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Naumkin FY. Structural evolution of dicarbon-silver cluster anions: from flat to 3-dimensional and from attached to core–shell. Mol Phys 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2023.2168468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Fedor Y. Naumkin
- Faculty of Science, Ontario Tech University / UOIT, Oshawa, Canada
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Lu SJ. Structural and bonding properties of gas-phase M 4C 6 (M = Cu, Ag, and Au) clusters and their anions. Mol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2022.2110169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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- Sheng-Jie Lu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Heze University, Heze, People’s Republic of China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Tiwari M, Ramachandran C. Clustering of Auro-acetylenes via C-Au… π Interactions: Gold-Hydrogen Analogy. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2022.139387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Huang L, Liu W, Hu J, Xing X. Exploring the Effects of a Doping Silver Atom on Anionic Gold Clusters' Reactivity with O 2. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:9995-10005. [PMID: 34784715 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c06507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Reactivities of AgAun-1- (n = 3-10) with O2 at a low temperature were studied using an instrument combining a magnetron sputter cluster source, a microflow reactor, and a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Their reaction products as well as size-dependent kinetic rates were nearly identical to those of corresponding Aun- (n = 3-10). Previous experiments showed that the Ag atom in AgAun-1- (n = 3-10) was fully or partially enclosed by the gold atoms. We studied the adsorption of O2 on these reported structures using the B3LYP theory with relatively large basis sets. The theoretical results indicate that the adsorption sites as well as the adsorption energies of O2 on AgAun-1- (n = 3-10) are nearly identical to those on the corresponding Aun- (n = 3-10). The O2 adsorption on a series of proposed isomers of AgAun-1- (denoted as Aun-1Ag-), in which the silver atom was on the protruding site, was explored using the same theoretical methods. The O2 tends to bond with the protruding Ag atoms, and the binding energies are apparently higher than those on the corresponding Aun- and AgAun-1-. The adsorption and activation of O2 on Aun-, AgAun-1-, and Aun-1Ag- were correlated with their global electron detachment energies (VDEs) as well as the element types of the adsorption sites. Generally, low VDE values and silver sites facilitate the O2 adsorption, and these two factors separately dominate in various cluster species. The revealed effects of a doping silver atom in small gold clusters are helpful to understand the role of the residual silver components in many nano gold catalysts.
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- Lulu Huang
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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Ma Y, Bian S, Shi Y, Fan X, Kong X. Greatly Enhanced Electron Affinities of Au 2n Cl Clusters ( n = 1-4): Effects of Chlorine Doping. ACS OMEGA 2019; 4:17295-17300. [PMID: 31656903 PMCID: PMC6811865 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b01981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Au2n Cl- (n = 1-4) clusters are investigated by both laser ablation mass spectrometry and theoretical calculations. It is interesting to find that the electron affinities of neutral Au2n Cl (n = 1-4) clusters are much larger than those of corresponding pure Au2n clusters. Among them, the electron affinity of Au2Cl is 4.02 eV, which can be defined as a very unique superhalogen that is quite different from classical ones of M n X m (M = metal, X = halogen, and n < m). Natural bond orbital and highest occupied molecular orbital analyses indicate that the extra electron is predominantly delocalized over the positively charged metal moiety in these anionic Au2n Cl- clusters, which is the main reason for the large electron affinities of the corresponding neutral species.
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- Yuan Ma
- Tianjin
Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications & State
Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Collage of Chemistry and Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Tianjin
Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications & State
Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Collage of Chemistry and Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Tianjin
Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications & State
Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Collage of Chemistry and Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Tianjin
Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications & State
Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Collage of Chemistry and Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Tianjin
Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications & State
Key Laboratory of Elemento-organic Chemistry, Collage of Chemistry and Collaborative
Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Wang CY, Jiang S, Liu YR, Wen H, Wang ZQ, Han YJ, Huang T, Huang W. Synergistic Effect of Ammonia and Methylamine on Nucleation in the Earth’s Atmosphere. A Theoretical Study. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:3470-3479. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b00681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Chun-Yu Wang
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
- School of Information Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- School of Information Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- School of Information Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
- School of Information Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
- School of Information Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Xiamen, Fujian 361021, China
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Han YJ, Feng YJ, Miao SK, Jiang S, Liu YR, Wang CY, Chen J, Wang ZQ, Huang T, Li J, Huang W. Hydration of 3-hydroxy-4,4-dimethylglutaric acid with dimethylamine complex and its atmospheric implications. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:25780-25791. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp04029j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Changes in temperature affects the distribution of isomers, which facilitates the understanding of new particle formation in the atmosphere.
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Miao SK, Jiang S, Peng XQ, Liu YR, Feng YJ, Wang YB, Zhao F, Huang T, Huang W. Hydration of the methanesulfonate–ammonia/amine complex and its atmospheric implications. RSC Adv 2018; 8:3250-3263. [PMID: 35541186 PMCID: PMC9077587 DOI: 10.1039/c7ra12064h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Methanesulfonate (MSA−), found in substantial concentrations in the atmosphere, is expected to enhance aerosol nucleation and the growth of nanoparticles, but the details of methanesulfonate clusters are poorly understood. In this study, MSA− was chosen along with ammonia (NH3) or three common amines and water (H2O) to discuss the roles of ternary homogeneous nucleation and ion-induced nucleation in aerosol formation. We studied the structural characteristics and thermodynamics of the clusters using density functional theory at the PW91PW91/6-311++G(3df,3pd) level. The analysis of noncovalent interactions predicts that the amines can form more stable clusters with MSA− than NH3, in agreement with the results from structures and thermodynamics; however, the enhancement in stability for amines is not large enough to overcome the difference in the concentrations of NH3 and amines under typical atmospheric conditions. In addition, the favorable free energies of formation for the (MSA−)(NH3/amines)(H2O)n (n = 0–3) clusters at 298.15 K show that MSA− could contribute to the aerosol nucleation process with binding NH3/amines and H2O up to n = 3. There are strong temperature and humidity dependences for the formation of complexes; higher humidity and temperature promote the formation of larger hydrates. Finally, for the (MSA−)(NH3/amines)(H2O)n clusters, the evaporation rates were determined to further investigate the atmospheric implications. Methanesulfonate (MSA−), found in substantial concentrations in the atmosphere, is expected to enhance aerosol nucleation and the growth of nanoparticles, but the details of methanesulfonate clusters are poorly understood.![]()
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- Shou-Kui Miao
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- School of Information Science and Technology
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- School of Information Science and Technology
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
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- School of Information Science and Technology
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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A comparative DFT study of interactions of Au and small gold clusters Aun (n = 2–4) with CH3S and CH2 radicals. Chem Phys Lett 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2017.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Golosnaya MN, Pichugina DA, Oleinichenko AV, Kuz’menko NE. Quantum-chemical study of the effect of ligands on the structure and properties of gold clusters. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036024417020108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Chen J, Jiang S, Liu YR, Huang T, Wang CY, Miao SK, Wang ZQ, Zhang Y, Huang W. Interaction of oxalic acid with dimethylamine and its atmospheric implications. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra27945g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Oxalic acid and dimethylamine are the most common organic acid and base in the atmosphere, and are recognized as significant precursor species in atmospheric new particle formation.
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- Jiao Chen
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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Wen H, Huang T, Liu YR, Jiang S, Peng XQ, Miao SK, Wang CY, Hong Y, Huang W. Structure, temperature effect and bonding order analysis of hydrated bromide clusters. Chem Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2016.09.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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We analyze the pattern of binding energies (BEs) of small Aun clusters (n = 1-7, 11) with lone-pair ligands (L = H2O, SH2, NH3, PH3, PF3, PCl3, and PMe3) employing the density functional theory. We use PBE0 functional with the dispersion correction and scalar relativistic effective core potential. This approach provides correct BEs when compared with benchmark CCSD(T) calculations for Au-L and Au2-L complexes. The pattern of BEs of Aun-L complexes is irregular with BE for Au3 ≈ Au4 > Au2 > Au7 > Au5 > Au11 > Au6 > Au1. Electron affinities (EAs) of Aun clusters exhibit oscillatory pattern with the cluster size. Binding energies of Aun-L complexes are oscillatory as well following EAs of Aun clusters. BEs of odd and even Aun-L complexes were analyzed separately. The bonding mechanism in odd Aun-L complexes is dominated by the lone pair → metal electron donation to the singly occupied valence Aun orbital accompanied by the back-donation. Even Aun clusters create covalent Aun-L bonds with BEs higher than those in odd Aun-L complexes. The BEs pattern and optimized geometries of Aun-L complexes correspond to the picture of creating the gold-ligand bond through the lone pair of a ligand interacting with the singly occupied molecular orbital in odd clusters or lowest unoccupied molecular orbital in even clusters of Aun. Ligands in both odd and even Aun-L complexes form three groups with binding energies that correlate with their ionization energies. The lowest BE is calculated for H2O as a ligand, followed by SH2 and NH3. PX3 ligands exhibit highest BEs.
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- Tomáš Rajský
- Department of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University , Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University , Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia.,Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Advanced Technologies Research Institute, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava , Bottova 25, 917 24 Trnava, Slovakia
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Hou XF, Yan LL, Huang T, Hong Y, Miao SK, Peng XQ, Liu YR, Huang W. A density functional theory study on structures, stabilities, and electronic and magnetic properties of Au C (n= 1–9) clusters. Chem Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2016.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Wang CY, Ma Y, Chen J, Jiang S, Liu YR, Wen H, Feng YJ, Hong Y, Huang T, Huang W. Bidirectional Interaction of Alanine with Sulfuric Acid in the Presence of Water and the Atmospheric Implication. J Phys Chem A 2016; 120:2357-71. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b11678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Chun-Yu Wang
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry, Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
- School of Environmental Science & Optoelectronic Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
- Center
for Excellence in Urban Atmospheric Environment, Institute of Urban
Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, China
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Wen H, Hou GL, Liu YR, Wang XB, Huang W. Examining the structural evolution of bicarbonate–water clusters: insights from photoelectron spectroscopy, basin-hopping structural search, and comparison with available IR spectral studies. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:17470-82. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp01542e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Combining NIPES, theoretical calculations and available IR spectra allows us to identify the minimum energy structures that best fit the experiments.
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- Hui Wen
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Physical Sciences Division
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Physical Sciences Division
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Richland
- USA
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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Ding XL, Liao HL, Zhang Y, Chen YM, Wang D, Wang YY, Zhang HY. Geometric and electronic properties of gold clusters doped with a single oxygen atom. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:28960-28972. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp05595h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A systematic theoretical study on single oxygen atom doped gold clusters showed that a single oxygen atom can be adsorbed on various sites of gold surfaces, and obtain nearly one electron from gold atoms.
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- Xun-Lei Ding
- Department of Mathematics and Physics
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing
- P. R. China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing
- P. R. China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing
- P. R. China
- Research Center for Ecological Engineering and Nonlinear Science
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing
- P. R. China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing
- P. R. China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing
- P. R. China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing
- P. R. China
- Research Center for Ecological Engineering and Nonlinear Science
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Peng XQ, Huang T, Miao SK, Chen J, Wen H, Feng YJ, Hong Y, Wang CY, Huang W. Hydration of oxalic acid–ammonia complex: atmospheric implication and Rayleigh-scattering properties. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra03164a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A previous study of the binary system (H2C2O4)(NH3)n (n = 1–6) suggested that an oxalic acid–ammonia complex may participate in atmospheric aerosol formations.
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- Xiu-Qiu Peng
- School of Environmental Science & Optoelectronic Technology
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- School of Environmental Science & Optoelectronic Technology
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
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Ma Y, Chen J, Jiang S, Liu YR, Huang T, Miao SK, Wang CY, Huang W. Characterization of the nucleation precursor (H2SO4–(CH3)2NH) complex: intra-cluster interactions and atmospheric relevance. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra22887e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Amines have been proposed to participate in the nucleation process, but the electron density analysis and the determination of a temperature dependence of the clusters are still lacking.
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- Yan Ma
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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Three-Dimensional Assignment of the Structures of Atomic Clusters: an Example of Au8M (M=Si, Ge, Sn) Anion Clusters. Sci Rep 2015; 5:17738. [PMID: 26631620 PMCID: PMC4668548 DOI: 10.1038/srep17738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Identification of different isomer structures of atomic and molecular clusters has long been a challenging task in the field of cluster science. Here we present a three-dimensional (3D) assignment method, combining the energy (1D) and simulated (2D) spectra to assure the assignment of the global minimum structure. This method is more accurate and convenient than traditional methods, which only consider the total energy and first vertical detachment energies (VDEs) of anion clusters. There are two prerequisites when the 3D assignment method is ultilized. First, a reliable global minimum search algorithm is necessary to explore enough valleys on the potential energy surface. Second, trustworthy simulated spectra are necessary, that is to say, spectra that are in quantitative agreement. In this paper, we demonstrate the validity of the 3D assignment method using Au8M− (M = Si, Ge, Sn) systems. Results from this study indicate that the global minimum structures of Au8Ge− and Au8Sn− clusters are different from those described in previous studies.
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Ben-Xia Z, Dong D, Bing Z, Zheng-Quan Z. Probing the structural, electronic and magnetic properties of small Au 4M (M = Sc–Zn) clusters. Mol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2015.1026294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Meng JH, Liu QY, He SG. Photoelectron Imaging Spectroscopy of AuC3H– Anions: Four Isomers. J Phys Chem A 2015; 119:11265-70. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b05122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jing-Heng Meng
- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for
Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for
Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for
Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of
Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People’s Republic of China
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Xu KM, Huang T, Liu YR, Jiang S, Zhang Y, Lv YZ, Gai YB, Huang W. Probing the structures and electronic properties of dual-phosphorus-doped gold cluster anions ( AunP2-, n= 1–8): A density functional theory investigation. Chem Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2015.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Peng XQ, Liu YR, Huang T, Jiang S, Huang W. Interaction of gas phase oxalic acid with ammonia and its atmospheric implications. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:9552-63. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp00027k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The temperature effects could contribute to the variation of the relative populations of the isomers, thus the temperature dependence of the thermodynamic properties is an important parameter to understand the roles of the specific nucleation mechanisms at various atmospheric temperatures.
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- Xiu-Qiu Peng
- School of Environmental Science & Optoelectronic Technology
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- School of Environmental Science & Optoelectronic Technology
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- China
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
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Xu KM, Jiang S, Zhu YP, Huang T, Liu YR, Zhang Y, Lv YZ, Huang W. On the properties of Au2P3z(z = −1, 0, +1): analysis of geometry, interaction, and electron density. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra00131e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Au2P3has been discovered to exhibit remarkable semiconductor properties among metal phosphides. A theoretical study focusing on the electron and interatomic interactions of Au2P3is performed and provides new insights for the synthesis of new materials.
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- Kang-Ming Xu
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
- Chinese, Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
- Chinese, Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
- Chinese, Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
- Chinese, Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
- Chinese, Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
- Chinese, Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
- Chinese, Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
- Chinese, Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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Chen J, Jiang S, Miao SK, Peng XQ, Ma Y, Wang CY, Zhang MM, Liu YR, Huang W. On the properties and atmospheric implication of amine-hydrated clusters. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra11462d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Amines have been recognized as important precursor species in the formation of new atmospheric particles.
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- Jiao Chen
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei
- China
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Jiang S, Huang T, Liu YR, Xu KM, Zhang Y, Lv YZ, Huang W. Theoretical study of temperature dependence and Rayleigh scattering properties of chloride hydration clusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:19241-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp02618g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ben-Xia Z, Dong D, Ling W, Ji-Xian Y. Density functional study on the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of 3d transition-metal-doped Au5 clusters. J Phys Chem A 2014; 118:4005-12. [PMID: 24824659 DOI: 10.1021/jp503391p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Density functional calculations have been performed for the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of Au5M (M = Sc-Zn) clusters. Geometry optimizations indicate that the M atoms in low-energy Au5M isomers prefer to occupy the most highly coordinated position. The ground-state clusters except Au5Sc possess a planar structure. The vibrational spectra of the doped clusters are completely different from that of a pure gold cluster. The relative stability and chemical activity are investigated through the averaged binding energy and energy gap for the most stable Au5M clusters. It is found that the impurity atoms (not including the Zn atom) can enhance the thermal stability of the host cluster. The chemical activity of Au5M clusters is higher than that of the Au6 cluster. The calculated energy gaps are in accord with available approximate experimental data. The vertical ionization potential, the electron affinity, and photoelectron spectrum are computed and simulated theoretically for all of the ground-state clusters. The magnetism analyses show that the magnetic moment of these Au5M clusters varies from 0 to 5 μB by substituting a Au atom in a Au6 cluster with various M atoms and is mainly localized on the M atom for M = Ti-Ni.
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- Zheng Ben-Xia
- School of Physics and Chemistry, and §Key Laboratory of Advanced Scientific Computation, Xihua University , Chengdu 610039, China
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Lin XX, Liu YR, Huang T, Xu KM, Zhang Y, Jiang S, Gai YB, Zhang WJ, Huang W. Theoretical studies of the hydration reactions of stabilized Criegee intermediates from the ozonolysis of β-pinene. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra04172k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Wen H, Liu YR, Xu KM, Huang T, Hu CJ, Zhang WJ, Huang W. Probing the 2D-to-3D structural transition in gold clusters with a single sulfur atom: AuxS0,±1 (x = 1–10). RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ra47873d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Gold sulfur clusters have received much attention because of the dramatic effect that the gold–sulfide interaction produces in thiol-passivated gold nanoparticles.
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- Hui Wen
- Key Laboratory of the Atmospheric Composition and Optical Radiation
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei, China
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei, China
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- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Atmospheric Composition and Optical Radiation
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei, China
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
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- Key Laboratory of the Atmospheric Composition and Optical Radiation
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Hefei, China
- Laboratory of Atmospheric Physico-Chemistry
- Anhui Institute of Optics & Fine Mechanics
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