Free radicals formed by reaction of germane with hydrogen atoms in xenon matrix at very low temperatures

Abstract

The radicals formed by the reaction of GeH4 with H in the Xe matrix were investigated by electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy at very low temperatures. The radicals observed were identified as GeH3 and GeH5. The newly observed radical GeH5 is considered as the intermediate of the reaction H+GeH4→H2+GeH3. The ESR parameters of these radicals were determined by numerical deconvolution of the observed spectra.