Overview
- Presents the experimental manipulations of molecular states with electrostatic fields which were previously unexplored due to the limitation in the strength of applicable fields
- Discusses how the static spectra can be decrypted to provide dynamical information of molecules with the aid of external fields: DC-IR 2-dimensional spectroscopy
- Highlights the concept of large protonic polarizability which underlies the understanding of the behavior of proton in aqueous solutions
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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About this book
This book describes the manipulation of molecular properties, such as orientation, structure, and dynamics, of small molecules and molecular clusters isolated in cold inert matrices by using unprecedentedly strong external electrostatic fields. Manipulation of molecules with controllable external forces is a dream of chemists. Molecules are inherently quantum-mechanical systems, control of which potentially can lead to quantum technology, such as quantum sensing and computing.
This book demonstrates a combination of the ice film nanocapacitor method and the matrix isolation technique enabled the application of intense external dc electric fields across the isolated molecules and molecular clusters. Changes in molecular states induced by fields were monitored by means of vibrational spectroscopy. Also, the book presents manipulations of the inversion tunneling dynamics of ammonia molecule and the dislocation of acidic proton in hydrogen chloride–water complex.The book shows that the vibrational spectroscopy with the aid of unprecedentedly strong dc electric field can provide rich information on the electrostatic behaviors of molecules and molecular clusters, which underlie the understanding of intermolecular processes and molecular manipulation.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Youngwook Park received a B.Sc. in Chemistry from Seoul National University (SNU) in 2013, and received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry in 2020 at the same institute under the supervision of Prof. Heon Kang. His doctoral research has been focused on the IR spectroscopic observation of changes in orientation, structure, vibrational frequency, intramolecular dynamics, and intermolecular vibrational coupling of isolated molecules, molecular clusters, and molecular solids under the influence of strong dc electric fields. His Ph.D. thesis was honored by the "Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award" from the College of Natural Science, SNU. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Chemistry, SNU.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Manipulation of Matrix-Isolated Molecules and Molecular Clusters with Electrostatic Fields
Authors: Youngwook Park
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8693-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-8692-7Published: 03 October 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-8695-8Published: 04 October 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-8693-4Published: 01 October 2020
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 41
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics