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Morishita M, Miyoshi H, Kawasaki H, Yanagita H. Stabilisation of solid-state cubic ammonia confined in a glass substance at ambient temperature under atmospheric pressure. RSC Adv 2024; 14:16128-16137. [PMID: 38769953 PMCID: PMC11103458 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra00229f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024] Open
Abstract
Ammonia, a widely available compound, exhibits structural transitions from solid to liquid to gas depending on temperature, pressure, and chemical interactions with adjacent atoms, offering valuable insights into planetary science. It serves as a significant hydrogen storage medium in environmental science, mitigating carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels. However, its gaseous form, NH3(g), poses health risks, potentially leading to fatalities. The sublimation pressure (psub) of solid cubic ammonia, NH3(cr), below 195.5 K is minimal. In this study, we endeavoured to stabilise NH3(cr) at room temperature for the first time. Through confinement within a boric acid glass matrix, we successfully synthesised and stabilised cubic crystal NH3(cr) with a lattice constant of 0.5165 nm under atmospheric pressure. Thermodynamic simulations affirmed the stabilisation of NH3(cr), indicating its quasi-equilibrium state based on the estimated standard Gibbs energy of formation, . Despite these advancements, the extraction of H2(g) from NH3(cr) within the boric acid glass matrix remains unresolved. The quest for an external matrix with catalytic capabilities to decompose inner NH3(cr) into H2(g) and N2(g) presents a promising avenue for future research. Achieving stability of the low-temperature phase at ambient conditions could significantly propel exploration in this field.
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- Masao Morishita
- National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS) (Formerly Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science), University of Hyogo Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Hyogo Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Hyogo Japan
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Barad N, Limbachiya C. Electron- and positron-driven molecular processes for H 2O, CO 2, and NH 3 in their gas and ice phases. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:4372-4385. [PMID: 38235971 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04675c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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In this comprehensive study, we explored the molecular chemistry of H2O, CO2, and NH3 molecules in their gas and ice phases assisted by electron and positron interactions over a wide range of energy from threshold to 5000 eV. These simple molecules have immense applications in areas such as atmospheric sciences and astrochemistry. We employed the spherical complex optical potential (SCOP) model along with the complex scattering potential-ionization contribution (CSP-ic) model and modified them to quantify the probabilities of various charged particle-driven molecular processes through inelastic cross-sections (Qinel), total ionization cross-sections (Qion), direct ionization cross-sections (QD-ion), and positronium formation cross-sections (QPs) for these molecules in gas and ice phases. We propose a novel model that incorporates the band gap of a material for positron impact cross-sections with molecules in their condensed phase. This is the first study on electron interactions with NH3 (ice) and positron interactions with H2O, CO2, and NH3 in their condensed phase.
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- Neha Barad
- Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, 390 002, India.
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- Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, 390 002, India.
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Krishnamoorthy A, Nomura KI, Baradwaj N, Shimamura K, Ma R, Fukushima S, Shimojo F, Kalia RK, Nakano A, Vashishta P. Hydrogen Bonding in Liquid Ammonia. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:7051-7057. [PMID: 35900140 PMCID: PMC9358710 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c01608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The nature of hydrogen bonding in condensed ammonia phases, liquid and crystalline ammonia has been a topic of much investigation. Here, we use quantum molecular dynamics simulations to investigate hydrogen bond structure and lifetimes in two ammonia phases: liquid ammonia and crystalline ammonia-I. Unlike liquid water, which has two covalently bonded hydrogen and two hydrogen bonds per oxygen atom, each nitrogen atom in liquid ammonia is found to have only one hydrogen bond at 2.24 Å. The computed lifetime of the hydrogen bond is t ≅ 0.1 ps. In contrast to crystalline water-ice, we find that hydrogen bonding is practically nonexistent in crystalline ammonia-I.
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- Aravind Krishnamoorthy
- Collaboratory for Advanced Computing and Simulations, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Physics & Astronomy, and Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Collaboratory for Advanced Computing and Simulations, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Physics & Astronomy, and Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Collaboratory for Advanced Computing and Simulations, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Physics & Astronomy, and Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Physics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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- Collaboratory for Advanced Computing and Simulations, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Physics & Astronomy, and Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department of Physics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto 860-8555, Japan
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- Collaboratory for Advanced Computing and Simulations, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Physics & Astronomy, and Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Collaboratory for Advanced Computing and Simulations, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Physics & Astronomy, and Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Collaboratory for Advanced Computing and Simulations, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Physics & Astronomy, and Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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Jian ZB, Bie J, Chen S. Self-assembled rhomboidal ammonia monolayer confined in two vertically stacked graphene oxide/graphene nanosheets. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:16615-16621. [PMID: 34585703 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr04062f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Confined water molecules have attracted widespread research interest due to their versatile phase behaviors. Ammonia (NH3, isoelectronic with water) molecules are also expected to realize the delicate self-assembled hydrogen-bonded network like water in confinement. Here, the structures and phase behavior of NH3 monolayers confined in two structurally symmetrical graphene oxide (GO) or graphene (G) nanosheets are investigated using first-principles calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations. A highly ordered new rhomboidal phase with all NH3 molecules adopting a Y-shaped configuration, in which one N-H bond is parallel to the confining planes and two other N-H bonds point to the top/bottom GO/G layers, respectively, was discovered at low temperature, resulting from the symmetrical confinement and subtle interlayer/intermolecular interactions. Remarkably, this new phase is so stable that a quite large strain is needed to destroy it. At room temperature, these NH3 monolayers behave like a liquid. These rhomboidal NH3 monolayers confined in GO/G nanosheets not only offer diverse hydrogen-bonded networks but also possess potential piezoelectricity for future device applications.
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- Zhi-Bin Jian
- Kuang Yaming Honors School and Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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- Kuang Yaming Honors School and Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Department of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, China
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- Kuang Yaming Honors School and Institute for Brain Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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