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Saidi S, Bejaoui M, Berriche H. Theoretical Study of Ground-State Barium-Rare Gas Van der Waals Complexes: Combining Rule Modeling and Ab Initio Calculations. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:32407-32417. [PMID: 39100324 PMCID: PMC11292638 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
Abstract
The present study aims to generate the potential energy curves (PECs) and spectroscopic constants for barium alkaline earth (AE) atoms interacting with rare gas (RG) atoms (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe). The study focuses on investigating the van der Waals bonds that characterize the interactions between alkaline-earth metals and RG atoms, with a specific emphasis on employing the Tang and Toennies (TT) potential model, known to accurately describe such interactions. The TT potential model was employed in conjunction with combining rules to calculate its parameters, which include dispersion coefficients C 2n and Born-Mayer constants A and b. Additionally, we have conducted high-level ab initio calculations at the CCSD(T) level for all Ba-RG ground states. Obtained PECs from both methods have been used to evaluate the spectroscopic properties D e, R e, ωe, B e, and ωeχe. Our findings reveal that the derived spectroscopic constants from the TT model exhibit good agreement with the results obtained from CCSD(T) calculations and with other available theoretical studies. Furthermore, to gain insights into the relative differences among AE-RG species, we calculated the κ parameter for AE-RG and AE+-RG (AE = Sr, Ca, Mg, Ba; RG = He-Xe) complexes. It is found that except for the case of Ba-RG and Ba+-RG, the κ values within the same series, AE-RG and AE+-RG, are remarkably close to each other.
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- Samah Saidi
- Department
of Physics, College of Science and Humanities in Al-Kharj, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj 11942, Saudi Arabi
- Laboratory
of Interfaces and Advanced Materials Physics Department Faculty of
Science, University of Monastir, Avenue de L’Environnment, Monastir 5019, Tunisia
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- Laboratory
of Interfaces and Advanced Materials Physics Department Faculty of
Science, University of Monastir, Avenue de L’Environnment, Monastir 5019, Tunisia
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- Laboratory
of Interfaces and Advanced Materials Physics Department Faculty of
Science, University of Monastir, Avenue de L’Environnment, Monastir 5019, Tunisia
- Department
of Mathematics and Physics School of Arts and Science, American University of Ras Al Khaimah, P.O. Box 10021, Ras Al Khaimah 10021, UAE
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Visentin G, Buchachenko AA. Polarizabilities, dispersion coefficients, and retardation functions at the complete basis set CCSD limit: From Be to Ba plus Yb. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:214302. [PMID: 31822071 DOI: 10.1063/1.5129583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Static and dynamic polarizabilities of alkaline earth metal atoms Be-Ba and of the Yb atom, as well as dispersion coefficients and retardation functions for their long-range interactions, are used as a benchmark for the restricted coupled cluster method with singles and doubles (CCSD) and noniterative triples added [CCSD(T)] and related polarization propagator CCSD(3) methods at the complete basis set limit. The latter is attained through the sequence of the augmented correlation-consistent polarized weighted core valence n-zeta basis sets with the exact 2-component approximation for the scalar relativistic effects and with the small-core effective core potentials (for Ca, Sr, and Ba). At the converged level of core correlation treatment, the finite-field CCSD(T) method reproduces the best available data for the static dipole and quadrupole polarizabilities better than 1% and 4%, respectively. Systematic cancelation of the triple contribution in the CCSD(3) calculations of the dynamic polarizabilities of alkaline earth metal atoms makes their dispersion coefficients accurate within 3%. The retardation functions are computed and used for the analysis of the long-range interactions in the homonuclear dimers. Implications to accurate ab initio calculations of the global interaction potentials are discussed.
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- Giorgio Visentin
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Moscow 121205, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Moscow 121205, Russia
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Kleshchina NN, Kalinina IS, Leibin IV, Bezrukov DS, Buchachenko AA. Stable axially symmetric atomic impurity in an fcc solid-Ba in rare gases. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:121104. [PMID: 31575194 DOI: 10.1063/1.5118876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Closed-shell metal atoms in rare gas solids tend to occupy highly symmetric polyhedral crystal sites, as follows from the generic triplet Jahn-Teller splitting of the S → P excitation bands and complies with the isotropic nature of the dispersion forces. Atypical 2 + 1 Jahn-Teller splitting inherent to axially symmetric sites observed recently for Ba atoms has been therefore interpreted as the defect accommodation. By modeling the structure, stability, and spectra of the Ba atom in the face-centered cubic rare gas crystals, we identify thermodynamically stable crystal site of axial C3v symmetry that explains experimental observations. We also demonstrate the dramatic effect of the interaction anisotropy on the trapping site structure and stability for an excited P-state atom. Our results provide strong evidence for stable axially symmetric accommodation of isotropic impurity in a close-packed lattice.
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- Nadezhda N Kleshchina
- Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Moscow 121205, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Moscow 121205, Russia
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Ozerov GK, Bezrukov DS, Buchachenko AA. Accommodation of a dimer in an Ar-like lattice: exploring the generic structural motifs. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:16549-16563. [PMID: 31313774 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp02119a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A global optimization strategy is applied to Lennard-Jones models describing the stable trapping sites of a dimer in the face-centered cubic Ar-like lattice. Effective volumes of the trapping sites, quantified as the number of host atoms dislodged from the lattice, are mapped onto the parameter space defined by the strength and range of the dimer interaction potentials. The two models considered differ in the host-guest interaction and give very different maps that reflect the effect of local lattice relaxation. A hierarchical complete-linkage clustering technique is applied to identify generic structural types of the dimer accommodations. The dominant types found and enlisted maintain the symmetry of the isolated dimer and possess high tetrahedral and octahedral symmetry of the host environment with respect to the dimer atoms or center and can be roughly classified as the "whole" or "per atom" dimer accommodations. The results are compared to the analysis of the analogous model for trapped atoms and realistic model for trapped alkaline-earth metal dimers. Implications for matrix isolation spectroscopy are discussed.
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- Georgiy K Ozerov
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Nobel str. 3, Moscow 121205, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Nobel str. 3, Moscow 121205, Russia and Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Nobel str. 3, Moscow 121205, Russia
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Imaging individual barium atoms in solid xenon for barium tagging in nEXO. Nature 2019; 569:203-207. [PMID: 31036948 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1169-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Double-β-decay involves the simultaneous conversion of two neutrons into two protons, and the emission of two electrons and two neutrinos; the neutrinoless process, although not yet observed, is thought to involve the emission of the two electrons but no neutrinos. The search for neutrinoless-double-β-decay probes fundamental properties of neutrinos, including whether or not the neutrino and antineutrino are distinct particles. Double-β-decay detectors are large and expensive, so it is essential to achieve the highest possible sensitivity with each study, and removing spurious contributions ('background') from detected signals is crucial. In the nEXO neutrinoless-double-β-decay experiment, the identification, or 'tagging', of the 136Ba daughter atom resulting from the double-β decay of 136Xe provides a technique for discriminating background. The tagging scheme studied here uses a cryogenic probe to trap the barium atom in a solid xenon matrix, where the barium atom is tagged through fluorescence imaging. Here we demonstrate the imaging and counting of individual barium atoms in solid xenon by scanning a focused laser across a solid xenon matrix deposited on a sapphire window. When the laser irradiates an individual atom, the fluorescence persists for about 30 seconds before dropping abruptly to the background level-a clear confirmation of one-atom imaging. Following evaporation of a barium deposit, the residual barium fluorescence is 0.16 per cent or less. Our technique achieves the imaging of single atoms in a solid noble element, establishing the basic principle of barium tagging for nEXO.
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Bezrukov DS, Kleshchina NN, Kalinina IS, Buchachenko AA. Ab initio interaction potentials of the Ba, Ba + complexes with Ar, Kr, and Xe in the lowest excited states. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:064314. [PMID: 30769967 DOI: 10.1063/1.5071457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The complexes of the Ba atom and Ba+ cation with the rare gas atoms Ar, Kr, and Xe in the states associated with the 6s → 5d, 6p excitations are investigated by means of the multireference configuration interaction techniques. Scalar relativistic potentials are obtained by the complete basis limit extrapolation through the sequence of aug-cc-pwCVnZ basis sets with the cardinal numbers n = Q, T, 5, combined with the suitable effective core potentials and benchmarked against the coupled cluster with singles, doubles, and non-iterative triples calculations and the literature data available for selected electronic states. Spin-orbit coupling is taken into account by means of the state-interacting multireference configuration interaction calculations performed for the Breit-Pauli spin-orbit Hamiltonian. The results show weak spin-orbit coupling between the states belonging to distinct atomic multiplets. General trends in the interaction strength and long-range anisotropy along the rare gas series are discussed. Vibronic spectra of the Ba and Ba+ complexes in the vicinity of the 1S → 1P° and 2S → 2P° atomic transitions and diffusion cross sections of the Ba(1S0, 3DJ) atom in high-temperature rare gases are calculated. Comparison with available experimental data shows that multireference calculations tend to underestimate the interaction strength for excited complexes.
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- Dmitry S Bezrukov
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Building 3, Moscow 121205, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Building 3, Moscow 121205, Russia
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Skolkovo Innovation Center, Building 3, Moscow 121205, Russia
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Tuttle WD, Harris JP, Zheng Y, Breckenridge WH, Wright TG. Hybridization and Covalency in the Group 2 and Group 12 Metal Cation/Rare Gas Complexes. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:7679-7703. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b07139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- William D. Tuttle
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, 315 S. 1400 East Room 2020, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, U.K
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