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Sugahara H, Yoshimura T, Tamenori Y, Takano Y, Ogawa NO, Chikaraishi Y, Ohkouchi N. Nitrogen K-edge X-ray adsorption near-edge structure spectroscopy of chemically adsorbed ammonia gas on clay minerals and the 15N/ 14N-nitrogen isotopic fractionation. ANAL SCI 2024; 40:781-789. [PMID: 38311696 PMCID: PMC10961286 DOI: 10.1007/s44211-023-00503-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
Abstract
Ammonia (NH3) is a simple and essential nitrogen carrier in the universe. Its adsorption on mineral surfaces is an important step in the synthesis of nitrogenous organic molecules in extraterrestrial environments. The nitrogen isotopic ratios provide a useful tool for understanding the formation processes of N-bearing molecules. In this study, adsorption experiments were conducted using gaseous NH3 and representative clay minerals. The strongly adsorbed NH3 was 15N-enriched in a state of chemical equilibrium between the adsorption and desorption on the siliceous host surface. The nitrogen K-edge X-ray adsorption near-edge structure spectroscopy study revealed that these initial ammonia gases were chemically adsorbed as ammonium ions (NH4+) on clay minerals.
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- Haruna Sugahara
- Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Natsushima, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan.
- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), 3-1-1 Yoshinodai, Chuo-Ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-5210, Japan.
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- Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Natsushima, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, SPring-8, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo, 679-5198, Japan
- Organization for Research Promotion, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Minami-Osawa, 1-1, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan
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- Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Natsushima, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
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- Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Natsushima, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
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- Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Natsushima, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
- Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-0819, Japan
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- Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Natsushima, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, 237-0061, Japan
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Bussy A, Hutter J. First-principles correction scheme for linear-response time-dependent density functional theory calculations of core electronic states. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:034108. [PMID: 34293885 DOI: 10.1063/5.0058124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Linear-response time-dependent density functional theory (LR-TDDFT) for core level spectroscopy using standard local functionals suffers from self-interaction error and a lack of orbital relaxation upon creation of the core hole. As a result, LR-TDDFT calculated x-ray absorption near edge structure spectra needed to be shifted along the energy axis to match experimental data. We propose a correction scheme based on many-body perturbation theory to calculate the shift from first-principles. The ionization potential of the core donor state is first computed and then substituted for the corresponding Kohn-Sham orbital energy, thus emulating Koopmans's condition. Both self-interaction error and orbital relaxation are taken into account. The method exploits the localized nature of core states for efficiency and integrates seamlessly in our previous implementation of core level LR-TDDFT, yielding corrected spectra in a single calculation. We benchmark the correction scheme on molecules at the K- and L-edges as well as for core binding energies and report accuracies comparable to higher order methods. We also demonstrate applicability in large and extended systems and discuss efficient approximations.
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- Augustin Bussy
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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Ramakrishnan S, Sagi R, Akerman M, Asscher M. Same-Energy UV Photons and Low-Energy Electrons Activating Methane and Ammonia Frozen in Amorphous Solid Water. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:3432-3443. [PMID: 33871255 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c00215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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UV photons and low-energy electrons play an important role in the evolution of various molecules in the interstellar medium (ISM). Here, we examined the product molecule formation as a result of irradiation of 193 nm photons and 6.4 eV electrons (same energy under identical laboratory conditions) on D2O|CH4 + ND3|D2O sandwiched films deposited on Ru(0001) substrate at 25 K in ultrahigh vacuum as a model for processes in the ISM. Temperature-programmed desorption spectra performed following the irradiation revealed the signature of hydrazine and formamide product molecules. These molecules were, however, formed exclusively following the photons' irradiation. These results were compared with the products obtained from a D2O|CH4|D2O sample without ammonia, where deuterated formaldehyde was the dominant product, formed also by photons only. Our results indicate that the photon-induced activation of the cofrozen molecules within D2O occurs via direct (partial) dissociation of the host and embedded molecules, followed by sample annealing. The electron-induced activation occurs through a direct dissociative electron attachment mechanism. The results presented here suggest possible pathways to generate various C-N, C-O, C-C, N-O, and N-H bonds containing molecules in the ISM.
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- Sujith Ramakrishnan
- Institute of Chemistry, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat-Ram The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat-Ram The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat-Ram The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat-Ram The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel
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Hait D, Haugen EA, Yang Z, Oosterbaan KJ, Leone SR, Head-Gordon M. Accurate prediction of core-level spectra of radicals at density functional theory cost via square gradient minimization and recoupling of mixed configurations. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:134108. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0018833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Diptarka Hait
- 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, 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, 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, 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, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Department of Physics, 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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Ekimova M, Quevedo W, Szyc Ł, Iannuzzi M, Wernet P, Odelius M, Nibbering ETJ. Aqueous Solvation of Ammonia and Ammonium: Probing Hydrogen Bond Motifs with FT-IR and Soft X-ray Spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:12773-12783. [PMID: 28810120 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b07207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In a multifaceted investigation combining local soft X-ray and vibrational spectroscopic probes with ab initio molecular dynamics simulations, hydrogen-bonding interactions of two key principal amine compounds in aqueous solution, ammonia (NH3) and ammonium ion (NH4+), are quantitatively assessed in terms of electronic structure, solvation structure, and dynamics. From the X-ray measurements and complementary determination of the IR-active hydrogen stretching and bending modes of NH3 and NH4+ in aqueous solution, the picture emerges of a comparatively strongly hydrogen-bonded NH4+ ion via N-H donating interactions, whereas NH3 has a strongly accepting hydrogen bond with one water molecule at the nitrogen lone pair but only weakly N-H donating hydrogen bonds. In contrast to the case of hydrogen bonding among solvent water molecules, we find that energy mismatch between occupied orbitals of both the solutes NH3 and NH4+ and the surrounding water prevents strong mixing between orbitals upon hydrogen bonding and, thus, inhibits substantial charge transfer between solute and solvent. A close inspection of the calculated unoccupied molecular orbitals, in conjunction with experimentally measured N K-edge absorption spectra, reveals the different nature of the electronic structural effects of these two key principal amine compounds imposed by hydrogen bonding to water, where a pH-dependent excitation energy appears to be an intrinsic property. These results provide a benchmark for hydrogen bonding of other nitrogen-containing acids and bases.
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- Maria Ekimova
- Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy , Max Born Strasse 2A, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , Albert-Einstein-Strasse 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Magnosco c/o LTB Lasertechnik Berlin GmbH , Am Studio 2c, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Zurich , Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Methods and Instrumentation for Synchrotron Radiation Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , Albert-Einstein-Strasse 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Stockholm University , AlbaNova University Center, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy , Max Born Strasse 2A, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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Bennett CJ, Pirim C, Orlando TM. Space-Weathering of Solar System Bodies: A Laboratory Perspective. Chem Rev 2013; 113:9086-150. [DOI: 10.1021/cr400153k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Chris J. Bennett
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Zins EL, Krim L. Formation and characterization of VUV photolytically-induced (NH2)(NH3)n aggregates, 0 ≤ n ≤ 3. RSC Adv 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra40756j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Johnson PS, Cook PL, Liu X, Yang W, Bai Y, Abbott NL, Himpsel FJ. Imide Photodissociation Investigated by X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:7048-54. [DOI: 10.1021/jp3003596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Phillip S. Johnson
- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin−Madison, 1150 University
Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Natural Sciences Department, University of Wisconsin−Superior, Belknap and
Catlin, Superior, Wisconsin 54880, United States
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron
Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron
Road, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological
Engineering, University of Wisconsin−Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological
Engineering, University of Wisconsin−Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin−Madison, 1150 University
Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Laffon C, Lasne J, Bournel F, Schulte K, Lacombe S, Parent P. Photochemistry of carbon monoxide and methanol in water and nitric acid hydrate ices: A NEXAFS study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:10865-70. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cp00229a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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