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Wagner J, Sibener SJ. Coverage-Dependent Site-Specific Placement and Correlated Diffusion of Atomic Oxygen on Moiré-Patterned Graphene on Ru(0001). J Phys Chem Lett 2024:2936-2943. [PMID: 38451507 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
Abstract
Nano-periodic arrays of atomic oxygen are visualized on epitaxial graphene on Ru(0001) via STM following supersonic beam exposure to non-equilibrium fluxes of atomic oxygen. Self-organization of atomic oxygen on graphene is directed by the intrinsic moiré pattern of the ruthenium-graphene interface. Atom-resolved STM imaging reveals the richness of multiparticle interactions, leading to correlated atomic diffusion and placement. Pair-distribution functions demonstrate that repulsive oxygen-oxygen interactions play an increasingly important role in the site specificity and diffusivity of atomic oxygen on the moiré lattice with increasing coverage. Atomic visualization shows the number of oxygen atoms in a local region changes overall diffusion rates and promotes the correlated motion of oxygen atoms. Understanding the site specificity of oxygen adsorption and diffusive behavior of atomic oxygen on epitaxial graphene on Ru(0001) provides insight for both the synthesis and stability of moiré-templated two-dimensional materials which show promise as platforms for next-generation quantum materials and catalysts.
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- Joshua Wagner
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Murphy JG, Raybin JG, Ansay GE, Sibener SJ. Spatiotemporal Mapping of Hole Nucleation and Growth during Block Copolymer Terracing with High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy. ACS Nano 2023; 17:5644-5652. [PMID: 36912602 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c11672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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As a platform for investigating two-dimensional phase separation, we track the structural evolution of block copolymer thin films during thermal annealing with environmentally controlled atomic force microscopy (AFM). Upon thermal annealing, block copolymer films with incommensurate thickness separate into a terraced morphology decorated with holes. With in situ imaging at 200 °C, we follow the continuous progression of terrace formation in a single region of a cylinder-forming poly(styrene-block-methyl methacrylate) thin film, beginning with the disordered morphology on an unpatterned silicon substrate and continuing through nucleation and coarsening stages. Topographic AFM imaging with nanoscale resolution simultaneously captures ensemble hole growth statistics while locally tracking polymer diffusion through measurements of the film thickness. At early times, we observe homogeneous hole nucleation and isotropic growth, with kinetics following the predictions of classical nucleation theory. At later times, however, we find anomalous hole growth which arises due to the combination of Ostwald ripening and coalescence mechanisms. In each case, our real-space observations highlight the importance of hole interactions for determining coarsening kinetics, mediated either through the interconnected phase for Ostwald ripening or through binary collision events for coalescence.
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- Julia G Murphy
- Department of Chemistry and The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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We present research that systematically examines acetone interacting with various D2O ices of terrestrial and astrophysical interest using time-resolved, in situ reflection absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS). We examine acetone deposited on top of different D2O ice films: high-density, nonporous amorphous (np-ASW), and crystalline (CI) films as well as porous amorphous (p-ASW) with various pore morphologies. Analysis of RAIR spectra changes after acetone exposure, and we find that more hydrogen bonding occurs between acetone and p-ASW ices as compared to acetone and np-ASW or CI ices. Hydrogen bonding quantification occurred by two independent RAIR spectral changes: a greater relative intensity of the 1703 cm-1 feature at low acetone coverage as part of a 14 cm-1 shift in the C═O region and an ∼30% integrated dangling bond area reduction after acetone exposure. Interestingly, when changing the water structure to be more porous (deposited at 70° compared to 30°), there is a further reduction in the amount of hydrogen bonding that occurs. This suggests that there is a lack of access to surface sites with dangling bonds in the pores as initial layers of acetone block the pores and acetone is unable to diffuse within the structure at low temperatures. In general, these results offer a clearer picture of the mechanisms that can occur when small organic hydrocarbons interact with various icy interfaces; a quantitative understanding of these interactions is essential for the accurate modeling of many astrophysical processes occurring on the surface of icy dust particles.
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- Michelle R Brann
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Murphy JG, Raybin JG, Sibener SJ. Correlating polymer structure, dynamics, and function with atomic force microscopy. Journal of Polymer Science 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Julia G. Murphy
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry The University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USA
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry The University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USA
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry The University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USA
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Barry E, Burns R, Chen W, De Hoe GX, De Oca JMM, de Pablo JJ, Dombrowski J, Elam JW, Felts AM, Galli G, Hack J, He Q, He X, Hoenig E, Iscen A, Kash B, Kung HH, Lewis NHC, Liu C, Ma X, Mane A, Martinson ABF, Mulfort KL, Murphy J, Mølhave K, Nealey P, Qiao Y, Rozyyev V, Schatz GC, Sibener SJ, Talapin D, Tiede DM, Tirrell MV, Tokmakoff A, Voth GA, Wang Z, Ye Z, Yesibolati M, Zaluzec NJ, Darling SB. Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems: The Central Role of Water/Solid Interfaces in Adsorption, Reactivity, and Transport. Chem Rev 2021; 121:9450-9501. [PMID: 34213328 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The structure, chemistry, and charge of interfaces between materials and aqueous fluids play a central role in determining properties and performance of numerous water systems. Sensors, membranes, sorbents, and heterogeneous catalysts almost uniformly rely on specific interactions between their surfaces and components dissolved or suspended in the water-and often the water molecules themselves-to detect and mitigate contaminants. Deleterious processes in these systems such as fouling, scaling (inorganic deposits), and corrosion are also governed by interfacial phenomena. Despite the importance of these interfaces, much remains to be learned about their multiscale interactions. Developing a deeper understanding of the molecular- and mesoscale phenomena at water/solid interfaces will be essential to driving innovation to address grand challenges in supplying sufficient fit-for-purpose water in the future. In this Review, we examine the current state of knowledge surrounding adsorption, reactivity, and transport in several key classes of water/solid interfaces, drawing on a synergistic combination of theory, simulation, and experiments, and provide an outlook for prioritizing strategic research directions.
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- Edward Barry
- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Center for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Center for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Center for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Center for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Center for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Center for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Technical University of Denmark, Anker Engelunds Vej 1 Bygning 101A, Kgs. Lyngby, Lyngby, Hovedstaden 2800, DK Denmark
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Center for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Applied Materials Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Center for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Technical University of Denmark, Anker Engelunds Vej 1 Bygning 101A, Kgs. Lyngby, Lyngby, Hovedstaden 2800, DK Denmark
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Photon Sciences Directorate, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States
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- Advanced Materials for Energy-Water Systems (AMEWS) Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC), Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Center for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439 United States.,Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 United States
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Turano ME, Jamka EA, Gillum MZ, Gibson KD, Farber RG, Walkosz W, Sibener SJ, Rosenberg RA, Killelea DR. Emergence of Subsurface Oxygen on Rh(111). J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:5844-5849. [PMID: 34138568 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c01820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Oxygen atoms on transition metal surfaces are highly mobile under the demanding pressures and temperatures typically employed for heterogeneously catalyzed oxidation reactions. This mobility allows for rapid surface diffusion of oxygen atoms, as well as absorption into the subsurface and reemergence to the surface, resulting in variable reactivity. Subsurface oxygen atoms play a unique role in the chemistry of oxidized metal catalysts, yet little is known about how subsurface oxygen is formed or returns to the surface. Furthermore, if oxygen diffusion between the surface and subsurface is mediated by defects, there will be localized changes in the surface chemistry due to the elevated oxygen concentration near the emergence sites. We observed that oxygen atoms emerge preferentially along the boundary between surface phases and that subsurface oxygen is depleted before the surface oxide decomposes.
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- Marie E Turano
- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 1068 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60660, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 1068 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60660, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 1068 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60660, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Physics, Lake Forest College, 555 N. Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 1068 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, Illinois 60660, United States
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Herbert KM, Dolinski ND, Boynton NR, Murphy JG, Lindberg CA, Sibener SJ, Rowan SJ. Controlling the Morphology of Dynamic Thia-Michael Networks to Target Pressure-Sensitive and Hot Melt Adhesives. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:27471-27480. [PMID: 34086431 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c05813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
Abstract
A series of multistage (pressure-sensitive/hot melt) adhesives utilizing dynamic thia-Michael bonding motifs are reported. The benzalcyanoacetate Michael acceptors used in this work undergo bond exchange under ambient conditions without external catalysis, facilitating pressure-sensitive adhesion. A key feature of this system is the dynamic reaction-induced phase separation that lends reinforcement to the otherwise weakly bonded materials, enabling weak, repeatable pressure-sensitive adhesion under ambient conditions and strong adhesion when processed as a hot melt adhesive. By using different pairs of benzalcyanoacetate cross-linking units, the phase separation characteristics of the adhesives can be directly manipulated, allowing for a tailored adhesive response.
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- Katie M Herbert
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- Chemical Science and Engineering Division and Center for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60434, United States
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Gibson KD, Sibener SJ. A new method of isotope enrichment and separation: preferential embedding of heavier isotopes of Xe into amorphous solid water. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:7902-7907. [PMID: 33346751 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05019a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
In this paper, we examine a new method for isotope separation involving the embedding of atoms and molecules into ice. This method is based upon isotope dependent embedding, i.e. capture, in a cryogenic matrix which exhibits excellent single-pass enrichment as demonstrated successfully for selected isotopes of Xe. This is a totally new method that holds significant promise as a quite general method for enrichment and purification. It is based upon exploiting the energetic and momentum barriers that need to be overcome in order to embed a given isotope or isotopologue into the capture matrix, initially amorphous ice. From our previous experiments, we know that there is a strong dependence of the embedding probability with incident momentum. Using supersonic molecular beam techniques, we generated Xe atomic beams of controlled velocities, relatively narrow velocity distributions due to supersonic expansion, and with all of the entrained isotopes having identical velocities arising from the seeded molecular beam expansion. As we had postulated, the heavier isotope becomes preferentially absorbed, i.e., embedded, in the ice matrix. Herein we demonstrate the efficacy of this method by comparing the capture of 134Xe and 136Xe to the reference isotope, 129Xe. Enrichment of the heavier isotopes in the capture matrix was 1.2 for 134Xe and 1.3 for 136Xe greater than that expected for natural abundance. Note that enriched isotopic fractions can be collected from either the condensate or the reflected fraction depending on interest in either the heavier or lighter isotope, respectively. Cycling of these single-step enrichment events for all methods can lead to significantly higher levels of purification, and routes to scale-up can be realistically envisioned. This method holds significant promise to be quite general in applicability, including both atomic isotopes or molecular isotopologues across a wide range of particle masses spanning, essentially, the periodic table. This topic has profound implications and significant potential impact for a wide-variety of isotope-based technologies in the physical and biological sciences, medicine, advanced energy and energetic systems, including isotopically-purified materials that exhibit high-performance electronic and thermal characteristics, as well as isotopically purified spin-free materials for use in quantum information science platforms.
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- K D Gibson
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
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Holst B, Alexandrowicz G, Avidor N, Benedek G, Bracco G, Ernst WE, Farías D, Jardine AP, Lefmann K, Manson JR, Marquardt R, Artés SM, Sibener SJ, Wells JW, Tamtögl A, Allison W. Material properties particularly suited to be measured with helium scattering: selected examples from 2D materials, van der Waals heterostructures, glassy materials, catalytic substrates, topological insulators and superconducting radio frequency materials. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:7653-7672. [PMID: 33625410 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05833e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Helium Atom Scattering (HAS) and Helium Spin-Echo scattering (HeSE), together helium scattering, are well established, but non-commercial surface science techniques. They are characterised by the beam inertness and very low beam energy (<0.1 eV) which allows essentially all materials and adsorbates, including fragile and/or insulating materials and light adsorbates such as hydrogen to be investigated on the atomic scale. At present there only exist an estimated less than 15 helium and helium spin-echo scattering instruments in total, spread across the world. This means that up till now the techniques have not been readily available for a broad scientific community. Efforts are ongoing to change this by establishing a central helium scattering facility, possibly in connection with a neutron or synchrotron facility. In this context it is important to clarify what information can be obtained from helium scattering that cannot be obtained with other surface science techniques. Here we present a non-exclusive overview of a range of material properties particularly suited to be measured with helium scattering: (i) high precision, direct measurements of bending rigidity and substrate coupling strength of a range of 2D materials and van der Waals heterostructures as a function of temperature, (ii) direct measurements of the electron-phonon coupling constant λ exclusively in the low energy range (<0.1 eV, tuneable) for 2D materials and van der Waals heterostructures (iii) direct measurements of the surface boson peak in glassy materials, (iv) aspects of polymer chain surface dynamics under nano-confinement (v) certain aspects of nanoscale surface topography, (vi) central properties of surface dynamics and surface diffusion of adsorbates (HeSE) and (vii) two specific science case examples - topological insulators and superconducting radio frequency materials, illustrating how combined HAS and HeSE are necessary to understand the properties of quantum materials. The paper finishes with (viii) examples of molecular surface scattering experiments and other atom surface scattering experiments which can be performed using HAS and HeSE instruments.
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- Bodil Holst
- Department of Physics and Technology, University of Bergen, Allegaten 55, 5007 Bergen, Norway.
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Raybin JG, Murphy JG, Dolejsi M, Sibener SJ. Direct Imaging of Interfacial Fluctuations in Confined Block Copolymer with in Situ Slow-Scan-Disabled Atomic Force Microscopy. ACS Nano 2019; 13:11741-11752. [PMID: 31603647 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b05720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Using environmentally controlled, high-speed atomic force microscopy (AFM), we examine dynamic fluctuations of topographically confined poly(styrene-block-methyl methacrylate) (PS-b-PMMA) cylinders. During thermal annealing, fluctuations drive perturbations of the block copolymer (BCP) interface between polymer domains, leading to pattern roughness. Whereas previous investigations have examined roughness in room-temperature and kinetically quenched samples, we directly visualize the dynamics of PS/PMMA interfaces in real space and time at in situ temperatures above the glass transition temperature, Tg. Imaging under these experimentally challenging thermal annealing conditions is critical to understanding the inherent connection between thermal fluctuations and BCP pattern assembly. Through the use of slow-scan-disabled AFM, we dramatically improve the imaging time resolution for tracking polymer dynamics. Fluctuations increase in intensity with temperature and, at high temperatures, become spatially coherent across their confining potential. Additionally, we observe that topographic confinement suppresses fluctuations and correlations in the proximity of the guiding field. In situ imaging at annealing temperatures represents a significant step in capturing the dynamics of chain mobility at BCP interfaces.
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- Jonathan G Raybin
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry , The University of Chicago , 929 E. 57th Street , Chicago , Illinois 60637 , United States
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry , The University of Chicago , 929 E. 57th Street , Chicago , Illinois 60637 , United States
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- The Pritzker School for Molecular Engineering , The University of Chicago , 5640 S. Ellis Avenue , Chicago , Illinois 60637 , United States
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry , The University of Chicago , 929 E. 57th Street , Chicago , Illinois 60637 , United States
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Raybin J, Ren J, Chen X, Gronheid R, Nealey PF, Sibener SJ. Real-Time Atomic Force Microscopy Imaging of Block Copolymer Directed Self Assembly. Nano Lett 2017; 17:7717-7723. [PMID: 29172538 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b03881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The kinetics of directed self-assembly of symmetric PS-b-PMMA diblock copolymer on chemically patterned templates were measured during in situ thermal annealing. Although these chemical guide patterns lead to well-aligned, defect-free lamellar patterns at thermodynamic equilibrium, in practice, challenges remain in understanding and optimizing the kinetic evolution for technological applications. High-speed, environmentally controlled atomic force microscopy imaging was used to track pattern evolution on the time scale of individual microdomain connections in real space and time, allowing the direct visualization of defect healing mechanisms. When we apply this highly general technique to films on chemically patterned substrates, we find that pattern alignment is mediated by a metastable nonbulk morphology unique to these samples, referred to as the "stitch" morphology. We observe diverse and anisotropic mechanisms for the conversion from this morphology to equilibrium lamellar stripes. Directed self-assembly on chemical templates is observed to follow exponential kinetics with an apparent energetic barrier of 360 ± 80 kJ/mol from 210-230 °C, a significant enhancement when compared with ordering rates on unpatterned substrates. Ultimately, from local imaging, we find that the presence of a chemical guiding field causes morphological ordering and lamellar alignment to occur irreversibly.
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- Jonathan Raybin
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago , 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago , 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago , 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The Institute for Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago , 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago , 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Nihill KJ, Graham JD, Sibener SJ. Separation of Isotopes in Space and Time by Gas-Surface Atomic Diffraction. Phys Rev Lett 2017; 119:176001. [PMID: 29219434 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.119.176001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The separation of isotopes in space and time by gas-surface atomic diffraction is presented as a new means for isotopic enrichment. A supersonic beam of natural abundance neon is scattered from a periodic surface of methyl-terminated silicon, with the ^{20}Ne and ^{22}Ne isotopes scattering into unique diffraction channels. Under the experimental conditions presented in this Letter, a single pass yields an enrichment factor 3.50±0.30 for the less abundant isotope, ^{22}Ne, with extension to multiple passes easily envisioned. The velocity distribution of the incident beam is demonstrated to be the determining factor in the degree of separation between the isotopes' diffraction peaks. In cases where there is incomplete angular separation, the difference in arrival times of the two isotopes at a given scattered angle can be exploited to achieve complete temporal separation of the isotopes. This study explores the novel application of supersonic molecular beam studies as a viable candidate for separation of isotopes without the need for ionization or laser excitation.
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- Kevin J Nihill
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Nihill KJ, Hund ZM, Muzas A, Díaz C, Del Cueto M, Frankcombe T, Plymale NT, Lewis NS, Martín F, Sibener SJ. Experimental and theoretical study of rotationally inelastic diffraction of H2(D2) from methyl-terminated Si(111). J Chem Phys 2016; 145:084705. [PMID: 27586939 DOI: 10.1063/1.4961257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Fundamental details concerning the interaction between H2 and CH3-Si(111) have been elucidated by the combination of diffractive scattering experiments and electronic structure and scattering calculations. Rotationally inelastic diffraction (RID) of H2 and D2 from this model hydrocarbon-decorated semiconductor interface has been confirmed for the first time via both time-of-flight and diffraction measurements, with modest j = 0 → 2 RID intensities for H2 compared to the strong RID features observed for D2 over a large range of kinematic scattering conditions along two high-symmetry azimuthal directions. The Debye-Waller model was applied to the thermal attenuation of diffraction peaks, allowing for precise determination of the RID probabilities by accounting for incoherent motion of the CH3-Si(111) surface atoms. The probabilities of rotationally inelastic diffraction of H2 and D2 have been quantitatively evaluated as a function of beam energy and scattering angle, and have been compared with complementary electronic structure and scattering calculations to provide insight into the interaction potential between H2 (D2) and hence the surface charge density distribution. Specifically, a six-dimensional potential energy surface (PES), describing the electronic structure of the H2(D2)/CH3-Si(111) system, has been computed based on interpolation of density functional theory energies. Quantum and classical dynamics simulations have allowed for an assessment of the accuracy of the PES, and subsequently for identification of the features of the PES that serve as classical turning points. A close scrutiny of the PES reveals the highly anisotropic character of the interaction potential at these turning points. This combination of experiment and theory provides new and important details about the interaction of H2 with a hybrid organic-semiconductor interface, which can be used to further investigate energy flow in technologically relevant systems.
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- Kevin J Nihill
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Departamento de Química, Módulo 13, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Módulo 13, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química, Módulo 13, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Canberra ACT 2610, Australia
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beckman Institute and Kavli Nanoscience Institute, California Institute of Technology, 210 Noyes Laboratory, 127-72, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beckman Institute and Kavli Nanoscience Institute, California Institute of Technology, 210 Noyes Laboratory, 127-72, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Departamento de Química, Módulo 13, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Gibson KD, Sibener SJ. Scattering Dynamics, Survival, and Dispersal of Dimethyl Methylphosphonate Interacting with the Surface of Multilayer Graphene. J Phys Chem A 2016; 120:4863-71. [PMID: 26895563 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b12419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We explored the interaction of a molecular beam of dimethyl methylphosphonate with a multilayer graphene surface to better understand the fate of chemical warfare agents in the environment. The experiments were done at surface temperatures between 120 and 900 K and translational energies between 200 and 1500 meV. At the lowest temperatures, the dimethyl methylphosphonate is adsorbed, with the molecules next to the carbon surface held slightly more strongly than the bulk molecular film that grows with continued dosing. We measured the desorption energy for submonolayer coverage using modulated beam techniques and found a value of 290 meV (28 kJ/mol). At higher surface temperatures, where the residence times are very short, we measured the scattering of the dimethyl methylphosphonate as a function of angle and translational kinetic energy. For a surface temperature of 250 K, with translational kinetic energies between 200 and 1500 meV, much of the incident flux has nearly been accommodated by the surface temperature and has no memory of the incident momentum. The internal energy also seems to be at least partially accommodated. As the surface temperature increases, the scattering transitions to direct-inelastic reflection, where much of the incident translational energy is retained, and the intensity of the scattering peaks superspecularly toward glancing final angles. These results demonstrate the efficacy of using kinetic energy controlled molecular beams to probe the interactions of complex organic molecules with well-defined surfaces, extending our fundamental understanding of how the dynamics for such systems crossover from trapping-desorption to direct inelastic scattering. Moreover, these results indicate that simulations that model the dispersal of chemical warfare agents using common interfaces in the environment need to account for multiple bounce trajectories and survival of the impinging molecules.
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- K D Gibson
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago , 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago , 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Edlund AF, Zheng Q, Lowe N, Kuseryk S, Ainsworth KL, Lyles RH, Sibener SJ, Preuss D. Pollen from Arabidopsis thaliana and other Brassicaceae are functionally omniaperturate. Am J Bot 2016; 103:1006-19. [PMID: 27335390 DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1600031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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PREMISE OF THE STUDY Most pollen walls are interrupted by apertures, thin areas providing access to stigmatic fluids and exit points for pollen tubes. Unexpectedly, pollen tubes of Arabidopsis thaliana are not obligated to pass through apertures and can instead take the shortest route into the stigma, passing directly through a nonaperturate wall. METHODS We used stains and confocal microscopy to follow early pollen tube formation in A. thaliana and 200+ other species. We germinated pollen in vitro and in situ (at control and high humidities) and also used atomic force microscopy to assay material properties of nonaperture and aperture walls. KEY RESULTS Pollen tubes of A. thaliana breached nonaperture walls despite these being an order of magnitude stiffer than aperture walls. Breakout was associated with localized swelling of the pectin-rich (alcian blue positive) intine. The precision of pollen tube exit at the pollen-stigma interface was lost at high humidity. Pollen from ∼4% of the species surveyed exhibited breakout germination behavior; all nine breakout species identified so far are in the Brassicaceae family (∼25% of the Brassicaceae sampled) and are scattered across seven tribes. CONCLUSIONS The polarity of pollen germination in A. thaliana is externally induced, not linked to aperture location. The biomechanical force for breaking nonaperture walls is found in localized swelling of intine pectins. As such, the pollen from A. thaliana, and likely many Brassicaceae family members, are functionally omniaperturate. This new mechanism for germination between extant apertures raises questions about exine porosity and the diversity of mechanisms across taxa.
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- Anna F Edlund
- Biology Department, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042 USA
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637 USA
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- Biology Department, Spelman College, 350 Spelman Lane, Atlanta, Georgia 30314 USA
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- Biology Department, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania 18042 USA
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- Biology Department, Spelman College, 350 Spelman Lane, Atlanta, Georgia 30314 USA
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- Biostatistics Department, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322 USA
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637 USA
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- Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology Department, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637 USA
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We present the first study detailing the capture and aggregation of hyperthermal CO2 molecules by amorphous solid water (ASW) under ultra-high vacuum conditions at 125 K, near the amorphous/crystalline transition. Using time-resolved in situ reflection-absorption infrared spectroscopy (RAIRS), CO2 molecules with translational energies above 3.0 eV are observed to directly embed underneath the vacuum-solid interface to become absorbed within the ice films despite an inability to adsorb at 125 K; this behavior is not observed for crystalline films. Upon embedding, the mobility of CO2 within 125 K amorphous ice and the strength of its intermolecular interactions result in its segregation into clusters within the ice films. Tracing the kinetics of CO2 embedding events under different energetic conditions allows for elucidation of the underlying dynamics, and we draw comparison with other projectiles we have studied to promote generalized conclusions in regard to empirical prediction of a projectile's embedding probability. Through application of a classical model of the entrance barrier for projectiles colliding with amorphous ice, we provide direct evidence for a unified connection between embedding probability and projectile momentum; an account of all embedding data measured by our group traces a unified barrier model. This work highlights the interplay between translational energy and momentum accommodation during collisions with ice in high speed gas flows.
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- Grant G Langlois
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago , 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago , 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago , 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago , 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Hund ZM, Nihill KJ, Campi D, Wong KT, Lewis NS, Bernasconi M, Benedek G, Sibener SJ. Vibrational dynamics and band structure of methyl-terminated Ge(111). J Chem Phys 2015; 143:124705. [PMID: 26429030 DOI: 10.1063/1.4931178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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A combined synthesis, experiment, and theory approach, using elastic and inelastic helium atom scattering along with ab initio density functional perturbation theory, has been used to investigate the vibrational dynamics and band structure of a recently synthesized organic-functionalized semiconductor interface. Specifically, the thermal properties and lattice dynamics of the underlying Ge(111) semiconductor crystal in the presence of a commensurate (1 × 1) methyl adlayer were defined for atomically flat methylated Ge(111) surfaces. The mean-square atomic displacements were evaluated by analysis of the thermal attenuation of the elastic He diffraction intensities using the Debye-Waller model, revealing an interface with hybrid characteristics. The methyl adlayer vibrational modes are coupled with the Ge(111) substrate, resulting in significantly softer in-plane motion relative to rigid motion in the surface normal. Inelastic helium time-of-flight measurements revealed the excitations of the Rayleigh wave across the surface Brillouin zone, and such measurements were in agreement with the dispersion curves that were produced using density functional perturbation theory. The dispersion relations for H-Ge(111) indicated that a deviation in energy and lineshape for the Rayleigh wave was present along the nearest-neighbor direction. The effects of mass loading, as determined by calculations for CD3-Ge(111), as well as by force constants, were less significant than the hybridization between the Rayleigh wave and methyl adlayer librations. The presence of mutually similar hybridization effects for CH3-Ge(111) and CH3-Si(111) surfaces extends the understanding of the relationship between the vibrational dynamics and the band structure of various semiconductor surfaces that have been functionalized with organic overlayers.
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- Zachary M Hund
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57 Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57 Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Universita di Milano-Bicocca, Via Cozzi 53, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beckman Institute and Kavli Nanoscience Institute, California Institute of Technology, 210 Noyes Laboratory, 127-72, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beckman Institute and Kavli Nanoscience Institute, California Institute of Technology, 210 Noyes Laboratory, 127-72, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Universita di Milano-Bicocca, Via Cozzi 53, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Universita di Milano-Bicocca, Via Cozzi 53, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57 Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Wang T, Vaxenburg R, Liu W, Rupich SM, Lifshitz E, Efros AL, Talapin DV, Sibener SJ. Size-dependent energy levels of InSb quantum dots measured by scanning tunneling spectroscopy. ACS Nano 2015; 9:725-32. [PMID: 25531244 DOI: 10.1021/nn5061805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The electronic structure of single InSb quantum dots (QDs) with diameters between 3 and 7 nm was investigated using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS). In this size regime, InSb QDs show strong quantum confinement effects which lead to discrete energy levels on both valence and conduction band states. Decrease of the QD size increases the measured band gap and the spacing between energy levels. Multiplets of equally spaced resonance peaks are observed in the tunneling spectra. There, multiplets originate from degeneracy lifting induced by QD charging. The tunneling spectra of InSb QDs are qualitatively different from those observed in the STS of other III-V materials, for example, InAs QDs, with similar band gap energy. Theoretical calculations suggest the electron tunneling occurs through the states connected with L-valley of InSb QDs rather than through states of the Γ-valley. This observation calls for better understanding of the role of indirect valleys in strongly quantum-confined III-V nanomaterials.
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- Tuo Wang
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago , Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Gibson KD, Langlois GG, Li W, Killelea DR, Sibener SJ. Molecular interactions with ice: molecular embedding, adsorption, detection, and release. J Chem Phys 2014; 141:18C514. [PMID: 25399179 DOI: 10.1063/1.4895970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The interaction of atomic and molecular species with water and ice is of fundamental importance for chemistry. In a previous series of publications, we demonstrated that translational energy activates the embedding of Xe and Kr atoms in the near surface region of ice surfaces. In this paper, we show that inert molecular species may be absorbed in a similar fashion. We also revisit Xe embedding, and further probe the nature of the absorption into the selvedge. CF4 molecules with high translational energies (≥3 eV) were observed to embed in amorphous solid water. Just as with Xe, the initial adsorption rate is strongly activated by translational energy, but the CF4 embedding probability is much less than for Xe. In addition, a larger molecule, SF6, did not embed at the same translational energies that both CF4 and Xe embedded. The embedding rate for a given energy thus goes in the order Xe > CF4 > SF6. We do not have as much data for Kr, but it appears to have a rate that is between that of Xe and CF4. Tentatively, this order suggests that for Xe and CF4, which have similar van der Waals radii, the momentum is the key factor in determining whether the incident atom or molecule can penetrate deeply enough below the surface to embed. The more massive SF6 molecule also has a larger van der Waals radius, which appears to prevent it from stably embedding in the selvedge. We also determined that the maximum depth of embedding is less than the equivalent of four layers of hexagonal ice, while some of the atoms just below the ice surface can escape before ice desorption begins. These results show that energetic ballistic embedding in ice is a general phenomenon, and represents a significant new channel by which incident species can be trapped under conditions where they would otherwise not be bound stably as surface adsorbates. These findings have implications for many fields including environmental science, trace gas collection and release, and the chemical composition of astrophysical icy bodies in space.
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- K D Gibson
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Loyola University Chicago, 1068 W. Sheridan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60660, USA
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Yu CF, Hogg CS, Cowin JP, Whaley KB, Light JC, Sibener SJ. Rotationally Mediated Selective Adsorption as a Probe of Isotropic and Anisotropic Molecule-Surface Interaction Potentials: HD(J)/Ag(111). Isr J Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ijch.198200060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Brown RD, Hund ZM, Campi D, O'Leary LE, Lewis NS, Bernasconi M, Benedek G, Sibener SJ. Hybridization of surface waves with organic adlayer librations: a helium atom scattering and density functional perturbation theory study of methyl-Si(111). Phys Rev Lett 2013; 110:156102. [PMID: 25167286 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.156102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The interplay of the librations of a covalently bound organic adlayer with the lattice waves of an underlying semiconductor surface was characterized using helium atom scattering in conjunction with analysis by density functional perturbation theory. The Rayleigh wave dispersion relation of CH3- and CD3-terminated Si(111) surfaces was probed across the entire surface Brillouin zone by the use of inelastic helium atom time-of-flight experiments. The experimentally determined Rayleigh wave dispersion relations were in agreement with those predicted by density functional perturbation theory. The Rayleigh wave for the CH3- and CD3-terminated Si(111) surfaces exhibited a nonsinusoidal line shape, which can be attributed to the hybridization of overlayer librations with the vibrations of the underlying substrate. This combined synthetic, experimental, and theoretical effort clearly demonstrates the impact of hybridization between librations of the overlayer and the substrate lattice waves in determining the overall vibrational band structure of this complex interface.
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- Ryan D Brown
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Universita di Milano-Bicocca, Via Cozzi 53, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Beckman Institute and Kavli Nanoscience Institute, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 210 Noyes Laboratory, 127-72, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Beckman Institute and Kavli Nanoscience Institute, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 210 Noyes Laboratory, 127-72, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Universita di Milano-Bicocca, Via Cozzi 53, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Universita di Milano-Bicocca, Via Cozzi 53, 20125 Milano, Italy and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Universidad the País Vasco (EHU) 20018 Donostia/San Sebastian, Spain
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 East 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Nakayama M, Kautz NA, Wang T, Sibener SJ. Formation of rectangular packing and one-dimensional lines of C60 on 11-phenoxyundecanethiol self-assembled monolayers on Au(111). Langmuir 2012; 28:4694-4701. [PMID: 22385008 DOI: 10.1021/la204986n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The behavior of C(60) molecules deposited onto 11-phenoxyundecanethiol (phenoxy) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) is studied using ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy (UHV-STM) and spectroscopy. We observe that after thermally annealing between 350 and 400 K in vacuum a combination of hexagonally close-packed islands, rectangularly packed islands, and isolated single lines of C(60) is observed when the C(60) is initially deposited on an unannealed phenoxy SAM. However, only rectangularly packed islands are found when they are deposited on a preannealed phenoxy SAM. We determine the rectangular packing to have a (2√3 × 4) rectangular unit cell with respect to the underlying Au(111) substrate. This type of C(60) structure has not been observed previously for multicomponent self-assemblies on a surface. We discuss the possible causes for the formation of this structure as well as the differences between starting on an unannealed SAM and an annealed one. This study demonstrates the capability of functionalized alkanethiol SAMs to control the growth and structure of C(60) islands during annealing depending on the structural changes of the SAM itself; by preannealing the SAM, the motion of the C(60) can be confined and unique structures resulting from interactions between the SAM molecules and C(60) can be produced.
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- Miki Nakayama
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Yuan H, Killelea DR, Tepavcevic S, Kelber SI, Sibener SJ. Interfacial chemistry of poly(methyl methacrylate) arising from exposure to vacuum-ultraviolet light and atomic oxygen. J Phys Chem A 2011. [PMID: 20722441 DOI: 10.1021/jp1061368.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We herein report on the chemical and physical changes that occur in thin films of poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA, induced by exposure to high-energy vacuum ultraviolet radiation and a supersonic beam of neutral, ground electronic state O((3)P) atomic oxygen. A combination of in situ quartz crystal microbalance and in situ Fourier-transform infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy were used to determine the photochemical reaction kinetics and mechanisms during irradiation. The surface morphological changes were measured with atomic force microscopy. The results showed there was no enhancement in the mass loss rate during simultaneous exposure of vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) radiation and atomic oxygen. Rather, the rate of mass loss was impeded when the polymer film was exposed to both reagents. This study elucidates the kinetics of photochemical and oxidative reaction for PMMA, and shows that the synergistic effect involving VUV irradiation and exposure to ground state atomic oxygen depends substantially on the relative fluxes of these reagents.
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- Hanqiu Yuan
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, Gordon Center for Integrative Science, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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One approach for making inexpensive inorganic-organic hybrid photovoltaic (PV) cells is to fill highly ordered TiO(2) nanotube (NT) arrays with solid organic hole conductors such as conjugated polymers. Here, a new in situ UV polymerization method for growing polythiophene (UV-PT) inside TiO(2) NTs is presented and compared to the conventional approach of infiltrating NTs with pre-synthesized polymer. A nanotubular TiO(2) substrate is immersed in a 2,5-diiodothiophene (DIT) monomer precursor solution and then irradiated with UV light. The selective UV photodissociation of the C--I bond produces monomer radicals with intact pi-ring structure that further produce longer oligothiophene/PT molecules. Complete photoluminescence quenching upon UV irradiation suggests coupling between radicals created from DIT and at the TiO(2) surface via a charge transfer complex. Coupling with the TiO(2) surface improves UV-PT crystallinity and pi-pi stacking; flat photocurrent values show that charge recombination during hole transport through the polymer is negligible. A non-ideal, backside-illuminated setup under illumination of 620-nm light yields a photocurrent density of approximately 5 microA cm(2)-surprisingly much stronger than with comparable devices fabricated with polymer synthesized ex situ. Since in this backside architecture setup we illuminate the cell through the Ag top electrode, there is a possibility for Ag plasmon-enhanced solar energy conversion. By using this simple in situ UV polymerization method that couples the conjugated polymer to the TiO(2) surface, the absorption of sunlight can be improved and the charge carrier mobility of the photoactive layer can be enhanced.
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- Sanja Tepavcevic
- Department of Chemistry, The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Gibson KD, Viste M, Sibener SJ. Applied reaction dynamics: Efficient synthesis gas production via single collision partial oxidation of methane to CO on Rh(111). J Chem Phys 2006; 125:133401. [PMID: 17029475 DOI: 10.1063/1.2336221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Supersonic molecular beams have been used to determine the yield of CO from the partial oxidation of CH4 on a Rh111 catalytic substrate, CH4+12O2-->CO+2H2, as a function of beam kinetic energy. These experiments were done under ultrahigh vacuum conditions with concurrent molecular beams of O2 and CH4, ensuring that there was only a single collision for the CH4 to react with the surface. The fraction of CH4 converted is strongly dependent on the normal component of the incident beam's translational energy, and approaches unity for energies greater than approximately 1.3 eV. Comparison with a simplified model of the methane-Rh111 reactive potential gives insight into the barrier for methane dissociation. These results demonstrate the efficient conversion of methane to synthesis gas, CO+2H2, are of interest in hydrogen generation, and have the optimal stoichiometry for subsequent utilization in synthetic fuel production (Fischer-Tropsch or methanol synthesis). Moreover, under the reaction conditions explored, no CO2 was detected, i.e., the reaction proceeded with the production of very little, if any, unwanted greenhouse gas by-products. These findings demonstrate the efficacy of overcoming the limitations of purely thermal reaction mechanisms by coupling nonthermal mechanistic steps, leading to efficient C-H bond activation with subsequent thermal heterogeneous reactions.
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- K D Gibson
- The James Franck Institute, Gordon Center for Integrative Science, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Rosenbaum AW, Freedman MA, Sibener SJ. Vibrational Properties of Disordered Mono- and Bilayers of Physisorbed Sulfur Hexafluoride on Au(111). J Phys Chem A 2006; 110:5537-41. [PMID: 16623487 DOI: 10.1021/jp0567772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We have examined the low-energy single-phonon vibrations of disordered mono- and bilayers of sulfur hexafluoride physisorbed on Au(111) with inelastic helium atom scattering. At monolayer coverages, SF6 exhibits a dispersionless Einstein mode at 3.6 +/- 0.4 meV. We observed two distinct overtones of this vibration as both creation and annihilation events at 7.1 +/- 0.7 meV and 10.9 +/- 1.4 meV, respectively. The overtones are harmonic multiples of the fundamental Einstein oscillation. Bilayers of SF6 exhibit a softer fundamental vibration with an excitation energy of 3.3 +/- 0.3 meV. This softening, due to the weaker SF6 binding, also results in reduced overtone energies of 6.6 +/- 0.7 meV and 9.8 +/- 0.6 meV. The disordered bilayer does not exhibit dispersion, indicating that the molecules are still behaving like Einstein oscillators and not beginning to act as bulk crystalline SF6. The results have improved our understanding of the adsorbate-substrate and interadsorbate interactions which govern the properties of this model molecular physisorption system.
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- A W Rosenbaum
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Gibson KD, Isa N, Sibener SJ. Experiments and Simulations of Hyperthermal Xe Interacting with an Ordered 1-Decanethiol/Au(111) Monolayer: Penetration Followed by High-Energy, Directed Ejection. J Phys Chem A 2005; 110:1469-77. [PMID: 16435806 DOI: 10.1021/jp055171a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A study of the interaction of hyperthermal Xe with a well-ordered standing-up phase of 1-decanethiol adsorbed on Au(111) is presented. Experimentally, double-differential measurements were made of the postcollision Xe kinetic energy as a function of incident and final angles. These experiments are compared to classical trajectory calculations. The results show the two expected channels: direct-inelastic scattering from the surface and accommodated Xe due to trapping-desorption. There is also evidence of a further interaction mechanism. This involves the penetration of the atom deep into the channels between the aligned chains of the monolayer. When the collision energy has been dissipated, the implanted Xe is expelled as the chains return to their equilibrium positions. The expelled Xe leaves the surface with an energy much higher than expected for trapping-desorption, and with an angular-intensity distribution peaked close to the direction of the 1-decanethiol chain orientation. For this reason, we call this new scattering mechanism directed ejection.
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- K D Gibson
- The James Franck Institute, Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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The spatially anisotropic kinetics involved in the chemical reaction between highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) and a beam containing hyperthermal (approximately 8 km s(-1)) O((3)P) atomic oxygen and molecular oxygen yields unique surface morphologies. Upon exposure at moderate sample temperatures (298-423 K), numerous multilayer circular pits embedded in the reacted areas have been observed with the use of atomic force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy. These pits have diameters spanning nanometers to micrometers and depths from a few to tens of nanometers. The most striking characteristic of these pits is the convex curvature of the pit bottoms, where the highest point on the pit bottom is at the center and the lowest point occurs around the peripheral edge. Such structure arises by the interplay between kinetics of pit nucleation, the spatially anisotropic kinetics involved in the lateral and downward reactivity of HOPG, and the fluence of atomic oxygen. These kinetics, which are also influenced by the high reactivity of the translationally hot impinging oxygen atoms, govern the overall morphological evolution of the surface.
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- Kenneth T Nicholson
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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We report a combined top-down/bottom-up hierarchical approach to fabricate massively parallel arrays of aligned nanoscale domains by means of the self-assembly of asymmetric polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-alt-propylene) diblock copolymers. Silicon nitride grating substrates of various depths and periodicities are used to template the alignment of the high-aspect-ratio cylindrical polymer domains. Alignment is nucleated by polystyrene preferentially wetting the trough sidewalls and is thermally extended throughout the polymer film by defect annihilation. Topics discussed include a detailed analysis of the capacity of this system to accommodate lithographic defects and observations of alignment beyond the confined channel volumes. This graphoepitaxial methodology can be exploited in hybrid hard/soft condensed matter systems for a variety of applications.
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- Deepak Sundrani
- James Franck Institute, Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5640 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Rosenbaum AW, Freedman MA, Darling SB, Popova I, Sibener SJ. Surface vibrations in alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers of varying chain length. J Chem Phys 2004; 120:3880-6. [PMID: 15268554 DOI: 10.1063/1.1643353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The effect of chain length on the low-energy vibrations of alkanethiol striped phase self-assembled monolayers on Au(111) was studied. We have examined the low-energy vibrational structure of well-ordered, low-density 1-decanethiol (C10), 1-octanethiol (C8), and 1-hexanethiol (C6) to further understand the interaction between adsorbate and substrate. Dispersionless Einstein mode phonons, polarized perpendicularly to the surface, were observed for the striped phases of C10, C8, and C6 at 8.0, 7.3, and 7.3 meV, respectively. An overtone at 12.3 meV was also observed for C6/Au(111). These results, in concert with molecular dynamics simulations, indicate that the forces between the adsorbate and substrate can be described using simple van der Waals forces between the hydrocarbon chains and the Au substrate with the sulfur chemisorbed in the threefold hollow site.
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- A W Rosenbaum
- The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Isa N, Gibson KD, Yan T, Hase W, Sibener SJ. Experimental and simulation study of neon collision dynamics with a 1-decanethiol monolayer. J Chem Phys 2004; 120:2417-33. [PMID: 15268382 DOI: 10.1063/1.1635805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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A study of the energy accommodation of neon colliding with a crystalline self-assembled 1-decanethiol monolayer adsorbed on Au(111) is presented. The intensity and velocity dependencies of the scattered neon as a function of incident angle and energy were experimentally measured. Scattering calculations show good agreement with these results, which allows us to examine the detailed dynamics of the energy and momentum exchange at the surface. Simulation results show that interaction times are, at most, a few picoseconds. Even for these short times, energy exchange with the surface, both normal and in-plane, is very rapid. An important factor in determining the efficiency of energy exchange is the location at which the neon collides with the highly corrugated and structurally dynamic unit cell. Moreover, our combined experimental and theoretical results confirm that these are truly surface collisions in that neon penetration into the organic boundary layer does not occur, even for the highest incident energies explored, 560 meV.
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- N Isa
- James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Errol C. Sanchez
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 5640 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 5640 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Peterlinz KA, Sibener SJ. Absorption, Adsorption, and Desorption Studies of the Oxygen/Rh(111) System Using O2, NO, and NO2. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/j100009a043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Boyle-Vavra S, Hahm J, Sibener SJ, Daum RS. Structural and topological differences between a glycopeptide-intermediate clinical strain and glycopeptide-susceptible strains of Staphylococcus aureus revealed by atomic force microscopy. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2000; 44:3456-60. [PMID: 11083659 PMCID: PMC90224 DOI: 10.1128/aac.44.12.3456-3460.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Novel cell surface topography was revealed on cocci from a glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (GISA) clinical strain by using atomic force microscopy. The GISA isolate and its revertant had two parallel circumferential surface rings. One equatorial surface ring was observed in control strains. In vancomycin-susceptible strains, additional rings were formed in the presence of vancomycin. Ring depth measurements also revealed striking differences between the GISA strain and susceptible strains grown with or without vancomycin.
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- S Boyle-Vavra
- Department of Pediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA.
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Inelastic helium atom scattering has been used to measure the phonons on a stepped metallic crystalline surface, Ni(977). When the scattering plane is oriented parallel to the step edges and perpendicular to the terraces, two branches of step-induced phonons are observed. These branches are identified as transversely polarized, step-localized modes that propagate along the step edge. Analysis reveals significant anisotropy in the force field near the step edge, with all forces near the step edge being substantially smaller than in the bulk. Such measurements provide valuable information on metallic bonding and interface stability near extended surface defects.
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Young L, Hill WT, Sibener SJ, Price SD, Tanner CE, Wieman CE, Leone SR. Precision lifetime measurements of Cs 6p 2P1/2 and 6p 2P3/2 levels by single-photon counting. Phys Rev A 1994; 50:2174-2181. [PMID: 9911128 DOI: 10.1103/physreva.50.2174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Menezes W, Knipp P, Tisdale G, Sibener SJ. Surface phonon spectroscopy of Ni(111) studied by inelastic electron scattering. Phys Rev B Condens Matter 1990; 41:5648-5651. [PMID: 9994446 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.41.5648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2023]
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Gibson KD, Sibener SJ. Determination of the surface phonon dispersion relations for monolayer, bilayer, trilayer, and thick Kr(111) films physisorbed on Ag(111) by inelastic He scattering. Phys Rev Lett 1985; 55:1514-1517. [PMID: 10031843 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.55.1514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Sibener SJ, Buss RJ, Casavecchia P, Hirooka T, Lee YT. A crossed molecular beams investigation of the reactions O(3P)+ C6H6, C6D6. J Chem Phys 1980. [DOI: 10.1063/1.439714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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