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Fielicke A. Probing the binding and activation of small molecules by gas-phase transition metal clusters via IR spectroscopy. Chem Soc Rev 2023. [PMID: 37162518 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00104g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Isolated transition metal clusters have been established as useful models for extended metal surfaces or deposited metal particles, to improve the understanding of their surface chemistry and of catalytic reactions. For this objective, an important milestone has been the development of experimental methods for the size-specific structural characterization of clusters and cluster complexes in the gas phase. This review focusses on the characterization of molecular ligands, their binding and activation by small transition metal clusters, using cluster-size specific infrared action spectroscopy. A comprehensive overview and a critical discussion of the experimental data available to date is provided, reaching from the initial results obtained using line-tuneable CO2 lasers to present-day studies applying infrared free electron lasers as well as other intense and broadly tuneable IR laser sources.
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- André Fielicke
- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
- Institut für Optik und Atomare Physik, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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Straßner A, Wiehn C, Klein MP, Fries DV, Dillinger S, Mohrbach J, Prosenc MH, Armentrout PB, Niedner-Schatteburg G. Cryo spectroscopy of N 2 on cationic iron clusters. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:244305. [PMID: 34972374 DOI: 10.1063/5.0064966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Infrared photodissociation (IR-PD) spectra of iron cluster dinitrogen adsorbate complexes [Fen(N2)m]+ for n = 8-20 reveal slightly redshifted IR active bands in the region of 2200-2340 cm-1. These bands mostly relate to stretching vibrations of end-on coordinated N2 chromophores, a μ1,end end-on binding motif. Density Functional Theory (DFT) modeling and detailed analysis of n = 13 complexes are consistent with an icosahedral Fe13 + core structure. The first adsorbate shell closure at (n,m) = (13,12)-as recognized by the accompanying paper on the kinetics of N2 uptake by cationic iron clusters-comes with extensive IR-PD band broadening resulting from enhanced couplings among adjacent N2 adsorbates. DFT modeling predicts spin quenching by N2 adsorption as evidenced by the shift of the computed spin minima among possible spin states (spin valleys). The IR-PD spectrum of (17,1) surprisingly reveals an absence of any structure but efficient non-resonant fragmentation, which might indicate some weakly bound (roaming) N2 adsorbate. The multiple and broad bands of (17,m) for all other cases than (17,1) and (17,7) indicate a high degree of variation in N2 binding motifs and couplings. In contrast, the (17,7) spectrum of six sharp bands suggests pairwise equivalent N2 adsorbates. The IR-PD spectra of (18,m) reveal additional features in the 2120-2200 cm-1 region, which we associate with a μ1,side side-on motif. Some additional features in the (18,m) spectra at high N2 loads indicate a μ1,tilt tilted end-on adsorption motif.
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- Annika Straßner
- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Straßner A, Klein MP, Fries DV, Wiehn C, Huber ME, Mohrbach J, Dillinger S, Spelsberg D, Armentrout PB, Niedner-Schatteburg G. Kinetics of stepwise nitrogen adsorption by size-selected iron cluster cations: Evidence for size-dependent nitrogen phobia. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:244306. [PMID: 34972360 DOI: 10.1063/5.0064965] [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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We present a study of stepwise cryogenic N2 adsorption on size-selected Fen + (n = 8-20) clusters within a hexapole collision cell held at T = 21-28 K. The stoichiometries of the observed adsorption limits and the kinetic fits of stepwise N2 uptake reveal cluster size-dependent variations that characterize four structural regions. Exploratory density functional theory studies support tentative structural assignment in terms of icosahedral, hexagonal antiprismatic, and closely packed structural motifs. There are three particularly noteworthy cases, Fe13 + with a peculiar metastable adsorption limit, Fe17 + with unprecedented nitrogen phobia (inefficient N2 adsorption), and Fe18 + with an isomeric mixture that undergoes relaxation upon considerable N2 uptake.
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- Annika Straßner
- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Univerdstsity of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Chen B, Gutsev GL, Sun W, Kuang X, Lu C, Gutsev LG, Aldoshin SM, Ramachandran BR. Dissociation of dinitrogen on iron clusters: a detailed study of the Fe 16 + N 2 case. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:2166-2178. [PMID: 33438692 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05427e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The coalescence of two Fe8N as well as the structure of the Fe16N2 cluster were studied using density functional theory with the generalized gradient approximation and a basis set of triple-zeta quality. It was found that the coalescence may proceed without an energy barrier and that the geometrical structures of the resulting clusters depend strongly on the mutual orientations of the initial moieties. The dissociation of N2 is energetically favorable on Fe16, and the nitrogen atoms share the same Fe atom in the lowest energy state of the Fe16N2 species. The attachment of two nitrogen atoms leads to a decrease in the total spin magnetic moment of the ground-state Fe16 host by 6 μB due to the peculiarities of chemical bonding in the magnetic clusters. In order to gain insight into the dependence of properties on charge and to estimate the bonding energies of both N atoms, we performed optimizations of Fe16N and the singly charged ions of both Fe16N2 and Fe16N. It was found that the electronic properties of the Fe16N2 cluster, such as electron affinity and ionization energy, do not appreciably depend on the attachment of nitrogen atoms but that the average binding energy per atom changes significantly. The lowering in total energy due to the attachment of two N atoms was found to be nearly independent of charge. The IR and Raman spectra were simulated for Fe16N2 and its ions, and it was found that the positions of the most intense peaks in the IR spectra strongly depend on charge and therefore present fingerprints of the charged states. The chemical bonding in the ground-state Fe16N20,±1 species was described in terms of the localized molecular orbitals.
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- Bole Chen
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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Shuman NS, Ard SG, Sweeny BC, Viggiano AA, Owen CJ, Armentrout PB. Methane Adducts of Gold Dimer Cations: Thermochemistry and Structure from Collision-Induced Dissociation and Association Kinetics. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:3335-3346. [PMID: 32176490 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The bond dissociation energies at 0 K (BDE) of Au2+-CH4 and Au2CH4+-CH4 have been determined using two separate experimental methods. Analyses of collision-induced dissociation cross sections for Au2CH4+ + Xe and Au2(CH4)2+ + Xe measured using a guided ion beam tandem mass spectrometer (GIBMS) yield BDEs of 0.71 ± 0.05 and 0.57 ± 0.07 eV, respectively. Statistical modeling of association kinetics of Au2(CH4)0-2+ + CH4 + He measured from 200 to 400 K and at 0.3-0.9 Torr using a selected-ion flow tube (SIFT) apparatus yields slightly higher values of 0.81 ± 0.21 and 0.75 ± 0.25 eV. The SIFT data also place a lower limit on the BDE of Au2C2H8+-CH4 of 0.35 eV, likely an activated isomer, not Au2(CH4)2+-CH4. Particular emphasis is placed on determining the uncertainty in the derivation from association kinetics measurements, including uncertainties in collisional energy transfer, calculated harmonic frequencies, and possible contribution of isomerization of the association complexes. This evaluation indicates that an uncertainty of ±0.2 eV should be expected and that an uncertainty of better than ±0.1 eV is unlikely to be reasonable.
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- Nicholas S Shuman
- Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87117, United States
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- Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87117, United States
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- NRC Postdoc at Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87117, United States
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- Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87117, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Rm 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 E., Rm 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Ponikvar-Svet M, Zeiger DN, Liebman JF. Interplay of thermochemistry and Structural Chemistry, the journal (volume 30, 2019, issues 1–2) and the discipline. Struct Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-020-01494-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Berwanger J, Polesya S, Mankovsky S, Ebert H, Giessibl FJ. Atomically Resolved Chemical Reactivity of Small Fe Clusters. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 124:096001. [PMID: 32202857 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.096001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Small metal clusters have been investigated for decades due to their beneficial catalytic activity. It was found that edges are most reactive and the number of catalytic events increases with the cluster's size. However, a direct measurement of chemical reactivity of individual atoms within the clusters has not been reported yet. We combine the high-resolution capability of CO-terminated tips in scanning probe microscopy with their ability to probe chemical binding forces on single Fe atoms to study the chemical reactivity of atom-by-atom assembled Fe clusters from 1 to 15 atoms on the atomic scale. We find that the chemical reactivity of individual atoms within flat Fe clusters does not depend on the cluster size but on the coordination number of the investigated atom. Furthermore, we explain the atomic contrast of the investigated Fe clusters by relating the force spectra of individual atoms with atomic force microscopy images of the clusters.
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- Julian Berwanger
- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics, University of Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
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Owen CJ, Keyes NR, Xie C, Guo H, Armentrout PB. Bond dissociation energy of Au2+: A guided ion beam and theoretical investigation. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:174305. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5092957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Cameron J. Owen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 South 1400 East, Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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Bakker JM, Jalink J, Dieleman D, Kirilyuk A. Structural determination of neutral Co n clusters (n = 4-10,13) through IR-UV two-color vibrational spectroscopy and DFT calculations. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2018; 30:494003. [PMID: 30451159 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aaebf3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We recorded IR spectra for neutral cobalt clusters via two-color IR-UV ionization, using the Free Electron Laser for intracavity experiments (FELICE). Well-resolved IR spectra are presented for [Formula: see text] (n = 4-10, 13) and analyzed with the help of Density Functional Theory calculations using two different correlation exchange functionals: the revisited Tao-Perdew-Staroverov-Scuseria (revTPSS) and the frequently used Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (PBE) approaches. Although we have not performed an extensive structure search, we tentatively assign the spectra for all cluster sizes except for n = 7, and n = 10. We find that neither of the two functionals chosen clearly outperforms the other in predicting IR spectra, and that relatively low scaling factors of 0.82 (PBE) and 0.8 (revTPSS) are required. In contrast to the magnetic moments, the calculated electric dipole moments fluctuate strongly as a function of cluster size and could therefore be used as an indirect probe to the cluster structure.
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- J M Bakker
- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Toernooiveld 7c, 6525 ED Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Cooperative Effects in Clusters and Oligonuclear Complexes of Transition Metals in Isolation. STRUCTURE AND BONDING 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/430_2016_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Loiland JA, Wulfers MJ, Marinkovic NS, Lobo RF. Fe/γ-Al2O3 and Fe–K/γ-Al2O3 as reverse water-gas shift catalysts. Catal Sci Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cy02111a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Fe–K/Al2O3 is shown to be an effective RWGS catalyst with high CO selectivity.
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- Jason A. Loiland
- Center for Catalytic Science and Technology
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- University of Delaware
- Newark
- USA
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- Center for Catalytic Science and Technology
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- University of Delaware
- Newark
- USA
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- Center for Catalytic Science and Technology
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- University of Delaware
- Newark
- USA
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