2022
Sub-Nanometer Mapping of the Interfacial Electric Field Profile Using a Vibrational Stark Shift Ruler
Bhattacharyya D, Videla P, Palasz J, Tangen I, Meng J, Kubiak C, Batista V, Lian T. Sub-Nanometer Mapping of the Interfacial Electric Field Profile Using a Vibrational Stark Shift Ruler. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2022, 144: 14330-14338. PMID: 35905473, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c05563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-assembled monolayersElectrode surfaceElectrode/electrolyte interfaceDensity functional theory simulationsDouble layerStern layer thicknessElectrical double layerInterfacial electric fieldElectric double layerMolecular electrocatalystsGold surfaceElectrolyte interfaceIsocyanide groupElectric field profileElectrochemical conditionsElectrochemical processesVibrational reporterElectrolyte penetrationElectrode interfaceElectrolyte environmentSpectroscopic methodsElectric field strengthReaction mechanismW centerCatalytic rate
2015
Accurate Line Shapes from Sub‑1 cm–1 Resolution Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy of α‑Pinene at Room Temperature
Mifflin A, Velarde L, Ho J, Psciuk B, Negre C, Ebben C, Upshur M, Lu Z, Strick B, Thomson R, Batista V, Wang H, Geiger F. Accurate Line Shapes from Sub‑1 cm–1 Resolution Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy of α‑Pinene at Room Temperature. The Journal Of Physical Chemistry A 2015, 119: 1292-1302. PMID: 25647092, DOI: 10.1021/jp510700z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVibrational spectroscopySum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopyGeneration vibrational spectroscopySum frequency generation spectraMolecular dynamics calculationsΑ-pineneVibrational energy relaxationSFG spectroscopyRoom temperaturePhase-resolved spectraAccurate line shapesVibrational spectraFourier transformMolecular surfaceHigh spectral resolutionSpectroscopyRaman spectraDynamics calculationsSame moleculeCommon terpenesNew spectroscopyVibrational coherenceEnergy relaxationGeneration spectraSpectral lines