Aqueous Solution Chemistry of Ammonium Cation in the Auger Time Window

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61388955%3A_____%2F17%3A00500331" target="_blank" >RIV/61388955:_____/17:00500331 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60461373:22340/17:43914360
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00756-x" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00756-x</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00756-x" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-017-00756-x</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Aqueous Solution Chemistry of Ammonium Cation in the Auger Time Window
Original language description
We report on chemical reactions triggered by core-level ionization of ammonium (NH4+) cation in aqueous solution. Based on a combination of photoemission experiments from a liquid microjet and high-level ab initio simulations, we identified simultaneous single and double proton transfer occurring on a very short timescale spanned by the Auger-decay lifetime. Molecular dynamics simulations indicate that the proton transfer to a neighboring water molecule leads to essentially complete formation of H3O+ (aq) and core-ionized ammonia (NH3+)* (aq) within the similar to 7 fs lifetime of the nitrogen 1s core hole. A second proton transfer leads to a transient structure with the proton shared between the remaining NH2 moiety and another water molecule in the hydration shell. These ultrafast proton transfers are stimulated by very strong hydrogen bonds between the ammonium cation and water. Experimentally, the proton transfer dynamics is identified from an emerging signal at the high-kinetic energy side of the Auger-electron spectrum in analogy to observations made for other hydrogen-bonded aqueous solutions. The present study represents the most pronounced charge separation observed upon core ionization in liquids so far.
Czech name
—
Czech description
—

Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
—
OECD FORD branch
10403 - Physical chemistry

Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Similar results(10)