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Rotteger CH, Jarman CK, Sobol MM, Sutton SF, Sayres SG. Sub-picosecond photodynamics of small neutral copper oxide clusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:20937-20946. [PMID: 39046301 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp01544d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
Abstract
The ultrafast dynamics of neutral copper oxide clusters (CunOx, n < 5) are reported using femtosecond pump probe spectroscopy in the gas phase. The transient spectra recorded for each cluster demonstrate they relax on a 100s of fs timescale followed by a long-lived (>50 ps) response. Density functional theory calculations are performed to determine the lowest energy structures and spin states. Topological descripters for the excited states are calculated (time-dependent density functional theory) to relate the measured excited state dynamics to changes in the cluster's electronic structure with increasing oxidation. Strong field ionization is demonstrated here to be a soft form of ionization and able to record transient signals for clusters previously determined to be unstable to nanosecond multiphoton ionization. The relative cluster stability is further demonstrated by signal enhancement/depreciation that is recorded through the synergy from the two laser pulses. Once the oxygen atoms exceed the number of copper atoms, a weakly bound superoxide O2 unit forms, exhibiting a higher spin state. All clusters that are not in the lowest spin configuration demonstrate fragmentation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chase H Rotteger
- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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Guo H, Poths P, Sautet P, Alexandrova AN. Oxidation Dynamics of Supported Catalytic Cu Clusters: Coupling to Fluxionality. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Han Guo
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
- California NanoSystems Institute, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1569, United States
- California NanoSystems Institute, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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