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Fransson T, Pettersson LGM. TDDFT and the x-ray absorption spectrum of liquid water: Finding the "best" functional. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:234105. [PMID: 38884399 DOI: 10.1063/5.0209719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024] Open
Abstract
We investigate the performance of time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) for reproducing high-level reference x-ray absorption spectra of liquid water and water clusters. For this, we apply the integrated absolute difference (IAD) metric, previously used for x-ray emission spectra of liquid water [T. Fransson and L. G. M. Pettersson, J. Chem. Theory Comput. 19, 7333-7342 (2023)], in order to investigate which exchange-correlation (xc) functionals yield TDDFT spectra in best agreement to reference, as well as to investigate the suitability of IAD for x-ray absorption spectroscopy spectrum calculations. Considering highly asymmetric and symmetric six-molecule clusters, it is seen that long-range corrected xc-functionals are required to yield good agreement with the reference coupled cluster (CC) and algebraic-diagrammatic construction spectra, with 100% asymptotic Hartree-Fock exchange resulting in the lowest IADs. The xc-functionals with best agreement to reference have been adopted for larger water clusters, yielding results in line with recently published CC theory, but which still show some discrepancies in the relative intensity of the features compared to experiment.
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- Thomas Fransson
- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, 10961 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, 10961 Stockholm, Sweden
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Fransson T, Pettersson LGM. Evaluating the Impact of the Tamm-Dancoff Approximation on X-ray Spectrum Calculations. J Chem Theory Comput 2024; 20:2181-2191. [PMID: 38388006 PMCID: PMC10938498 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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The impact of the Tamm-Dancoff approximation (TDA) for time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations of X-ray absorption and X-ray emission spectra (XAS and XES) is investigated, showing small discrepancies in the excitation energies and intensities. Through explicit diagonalization of the TDDFT Hessian, XES was considered by using full TDDFT with a core-hole reference state. This has previously not been possible with most TDDFT implementations as a result of the presence of negative eigenvalues. Furthermore, a core-valence separation (CVS) scheme for XES is presented, in which only elements including the core-hole are considered, resulting in a small Hessian with the dimension of the number of remaining occupied orbitals of the same spin as the core-hole (CH). The resulting spectra are in surprisingly good agreement with the full-space counterpart, illustrating the weak coupling between the valence-valence and valence-CH transitions. Complications resulting from contributions from the discretized continuum are discussed, which can occur for TDDFT calculations of XAS and XES and for TDA calculations of XAS. In conclusion, we recommend that TDA be used when calculating X-ray emission spectra, and either CVS-TDA or CVS-TDDFT can be used for X-ray absorption spectra.
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- Thomas Fransson
- Department of Physics, AlbaNova
University Center, Stockholm University, 109 61 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova
University Center, Stockholm University, 109 61 Stockholm, Sweden
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Maturi F, Raposo Filho RS, Brites CDS, Fan J, He R, Zhuang B, Liu X, Carlos LD. Deciphering Density Fluctuations in the Hydration Water of Brownian Nanoparticles via Upconversion Thermometry. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:2606-2615. [PMID: 38420927 PMCID: PMC10926164 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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We investigate the intricate relationship among temperature, pH, and Brownian velocity in a range of differently sized upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) dispersed in water. These UCNPs, acting as nanorulers, offer insights into assessing the relative proportion of high-density and low-density liquid in the surrounding hydration water. The study reveals a size-dependent reduction in the onset temperature of liquid-water fluctuations, indicating an augmented presence of high-density liquid domains at the nanoparticle surfaces. The observed upper-temperature threshold is consistent with a hypothetical phase diagram of water, validating the two-state model. Moreover, an increase in pH disrupts the organization of water molecules, similar to external pressure effects, allowing simulation of the effects of temperature and pressure on hydrogen bonding networks. The findings underscore the significance of the surface of suspended nanoparticles for understanding high- to low-density liquid fluctuations and water behavior at charged interfaces.
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- Fernando
E. Maturi
- Phantom-g,
CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Institute
of Chemistry, São Paulo State University
(UNESP), 14800-060 Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Phantom-g,
CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Phantom-g,
CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department
of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543
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- Department
of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543
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- Harvey
Mudd College, 301 Platt
Boulevard, Claremont, California 91711, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543
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- Phantom-g,
CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Sopena Moros A, Li S, Li K, Doumy G, Southworth SH, Otolski C, Schaller RD, Kumagai Y, Rubensson JE, Simon M, Dakovski G, Kunnus K, Robinson JS, Hampton CY, Hoffman DJ, Koralek J, Loh ZH, Santra R, Inhester L, Young L. Tracking Cavity Formation in Electron Solvation: Insights from X-ray Spectroscopy and Theory. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:3262-3269. [PMID: 38270463 PMCID: PMC10859959 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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We present time-resolved X-ray absorption spectra of ionized liquid water and demonstrate that OH radicals, H3O+ ions, and solvated electrons all leave distinct X-ray-spectroscopic signatures. Particularly, this allows us to characterize the electron solvation process through a tool that focuses on the electronic response of oxygen atoms in the immediate vicinity of a solvated electron. Our experimental results, supported by ab initio calculations, confirm the formation of a cavity in which the solvated electron is trapped. We show that the solvation dynamics are governed by the magnitude of the random structural fluctuations present in water. As a consequence, the solvation time is highly sensitive to temperature and to the specific way the electron is injected into water.
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- Arturo Sopena Moros
- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science CFEL, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, Hamburg 22607, Germany
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Department of Physics and James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinous 60439, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 N. Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Applied Physics, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, Uppsala SE-75120, Sweden
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Physique-Matière et Rayonnement, LCPMR, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Paris F-75005, France
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- LCLS, SLAC, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, and School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science CFEL, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, Hamburg 22607, Germany
- Department of Physics, Universität Hamburg, Notkestraße 9, Hamburg 22607, Germany
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- Center for Free-Electron Laser Science CFEL, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, Hamburg 22607, Germany
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- Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
- Department of Physics and James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Fransson T, Pettersson LGM. Calibrating TDDFT Calculations of the X-ray Emission Spectrum of Liquid Water: The Effects of Hartree-Fock Exchange. J Chem Theory Comput 2023; 19:7333-7342. [PMID: 37787584 PMCID: PMC10601479 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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The structure and dynamics of liquid water continue to be debated, with insight provided by, among others, X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES), which shows a split in the high-energy 1b1 feature. This split is yet to be reproduced by theory, and it remains unclear if these difficulties are related to inaccuracies in dynamics simulations, spectrum calculations, or both. We investigate the performance of different methods for calculating XES of liquid water, focusing on the ability of time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) to reproduce reference spectra obtained by high-level coupled cluster and algebraic-diagrammatic construction scheme calculations. A metric for evaluating the agreement between theoretical spectra termed the integrated absolute difference (IAD), which considers the integral of shifted difference spectra, is introduced and used to investigate the performance of different exchange-correlation functionals. We find that computed spectra of symmetric and asymmetric model water structures are strongly and differently influenced by the amount of Hartree-Fock exchange, with best agreement to reference spectra for ∼40-50%. Lower percentages tend to yield high density of contributing states, resulting in too broad features. The method introduced here is useful also for other spectrum calculations, in particular where the performance for ensembles of structures are evaluated.
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- Thomas Fransson
- Department of Physics, AlbaNova
University Center, Stockholm University, 109 61 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova
University Center, Stockholm University, 109 61 Stockholm, Sweden
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Takahashi O, Pettersson LGM. Dynamical and interference effects in X-ray emission spectroscopy of H-bonded water – origin of the split lone-pair peaks. Mol Phys 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2023.2170686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Osamu Takahashi
- Basic Chemistry Program, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Tang F, Li Z, Zhang C, Louie SG, Car R, Qiu DY, Wu X. Many-body effects in the X-ray absorption spectra of liquid water. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2201258119. [PMID: 35561212 PMCID: PMC9171919 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2201258119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
SignificanceIn X-ray absorption spectroscopy, an electron-hole excitation probes the local atomic environment. The interpretation of the spectra requires challenging theoretical calculations, particularly in a system like liquid water, where quantum many-body effects and molecular disorder play an important role. Recent advances in theory and simulation make possible new calculations that are in good agreement with experiment, without recourse to commonly adopted approximations. Based on these calculations, the three features observed in the experimental spectra are unambiguously attributed to excitonic effects with different characteristic correlation lengths, which are distinctively affected by perturbations of the underlying H-bond structure induced by temperature changes and/or by isotopic substitution. The emerging picture of the water structure is fully consistent with the conventional tetrahedral model.
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- Fujie Tang
- Department of Physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720
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- Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520
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- Department of Physics, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122
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Takahashi O, Yamamura R, Tokushima T, Harada Y. Interpretation of the X-Ray Emission Spectra of Liquid Water through Temperature and Isotope Dependence. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2022; 128:086002. [PMID: 35275678 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.086002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The interpretation of x-ray emission spectroscopy (XES) spectra in terms of their sensitivity to the hydrogen bonding and the consequent microheterogeneity in liquid water has been debated over a decade. To shed a light on this problem, we report the theoretical reproduction of the debated 1b_{1} peaks observed in the XES spectra of liquid water using semiclassical Kramers-Heisenberg formula. The essence of the temperature and isotope dependence of the 1b_{1} double peaks is explained by molecular dynamics simulations including full vibrational (O─H stretching, bending, and) modes, rotational combined with the density functional theory and core-hole induced dynamics. Some inconsistencies exist with the experimental XES profile, which illustrates the need to employ a more precise theoretical calculations for both geometry sampling and electronic structure using a more sophisticated procedure.
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- Osamu Takahashi
- Basic Chemistry Program, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University, Fotongatan 2, 224 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), University of Tokyo, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
- Synchrotron Radiation Research Organization, University of Tokyo, Sayo-cho, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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AbstractA genetic algorithm (GA) is developed and applied to make proper connections of final-state potential-energy surfaces and X-ray emission (XES) cross sections between steps in the time-propagation of H-bonded systems after a core–hole is created. We show that this modification results in significantly improved resolution of spectral features in XES with the semiclassical Kramers–Heisenberg approach which takes into account important interference effects. We demonstrate the effects on a water pentamer model as well as on two 17-molecules water clusters representing, respectively, tetrahedral (D2A2) and asymmetric (D1A1) H-bonding environments. For D2A2, the applied procedure improves significantly the obtained intensities, whereas for D1A1 the effects are smaller due to milder dynamics during the core–hole life-time as only one hydrogen is involved. We reinvestigate XES for liquid ethanol and, by properly disentangling the relevant states in the dense manifold of states using the GA, now resolve the important 3a′′ state as a peak rather than a shoulder. Furthermore, by applying the SpecSwap-RMC procedure, we reweigh the distribution of structures in the sampling of the liquid to fit to experiment and estimate the ratio between the main anti and gauche conformers in the liquid at room temperature. This combination of techniques will be generally applicable to challenging problems in liquid-phase spectroscopy.
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Akada K, Yamazoe K, Miyawaki J, Maeda R, Ito K, Harada Y. Hydrogen-Bonded Structure of Water in the Loop of Anchored Polyrotaxane Chain Controlled by Anchoring Density. Front Chem 2021; 9:743255. [PMID: 34765585 PMCID: PMC8577270 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.743255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Hydrogen-bonded network of water surrounding polymers is expected to be one of the most relevant factors affecting biocompatibility, while the specific hydrogen-bonded structure of water responsible for biocompatibility is still under debate. Here we study the hydrogen-bonded structure of water in a loop-shaped poly(ethylene glycol) chain in a polyrotaxane using synchrotron soft X-ray emission spectroscopy. By changing the density of anchoring molecules, hydrogen-bonded structure of water confined in the poly(ethylene glycol) loop was identified. The XES profile of the confined water indicates the absence of the low energy lone-pair peak, probably because the limited space of the polymer loop entropically inhibits the formation of tetrahedrally coordinated water. The volume of the confined water can be changed by the anchoring density, which implies the ability to control the biocompatibility of loop-shaped polymers.
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- Keishi Akada
- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.,Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.,Synchrotron Radiation Research Organization, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.,Department of Advanced Materials Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan.,Synchrotron Radiation Research Organization, The University of Tokyo, Chiba, Japan
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Wang R, Wang J, Zhu Y, Yu F, Yang Y, Wang Z. A Covalent‐Like Feature of Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding in Energetic Molecules 3,6‐Dihydrazino‐s‐tetrazine (DHT). ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adts.202100179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Rui Wang
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics Jilin University Changchun 130012 P.R. China
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- College of Information Technology Jilin Normal University Siping 136000 P.R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics Jilin University Changchun 130012 P.R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics Jilin University Changchun 130012 P.R. China
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- Institute of Fluid Physics China Academy of Engineering Physics Mianyang 621900 P.R. China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics Institute of Theoretical Chemistry Jilin University Changchun 130012 P.R. China
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Cruzeiro VWD, Wildman A, Li X, Paesani F. Relationship between Hydrogen-Bonding Motifs and the 1b 1 Splitting in the X-ray Emission Spectrum of Liquid Water. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:3996-4002. [PMID: 33877847 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The split of the 1b1 peak observed in the X-ray emission (XE) spectrum of liquid water has been the focus of intense research. Although several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the origin of this split, a consensus has not yet been reached. Here, we introduce a novel theoretical/computation approach which, combining path-integral molecular dynamics simulations with the MB-pol model and time-dependent density functional theory calculations, predicts the 1b1 splitting in liquid water and not in crystalline ice, in agreement with the experimental observations. A systematic analysis of the underlying local structure of liquid water at ambient conditions indicates that several different hydrogen-bonding motifs contribute to the overall XE line shape in the energy range corresponding to emissions from the 1b1 orbitals. This suggests that it is not possible to unambiguously attribute the split of the 1b1 peak to only two specific structural arrangements of the underlying hydrogen-bonding network.
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- Vinícius Wilian D Cruzeiro
- San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
- Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, United States
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Molecular aggregation in liquid water: Laplace spectra and spectral clustering of H-bonded network. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Besley NA. Modeling of the spectroscopy of core electrons with density functional theory. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/wcms.1527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Nicholas A. Besley
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham UK
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Time-dependent density functional theory study of the X-ray emission spectroscopy of amino acids and proteins. Chem Phys Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Besley NA. Density Functional Theory Based Methods for the Calculation of X-ray Spectroscopy. Acc Chem Res 2020; 53:1306-1315. [PMID: 32613827 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
The availability of new light sources combined with the realization of the unique capabilities of spectroscopy in the X-ray region has driven tremendous advances in the field of X-ray spectroscopy. Currently, these techniques are emerging as powerful analytical tools for the study of a wide range of problems encompassing liquids, materials, and biological systems. Time-resolved measurements add a further dimension to X-ray spectroscopy, opening up the potential to resolve ultrafast chemical processes at an atomic level. X-ray spectroscopy encompasses a range of techniques which provide complementary information, and these include X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES), and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS). In many studies, the interpretation of the experimental data relies upon calculations to enable the nature of the underlying molecular structure, electronic structure, and bonding to be revealed. Density functional theory (DFT) based methods are some of the most widely used methods for the simulation of X-ray spectra. In this Account, we focus on our recent contributions to the simulation of a range of X-ray spectroscopic techniques using DFT and linear-response time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) and show how these methods can provide a computational toolkit for the simulation of X-ray spectroscopy. The importance of the exchange-correlation functional for the calculation of XAS is discussed, and the introduction of short-range corrected functionals is described. The application of these calculations to study large systems through the use of efficient implementations of TDDFT will be highlighted, with the use of these methods illustrated through studies of ionic liquids and transition metal complexes. The extension of TDDFT to calculate XES through the use of a reference determinant for the core-ionized state will be described, and the factors that affect the accuracy of the computed spectra discussed. The application of these approaches will be illustrated through the study of a range of organic molecules and transition metal complexes, which also show how going beyond the dipole approximation in determining the transition intensities can be critical. The application of these approaches to the simulation of the RIXS spectrum of water will also be described, highlighting how ultrafast dynamics on the femtoscale time scale are evident in the measured spectra. In these calculations, the description of the core-ionized and core-excited states becomes increasingly important, and the role of the basis set in accurately describing these states will be explored.
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- Nicholas A. Besley
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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Carter-Fenk K, Herbert JM. State-Targeted Energy Projection: A Simple and Robust Approach to Orbital Relaxation of Non-Aufbau Self-Consistent Field Solutions. J Chem Theory Comput 2020; 16:5067-5082. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.0c00502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Kevin Carter-Fenk
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
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Fouda AAE, Besley NA. Improving the predictive quality of time‐dependent density functional theory calculations of the X‐ray emission spectroscopy of organic molecules. J Comput Chem 2020; 41:1081-1090. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Bakó I, Daru J, Pothoczki S, Pusztai L, Hermansson K. Effects of H-bond asymmetry on the electronic properties of liquid water – An AIMD analysis. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Clarke CJ, Hayama S, Hawes A, Hallett JP, Chamberlain TW, Lovelock KRJ, Besley NA. Zinc 1s Valence-to-Core X-ray Emission Spectroscopy of Halozincate Complexes. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:9552-9559. [PMID: 31609617 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b08037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The Zn 1s valence-to-core (VtC) X-ray emission spectra of seven ionic liquids have been measured experimentally and simulated on the basis of time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT) calculations. Six of the ionic liquids were made by mixing [C8C1Im]X and Zn(II)X2 at three different ZnX2 mole fractions (0.33, 0.50, or 0.67) for X = Cl or Br, and a further ionic liquid was made by mixing [P6,6,6,14]Cl and a mole fraction of ZnCl2 of 0.33. Calculations were performed for the [ZnX4]2-, [Zn2X6]2-, and [Zn4X10]2- ions to capture the expected metal complex speciation. The VtC emission spectra showed three bands arising from single-electron processes that can be assigned to emission from ligand p-type orbitals, zinc d-orbitals, and ligand s-type orbitals. For all seven ionic liquids, the highest occupied molecular orbital arises from the ligand p orbitals, and the spectra for the different size metal complexes for the same X were found to be very similar, in terms of both relative peak intensities and peak energies. For both experiments and TDDFT calculations, there was an energy difference of 0.5 eV between the Cl-based and Br-based metal complexes for the ligand s and p orbitals, while the Zn 3d orbital energies were relatively unaffected by the identity of the ligand. The TDDFT calculations find that for the ions with symmetrically equivalent zinc atoms ([Zn2X6]2- and [Zn4X10]2-), the most appropriate core-ionized reference state has a core-hole that is localized on a single zinc atom. In this framework, the spectra for the larger ions can be viewed as a sum of spectra for the tetrahedral complex with a single zinc atom with small variations in the structure of the coordinating ligands. Because the spectra are relatively insensitive to small changes in the geometry of the ligands, this is consistent with the small variation in the spectra measured in the experiment.
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- Coby J Clarke
- Department of Chemical Engineering , Imperial College , London SW7 2AZ , U.K
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- Diamond Light Source , Didcot , Oxfordshire OX11 0DE , U.K
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- Institute of Process Research and Development, School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT , U.K
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , Imperial College , London SW7 2AZ , U.K
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- Institute of Process Research and Development, School of Chemistry , University of Leeds , Leeds LS2 9JT , U.K
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- School of Chemistry , University of Nottingham , University Park , Nottingham NG7 2RD , U.K
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Pathak H, Späh A, Amann-Winkel K, Perakis F, Kim KKH, Nilsson A. Temperature dependent anomalous fluctuations in water: shift of ≈1 kbar between experiment and classical force field simulations. Mol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2019.1649486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Harshad Pathak
- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Camisasca G, Schlesinger D, Zhovtobriukh I, Pitsevich G, Pettersson LGM. A proposal for the structure of high- and low-density fluctuations in liquid water. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:034508. [PMID: 31325915 DOI: 10.1063/1.5100875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Based on recent experimental data that can be interpreted as indicating the presence of specific structures in liquid water, we build and optimize two structural models which we compare with the available experimental data. To represent the proposed high-density liquid structures, we use a model consisting of chains of water molecules, and for low-density liquid, we investigate fused dodecahedra as templates for tetrahedral fluctuations. The computed infrared spectra of the models are in very good agreement with the extracted experimental spectra for the two components, while the extracted structures from molecular dynamics (MD) simulations give spectra that are intermediate between the experimentally derived spectra. Computed x-ray absorption and emission spectra as well as the O-O radial distribution functions of the proposed structures are not contradicted by experiment. The stability of the proposed dodecahedral template structures is investigated in MD simulations by seeding the starting structure, and remnants found to persist on an ∼30 ps time scale. We discuss the possible significance of such seeds in simulations and whether they can be viable candidates as templates for structural fluctuations below the compressibility minimum of liquid water.
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- Gaia Camisasca
- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry & Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm University, 114 18 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Belarusian State University, Nezavisimosti Ave., 4, 220030 Minsk, Belarus
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Camisasca G, Galamba N, Wikfeldt KT, Pettersson LGM. Translational and rotational dynamics of high and low density TIP4P/2005 water. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:224507. [PMID: 31202216 DOI: 10.1063/1.5079956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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We use molecular dynamics simulations using TIP4P/2005 to investigate the self- and distinct-van Hove functions for different local environments of water, classified using the local structure index as an order parameter. The orientational dynamics were studied through the calculation of the time-correlation functions of different-order Legendre polynomials in the OH-bond unit vector. We found that the translational and orientational dynamics are slower for molecules in a low-density local environment and correspondingly the mobility is enhanced upon increasing the local density, consistent with some previous works, but opposite to a recent study on the van Hove function. From the analysis of the distinct dynamics, we find that the second and fourth peaks of the radial distribution function, previously identified as low density-like arrangements, show long persistence in time. The analysis of the time-dependent interparticle distance between the central molecule and the first coordination shell shows that particle identity persists longer than distinct van Hove correlations. The motion of two first-nearest-neighbor molecules thus remains coupled even when this correlation function has been completely decayed. With respect to the orientational dynamics, we show that correlation functions of molecules in a low-density environment decay exponentially, while molecules in a local high-density environment exhibit bi-exponential decay, indicating that dynamic heterogeneity of water is associated with the heterogeneity among high-density and between high-density and low-density species. This bi-exponential behavior is associated with the existence of interstitial waters and the collapse of the second coordination sphere in high-density arrangements, but not with H-bond strength.
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- Gaia Camisasca
- Department of Physics, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, C8, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisbon, Portugal
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Yamazoe K, Miyawaki J, Niwa H, Nilsson A, Harada Y. Measurements of ultrafast dissociation in resonant inelastic x-ray scattering of water. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:204201. [PMID: 31153206 DOI: 10.1063/1.5081886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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There has been a discussion on the interpretation of the resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) spectra of liquid water in terms of either different structural environments or that core hole dynamics can generate well-resolved dissociative spectral components. We have used RIXS with high resolution in the OH stretch vibration energy part, at extremely high overtones going toward the continuum of full OH bond breakage, to identify the amount of dissociative contributions in the valence band RIXS spectra at different excitation energies. We observe that at low excitation energies, corresponding to population of states with strongly antibonding character, the valence band RIXS spectra have a large contribution from a well-resolved dissociative feature. Instead, at higher excitations, this spectral component diminishes and becomes a weak structure on the high-energy side of one of the spectral peaks related to the 1b1 state from tetrahedral configurations. This result brings both interpretations to be essential for the understanding of RIXS spectra of liquid water.
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- Kosuke Yamazoe
- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan
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Probing hydrogen bond strength in liquid water by resonant inelastic X-ray scattering. Nat Commun 2019; 10:1013. [PMID: 30833573 PMCID: PMC6399250 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08979-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Local probes of the electronic ground state are essential for understanding hydrogen bonding in aqueous environments. When tuned to the dissociative core-excited state at the O1s pre-edge of water, resonant inelastic X-ray scattering back to the electronic ground state exhibits a long vibrational progression due to ultrafast nuclear dynamics. We show how the coherent evolution of the OH bonds around the core-excited oxygen provides access to high vibrational levels in liquid water. The OH bonds stretch into the long-range part of the potential energy curve, which makes the X-ray probe more sensitive than infra-red spectroscopy to the local environment. We exploit this property to effectively probe hydrogen bond strength via the distribution of intramolecular OH potentials derived from measurements. In contrast, the dynamical splitting in the spectral feature of the lowest valence-excited state arises from the short-range part of the OH potential curve and is rather insensitive to hydrogen bonding.
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Michelitsch GS, Reuter K. Efficient simulation of near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) in density-functional theory: Comparison of core-level constraining approaches. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:074104. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5083618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Georg S. Michelitsch
- Chair for Theoretical Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Chair for Theoretical Chemistry and Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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Zhovtobriukh I, Norman P, Pettersson LGM. X-ray absorption spectrum simulations of hexagonal ice. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:034501. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5078385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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- Iurii Zhovtobriukh
- FYSIKUM, Stockholm University, AlbaNova University Center, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Biology, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- FYSIKUM, Stockholm University, AlbaNova University Center, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Pettersson LGM. A Two-State Picture of Water and the Funnel of Life. SPRINGER PROCEEDINGS IN PHYSICS 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21755-6_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Fransson T, Dreuw A. Simulating X-ray Emission Spectroscopy with Algebraic Diagrammatic Construction Schemes for the Polarization Propagator. J Chem Theory Comput 2018; 15:546-556. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b01046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Thomas Fransson
- Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, Ruprecht−Karls University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 205, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Computing, Ruprecht−Karls University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 205, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Fouda AEA, Purnell GI, Besley NA. Simulation of Ultra-Fast Dynamics Effects in Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering of Gas-Phase Water. J Chem Theory Comput 2018; 14:2586-2595. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Adam E. A. Fouda
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom
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