y Na z H m were detected, in which the number of tin atoms reaches eight, and the maximum ion mass-to-charge ratio ( m / z ) is 1100. In the mass spectra of tin(II) chloride, there are ions of the general composition Sn x O y H m Cl p and Sn x Cl y , where the number of tin atoms reaches 4, and the highest m / z value is 1000.