The Vibrational Spectrum of Alkali Metal Cations in Distorted Solvation Shells: A Prediction.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of the distortion of the primary solvation shell upon the vibrations of an ion within this shell. In addition, the effect of an external charge (or image charge) on the vibrations is investigated. We find that distortions (including the presence of an external charge) can cause a splitting of the solution phase far infrared band into two or three new bands. The frequencies of the band maxima depend upon the nature of the solvation shell distortion. It appears that the far infrared vibrational spectrum may prove to be a tool to probe the strucure an the intermolecular forces of adsorbed, solvated ions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 09, 1979
Accession Number
ADA071392

Entities

People

  • Parbury P. Schmidt

Organizations

  • Oakland University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkali Metals
  • Angular Momentum
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Crystal Structure
  • Distortion
  • Electron Transfer
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Frequency
  • Infrared Spectra
  • Metals
  • Military Research
  • Molecules
  • Solvation
  • Spectra
  • Vibrational Spectra

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  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.