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Hore DK. Phase of the second-order susceptibility in vibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopy: Origins, utility, and measurement techniques. J Chem Phys 2024; 161:060902. [PMID: 39132786 DOI: 10.1063/5.0220817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/13/2024] Open
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Vibrational sum frequency generation can provide valuable structural information at surfaces and buried interfaces. Relating the measured spectra to the complex-valued second-order susceptibility χ(2) is at the heart of the technique and a requisite step in nearly all subsequent analyses. The magnitude and phase of χ(2) as a function of frequency reveal important information about molecules and materials in regions where centrosymmetry is broken. In this tutorial-style perspective, the origins of the χ(2) phase are first described, followed by the utility of phase determination. Finally, some practical methods of phase extraction are discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dennis K Hore
- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3V6, Canada and Department of Computer Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3V6, Canada
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Yang CM, Wei CH, Chang JY, Lai CS. Flexible and Disposable Hafnium Nitride Extended Gates Fabricated by Low-Temperature High-Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:1191. [PMID: 39057868 PMCID: PMC11279940 DOI: 10.3390/nano14141191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
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To obtain a high-performance extended gate field-effect transistor for pH detection, hafnium nitride (HfN) was first fabricated on an indium tin oxide on polyethylene terephthalate (ITO/PET) substrate using a high-power impulse magnetron sputter system (HiPIMS) in this study. It can be easily applied in biomedical diagnostic and environmental monitoring applications with the advantages of flexible, disposable, cost-effective, and reliable components. Various duty cycle conditions in HiPIMSs were designed to investigate the corresponding sensing performance and material properties including surface morphology and composition. As the duty cycle increased, the grain size of HfN increased. Additionally, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis illustrated the presence of HfOxNy on the deposited HfN surface. Both behaviors could result in a better pH sensing performance based on the theory of the site-binding model. Subsequently, HfN with a 15% duty cycle exhibited excellent pH sensitivity and linearity, with values of 59.3 mV/pH and 99.8%, respectively; its hysteresis width and drift coefficient were -1 mV and 0.5 mV/h, respectively. Furthermore, this pH-sensing performance remained stable even after 2000 repeated bending cycles. These results indicate the potential and feasibility of this HiPIMS-deposited HfN for future wearable chemical applications.
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- Chia-Ming Yang
- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan; (C.-H.W.); (J.-Y.C.)
- Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan
- Department of Electronics Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan; (C.-H.W.); (J.-Y.C.)
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan; (C.-H.W.); (J.-Y.C.)
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan; (C.-H.W.); (J.-Y.C.)
- Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan
- Department of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City 33303, Taiwan
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Shen H, Chen L, Zou X, Wu Q. Modeling Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation Spectra of Interfacial Water on a Gold Surface: The Role of the Fermi Resonance. J Phys Chem B 2024; 128:6638-6647. [PMID: 38922305 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.4c02043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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Studying the hydrogen bonding structure of H2O at the metal-water interface is a highly complex yet fascinating endeavor. The intricate interactions and diverse orientations of water molecules on metal surfaces with varying potentials pose a significant challenge in elucidating the coupling between O-H stretching and H-O-H bending modes. In this study, we employed DFT-MD simulation to explore how the orientation of interfacial water molecules changes with the applied potential on the Au(111) surface. Based on the surface-specific velocity-velocity correlation function (ssVVCF) formula, we calculated vibrational sum frequency generation (VSFG) spectra for the O-H stretches. We found that three assigned peaks (∼3300, ∼3450, and 3650 cm-1) shifted toward lower frequencies as the potential moved toward more negative values. Our results align remarkably well with experimental Raman spectroscopy data. Notably, our VSFG analysis revealed a significant change in the VSFG spectra of the hydrogen-bonded O-H groups (∼3300 cm-1), switching from a negative to a positive sign with decreasing potential. This alteration suggests a substantial change in the orientation of these low-frequency O-H groups owing to their increased interactions with the Au surface. In contrast, the orientations of both the high-frequency O-H groups (∼3450 cm-1) and the dangling O-H groups (∼3650 cm-1) remained unaffected by the applied potentials. Furthermore, our analysis of the decomposed vibrational density of states (VDOS) for the H-O-H bending mode uncovered the coupling between the H-O-H bending and O-H stretching vibrations, known as the Fermi resonance. Our work suggests that the H-O-H bending vibration becomes restricted when water molecules transition from the ″one-H-down″ to the ″two-H-down″ conformation, leading to a redshift in the O-H stretching vibration through the Fermi resonance. By constructing the VSFG and decomposed VDOS spectra, we gained valuable insights into the structural changes that Raman spectra alone cannot fully interpret. Specifically, our analysis revealed the critical role of the Fermi resonance effect in shaping the spectroscopic signature of interfacial water molecules on the Au(111) surface.
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- Hujun Shen
- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, P. R. China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, P. R. China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, P. R. China
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- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, P. R. China
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Uddin MM, Azam MS, Hore DK. Variable-Angle Surface Spectroscopy Reveals the Water Structure in the Stern Layer at Charged Aqueous Interfaces. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:11756-11763. [PMID: 38600700 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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At charged aqueous interfaces, the second-order nonlinear optical response originates from water molecules within the diffuse part of the electrical double layer, which are ordered by the surface field and from water that additionally experiences chemical and physical interactions with the surface in the Stern layer. These two environments can either reinforce or diminish the overall signal and can be disentangled by varying the coherence length of their interaction with external laser fields. Here, we demonstrate a method in which the angle of incidence is varied to afford a significant change in the coherence length. When this technique was applied to the silica-water interface, it was observed that water molecules in the Stern and diffuse layers direct their hydrogen atoms toward the mineral surface at a low ionic strength and neutral pH. A decrease in the signal with increasing ionic strength is attributed to hydrated cation adsorption that competes with free water for deprotonated silanol sites.
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- Md Mosfeq Uddin
- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria V8W 3 V6, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria V8W 3 V6, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria V8W 3 V6, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Computer Science, University of Victoria, Victoria V8W 3P6, British Columbia, Canada
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Litman Y, Chiang KY, Seki T, Nagata Y, Bonn M. Surface stratification determines the interfacial water structure of simple electrolyte solutions. Nat Chem 2024; 16:644-650. [PMID: 38225269 PMCID: PMC10997511 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01416-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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The distribution of ions at the air/water interface plays a decisive role in many natural processes. Several studies have reported that larger ions tend to be surface-active, implying ions are located on top of the water surface, thereby inducing electric fields that determine the interfacial water structure. Here we challenge this view by combining surface-specific heterodyne-detected vibrational sum-frequency generation with neural network-assisted ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. Our results show that ions in typical electrolyte solutions are, in fact, located in a subsurface region, leading to a stratification of such interfaces into two distinctive water layers. The outermost surface is ion-depleted, and the subsurface layer is ion-enriched. This surface stratification is a key element in explaining the ion-induced water reorganization at the outermost air/water interface.
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- Yair Litman
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany.
- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany.
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Kobayashi K, Firoozabadi A. Water Film Structure and Wettability of Different Quartz Surfaces: Hydrogen Bonding Across Various Cutting Planes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:4635-4645. [PMID: 38377565 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Quartz is ubiquitous in subsurface formations. The crystal faces have different atomic arrangements. Knowledge of the molecular structures on the surface of quartz is key in many processes. Molecular dynamics simulations are conducted to investigate the atomic arrangement effect on the water film structure, ion adsorption, and wettability at three different α-quartz surfaces. The interfacial structures depend on the quartz surface. Intrasurface hydrogen bonding between surface silanols differs in the α-quartz surface. At the (0001) surface, the OH density is 9.58 nm-2, consisting of Q2 units with two hydroxyl groups per silicone atom. At the (101̅0)-β surface, the OH density is 7.54 nm-2, consisting of Q3 units with one hydroxyl group per silicone atom; there is significant intrasurface hydrogen bonding. At the (101̅0)-α surface, the OH density is 7.54 nm-2, consisting of Q2 units; however, there is little intrasurface hydrogen bonding. The intrasurface hydrogen bonding results in the exposure of hydrogen-bond acceptors to the aqueous phase, causing water molecules to have an H-up (hydrogen toward surface) orientation. This orientation can be found at the (0001) and (101̅0)-β surfaces; it is related to the degree of ordering at the surface. The ordering at the (0001) and (101̅0)-β surfaces is higher than that at the (101̅0)-α surface. In aqueous systems with ions, cation adsorption is the most dominant at the (0001) surface due to the largest surface density of the intrasurface hydrogen bonding, providing interaction sites for cations to be adsorbed. We observe a pronounced decrease in water film thickness from the ions at the (0001) surface only, likely due to significant cation adsorption. In this work, we demonstrate that the hydrogen-bond network, which varies from the plane cut, affects the water film structure and ion adsorption. The contact is nearly zero despite the changes in the film thickness and molecular structure at the temperature of 318 K.
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- Kazuya Kobayashi
- INPEX Corporation, Akasaka Biz Tower 5-3-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6332, Japan
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Wang Y, Nagata Y, Bonn M. Substrate effect on charging of electrified graphene/water interfaces. Faraday Discuss 2024; 249:303-316. [PMID: 37772472 DOI: 10.1039/d3fd00107e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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Graphene, a transparent two-dimensional (2D) conductive electrode, has brought extensive new perspectives and prospects to electrochemical systems, such as chemical sensors, energy storage, and energy conversion devices. In many of these applications, graphene, supported on a substrate, is in contact with an aqueous solution. An increasing number of studies indicate that the substrate, rather than graphene, determines the organization of water in contact with graphene, i.e., the electric double layer (EDL) structure near the electrified graphene, and the wetting behavior of the graphene: the graphene sheet is transparent in terms of its supporting substrate. By applying surface-specific heterodyne-detected sum-frequency generation (HD-SFG) spectroscopy to the silicon dioxide (SiO2)-supported graphene electrode/aqueous electrolyte interface and comparing the data with those for the calcium fluoride (CaF2)-supported graphene [Y. Wang et al., Angew. Chem., Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202216604], we discuss the impact of the different substrates on the charging of both the graphene and the substrate upon applying potentials. The SiO2-supported graphene shows pseudocapacitive behavior, consistent with the CaF2-supported graphene case, although the surface charges on SiO2 and CaF2 differ substantially. The SiO2 surface is already negatively charged at +0.57 V (vs. Pd/H2), and the negative surface charge is doubled when negative potentials are applied, in contrast with the CaF2 case, where the positive charge is reduced when negative potentials are applied. Interestingly, the charging of the graphene sheet is almost identical between the negatively charged SiO2 surface and positively charged CaF2 surface, demonstrating that the graphene charging is decoupled from the charging of the substrates.
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- Yongkang Wang
- Molecular Spectroscopy Department, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Molecular Spectroscopy Department, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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- Molecular Spectroscopy Department, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
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Chiang KY, Yu X, Yu CC, Seki T, Sun S, Bonn M, Nagata Y. Bulklike Vibrational Coupling of Surface Water Revealed by Sum-Frequency Generation Spectroscopy. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 131:256202. [PMID: 38181372 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.131.256202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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Vibrational coupling between interfacial water molecules is important for energy dissipation after on-water chemistry, yet intensely debated. Here, we quantify the interfacial vibrational coupling strength through the linewidth of surface-specific vibrational spectra of the water's O─H (O─D) stretch region for neat H_{2}O/D_{2}O and their isotopic mixtures. The local-field-effect-corrected experimental SFG spectra reveal that the vibrational coupling between hydrogen-bonded interfacial water O─H groups is comparable to that in bulk water, despite the effective density reduction at the interface.
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- Kuo-Yang Chiang
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Applied Optics Beijing Area Major Laboratory, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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Parshotam S, Rehl B, Brown A, Gibbs JM. Relating the phase in vibrational sum frequency spectroscopy and second harmonic generation with the maximum entropy method. J Chem Phys 2023; 159:204707. [PMID: 38014784 DOI: 10.1063/5.0172667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023] Open
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Nonlinear optical methods, such as vibrational sum frequency generation (vSFG) and second harmonic generation (SHG), are powerful techniques to study elusive structures at charged buried interfaces. However, for the separation and determination of the Stern and diffuse layer spectra at these charged interfaces, complex vSFG spectra and, hence, the absolute phase need to be retrieved. The maximum entropy method is a useful tool for the retrieval of complex spectra from the intensity spectra; however, one caveat is that an understanding of the error phase is required. Here, for the first time, we provide a physically motivated understanding of the error phase. Determining the error phase from simulated spectra of oscillators with a spectral overlap, we show that for broadband vSFG spectra, such as for the silica/water interface, the diffuse and Stern layers' spectral overlap within the O-H stretching window results in a correlation between the error phase and the phase shift between the responses of these layers. This correlation makes the error phase sensitive to changes in Debye length from varying the ionic strength among other variations at the interface. Furthermore, the change in the magnitude of the error phase can be related to the absolute SHG phase, permitting the use of an error phase model that can utilize the SHG phase to predict the error phase and, hence, the complex vSFG spectra. Finally, we highlight limitations of this model for vSFG spectra with a poor overlap between the diffuse and Stern layer spectra (silica/HOD in D2O system).
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- Shyam Parshotam
- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2, Canada
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