[HTML][HTML] Formation and growth mechanisms of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: A mini-review

E Reizer, B Viskolcz, B Fiser - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are mostly formed during the incomplete
combustion of organic materials, but their importance and presence in materials science …

Formation of interstellar C60 from silicon carbide circumstellar grains

JJ Bernal, P Haenecour, J Howe, TJ Zega… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
We have conducted laboratory experiments with analog crystalline silicon carbide (SiC)
grains using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and electron energy-loss spectroscopy …

Fragmentation dynamics of fluorene explored using ultrafast XUV-Vis pump-probe spectroscopy

D Garg, JWL Lee, DS Tikhonov, P Chopra… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
We report on the use of extreme ultraviolet (XUV, 30.3 nm) radiation from the Free-electron
LASer in Hamburg (FLASH) and visible (Vis, 405 nm) photons from an optical laser to …

Destructive processing of silicon carbide grains: experimental insights into the formation of interstellar fullerenes and carbon nanotubes

JJ Bernal, TJ Zega, LM Ziurys - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The detection of the fullerenes C60 and C70 in the interstellar medium (ISM) has
transformed our understanding of chemical complexity in space. These discoveries also …

Ultraviolet Irradiation Stimulated NO2 Sensing Using WS2 Nanosheets Decorated with Au Nanoparticles

X Li, J Yang, Y Zhai, X Li, W Quan… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have attracted considerable
attention in the field of room-temperature gas detection due to their high surface area and …

Photoprocessing of cationic triazacoronene: dissociation characteristics of polycyclic aromatic nitrogen heterocycles in interstellar environments

D Schleier, J Kamer, A Jiao, GF Schneider… - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Polycyclic aromatic nitrogen heterocycles (PANHs) are present in various astronomical
environments where they are subjected to intense radiation. Their photodissociation …

Laboratory Formation and Photochemistry of Fullerene/Anthracene Cluster Cations

J Zhen, W Zhang, YY Yang, Q Zhu… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Besides buckminsterfullerene (C 60), other fullerenes and their derivatives may
also reside in space. In this work, we study the formation and photodissociation processes of …

Laboratory formation and photochemistry of covalently bonded polycyclic aromatic nitrogen heterocycle (PANH) clusters in the gas phase

Y Yang, X Hu, D Zhang, W Zhang… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
To examine the evolution processes of the nitrogen-containing polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbon (PAH) molecules occurring in interstellar environments, in this work we focus …

Uptake of Molecules by Polyaromatic Hydrocarbon Nanoparticles

V Poterya, IS Vinklárek, A Pysanenko… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are omnipresent in the Earth's atmosphere and
detected in many regions of the interstellar space. Large PAH clusters (nanoparticles) can …

Gas-phase Formation of Large, Astronomically Relevant Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Clusters

Y Ge, C Zhang, X Hu, J Liu, L Qin… - The Astrophysical …, 2025 - iopscience.iop.org
As one class of important carbon reservoirs in interstellar clouds, large polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their derivative species play an important role in the formation …