Ultrafast Proton Transfer and Contact Ion-Pair Formation in Formic Acid Clusters

SF Sutton, CH Rotteger, CK Jarman… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The ultrafast proton transfer dynamics of homogeneous formic acid clusters (FA) n, n< 10,
are investigated with femtosecond time-resolved mass spectrometry. We monitor the proton …

Oscillation in Excited State Lifetimes with Size of Sub-nanometer Neutral (TiO2)n Clusters Observed with Ultrafast Pump–Probe Spectroscopy

JM Garcia, LF Heald, RE Shaffer… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Neutral titanium oxide clusters of up to 1 nm in diameter (TiO2) n, with n< 10, are produced
in a laser vaporization source and subsequently ionized by a sequence of femtosecond …

Sub-picosecond photodynamics of small neutral copper oxide clusters

CH Rotteger, CK Jarman, MM Sobol… - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The ultrafast dynamics of neutral copper oxide clusters (CunOx, n< 5) are reported using
femtosecond pump probe spectroscopy in the gas phase. The transient spectra recorded for …

Size onset of metallic behavior in neutral aluminum clusters

CH Rotteger, CK Jarman, SF Sutton, SG Sayres - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The excited state lifetimes of neutral (Al) n clusters up to∼ 1 nm in diameter in size, where
n≤ 43, are systematically measured with femtosecond time-resolved mass spectrometry …

Nonadiabatic Photodissociation and Dehydrogenation Dynamics of n-Butyl Bromide Following p-Rydberg Excitation

LF Heald, RS Gosman, CH Rotteger… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Femtosecond time-resolved mass spectrometry, correlation mapping, and density functional
theory calculations are employed to reveal the mechanism of C═ C and C≡ C formation …

The highest oxidation state observed in graphene-supported sub-nanometer iron oxide clusters

D Perco, F Loi, L Bignardi, L Sbuelz… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Size-selected iron oxide nanoclusters are outstanding candidates for technological-oriented
applications due to their high efficiency-to-cost ratio. However, despite many theoretical …

Subpicosecond Dynamics of Rydberg Excitons Produced from Ultraviolet Excitation of Neutral Cuprite (Cu2O)n Clusters, n < 13

CH Rotteger, CK Jarman, MM Sobol… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The ultrafast dynamics of subnanometer neutral cuprite clusters (Cu2O) n, n< 13, are
examined with pump probe spectroscopy. Upon absorption of an ultraviolet (400 nm) …

Increased Excited State Metallicity in Neutral Cr2On Clusters (n < 5) upon Sequential Oxidation

JM Garcia, SG Sayres - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021 - ACS Publications
Excited state lifetimes of neutral Cr2O n (n< 5) clusters were measured using femtosecond
pump–probe spectroscopy. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the excited …

Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia on a Fe16 Nanocluster: A Computational Study of Catalysis

GL Gutsev, KM Tibbetts, LG Gutsev… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The sequence of elementary steps leading to reductive ammonia formation from N2 and H2
catalyzed by a Fe16 cluster is studied using generalized gradient approximation density …

Oxygen deficiencies in titanium oxide clusters as models for bulk defects

LF Heald, JM Garcia, SG Sayres - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
TD-DFT calculations were performed on neutral Ti n O2 n, Ti n O2 n–1, and Ti n O2 n–2
clusters, where n≤ 7. Calculations show the Ti n O2 n clusters are closed shell systems …