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Rana M, Ghosh A. Full Dynamical and Ab Initio Investigation of the Electron Transfer-Mediated Decay Mechanism of He + in the Presence of Heavier Alkali Dimers. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:1973-1983. [PMID: 38447163 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c07115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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We have studied the electron transfer-mediated decay (ETMD) process for the 1s ionized state of the He atom in the presence of a heavier alkali homonuclear dimer (Na2, K2, and Rb2) as well as heteronuclear dimer (LiNa, NaK, and KRb). In our computation, we have considered all the alkali dimers being in the singlet electronic ground state. The electron transfer from the alkali dimer to He (1s-1) leads to the emission of another electron from the alkali dimer into the continuum. We have investigated the impact of the distance of the He atom from the center of mass of the alkali dimer on the ETMD decay width. We also performed the Born-Oppenheimer molecular dynamics simulation to understand the impact of nuclear dynamics on the ETMD process.
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- Meenakshi Rana
- Department of Chemistry, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana 131029, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana 131029, India
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Jahnke T, Hergenhahn U, Winter B, Dörner R, Frühling U, Demekhin PV, Gokhberg K, Cederbaum LS, Ehresmann A, Knie A, Dreuw A. Interatomic and Intermolecular Coulombic Decay. Chem Rev 2020; 120:11295-11369. [PMID: 33035051 PMCID: PMC7596762 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Interatomic or intermolecular Coulombic decay (ICD) is a nonlocal electronic decay mechanism occurring in weakly bound matter. In an ICD process, energy released by electronic relaxation of an excited atom or molecule leads to ionization of a neighboring one via Coulombic electron interactions. ICD has been predicted theoretically in the mid nineties of the last century, and its existence has been confirmed experimentally approximately ten years later. Since then, a number of fundamental and applied aspects have been studied in this quickly growing field of research. This review provides an introduction to ICD and draws the connection to related energy transfer and ionization processes. The theoretical approaches for the description of ICD as well as the experimental techniques developed and employed for its investigation are described. The existing body of literature on experimental and theoretical studies of ICD processes in different atomic and molecular systems is reviewed.
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- Till Jahnke
- Institut
für Kernphysik, Goethe Universität, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut
der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
- Max
Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, Wendelsteinstr. 1, 17491 Greifswald, Germany
- Leibniz
Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM), 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut
der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut
für Kernphysik, Goethe Universität, Max-von-Laue-Str. 1, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institut
für Experimentalphysik and Center for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institut
für Physik und CINSaT, Universität
Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, 34132 Kassel, Germany
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- Physical-Chemistry
Institute, Ruprecht-Karls University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physical-Chemistry
Institute, Ruprecht-Karls University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institut
für Physik und CINSaT, Universität
Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, 34132 Kassel, Germany
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- Institut
für Physik und CINSaT, Universität
Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, 34132 Kassel, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary
Center for Scientific Computing, Ruprecht-Karls
University, Im Neuenheimer
Feld 205, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Unger I, Seidel R, Thürmer S, Pohl MN, Aziz EF, Cederbaum LS, Muchová E, Slavíček P, Winter B, Kryzhevoi NV. Observation of electron-transfer-mediated decay in aqueous solution. Nat Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Stumpf V, Scheit S, Kolorenč P, Gokhberg K. Electron transfer mediated decay in NeXe triggered by K-LL Auger decay of Ne. Chem Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2016.08.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Fasshauer E, Förstel M, Mucke M, Arion T, Hergenhahn U. Theoretical and experimental investigation of Electron Transfer Mediated Decay in ArKr clusters. Chem Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Brandt S, Pernpointner M. Calculation of the lowest electronic excitations of the alkaline earth metals using the relativistic polarization propagator. Chem Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2015.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Slavíček P, Winter B, Cederbaum LS, Kryzhevoi NV. Proton-Transfer Mediated Enhancement of Nonlocal Electronic Relaxation Processes in X-ray Irradiated Liquid Water. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:18170-6. [DOI: 10.1021/ja5117588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Petr Slavíček
- Department
of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Technická
5, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Joint
Laboratory for Ultrafast Dynamics in Solutions and at Interfaces (JULiq), Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Matrialien und Energie, Albert-Einstein-Strasse
15, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Theoretical
Chemistry, Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Theoretical
Chemistry, Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Zobel JP, Kryzhevoi NV, Pernpointner M. Communication: electron transfer mediated decay enabled by spin-orbit interaction in small krypton/xenon clusters. J Chem Phys 2014; 140:161103. [PMID: 24784242 DOI: 10.1063/1.4873134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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In this work we study the influence of relativistic effects, in particular spin-orbit coupling, on electronic decay processes in KrXe2 clusters of various geometries. For the first time it is shown that inclusion of spin-orbit coupling has decisive influence on the accessibility of a specific decay pathway in these clusters. The radiationless relaxation process is initiated by a Kr 4s ionization followed by an electron transfer from xenon to krypton and a final second ionization of the system. We demonstrate the existence of competing electronic decay pathways depending in a subtle way on the geometry and level of theory. For our calculations a fully relativistic framework was employed where omission of spin-orbit coupling leads to closing of two decay pathways. These findings stress the relevance of an adequate relativistic description for clusters with heavy elements and their fragmentation dynamics.
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- J Patrick Zobel
- Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Theoretische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Theoretische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Theoretische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Pernpointner M. The relativistic polarization propagator for the calculation of electronic excitations in heavy systems. J Chem Phys 2014; 140:084108. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4865964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Liang YN, Wang F, Guo J. Theoretical study on low-lying electronic states of Kr2(+), Xe2(+), and Rn2(+). J Chem Phys 2013; 138:094319. [PMID: 23485306 DOI: 10.1063/1.4792435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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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In this work, the equation-of-motion coupled-cluster approach with spin-orbit coupling (SOC) for ionization potentials (IP) at the singles and doubles level (EOMIP-CCSD) is employed to calculate spectroscopic constants of low-lying states of rare gas dimer ions Kr2(+), Xe2(+), and Rn2(+). Two approaches are proposed to include contributions of triples: (1) energies of these states are calculated by adding the IPs from EOMIP-CCSD and the CCSD(T) energy of the rare gas dimers and (2) CCSD(T) energies without SOC for Rg2(+) are first calculated and energies of these states with SOC are determined subsequently using the SOC matrix between these states. The first approach can provide accurate results for the three most stable states, while overestimates bond lengths for the other states. The second approach has been adopted previously and the SOC matrix element between (2)Σ1∕2 (+) and (2)Π1∕2 states was set to be 1/2 times that of the SOC constant. In our work, the SOC matrix elements are determined from the calculated IPs and reasonable results for these states can be achieved with this approach, which could be useful for experimental works.
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- Yan-Ni Liang
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Laser, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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Fasshauer E, Pernpointner M, Gokhberg K. Interatomic decay of inner-valence ionized states in ArXe clusters: relativistic approach. J Chem Phys 2013; 138:014305. [PMID: 23298039 DOI: 10.1063/1.4772654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In this work we investigate interatomic electronic decay processes taking place in mixed argon-xenon clusters upon the inner-valence ionization of an argon center. We demonstrate that both interatomic Coulombic decay and electron-transfer mediated decay (ETMD) are important in larger rare gas clusters as opposed to dimers. Calculated secondary electron spectra are shown to depend strongly on the spin-orbit coupling in the final states of the decay as well as the presence of polarizable environment. It follows from our calculations that ETMD is a pure interface process taking place between the argon-xenon layers. The interplay of all these effects is investigated in order to arrive at a suitable physical model for the decay of inner-valence vacancies taking place in mixed ArXe clusters.
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- Elke Fasshauer
- Theoretische Chemie, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Mastalerz R, Zehnder O, Reiher M, Merkt F. Spin–Orbit Coupling and Potential Energy Functions of Ar2+ and Kr2+ by High-Resolution Photoelectron Spectroscopy and ab Initio Quantum Chemistry. J Chem Theory Comput 2012; 8:3671-85. [DOI: 10.1021/ct300078m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- R. Mastalerz
- Laboratorium
für Physikalische Chemie, ETH Zurich,
8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium
für Physikalische Chemie, ETH Zurich,
8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium
für Physikalische Chemie, ETH Zurich,
8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Laboratorium
für Physikalische Chemie, ETH Zurich,
8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Förstel M, Mucke M, Arion T, Bradshaw AM, Hergenhahn U. Autoionization mediated by electron transfer. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2011; 106:033402. [PMID: 21405273 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.106.033402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Electron-electron coincidence spectra of Ar-Kr clusters after photoionization have been measured. An electron with the kinetic energy range from 0 to approximately 1 eV is found in coincidence with the Ar 3s cluster photoelectron. The low kinetic energy electron can be attributed to an Ar + Kr+ + Kr+ final state which forms after electron transfer mediated decay. This autoionization mechanism results from a concerted transition involving three different atoms in a van der Waals cluster; it was predicted theoretically, but hitherto not observed.
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- Marko Förstel
- Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, EURATOM Association, Boltzmannstr 2, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Faßhauer E, Kryzhevoi NV, Pernpointner M. Possible electronic decay channels in the ionization spectra of small clusters composed of Ar and Xe: A four-component relativistic treatment. J Chem Phys 2010; 133:014303. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3462246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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