کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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221517 | 463403 | 2006 | 11 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

Quantum effects in the kinetics of the reaction O2+e→O2- have been evaluated theoretically. The spectral properties and the potential energy curves of the oxygen molecule and the superoxide ion were obtained from quantum DFT calculations at the G96PW91/6-311+G* level. From these curves, the vibrational eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of the reactant and the product were calculated. The corresponding non-adiabatic reduction rate was obtained from first-order perturbation theory. The partial contributions coming from the ground and excited states of both species are analyzed in detail. It is shown that the contribution of the O2- excited states to the rate is negligibly small for low overpotentials. Their participation rises when higher overpotentials are applied.
Journal: Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry - Volume 586, Issue 2, 15 January 2006, Pages 297–307