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Exploring Novel Applications of Nonlinear Vibrational Spectroscopy in Characterizing Model Atmospheric, Geological, Environmental, and Biological Surfaces and Interfaces


EMSL Project ID
49142

Abstract

We propose to investigate benchmark systems in the interface sciences to find novel applications of EMSL's unique surface spectroscopy and dynamics capability and platform, especially the newly developed subwavenumber high-resolution broadband sum-frequency generation vibrational spectrometer (HR-BBSFG-VS), to study the vibrational spectroscopy, structure and interactions at aqueous and non-aqueous solution surfaces, aqueous solution/oxides surfaces and interfaces of model molecular systems related to atmospheric, geological, environmental and biological problems. The uniqueness of this platform results from fully utilizing the recent instrumentation and methodology developments in surface nonlinear spectroscopy. Specific tools and novel experimental setups to study aqueous and non-aqueous solution surfaces, aqueous solution/oxide surfaces and heterogeneous catalytic solid surfaces are to be developed.

Project Details

Start Date
2015-10-22
End Date
2016-09-30
Status
Closed

Team

Principal Investigator

Hongfei Wang
Institution
Fudan University

Team Members

Shunli Chen
Institution
The Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, CAS

Li Fu
Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Libing Zhang
Institution
Washington State University Tri-Cities

Zizwe Chase
Institution
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory

Jean-Francois Boily
Institution
Umea University

Related Publications

Chen S, L Fu, W Gan, and H Wang. 2016. "Homogeneous and inhomogeneous broadenings and the Voigt line shapes in the phase-resolved and intensity sum-frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy." Journal of Chemical Physics 144:034704-1 to 034704-10. doi:10.1063/1.4940145