二维红外光谱研究聚碳酸酯薄膜中水的扩散

利用二维衰减全反射红外光谱方法,研究了水在聚碳酸酯(PC)薄膜中的扩散过程,发现水的羟基弯曲振动谱带中可以分辨出分别位于1672、1646和1621 cm-1的吸收峰,而羟基伸缩振动谱带中可以分辨出分别位于3560、3425和3255 cm-1的吸收峰,由此可知水分子在聚碳酸酯薄膜中存在3种状态,分别为与羰基形成强、中强氢键作用的水分子和进入PC微孔中的弱氢键作用的水分子。 经过二维相关分析得到水分子进入PC薄膜的顺序为首先形成中等强度的氢键,然后形成弱和强2种强度的氢键。     

表面增强拉曼光谱研究银电极/乙腈界面微量水的吸附行为

利用表面增强拉曼散射技术研究了含微量水的乙腈溶液中银电极 /乙腈界面水分子的吸附行为 ,详细考察了随电极电位的改变及微量水浓度对其的影响 .研究表明 ,银电极双电层中存在多种吸附模式下的水分子结构 .在较正电位下 ,水分子主要与乙腈形成弱的氢键共吸附于电极表面上 ,ν(O— H)伸缩振动出现在3 487cm- 1左右 ,一定范围内增加体相水的浓度对其影响较小 ;在较负电位下 ,随着乙腈解离反应的进行 ,水分子转为与表面配合物 [Ag(CN) n]( n- 1 ) - 作用而共吸附于电极表面 ,其有序性地增加导致 ν(O— H)频率出现在更高的波数 3 5 83 cm- 1 .增加水的浓度加强了界面水分子间的氢键作用 ,致使 ν(O— H)红移 ;在极负电位下 ,水分子发生解离 ,ν(O— H)的振动主要来自 Li OH微晶 ,其波数为 3 665 cm- 1 .随着体相水含量的增加 ,电极表面进一步形成水合 Li OH· H2 O,特征 ν(O— H)的波数为 3 5 63 cm- 1 .     

电极/离子液体界面电容

用电化学阻抗方法研究了铂片电极在BMIMPF6,BMIMBF4,BMIMClO4,BMIMTf2N,BMIMCl,BMIMBr,C3OHMIMBF4,C3OHMIMClO4和BMMIMPF6(BMIM:1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium;C3OHMIM:1-(3-hydroxypropyl)-3-methylimidazolium;BMMIM:1-butyl-2-methyl-3-methylimidazolium;Tf2N:bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide)等离子液体中的界面电容及结构.结果表明:当阴、阳离子半径相差不大且不存在特性吸附时,在零电荷电势附近,电极/离子液体界面的电容-电势曲线将出现电容单峰或者双峰.电极的零电荷电势对应于单峰的峰电势或者双峰之间的谷电势.当电极电势远离零电荷电势时,电极/离子液体界面成紧密层结构,可由紧密层理论来描述.如果存在离子的特性吸附,相应的电容峰可能不再出现,而表现为双层电容随电极电势对零电荷电势的偏离而单调增加.还研究了添加小的Li+离子对电极/离子液体界面电容的影响.通过向BMIMTf2N中加入LiTf2N,发现Li+离子可以改变电极/离子液体界面的双层结构,但无助于界面电容的提高,甚至可能引起电容的降低.最后探讨了不同条件下,尤其考虑阴阳离子特性吸附时,电极/离子液体的界面结构.     

从银电极上氢析出的温度效应得到的反应动力学启示

利用循环伏安法研究了多晶银电极在0.1 mol/L HClO4溶液中氢析出反应的温度效应. 发现当从析氢起始电位负向扫描至零电荷电位（-0.4 V）时,氢析出反应的表观活化能（Ea,app）和指前因子（A）均随着电势的负移而增大（对应的Ea,app从24 kJ/mol增大至32 kJ/mol）.继续负向扫描至零电荷电位以后,Ea,app随电势的负移而减小但A不随电势变化. 推测Ea,app和A在零电荷电位前的反常变化来自于反应物和过渡态之间内能和熵值变化．在零电荷电位以正电位,电极附近的水分子以氧端吸附在电极表面上,且水分子之间有氢键作用。电势变化产生的能量主要用于使水分子脱附并使氢键网络改变．在E〉PZC的电位区,电位负移导致的正的熵效应（指前因子增加）补偿了活化能的升高导致的负效应,从而显示反应的净电流随电位负移而增加．结果表明溶剂的动力学和相关的熵因子项可能会对析氢这类涉及质子和电子转移的电极反应的动力学产生很大的影响．     

离子液体中PMBA脱羧反应及界面水影响的电化学SERS研究

基于气-液界面自组装法和转移技术制备了负载Au纳米粒子单层膜的玻碳电极（Au MLF@GC）,并将其用于离子液体-电化学体系界面过程现场的研究.以对巯基苯甲酸（PMBA）的表面等离激元共振（SPR）催化脱羧生成苯硫酚（TP）反应为探针,采用电化学-表面增强拉曼光谱（SERS）技术,通过电位阶跃法研究了其在离子液体体系中的反应动力学行为.结果表明,亲水性离子液体[BMIm]BF4/Au MLF@GC的零电荷电位（pzc）为-0.95 V, PMBA脱羧反应仅在pzc以正区间发生;通过SERS谱峰强度变化以二级反应拟合获得该反应的速率常数,发现其反应速率常数的对数与阶跃后电位呈线性关系;随着体系外加水的含量（摩尔分数）由0增至0.001和0.003,阶跃后发生脱羧反应的起始电位负移,且同一阶跃电位下反应速率常数随着外加水量的增加而增大.     

离子液体中Fe电极界面结构的SERS光谱研究

采用高灵敏度的表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)技术, 结合不同长度的探针分子, 通过电化学调控研究了Fe电极在离子液体中的表面增强因子、零电荷电位、界面吸附及界面双电层结构. 利用壳层隔绝纳米粒子增强拉曼光谱(SHINERS)技术提高表面吸附物种的拉曼信号, 降低高浓度本体的信号干扰, 研究了1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐([BMIm]BF₄)离子液体本身在Au@SiO₂修饰的Fe电极表面的吸附行为. 结果表明,[BMIm]BF₄在Au@SiO₂修饰的Fe电极表面的吸附行为随电位变化而变化. 在-1.3 V以正区间, 咪唑阳离子以垂直吸附为主, 随电位负移逐渐倾斜甚至平躺吸附于电极表面; 当电位负至-2.3 V, 咪唑阳离子还原成卡宾. 再分别以不同分子长度的硫氰根(SCN^-)和4-氰基吡啶(4-CNPy)为探针分子, 发现SCN^-在[BMIm]BF₄中以N端吸附在纯Fe电极上, 三键频率随电位变化的速率, 即Stark系数为17 cm^-1/V; 4-CNPy以吡啶环上的N垂直吸附于Fe电极上, 频率保持不变, 即Stark系数接近零. 以上结果表明, 在离子液体中电极界面双电层与水体系的差别较大, 电位主要分布在电极紧密层中, 几乎无分散层存在. 此外, 还计算了[BMIm]BF₄中Fe电极的增强因子约为1.5×10².     

电极/碱性聚电解质界面的微分电容曲线和零电荷电位测定（英文）

碱性聚合物电解质作为现代碱性氢氧燃料电池的核心组成部分,其单离子导体的特性使得“电极/碱性聚电解质”界面的性质与“电极/溶液”界面有所不同。本文使用微电极,运用循环伏安、电化学交流阻抗以及浸入法等方法,测定了电极/碱性聚电解质界面的微分电容曲线和零电荷电位。该界面的微分电容曲线呈“U”状,且存在局域极小值,该极小值所对应的电位与浸入法测得的零电荷电位数值一致。单离子导体的特性使得“电极/碱性聚电解质”界面在零电荷电位两侧表现出不同的电化学极化行为。     

离子液体中硫氰根在铂电极上吸附行为的SERS研究

利用表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)研究了室温离子液体1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑氟硼酸盐([BMIM]BF4)中SCN-在Pt电极表面的吸附行为. 研究结果表明, 离子液体中SCN-在较宽的电位范围内吸附在Pt电极上, 且SCN-的吸附方式随着电位区间的变化而变化, 在不同的电位区间内检测到了不同的Stark位移: -0.9~0.4 V约为34 cm-1/V, 对应于S端吸附; -1.6~-1.2 V约为40 cm-1/V, 该区间以N端吸附为主, 中间电位区间为吸附方式的转变区, 且Pt电极在离子液体[BMIM]BF4中的零电荷电位约为-1.1 V(vs. Pt ).     

不同电解质体系水的拉曼谱的研究

通过一系列电解质体系水的拉曼光谱测量，得到了阴、阳离子种类和浓度引起的水伸缩振动和弯曲振动谱带丰富的变化信息，ＣｌＯ４＾－能有效地破坏水分子间的氢键，随着ＣｌＯ４浓度的增加，水分子间的氢键并非逐步被打断，而是氢键被破坏的水分子越来越多，从而使水分子有序度增大，这种氢键破坏方式符合水的混合模型（ＭｉｘｔｕｒｅＭｏｄｅｌ）ＳＯ＾２－４浓度的增对水的Ｒａｍａｎ光谱影响较小，是由于ＳＯ＾２－４与水分了间的     

阴离子对水的羟基伸缩振动拉曼光谱的影响

通过比较纯水、NaX(X=F, Cl, Br, I)、Na2S、NaOH、NaNO3、Na2CO3、Na2SO4溶液的羟基伸缩振动拉曼光谱, 发现所研究的阴离子对水的结构都有破坏作用. 通过比较阴离子对水的羟基伸缩振动拉曼光谱的影响, 可将所研究的阴离子分为两类, 一类阴离子有F−、OH−、S2−、CO32−, 另一类阴离子有Cl−、Br−、I−、NO3−和SO42−. 它们的主要区别在于对羟基伸缩振动拉曼光谱3600 cm−1、2900−3100 cm−1处影响不同, 产生这些区别的原因在于阴离子与水分子之间氢键的强弱. 阴离子对水的羟基伸缩振动拉曼光谱的影响因素有离子半径、离子电荷和离子结构, 它们的影响程度为离子结构>离子电荷>离子半径.     

Structure of water at ionic liquid/Ag interface probed by surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy

The potential-dependent adsorption behavior of water and ionic liquid was probed by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) at the Ag electrode surface in the ionic liquids containing water with different concentrations.The configuration of water at the ionic liquid/electrode interface and the relationship between the potential of zero charge (pzc) and the molar fraction of water were deduced through the changes in the vibrational frequency of OH stretching mode.A small Stark effect value was determined ...     

Polarization and experimental configuration analyses of sum frequency generation vibrational spectra, structure, and orientational motion of the air/water interface

Here we report a detailed study on spectroscopy, structure, and orientational distribution, as well as orientational motion, of water molecules at the air/water interface, investigated with sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy (SFG-VS). Quantitative polarization and experimental configuration analyses of the SFG data in different polarizations with four sets of experimental configurations can shed new light on our present understanding of the air/water interface. Firstly, we concluded that the orientational motion of the interfacial water molecules can only be in a limited angular range, instead of rapidly varying over a broad angular range in the vibrational relaxation time as suggested previously. Secondly, because different vibrational modes of different molecular species at the interface has different symmetry properties, polarization and symmetry analyses of the SFG-VS spectral features can help the assignment of the SFG-VS spectra peaks to different interfacial species. These analyses concluded that the narrow 3693 cm(-1) and broad 3550 cm(-1) peaks belong to C(infinityv) symmetry, while the broad 3250 and 3450 cm(-1) peaks belong to the symmetric stretching modes with C2v symmetry. Thus, the 3693 cm(-1) peak is assigned to the free OH, the 3550 cm(-1) peak is assigned to the singly hydrogen-bonded OH stretching mode, and the 3250 and 3450 cm(-1) peaks are assigned to interfacial water molecules as two hydrogen donors for hydrogen bonding (with C2v symmetry), respectively. Thirdly, analysis of the SFG-VS spectra concluded that the singly hydrogen-bonded water molecules at the air/water interface have their dipole vector directed almost parallel to the interface and is with a very narrow orientational distribution. The doubly hydrogen-bonded donor water molecules have their dipole vector pointing away from the liquid phase.     

Theoretical study of the changes in the vibrational characteristics arising from the hydrogen bonding between Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) and H2O

The vibrational characteristics (vibrational frequencies, infrared intensities and Raman activities) for the hydrogen-bonded system of Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) with five water molecules have been predicted using ab initio SCF/6-31G(d,p) calculations and DFT (BLYP) calculations with 6-31G(d,p) and 6-31++G(d,p) basis sets. The changes in the vibrational characteristics from free monomers to a complex have been calculated. The ab initio and BLYP calculations show that the complexation between Vitamin C and five water molecules leads to large red shifts of the stretching vibrations for the monomer bonds involved in the hydrogen bonding and very strong increase in their IR intensity. The predicted frequency shifts for the stretching vibrations from Vitamin C taking part in the hydrogen bonding are up to -508 cm(-1). The magnitude of the wavenumber shifts is indicative of relatively strong OH...H hydrogen-bonded interactions. In the same time the IR intensity and Raman activity of these vibrations increase upon complexation. The IR intensity increases dramatically (up to 12 times) and Raman activity increases up to three times. The ab initio and BLYP calculations show, that the symmetric OH vibrations of water molecules are more sensitive to the complexation. The hydrogen bonding leads to very large red shifts of these vibrations and very strong increase in their IR intensity. The asymmetric OH stretching vibrations of water, free from hydrogen bonding are less sensitive to the complexation than the hydrogen-bonded symmetric OH stretching vibrations. The increases of the IR intensities for these vibrations are lower and red shifts are negligible.     

Spectroscopic studies of solvated hydrogen and hydroxide ions at aqueous surfaces

Measuring the molecular properties of the surface of acidic and basic aqueous solutions is essential to understanding a wide range of important biological, chemical, and environmental processes on our planet. In the present studies, vibrational sum-frequency spectroscopy (VSFS) is employed in combination with isotopic dilution experiments at the vapor/water interface to elucidate the interfacial water structure as the pH is varied with HCl and NaOH. In acidic solutions, solvated proton species are seen throughout the interfacial region, and they alter the hydrogen bonding between water molecules in ways that reflect their depth in the interfacial region. At the higher frequencies of the OH stretch region, there is spectral evidence for solvated proton species residing in the topmost layers of the interfacial region. As reported in previous VSF studies, more strongly bound solvated proton species are observed at lower OH stretching frequencies. The solvated proton species that have stronger hydrogen bonding are similar in structure to those found in bulk acid solutions and likely reside somewhat deeper in the interfacial region. There is also evidence of OH stretching from solvated protons and relatively strong hydrogen bonding in the solvation sphere that is similar to other solvated ions. In contrast, water molecules solvating OH(-) ions show relatively weak hydrogen bonding and significantly less interfacial order. VSF spectra are acquired under multiple polarizations to provide crucial information for the interpretation of the spectra and for the determination of interfacial structure.     

Probing electric fields at the ionic liquid-electrode interface using sum frequency generation spectroscopy and electrochemistry

The arrangement of ions at the platinum electrode in the room-temperature ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate has been determined using sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy (SFG), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and the vibrational Stark effect. The results indicate that CO adsorbed on the Pt electrode has a Stark shift of 30-35 cm(-1)/V in the ionic liquid. The potential of zero charge (PZC) of the ionic liquid-Pt system is approximately -500 mV (vs Ag wire), with a capacitance of 0.12 F/m2. Further, polarization-dependent SFG experiments suggest the ions reorganize at the surface depending on the electrode charge. In combination, all these results indicate that the ions of a neat ionic liquid are organized in a Helmholtz layer at the electrified metal electrode interface.     

Hydration and interfacial water in Nafion membrane probed by transmission infrared spectroscopy

Infrared spectroscopy was applied to probe water inside pores and channels of Nafion membrane exchanged with either proton (H+) or sodium ions (Na+). Transmission measurements were performed on freestanding Nafion 112 (approximately 50 microm thickness) in a cell that enabled adjustment of the relative humidity. Experiments that employed Na+-exchanged Nafion focused on relative humidity environments at or below about 32% generated through the use of humectants. Under these conditions, narrow features in the O-H stretching spectral region near 3650-3720 cm(-1), previously attributed to interfacial water, were detected and matched to bands in vibrational sum frequency (VSF) spectra of water/air, water/organic, and salt-solution/air interfaces. The features correspond to the stretching mode of the "free" OH group of water oriented with one hydrogen atom toward other water molecules and interacting through hydrogen bonding and the other straddling the interface extending into fluorocarbon-rich regions (approximately 3668 cm(-1)) or air-filled segments (approximately 3700 cm(-1)) in the membrane. For membrane exchanged with H+, -SO3- groups were easily shifted to -SO3H as water was removed upon exposure to a few Torr of vacuum at 95 degrees C. In contrast, residual water was retained by membrane exchanged with Na+ after exposure to these conditions for up to 72 h. The permeation of methanol and acetone into Na+-exchanged Nafion 112 was also examined. The C-H and O-H stretching modes of methanol were perturbed in a manner that suggests the polymer disrupts hydrogen bonding interactions within the solvent, similar to the effect it exerts on pure water. For acetone, the C-H stretching modes were not shifted appreciably compared to those of the bulk liquid. However, the carbonyl band was affected, indicating the likely importance of dipolar interactions between solvent molecules and polar groups on the polymer. Control experiments performed with poly(hexafluoropropylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) (FEP) membrane did not show evidence for water or methanol permeation, which demonstrates the critical role played by the ion-filled channels and pores in facilitating solvent transport within Nafion membrane.     

Ultrafast 2D IR anisotropy of water reveals reorientation during hydrogen-bond switching

Rearrangements of the hydrogen bond network of liquid water are believed to involve rapid and concerted hydrogen bond switching events, during which a hydrogen bond donor molecule undergoes large angle molecular reorientation as it exchanges hydrogen bonding partners. To test this picture of hydrogen bond dynamics, we have performed ultrafast 2D IR spectral anisotropy measurements on the OH stretching vibration of HOD in D(2)O to directly track the reorientation of water molecules as they change hydrogen bonding environments. Interpretation of the experimental data is assisted by modeling drawn from molecular dynamics simulations, and we quantify the degree of molecular rotation on changing local hydrogen bonding environment using restricted rotation models. From the inertial 2D anisotropy decay, we find that water molecules initiating from a strained configuration and relaxing to a stable configuration are characterized by a distribution of angles, with an average reorientation half-angle of 10°, implying an average reorientation for a full switch of ≥20°. These results provide evidence that water hydrogen bond network connectivity switches through concerted motions involving large angle molecular reorientation.     

Structural correlations in liquid water: a new interpretation of IR spectroscopy

We present a new and alternative interpretation of the structure of the IR vibrational mode (nu(OH) band) of pure water. The re-interpretation is based on the influence of the cooperative hydrogen bonding arising from a network of hydrogen bonds in the liquid. The nu(OH) band has six components that are dominated by differences in their O-H bond lengths but deviate from thermodynamically average values due to interactions with the hydrogen bond network. The physical origin of the structure in the nu(OH) band is directly related to the O-H bond length, and variations in this bond length are caused by the influence of the surrounding hydrogen-bonded network of water molecules.     

Hydrogen bonding between solvation shells around gd3+ from cooperative vibronic spectra

Cooperative vibronic spectra involving Gd³⁺ electronic transitions and the vibrational transitions of nearby water molecules are used to determine the stretching spectrum for isotopically dilute OH in a solution of GdCl₃ in D₂O. The OH stretching spectrum of water molecules in the first hydration sphere is shifted to lower energy than that of the bulk liquid.     

From Molecule to Cluster to Bulk: Water OH Vibrations in Different Surroundings

Vibrational spectra for the O—H stretching motion of HDO molecules in different surroundings have been calculated by quantum mechanical ab initio methods and compared with experimental spectra. The free water molecule, water chains, and ion–water clusters are discussed. Solvent effects on OH vibrations in liquid water have been calculated as well as “in-crystal” OH frequencies in some ice and ionic crystalline hydrate structures. The importance of nonadditivity effects, electron correlation (at the mp 2 level), and long-range interactions for the total frequency downshift is demonstrated. It is shown that the inclusion of these effects, in conjunction with a variational quantum mechanical treatment of the anharmonic vibrational stretching motion (force constants up to the fourth order), yields vibrational frequencies in quantitative agreement with experiment for a wide range of aqueous systems.