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Clusters containing open-shell molecules. III. Quantum five-dimensional/two-surface bound-state calculations on ArnOH van der Waals clusters (X2Π, n=4 to 12)

Xu, M.Z.; Bačić, Z.; Hutson, J.M.

Clusters containing open-shell molecules. III. Quantum five-dimensional/two-surface bound-state calculations on ArnOH van der Waals clusters (X2Π, n=4 to 12) Thumbnail


Authors

M.Z. Xu

Z. Bačić



Abstract

This paper presents a theoretical study of the bound states of the open-shell OH radical in its ground electronic state(X2Π) interacting with n Ar atoms, for n from 4 to 12. After freezing the geometry of the Arn cage or subunit at the equilibrium structure (preceding paper), we carry out nonadiabatic five-dimensional quantum dynamics calculations on two coupled potential energy surfaces, using an extension of the method previously applied to closed-shell ArnHFclusters [J. Chem. Phys. 103, 1829 (1995)]. The method is based on a discrete variable representation (DVR) for the translational motion of OH relative to Arn, combined with a finite basis representation of the OH hindered rotation and electronic structure, including spin–orbit effects. The pattern of OH hindered rotor levels in clusters is similar to that in Ar–OH itself, though extended over three to four times the energy range for n=4 to 9. Ar12OH has a nearly spherical shell of Ar atoms around the OH, so the anisotropic splitting is very small. For n=10 and 11, the anisotropy may be viewed as arising from holes in an otherwise spherical shell, and the resulting patterns of hindered rotor levels are inverted versions of those for Ar2OH and Ar–OH.

Citation

Xu, M., Bačić, Z., & Hutson, J. (2002). Clusters containing open-shell molecules. III. Quantum five-dimensional/two-surface bound-state calculations on ArnOH van der Waals clusters (X2Π, n=4 to 12). The Journal of Chemical Physics, 117(10), 4787-4799. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1497967

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Sep 8, 2002
Deposit Date Aug 19, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Chemical Physics
Print ISSN 0021-9606
Electronic ISSN 1089-7690
Publisher American Institute of Physics
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 117
Issue 10
Pages 4787-4799
DOI https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1497967

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