Computational and experimental studies of isolated mixed-charge complexes : from amino acids to ionic liquids

Counterion interactions are ubiquitous in the condensed phase, but isolated molecular systems containing counterion pairs have been poorly characterized in the gas-phase compared to isolated anionic and cationic systems. In this thesis, a new series of computational and experimental investigations o...

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Main Author: Harvey, Andrew James Alan
Other Authors: Dessent, C. E.
Published: University of York 2016
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.714376
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Summary:Counterion interactions are ubiquitous in the condensed phase, but isolated molecular systems containing counterion pairs have been poorly characterized in the gas-phase compared to isolated anionic and cationic systems. In this thesis, a new series of computational and experimental investigations of isolated mixed-charge ion clusters are presented. Alkali metal clusters are prototypical model systems for studying mixed ion-pair interactions.