The structural and electronic properties of bimetallic oxide clusters, YCu 2 O n − and YCu 2 O n (n = 2−5), are investigated using anion photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations. The experimental vertical detachment energies of YCu 2 O 2 − , YCu 2 O 3 − , YCu 2 O 4 − , and YCu 2 O 5 − were measured to be 1.59, 1.76, 3.85, and 3.78 eV, respectively. Vibrationally resolved photoelectron spectra have been obtained for YCu 2 O 2 − , with a spacing of 726 ± 80 cm −1 assigned to the Y− O stretching vibrational mode. It is found that YCu 2 O 2 − and YCu 2 O 2 have C 2v symmetric planar five-membered ring structures. YCu 2 O 3 − and YCu 2 O 3 have C 2v symmetric planar six-membered ring structures. The most stable structure of YCu 2 O 4 − is a quasiplanar structure which can be viewed as one O atom interacting with the Y atom of the YCu 2 O 3 six-membered ring, while the most stable structure of YCu 2 O 4 is a planar seven-membered ring. YCu 2 O 5 − and YCu 2 O 5 have nonplanar structures, which can be viewed as an O 2 unit interacting with the Y atom of the YCu 2 O 3 six-membered ring. In YCu 2 O 3,4,5 −/0 , the Y−O and Cu−O bonds are dominant, while the Y−Cu and Cu−Cu interactions are weak.