Internal vibrations underlie transient structure formation,spectroscopy,and dynamics.However,at least two challenges exist when aiming to elucidate the contributions of vibrational motions on the potential energy surf...Internal vibrations underlie transient structure formation,spectroscopy,and dynamics.However,at least two challenges exist when aiming to elucidate the contributions of vibrational motions on the potential energy surfaces.One is the acquisition of well-resolved experimental infrared spectra,and the other is the development of efficient theoretical methodologies that reliably predict band positions,relative intensities,and substructures.Here,we report size-specific infrared spectra of ammonia clusters to address these two challenges.Unprecedented agreement between experiment and state-of-the-art quantum simulations reveals that the vibrational spectra are mainly contributed by proton-donor ammonia.A striking Fermi resonance observed at approximately 3210 and 3250 cm^(−1)originates from the coupling of NH symmetric stretch fundamentals with overtones of free and hydrogen-bonded NH bending,respectively.These novel,intriguing findings contribute to a better understanding of vibrational motions in a large variety of hydrogen-bonded complexes with orders of magnitude improvements in spectral resolution,efficiency,and specificity.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant nos.21673231 and 21688102)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)(grant no.XDB17000000)+3 种基金the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics(DICP DCLS201702)K.C.Wong Education Foundation(GJTD-2018-06)supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan(MOST-106-2811-M-001-051 and MOST-107-2628-M-001-002-MY4)the Academia Sinica.
文摘Internal vibrations underlie transient structure formation,spectroscopy,and dynamics.However,at least two challenges exist when aiming to elucidate the contributions of vibrational motions on the potential energy surfaces.One is the acquisition of well-resolved experimental infrared spectra,and the other is the development of efficient theoretical methodologies that reliably predict band positions,relative intensities,and substructures.Here,we report size-specific infrared spectra of ammonia clusters to address these two challenges.Unprecedented agreement between experiment and state-of-the-art quantum simulations reveals that the vibrational spectra are mainly contributed by proton-donor ammonia.A striking Fermi resonance observed at approximately 3210 and 3250 cm^(−1)originates from the coupling of NH symmetric stretch fundamentals with overtones of free and hydrogen-bonded NH bending,respectively.These novel,intriguing findings contribute to a better understanding of vibrational motions in a large variety of hydrogen-bonded complexes with orders of magnitude improvements in spectral resolution,efficiency,and specificity.
