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Tian J, Hou L, Xia W, Wang Z, Tu Y, Pei W, Zhou S, Zhao J. Solar driven CO 2 hydrogenation to HCOOH on (TiO 2) n ( n = 1-6) atomic clusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:28533-28540. [PMID: 37847520 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03473a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Artificial photosynthesis is a crucial reaction that addresses energy and environmental challenges by converting CO2 into fuels and value-added chemicals. However, efficient catalytic activity using earth-abundant materials can be challenging due to intrinsic limitations. Herein, we explore neutral (TiO2)n (n = 1-6) atomic clusters for CO2 hydrogenation via comprehensive ab initio calculations combined with time-dependent functional theory. Our results show that these (TiO2)n clusters exhibit outstanding thermodynamic stabilities and decent surficial activities for CO2 activation and H2 dissociation, both of which possess kinetic barriers down to 0-0.74 eV. We establish a relationship between the binding strength of *CO2 species and electron characterization for these (TiO2)n clusters. These clusters, which have a wide energy gap between the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccpied molecular orbital (LUMO) that allows them to harvest the solar light in the ultraviolet regime, enabling efficient catalysis for driving the catalysis of CO2 conversion. They provide exclusive reaction channels and high selectivity for yielding HCOOH products via the carboxyl mechanism, involving the kinetic barrier of the limiting step of 0.74-1.25 eV. We also investigated the substrate effect on supported (TiO2)n clusters, with non-metallic substrates featuring inert surfaces serving as suitable options for anchoring (TiO2)n clusters while preserving their intrinsic activity and selectivity. These computational results have significant implications not only for meeting energy demands but also for mitigating carbon emissions by utilizing CO2 as an alternative feedstock rather than considering it solely as a greenhouse gas.
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- Jiaqi Tian
- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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- College of Physics Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.
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- School of Physics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis for Industrial Equipment, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Cheng Y, Li RZ, Xu XY, Lu L. Density functional theory study of the reaction between VO− and water. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.139945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Garcia JM, Heald LF, Shaffer RE, Sayres SG. Effect of oxidation on excited state dynamics of neutral Ti nO 2n-x (n < 10, x < 4) clusters. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:211102. [PMID: 34879680 DOI: 10.1063/5.0071264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Excited state lifetimes of neutral titanium oxide clusters (TinO2n-x, n < 10, x < 4) were measured using a sequence of 400 nm pump and 800 nm probe femtosecond laser pulses. Despite large differences in electronic properties between the closed shell stoichiometric TinO2n clusters and the suboxide TinO2n-x (x = 1-3) clusters, the transient responses for all clusters contain a fast response of 35 fs followed by a sub-picosecond (ps) excited state lifetime. In this non-scalable size regime, subtle changes in the sub-ps lifetimes are attributed to variations in the coordination of Ti atoms and localization of charge carriers following UV photoexcitation. In general, clusters exhibit longer lifetimes with increased size and also with the addition of O atoms. This suggests that the removal of O atoms develops stronger Ti-Ti interactions as the system transitions from a semiconducting character to a fast metallic electronic relaxation mechanism.
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- Jacob M Garcia
- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA
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Jian X, Xin K, Hu J, Zhang L, Wang X, Wang G. Infrared Spectroscopy of Solvation in the TaO 2+ Hydrolysis Reaction. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:5054-5060. [PMID: 34085828 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c03185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The solvent effect of the TaO2+ reaction with water molecules in the gas phase is examined. Stoichiometric TaO2(H2O)n+ cations are generated by the laser vaporization of a tantalum metal target in the pulsed supersonic expansion of H2O/He mixed gas. The infrared photodissociation spectra of TaO2(H2O)n+ cations are measured using the argon-tagging technology in the 2800-3850 cm-1 region. Density functional theory calculations are carried out to identify the observed infrared bands and elucidate the reaction mechanism. In the TaO2+ reaction with one H2O molecule, both the hydrated adduct H2O-TaO2+ and dihydroxide TaO(OH)2+ are generated. The coexistence of tetrahydroxide Ta(OH)4+ and hydrated dihydroxide H2O-TaO(OH)2+ is seen when the second H2O molecule is involved. However, only the hydrated H2O-Ta(OH)4+ product is obtained in the TaO2 reaction with three H2O molecules. Theoretical calculations indicate that in the reaction, the formation of a six-membered cyclic transition state through the hydrogen bond lowers the energy barrier significantly, which promotes the transfer of the hydrogen of hydrated adducts to generate di- and tetrahydroxides.
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- Xianhui Jian
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, China
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Mason JL, Folluo CN, Jarrold CC. More than little fragments of matter: Electronic and molecular structures of clusters. J Chem Phys 2021; 154:200901. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0054222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Jarrett L. Mason
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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Garcia JM, Heald LF, Shaffer RE, Sayres SG. Oscillation in Excited State Lifetimes with Size of Sub-nanometer Neutral (TiO 2) n Clusters Observed with Ultrafast Pump-Probe Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:4098-4103. [PMID: 33885304 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Neutral titanium oxide clusters of up to 1 nm in diameter (TiO2)n, with n < 10, are produced in a laser vaporization source and subsequently ionized by a sequence of femtosecond laser pulses. Using a 400 nm pump and 800 nm probe lasers, the excited state lifetimes of neutral (TiO2)n clusters are measured. All clusters exhibit a rapid relaxation lifetime of ∼35 fs, followed by a sub-picosecond lifetime that we attribute to carrier recombination. The excited state lifetimes oscillate with size, with even-numbered clusters possessing longer lifetimes. Density functional theory calculations show the excited state lifetimes are correlated with charge carrier localization or polaron-like formation in the excited states of neutral clusters. Thus, structural rigidity is suggested as a feature for extending excited state lifetimes in titania materials.
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- Jacob M Garcia
- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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Xin K, Chen Y, Zhang L, Xu B, Wang X, Wang G. Infrared photodissociation spectroscopic investigation on VO+ and NbO+ hydrolysis catalyzed by water molecules. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:528-535. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp04448b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We investigate the hydrolysis of vanadium/niobium monoxide cation (VO+/NbO+) with water molecules in the gas phase.
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- Ke Xin
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University
- Shanghai
- China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University
- Shanghai
- China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University
- Shanghai
- China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University
- Shanghai
- China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University
- Shanghai
- China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University
- Shanghai 200438
- China
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Abou Taka A, Babin MC, Sheng X, DeVine JA, Neumark DM, Hratchian HP. Unveiling the coexistence of cis- and trans-isomers in the hydrolysis of ZrO2: A coupled DFT and high-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy study. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:244308. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0037636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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- Ali Abou Taka
- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Center for Chemical Computation and Theory, University of California, Merced, California 95343, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Center for Chemical Computation and Theory, University of California, Merced, California 95343, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Center for Chemical Computation and Theory, University of California, Merced, California 95343, USA
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McMahon AJ, Jarrold CC. Using anion photoelectron spectroscopy of cluster models to gain insights into mechanisms of catalyst-mediated H 2 production from water. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:27936-27948. [PMID: 33201956 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05055e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Metal oxide cluster models of catalyst materials offer a powerful platform for probing the molecular-scale features and interactions that govern catalysis. This perspective gives an overview of studies implementing the combination of anion photoelectron (PE) spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations toward exploring cluster models of metal oxides and metal-oxide supported Pt that catalytically drive the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) or the water-gas shift reaction. The utility in the combination of these experimental and computational techniques lies in our ability to unambiguously determine electronic and molecular structures, which can then connect to results of reactivity studies. In particular, we focus on the activity of oxygen vacancies modeled by suboxide clusters, the critical mechanistic step of forming proximal metal hydride and hydroxide groups as a prerequisite for H2 production, and the structural features that lead to trapped dihydroxide groups. The pronounced asymmetric oxidation found in heterometallic group 6 oxides and near-neighbor group 5/group 6 results in higher activity toward water, while group 7/group 6 oxides form very specific stoichiometries that suggest facile regeneration. Studies on the trans-periodic combination of cerium oxide and platinum as a model for ceria supported Pt atoms and nanoparticles reveal striking negative charge accumulation by Pt, which, combined with the ionic conductivity of ceria, suggests a mechanism for the exceptionally high activity of this system towards the water-gas shift reaction.
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- Abbey J McMahon
- Indiana University, Department of Chemistry, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
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Li J, Geng C, Weiske T, Schwarz H. On the Crucial Role of Isolated Electronic States in the Thermal Reaction of ReC + with Dihydrogen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:9370-9376. [PMID: 32181571 PMCID: PMC7317438 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202001599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Presented here is that isolated, long‐lived electronic states of ReC+ serve as the root cause for distinctly different reactivities of this diatomic ion in the thermal activation of dihydrogen. Detailed high‐level quantum chemical calculations support the experimental findings obtained in the highly diluted gas phase using FT‐ICR mass spectrometry. The origin for the existence of these long‐lived excited electronic states and the resulting implications for the varying mechanisms of dihydrogen splitting are addressed.
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- Jilai Li
- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, 10623, Berlin, Germany.,Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, 130023, Changchun, China
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 115, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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Li J, Geng C, Weiske T, Schwarz H. On the Crucial Role of Isolated Electronic States in the Thermal Reaction of ReC
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with Dihydrogen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202001599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jilai Li
- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin Straße des 17. Juni 115 10623 Berlin Germany
- Institute of Theoretical ChemistryJilin University 130023 Changchun China
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- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin Straße des 17. Juni 115 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin Straße des 17. Juni 115 10623 Berlin Germany
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- Institut für ChemieTechnische Universität Berlin Straße des 17. Juni 115 10623 Berlin Germany
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Mason JL, Gupta AK, McMahon AJ, Folluo CN, Raghavachari K, Jarrold CC. The striking influence of oxophilicity differences in heterometallic Mo–Mn oxide cluster reactions with water. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:054301. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5142398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Jarrett L. Mason
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA
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Chen Y, Jin J, Xin K, Yu W, Xing X, Wang X, Wang G. Infrared photodissociation spectroscopic studies of ScO(H2O)n=1–3Ar+ cluster cations: solvation induced reaction of ScO+ and water. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:15639-15646. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp02171j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We investigate the gaseous ScO(H2O)1–3Ar+ cations prepared by laser vaporization coupled with supersonic molecular beam using infrared photodissociation spectroscopy in the O–H stretching region.
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- Yinjuan Chen
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering
- Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability
- Tongji University
- Shanghai
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200438
- China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering
- Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability
- Tongji University
- Shanghai
- China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering
- Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability
- Tongji University
- Shanghai
- China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering
- Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability
- Tongji University
- Shanghai
- China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering
- Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability
- Tongji University
- Shanghai
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200438
- China
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DeVine JA, Abou Taka A, Babin MC, Weichman ML, Hratchian HP, Neumark DM. High-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy of TiO3H2−: Probing the TiO2− + H2O dissociative adduct. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:222810. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5018414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Jessalyn A. DeVine
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of California, Merced, California 05343, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of California, Merced, California 05343, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Dissociative Water Adsorption on Gas-Phase Titanium Dioxide Cluster Anions Probed with Infrared Photodissociation Spectroscopy. Top Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11244-017-0863-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Yin S, Bernstein ER. Experimental and theoretical studies of H2O oxidation by neutral Ti2O4,5 clusters under visible light irradiation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:13900-8. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp00097h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The Ti2O5 cluster has a high activity for H2O oxidation under visible light irradiation in the gas phase.
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- Shi Yin
- Department of Chemistry
- NSF ERC for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology
- Colorado State University
- Fort Collins, USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- NSF ERC for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology
- Colorado State University
- Fort Collins, USA
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Li RZ, Xu HG, Cao GJ, Xu XL, Zheng WJ. Interaction of TiO2(-) with water: photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional calculations. J Chem Phys 2013; 139:184303. [PMID: 24320270 DOI: 10.1063/1.4828815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The interactions of titania with water molecules were studied via photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional calculations of TiO(OH)2(-) and Ti(OH)4(H2O)n(-) (n = 0-5) clusters which are corresponding to the TiO2(H2O)(-) and TiO2(H2O)n+2(-) (n = 0-5) systems, respectively. Experimental observation and theoretical calculations confirmed that TiO(OH)2(-) was produced when TiO2(-) interacts with one water molecule, and Ti(OH)4(H2O)n(-) (n = 0-5) were produced successively when TiO2(-) interacts with two or more water molecules. The structures of Ti(OH)4(H2O)n(-) with n = 4, 5 are slightly different from those of n = 1-3. The structures of Ti(OH)4(H2O)1-3(-) can be viewed as the water molecules interacting with the Ti(OH)4(-) core through hydrogen bonds; however, in Ti(OH)4(H2O)4,5(-), one of the water molecules interacts directly with the Ti atom via its oxygen atom instead of a hydrogen bond and distorted the Ti(OH)4(-) core.
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- Ren-Zhong Li
- College of Electronics and Information, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048, China
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