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Johnson EL, Davis QC, Morse MD. Predissociation measurements of bond dissociation energies: VC, VN, and VS. J Chem Phys 2016; 144:234306. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4953782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Eric L. Johnson
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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Chang YC, Luo Z, Pan Y, Zhang Z, Song YN, Kuang SY, Yin QZ, Lau KC, Ng CY. Rotationally resolved state-to-state photoionization and the photoelectron study of vanadium monocarbide and its cations (VC/VC+). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:9780-93. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp00371g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Two-color VIS-UV laser pulsed filed ionization-photoelectron (PFI-PE) study and theoretical predictions for vanadium monocarbide (VC) neutral and its cation (VC+).
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of California
- Davis
- USA
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of California
- Davis
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of California
- Davis
- USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science
- University of California
- Davis
- USA
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- Department of Biology and Chemistry
- City University of Hong Kong
- Kowloon
- Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of California
- Davis
- USA
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- Olha Krechkivska
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United
States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United
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Denis PA, Balasubramanian K. Electronic states and potential energy curves of molybdenum carbide and its ions. J Chem Phys 2006; 125:24306. [PMID: 16848583 DOI: 10.1063/1.2216700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The potential energy curves and spectroscopic constants of the ground and 29 low-lying excited states of MoC with different spin and spatial symmetries within 48 000 cm(-1) have been investigated. We have used the complete active space multiconfiguration self-consistent field methodology, followed by multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) methods. Relativistic effects were considered with the aid of relativistic effective core potentials in conjunction with these methods. The results are in agreement with previous studies that determined the ground state as X (3)Sigma(-). At the MRCISD+Q level, the transition energies to the 1 (3)Delta and 4 (1)Delta states are 3430 and 8048 cm(-1), respectively, in fair agreement with the results obtained by DaBell et al. [J. Chem. Phy. 114, 2938 (2001)], namely, 4003 and 7834 cm(-1), respectively. The three band systems located at 18 611, 20 700, and 22 520 cm(-1) observed by Brugh et al. [J. Chem. Phy. 109, 7851 (1998)] were attributed to the excited 11 (3)Sigma(-), 14 (3)Pi, and 15 (1)Pi states respectively. At the MRCISD level, these states are 17 560, 20 836, and 20 952 cm(-1) above the ground state respectively. We have also identified a (3)Pi state lying 14 309 cm(-1) above the ground state. The ground states of the molecular ions are predicted to be (4)Sigma(-) and (2)Delta for MoC(-) and MoC(+), respectively.
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- Pablo A Denis
- Center for Image Processing and Integrated Computing, University of California-Davis, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
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Denis PA, Balasubramanian K. Multireference configuration interaction study of the electronic states of ZrC. J Chem Phys 2006; 124:174312. [PMID: 16689576 DOI: 10.1063/1.2191496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The potential energy curves and spectroscopic constants of the ground and 32 low-lying electronic states of ZrC have been studied by employing multireference configuration interaction methods, in conjunction with relativistic effective core potentials and 5s3p3d1f, 3s3p1d basis sets con Zr and C, respectively. We have determined that the ground state is (3)Sigma(+). However there are two low-lying (1)Sigma(+) states (below 5000 cm(-1)) which strongly interact resulting in avoided crossings. The lowest (1)Sigma(+) state corresponds to a combination of 1sigma(2) Xsigma(2) 1pi(4) configurations whereas the second is an open shell singlet 1sigma(2) 2sigma(1) 3sigma(1) 1pi(4). Several avoided crossings were observed, for (1)Pi, (3)Pi, (1)Delta, (3)Sigma(+), and (3)Delta states. We have identified (3)Pi and (1)Pi lying at 4367 and 5797 cm(-1), respectively. The results are in good agreement with the recent experimental findings of Rixon et al. [J. Mol. Spectrosc. 228, 554 (2004)], and indicate that the (3)Pi-(3)Sigma(+), and (1)Pi-(1)Sigma(+), bands located between 16 000-19 000 cm(-1) are extremely complex due to near degeneracy of several (1)Pi and (3)Pi states. We also have identified a (1)Sigma(+) state in the same region that may interfere with the (1)Pi emission bands. The present results not only shed further light into the spectra of ZrC but also predict yet to be observed systems.
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- Pablo A Denis
- Center for Image Processing and Integrated Computing, University of California, Davis, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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Redondo P, Barrientos C, Largo A. Small Carbon Clusters Doped with Vanadium Metal: A Density Functional Study of VCn (n = 1−8). J Chem Theory Comput 2006; 2:885-93. [DOI: 10.1021/ct060033q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Pilar Redondo
- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, 47005 Valladolid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, 47005 Valladolid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, 47005 Valladolid, Spain
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Denis PA, Balasubramanian K. Theoretical characterization of the low-lying electronic states of NbC. J Chem Phys 2005; 123:054318. [PMID: 16108650 DOI: 10.1063/1.1978867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We have studied the potential-energy curves and the spectroscopic constants of the ground and low-lying excited states of NbC by employing the complete active space self-consistent field method with relativistic effective core potentials followed by multireference configuration-interaction calculations. We have identified 23 low-lying electronic states of NbC with different spin multiplicities and spatial symmetries within 40,000 cm(-1). At the multireference single and double configuration interaction level of theory the 2sigma+ and 2delta states are nearly degenerated, with the 2delta state located 187 cm(-1) lower than the 2sigma+ state. The estimated spin-orbit splitting for the 2delta state results in a 2delta(3/2) ground state and A 2sigma+ which is placed 650 cm(-1) above the ground state, in reasonable agreement with the experimental result, 831 cm(-1). Our computed spectroscopic constants are in good agreement with experimental values although our results differ from those of a previous density-functional investigation of the excited states of NbC, mainly due to the strong multiconfigurational character of NbC. In the present work we have not only suggested assignments for the observed states but also computed more electronic states that are yet to be observed experimentally.
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- Pablo A Denis
- Institute of Data Analysis and Visualization, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Kalemos A, Dunning TH, Mavridis A. The electronic structure of vanadium carbide, VC. J Chem Phys 2005; 123:014301. [PMID: 16035829 DOI: 10.1063/1.1926228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Within an energy range of 2.4 eV, we have explored 29 of the 36 states of the diatomic molecule VC that arise from the atoms in their ground state, V(4s23d3;4F)+C(2s2 2p2;3P). We use multireference methods with large atomic natural orbital basis sets. The ground state is of 2Delta symmetry with the first two excited states, 4Delta and 2Sigma+, located 4.2 and 7.0 kcal/mol above the X state. All the states examined in this work are relatively strongly bound and show significant charge transfer from V to C. The binding energy of the X 2Delta state is estimated to be 95.3 kcal/mol in good agreement with the experimental value.
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- Apostolos Kalemos
- Joint Institute for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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Lindholm NF, Hales DA, Ober LA, Morse MD. Optical spectroscopy of RuC: 18 000–24 000 cm−1. J Chem Phys 2004; 121:6855-60. [PMID: 15473743 DOI: 10.1063/1.1789913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The optical spectrum of diatomic RuC has been recorded from 17 800 to 24 200 cm(-1). Three previously unidentified excited electronic states were analyzed and identified as having Omega' = 0, Omega' = 2, and Omega' = 3. The Omega' = 3 state was determined to be a 3Delta3 state that is suggested to arise from a mixture of the 10sigma(2)11sigma(2)5pi(3)2delta(3)12sigma(1)6pi(1) and 10sigma(2)11sigma(1)5pi(3)2delta(3)12sigma(2)6pi(1) electronic configurations. Three additional bands belonging to the previously observed [18.1] (1)Pi<--X (1)Sigma(+) system were analyzed to obtain B(e) (')=0.558 244(48) cm(-1), alpha(e) (')=0.004 655(27) cm(-1), omegae' = 887.201(37) cm(-1), and omega(e) 'xe' = 5.589(7) cm(-1) for the 102Ru 12C isotopomer (1sigma error limits). A Rydberg-Klein-Rees analysis was then performed using the determined spectroscopic constants of the [18.1] 1Pi state, and similar analyses were performed for the previously observed states. The resulting potential energy curves are provided for the 100Ru 12C, 101Ru 12C, 102Ru 12C, and 104Ru 12C isotopic species.
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- Ned F Lindholm
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
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Guo R, Balasubramanian K. Spectroscopic properties and potential energy curves of low-lying electronic states of RuC. J Chem Phys 2004; 120:7418-25. [PMID: 15267652 DOI: 10.1063/1.1688755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The RuC molecule has been a challenging species due to the open-shell nature of Ru resulting in a large number of low-lying electronic states. We have carried out state-of-the-art calculations using the complete active space multiconfiguration self-consistent field followed by multireference configuration interaction methods that included up to 18 million configurations, in conjunction with relativistic effects. We have computed 29 low-lying electronic states of RuC with different spin multiplicities and spatial symmetries with energy separations less than 38,000 cm(-1). We find two very closely low-lying electronic states for RuC, viz., 1Sigma+ and 3Delta with the 1Sigma+ being stabilized at higher levels of theory. Our computed spectroscopic constants and dipole moments are in good agreement with experiment although we have reported more electronic states than those that have been observed experimentally. Our computations reveal a strongly bound 1Sigma+ state with a large dipole moment which is most likely the experimentally observed ground state and an energetically close 3Delta state with a smaller dipole moment. Overall our computed spectroscopic constants of the excited states with energy separations less than 18,000 cm(-1) agree quite well with those of the corresponding observed states.
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- Rui Guo
- Center for Image Processing and Integrated Computing, University of California, Davis, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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