Wang W, Liu X, Pérez-Ríos J. AlF-AlF Reaction Dynamics between 200 K and 1000 K: Reaction Mechanisms and Intermediate Complex Characterization.
Molecules 2023;
29:222. [PMID:
38202805 PMCID:
PMC10780286 DOI:
10.3390/molecules29010222]
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Abstract
AlF is a relevant molecule in astrochemistry as a tracer of F-bearing molecules. Additionally, AlF presents diagonal Franck-Condon factors and can be created very efficiently in the lab, which makes it a prototypical molecular for laser cooling. However, very little is known about the reaction dynamics of AlF. In this work, we report on the reaction dynamics of AlF-AlF between 200 and 1000 K using ab initio molecular dynamics and a highly efficient active learning approach for the potential energy surface, including all degrees of freedom. As a result, we identify the main reaction mechanisms and the lifetime of the intermediate complex AlF-AlF relevant to astrochemistry environments and regions in buffer gas cells.
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