Mechanistic insights into solution-phase oxidative esterification of

Nov 20, 2017 - We present an ab initio microkinetic model for the oxidative esterification of 1-propanol to methyl propionate over Pd(111). The model ...
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Mechanistic insights into solution-phase oxidative esterification of primary alcohols on Pd(111) from first-principles microkinetic modeling Eric D Hermes, Aurora N Janes, and Jordan R. Schmidt ACS Catal., Just Accepted Manuscript • DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b02329 • Publication Date (Web): 20 Nov 2017 Downloaded from http://pubs.acs.org on November 20, 2017

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▼❡❝❤❛♥✐st✐❝ ✐♥s✐❣❤ts ✐♥t♦ s♦❧✉t✐♦♥✲♣❤❛s❡ ♦①✐❞❛t✐✈❡ ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r✐♠❛r② ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧s ♦♥ P❞✭✶✶✶✮ ❢r♦♠ ✜rst✲♣r✐♥❝✐♣❧❡s ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧✐♥❣ ∗

❊r✐❝ ❉✳ ❍❡r♠❡s✱ ❆✉r♦r❛ ◆✳ ❏❛♥❡s✱ ❛♥❞ ❏✳❘✳ ❙❝❤♠✐❞t

❉❡♣❛rt♠❡♥t ♦❢ ❈❤❡♠✐str② ❛♥❞ ❚❤❡♦r❡t✐❝❛❧ ❈❤❡♠✐str② ■♥st✐t✉t❡✱ ❯♥✐✈❡rs✐t② ♦❢ ❲✐s❝♦♥s✐♥✕▼❛❞✐s♦♥✱ ✶✶✵✶ ❯♥✐✈❡rs✐t② ❆✈❡✳✱ ▼❛❞✐s♦♥✱ ❲■ ✺✸✼✵✻✱ ❯♥✐t❡❞ ❙t❛t❡s ❊✲♠❛✐❧✿ s❝❤♠✐❞t❅❝❤❡♠✳✇✐s❝✳❡❞✉

❆❜str❛❝t ❲❡ ♣r❡s❡♥t ❛♥ ❛❜ ✐♥✐t✐♦ ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❢♦r t❤❡ ♦①✐❞❛t✐✈❡ ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ✶✲ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡ ♦✈❡r P❞✭✶✶✶✮✳ ❚❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❢✉❧❧② ❛❝❝♦✉♥ts ❢♦r s♦❧✈❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ s♦❧✉t✐♦♥✲♣❤❛s❡ s♣❡❝✐❡s ❛♥❞ ❛❞❞❡❞ ❝❛t❛❧②t✐❝ ❜❛s❡✱ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦✈✐❞❡s ❦❡② ✐♥s✐❣❤ts ✐♥t♦ t❤❡ ❢❛❝t♦rs ✇❤✐❝❤ ❧✐♠✐t t❤❡ ❛❝t✐✈✐t② ♦❢ ✉♥♣r♦♠♦t❡❞ P❞ ❛❡r♦❜✐❝ ♦①✐❞❛t✐♦♥ ❝❛t❛❧②sts✳ ■♥ ♣❛r✲ t✐❝✉❧❛r✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t ❛❝t✐✈✐t② ✐s ❧✐♠✐t❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❧❛r❣❡ st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❍ ❝♦✈❡r❛❣❡✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ❞❡st❛❜✐❧✐③❡s ♦t❤❡r ❛❞s♦r❜❡❞ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡s ✈✐❛ ❧❛t❡r❛❧ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♦♥s✱ ❛♥❞ s✉❜st❛♥t✐❛❧ ❜❛rr✐❡rs ❣♦✈❡r♥✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❖−❍ ❜♦♥❞s✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐s r❡q✉✐r❡❞ ❢♦r t❤❡ r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❖✷ ❛♥❞ r❡♠♦✈❛❧ ♦❢ ❍ ❜②♣r♦❞✉❝ts ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡✳

❑❡②✇♦r❞s ❞❡♥s✐t② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ t❤❡♦r②✱ ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧✐♥❣✱ ♣❛❧❧❛❞✐✉♠✱ ❝❛t❛❧②s✐s✱ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥✱ ❡s✲ t❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥✱ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧ ♦①✐❞❛t✐♦♥



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■♥tr♦❞✉❝t✐♦♥

❙❡❧❡❝t✐✈❡ ♦①✐❞❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧s t♦ ❝❛r❜♦♥②❧ ❝♦♠♣♦✉♥❞s ✐s ❛♥ ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥t ❝❧❛ss ♦❢ ❝❤❡♠✐❝❛❧ tr❛♥s❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥s ✉s❡❞ ✐♥ ❛ ✇✐❞❡ ✈❛r✐❡t② ♦❢ s②♥t❤❡t✐❝ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥s r❛♥❣✐♥❣ ❢r♦♠ ♣❤❛r♠❛❝❡✉t✐✲ ❝❛❧s t♦ ✐♥❞✉str✐❛❧✲s❝❛❧❡ ❜✉❧❦ ❝❤❡♠✐❝❛❧s✳



❆❧❞❡❤②❞❡s ❛♥❞ ❡st❡rs✱ ✐♥ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r✱ ❛r❡ ❤✐❣❤❧② ✈❛❧✉❡❞

❢♦r ❜♦t❤ t❤❡✐r ✐♥tr✐♥s✐❝ ♣r♦♣❡rt✐❡s ❛♥❞ ❛s r❡❛❣❡♥ts ✐♥ ♦t❤❡r s②♥t❤❡t✐❝ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s✳



❚❤❡s❡ ❝♦♠✲

♣♦✉♥❞s ❛r❡ t②♣✐❝❛❧❧② ❛❝❝❡ss❡❞ t❤r♦✉❣❤ ♦①✐❞❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡✐r ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧ ❛♥❛❧♦❣✉❡s✱ ❢r❡q✉❡♥t❧② ✈✐❛ st♦✐❝❤✐♦♠❡tr✐❝ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ✇✐t❤ ❛♥ ♦①✐❞✐③✐♥❣ ❛❣❡♥t ✐♥ tr❛♥s❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥s ✇❤✐❝❤ ❛r❡ ❜♦t❤ ✐♥❡✣❝✐❡♥t ❛♥❞ ❣❡♥❡r❛t❡ ❛ s✉❜st❛♥t✐❛❧ ❛♠♦✉♥t ♦❢ ❜②♣r♦❞✉❝t✳



❍❡t❡r♦❣❡♥❡♦✉s ❝❛t❛❧②s✐s ♣r♦✈✐❞❡s ❛♥ ❛❧t❡r✲

♥❛t✐✈❡ r♦✉t❡ ❢♦r t❤❡ s❡❧❡❝t✐✈❡ ♦①✐❞❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧s ✉s✐♥❣ ♠♦❧❡❝✉❧❛r ♦①②❣❡♥✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡s ❜♦t❤ ❡✣❝✐❡♥❝② ❛♥❞ ♣r♦s♣❡❝ts ❢♦r s❝❛❧❡✲✉♣✳



❲❤✐❧❡ ♣✉r❡ ♣❧❛t✐♥✉♠ ❣r♦✉♣ ♠❡t❛❧s ✭P●▼✮ s✉❝❤ ❛s Pt ❛♥❞ P❞ ❛r❡ ❝❛♣❛❜❧❡ ♦❢ ❝❛t❛❧②③✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❛q✉❡♦✉s✲♣❤❛s❡ ❛❡r♦❜✐❝ ♦①✐❞❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧s✱



✈✐❛ ❛❞❞✐t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♠♦t❡rs✱ s✉❝❤ ❛s ❇✐✱ ❚❡✱ ♦r P❜✳

❝❛t❛❧②st ❛❝t✐✈✐t② ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❣r❡❛t❧② ✐♠♣r♦✈❡❞

✻✕✾

Pr♦♠♦t❡rs ❛r❡ ❡s♣❡❝✐❛❧❧② ✉s❡❢✉❧ ✐♥ t❤❡

♦①✐❞❛t✐✈❡ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛❧✐♣❤❛t✐❝ ♣r✐♠❛r② ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧s✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ t②♣✐❝❛❧❧② ❡①❤✐❜✐t ♣♦♦r ②✐❡❧❞s ✐♥ t❤❡ ❛❜s❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ♠❛✐♥ ❣r♦✉♣ ♣r♦♠♦t❡rs✳

✶✵

❆❧t❤♦✉❣❤ t❤❡ ♠❡❝❤❛♥✐s♠ ♦❢ ❛❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣r♦♠♦t✲

❡rs ✐s ✉♥❦♥♦✇♥✱ ❛ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ❤②♣♦t❤❡s❡s ❤❛✈❡ ❜❡❡♥ ♣✉t ❢♦rt❤✳

✶✶✕✶✻

❋✉rt❤❡r♠♦r❡✱ ✐t ❤❛s ❜❡❡♥

s❤♦✇♥ t❤❛t ♠❡t❛❧❧✐❝ ✭r❛t❤❡r t❤❛♥ ♦①✐❞✐③❡❞✮ P●▼ s✐t❡s ❛r❡ r❡s♣♦♥s✐❜❧❡ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❜✉❧❦ ♦❢ ❝❛t❛❧②t✐❝ ❛❝t✐✈✐t② ✐♥ t❤❡s❡ s②st❡♠s✳

✶✼✕✷✷

❊①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧ ♠❡❛s✉r❡♠❡♥ts ♦❢ Pt ♠❡t❛❧ ❝❛t❛❧②st ✇♦r❦✐♥❣ ♣♦✲

t❡♥t✐❛❧s ✐♥❞✐❝❛t❡ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st ❜❡❝♦♠❡s r❡❞✉❝❡❞ ✉♣♦♥ ❡①♣♦s✉r❡ t♦ t❤❡ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧ s✉❜str❛t❡ r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ t♦ t❤❡ ♦①✐❞✐③❡❞ ❛✐r✲❡①♣♦s❡❞ r❡st✐♥❣ ❝❛t❛❧②st✳

✶✻✱✷✸

▼♦r❡♦✈❡r✱ ❝②❝❧✐❝ ✈♦❧t❛♠♠❡tr② ❡①♣❡r✲

✐♠❡♥ts s❤♦✇ t❤❛t ❇✐✲♣r♦♠♦t✐♦♥✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐♠♣r♦✈❡s ❝❛t❛❧②st ❛❝t✐✈✐t②✱ s✉♣♣r❡ss❡s ❍ s♦r♣t✐♦♥ ♦♥ Pt ❝❛t❛❧②sts✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐♥❞✐❝❛t❡s ❛ ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ ❝♦rr❡❧❛t✐♦♥ ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❍ ❝♦✈❡r❛❣❡ ❛♥❞ ❝❛t❛❧②st ❛❝t✐✈✐t②✳

✶✻

❚❤❡s❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❛t✐♦♥s s✉❣❣❡st t❤❛t ✉♥♣r♦♠♦t❡❞ ❝❛t❛❧②sts ❛r❡ ❧✐❦❡❧② ❛t ❧❡❛st ♣❛rt✐❛❧❧②

❤②❞r♦❣❡♥✲❝♦✈❡r❡❞ ✉♥❞❡r ♦♣❡r❛t✐♥❣ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s✱ ✐♥ ❝♦♥tr❛st t♦ t❤❡ ♣❛rt✐❛❧❧② ♦①②❣❡♥✲❝♦✈❡r❡❞ r❡st✐♥❣ ✭❛✐r✲❡①♣♦s❡❞✮ ❝❛t❛❧②st✳ ❜② t❤❡ ❞✐✣❝✉❧t② ♦❢ ♣❡r❢♦r♠✐♥❣

✶✵✱✶✻

❋✉rt❤❡r ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐③❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡s❡ ❝❛t❛❧②sts ✐s ❝♦♠♣❧✐❝❛t❡❞

✐♥ s✐t✉

♠❡❛s✉r❡♠❡♥ts ♦❢ ❧✐q✉✐❞✲♣❤❛s❡ ❤❡t❡r♦❣❡♥❡♦✉s ❝❛t❛❧②sts✳

❚❤❡ ❡①❛❝t ♠❡❝❤❛♥✐s♠ ❢♦r t❤❡ ♦①✐❞❛t✐✈❡ ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r✐♠❛r② ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧s ♦✈❡r P●▼ ✐s



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❛ ♠❛tt❡r ♦❢ s♦♠❡ ❞❡❜❛t❡✳ ❋♦r ❛t ❧❡❛st s♦♠❡ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧s✱ s✉❝❤ ❛s ❜❡♥③②❧ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧✱ ❛♥ ❛❧❞❡❤②❞❡ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ✐s♦❧❛t❡❞✳ ■♥ ❝♦♥tr❛st✱ ❢♦r ♦t❤❡r ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧s s✉❝❤ ❛s ✶✲♦❝t❛♥♦❧✱ t❤❡ ❛❧❞❡❤②❞❡ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡ ❡✐t❤❡r r❡❛❝ts t♦♦ r❛♣✐❞❧② t♦ ❜❡ ❞❡t❡❝t❡❞✱ ♦r ❞♦❡s ♥♦t ❢♦r♠ ❛t ❛❧❧✳ ♣r♦❝❡ss ❜② ✇❤✐❝❤ t❤❡ ❛❧❞❡❤②❞❡ ❢♦r♠s ✐s ♥♦t ❦♥♦✇♥✳



❚❤❡ ❡①❛❝t

❯♥❞❡r ❜❛s✐❝ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s✱ ✐t ❤❛s ❜❡❡♥

♣r♦♣♦s❡❞ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧ ❜❡❝♦♠❡s ❞❡♣r♦t♦♥❛t❡❞ ✐♥ s♦❧✉t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ✉♥❞❡r❣♦❡s ❤②❞r✐❞❡ ❡❧✐♠✐✲ ♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ t♦ ❢♦r♠ t❤❡ ❛❧❞❡❤②❞❡✳

✷✹✱✷✺

❚❤✐s ❤②♣♦t❤❡s✐s ❤❛s ❜❡❡♥ ❞✐s♣✉t❡❞

❞✉❡ t♦ t❤❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❛t✐♦♥ t❤❛t ♦①✐❞❛t✐♦♥ ❛❧s♦ ♦❝❝✉rs ✉♥❞❡r ❛❝✐❞✐❝ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s✱ ♣r♦♣♦s❡❞ ✐♥st❡❛❞ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❛❧❦♦①✐❞❡ ✐s ❢♦r♠❡❞ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡✳

✷✼✱✷✽

✷✻

❛♥❞ ✐t ❤❛s ❜❡❡♥

❖t❤❡r ❛✉t❤♦rs ❤❛✈❡

s✉❣❣❡st❡❞ t❤❛t ✐t ✐s t❤❡ ❈−❍ ❜♦♥❞ t❤❛t ✐s ❜r♦❦❡♥ ✜rst ❞✉❡ t♦ ✐ts ✇❡❛❦❡r ❜♦♥❞ str❡♥❣t❤✳

✷✾✱✸✵

❚❤❡ s✉❜s❡q✉❡♥t ♦①✐❞❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛❧❞❡❤②❞❡ t♦ ❡st❡r ✐s ❛❧s♦ ♣♦♦r❧② ✉♥❞❡rst♦♦❞✳ ❚❤❡ ❛❧❞❡❤②❞❡ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡ ♠❛② ❞❡s♦r❜ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛♥❞ r❡❛❝t ✇✐t❤ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧ ✐♥ s♦❧✉t✐♦♥ t♦ ❢♦r♠ ❛ ❤❡♠✐✲ ❛❝❡t❛❧ s♣❡❝✐❡s✳

✸✶✕✸✸

❚❤❡ ♣✉t❛t✐✈❡ ❤❡♠✐❛❝❡t❛❧ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡ ♠✉st ❜❡ ❢✉rt❤❡r ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t❡❞

t♦ t❤❡ ✜♥❛❧ ❡st❡r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✱ ❛♥❛❧♦❣♦✉s t♦ t❤❡ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧ t♦ t❤❡ ❛❧❞❡❤②❞❡✳ ❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ s✉❝❤ ❛♥ ❛❧❞❡❤②❞❡ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡ ❝❛♥♥♦t ❛❧✇❛②s ❜❡ ✐❞❡♥t✐✜❡❞✱ s✉❣❣❡st✐♥❣ t❤❛t ❛❧t❡r♥❛t✐✈❡ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s ♠❛② ❛❧s♦ ❡①✐st✳

✸✹

❈♦♥s❡q✉❡♥t❧②✱ t❤❡ ❞❡t❛✐❧❡❞ ❛❧❞❡❤②❞❡ ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥

♠❡❝❤❛♥✐s♠ ✐s ❛❧s♦ ❤✐❣❤❧② ♥♦♥✲tr✐✈✐❛❧✳ ■♥ ❛ ♣r✐♦r ❝♦♠♣✉t❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ✇♦r❦✱ ❍✐❜❜✐tts ❛♥❞ ◆❡✉r♦❝❦ s✉❣❣❡st ✈❛r✐♦✉s ♣❛t❤✇❛②s ❢♦r t❤❡ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♦①✐❞❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❡t❤❛♥♦❧ t♦ ❛❝❡t❛t❡ ❜❛s❡❞ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❉❋❚✲❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t❡❞ ❡♥❡r❣❡t✐❝s ❛♥❞ ❜❛rr✐❡r ❤❡✐❣❤ts ❢♦r ❛ s❡r✐❡s ♦❢ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥s ♦♥ t❤❡ ✇❛t❡r✲s♦❧✈❛t❡❞ P❞✭✶✶✶✮ s✉r❢❛❝❡✳

✸✺

❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱

❞✉❡ t♦ t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣❧❡①✐t② ♦❢ t❤❡✐r s❡t✉♣✱ t❤❡② ✇❡r❡ ✉♥❛❜❧❡ t♦ ♣❡r❢♦r♠ ❛ ❢✉❧❧ ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ❛♥❛❧✲ ②s✐s✱ ❛♥❞ t❤✉s t❤❡✐r ❝♦♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥s r❡❣r❛❞✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♣r❡❞♦♠✐♥❛♥t r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s r❡❧✐❡❞ ✉♣♦♥ ❛ss✉♠♣t✐♦♥s ❛❜♦✉t t❤❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✇♦r❦✐♥❣ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ ✭❡✳❣✳ ❤②❞r♦❣❡♥ ❝♦✈❡r❛❣❡✮✳ ■♥ t❤✐s ✇♦r❦✱ ✇❡ ✉s❡ P❞✭✶✶✶✮✲❝❛t❛❧②③❡❞ ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ✶✲♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡ ✉♥❞❡r ❜❛s✐❝ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ❛s ❛ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♦❢ ❛❧✐♣❤❛t✐❝ ♣r✐♠❛r② ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧ ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥✳ ❲❡ ✉t✐❧✐③❡ ✜rst✲ ♣r✐♥❝✐♣❧❡s ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧✐♥❣ ✐♥❢♦r♠❡❞ ❜② ❞❡♥s✐t② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ t❤❡♦r② ✭❉❋❚✮ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥s ♦❢ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ s♦❧✉t✐♦♥✲♣❤❛s❡ s♣❡❝✐❡s✳ ▼✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ♦❢ t❤❡ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ♥❡t✇♦r❦ ❛❧❧♦✇s ✉s t♦ ✐❞❡♥t✐❢② t❤❡ ❞♦♠✐♥❛♥t r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s t❤❛t ❝♦♥tr✐❜✉t❡ t♦ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②t✐❝



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❛❝t✐✈✐t② ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❧❛r❣❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ r♦✉t❡s ❢r♦♠ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ t❤❡ ✜♥❛❧ ❡st❡r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✳ ■t ❛❧s♦ ❢❛❝✐❧✐t❛t❡s ❛ ❞✐r❡❝t ❡①❛♠✐♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ st❛t❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st ✉♥❞❡r ✇♦r❦✐♥❣ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ t❤❡ r♦❧❡ ♦❢ ✈❛r✐♦✉s r❡❛❝t❛♥ts✱ ✐♥❝❧✉❞✐♥❣✱ ✐♥ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r✱ t❤❡ r♦❧❡ ♦❢ ❝❛t❛❧②t✐❝ ❜❛s❡✳ ■♥ ♦r❞❡r t♦ ❛❝❤✐❡✈❡ t❤❡s❡ ❣♦❛❧s✱ ✇❡ ❞❡✈❡❧♦♣ s❡✈❡r❛❧ ♥♦✈❡❧ ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧✐♥❣ t❡❝❤♥✐q✉❡s ❢♦r t❤❡ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ♦❢ ❧✐q✉✐❞✲♣❤❛s❡ ❤❡t❡r♦❣❡♥❡♦✉s ❝❛t❛❧②t✐❝ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ♥❡t✇♦r❦s✳ ❚❤✐s ✇♦r❦ ✐s ♦♥❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ✜rst ❝♦♠♣r❡❤❡♥s✐✈❡ ❛♣♣❧✐❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ✜rst✲♣r✐♥❝✐♣❧❡s ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧✐♥❣ t♦ ❛ ❧✐q✉✐❞✲♣❤❛s❡ ❤❡t❡r♦❣❡♥❡♦✉s r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ♥❡t✇♦r❦ ❝♦♥t❛✐♥✐♥❣ ❝❤❛r❣❡❞ r❡❛❝t❛♥ts✱ ❛❝❝♦✉♥t✐♥❣ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❡✛❡❝ts ♦❢ s♦❧✈❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ ❜♦t❤ t❤❡r♠♦❞②♥❛♠✐❝s ❛♥❞ ♠❛ss tr❛♥s♣♦rt✳ ❆❞❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧❧②✱ ✇❡ ✐♥tr♦❞✉❝❡ ❛ ♠❡t❤♦❞ t♦ ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ❢♦r ❛❞s♦r♣t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❞❡s♦r♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❝❤❛r❣❡❞ r❡❛❝t❛♥ts ❛♥❞ t❤❡✐r ✐♥✢✉❡♥❝❡ ♦♥ s✉❜s❡✲ q✉❡♥t ❛❞s♦r♣t✐♦♥ ✴ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥✳ ■♥t❡r❡st✐♥❣❧②✱ ✇❤✐❧❡ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡ ❛♥❞ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ st❛t❡ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s ❢♦r ♦✉r s②st❡♠ t❤❛t ❛r❡ ✐♥ q✉❛❧✐t❛t✐✈❡ ❛❣r❡❡♠❡♥t ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ♣r✐♦r ✜♥❞✐♥❣s ♦❢ ❍✐❜❜✐tts ❛♥❞ ◆❡✉r♦❝❦✱ t❤❡ ♣r❡❞♦♠✐♥❛♥t r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s ❞✐✛❡r✱ ❧✐❦❡❧② ❞✉❡ t♦ t❤❡ str♦♥❣ ✐♥✢✉❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②sts s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❝♦✈❡r❛❣❡ ✉♥❞❡r st❡❛❞②✲st❛t❡ ✇♦r❦✐♥❣ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s✱ t❤✉s ❤✐❣❤❧✐❣❤t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ✐♠♣♦rt❛♥❝❡ ❛ ❞❡t❛✐❧❡❞ ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❢♦r t❤✐s r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ♥❡t✇♦r❦✳



❚❤❡♦r❡t✐❝❛❧ ♠❡t❤♦❞s

❚❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s ❛♥❞ ❣❡♦♠❡tr✐❡s ♦❢ s✉r❢❛❝❡✲❜♦✉♥❞ s♣❡❝✐❡s ✇❡r❡ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡❞ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ♣❡r✐♦❞✐❝ ❞❡♥s✐t② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ t❤❡♦r② ✭❉❋❚✮ ❝♦❞❡ ❱❆❙P ✐♥ ❛ ❜❛s✐s ♦❢ ♣❧❛♥❡ ✇❛✈❡s ✉♣ t♦ ❛ ❝✉t♦✛ ❡♥✲ ❡r❣② ♦❢

450 eV✳ ✸✻✕✸✾

❆❧❧ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥s ✇❡r❡ r✉♥ ✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡ P②t❤♦♥ ❡♥✈✐r♦♥♠❡♥t ❆❙❊✳

✹✵

●❡✲

♦♠❡tr② ♦♣t✐♠✐③❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ✈✐❜r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝② ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥s ✇❡r❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❡❞ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ P❇❊✲ ❉✸✭❆❇❈✮ ❞✐s♣❡rs✐♦♥✲❝♦rr❡❝t❡❞ ❞❡♥s✐t② ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧ ♠❡t❤♦❞✱ ❛♥❞ s✐♥❣❧❡✲♣♦✐♥t ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s ✇❡r❡ ❡✈❛❧✉❛t❡❞ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ r❛♥❣❡✲s❡♣❛r❛t❡❞ ❍❙❊✵✻✲❉✸✭❇❏✱❆❇❈✮ ♠❡t❤♦❞ ❛t t❤❡ P❇❊✲❉✸✭❆❇❈✮ ❣❡✲ ♦♠❡tr✐❡s✳

✹✶✕✺✶

❲❤✐❧❡ ❉❋❚ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥s ✉s✐♥❣ ❤②❜r✐❞ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧s s✉❝❤ ❛s ❍❙❊✵✻ ❛r❡ s✐❣♥✐✜✲

❝❛♥t❧② ♠♦r❡ ❝♦♠♣✉t❛t✐♦♥❛❧❧② ❡①♣❡♥s✐✈❡ t❤❛♥ t②♣✐❝❛❧ s❡♠✐❧♦❝❛❧ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧s s✉❝❤ ❛s P❇❊✱ t❤❡ ✐♥❝❧✉s✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❡①❛❝t ❡①❝❤❛♥❣❡ ❤❛s ❛ s✉❜st❛♥t✐❛❧ ❡✛❡❝t ♦♥ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ❜❛rr✐❡r ❤❡✐❣❤ts ❛♥❞ ✐♥t❡r✲ ♠❡❞✐❛t❡ ❜✐♥❞✐♥❣ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s✳

✺✷✕✺✹

P❇❊✲❉✸✭❆❇❈✮ ②✐❡❧❞s ❛ ❧❛tt✐❝❡ ❝♦♥st❛♥t ♦❢



ACS Paragon Plus Environment

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❢♦r ❜✉❧❦

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ACS Catalysis

P❞✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ❝♦♠♣❛r❡s ❢❛✈♦r❛❜❧② t♦ t❤❡ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧ ❧❛tt✐❝❡ ❝♦♥st❛♥t ♦❢ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ✇❛s ♠♦❞❡❧❡❞ ❛s ❛ ✹✲❧❛②❡r ✸①✸ s❧❛❜ ✇✐t❤ ❛

15 ➴

3.89 ➴✳ ✺✺

❚❤❡ P❞✭✶✶✶✮

✈❛❝✉✉♠ ❣❛♣✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❇r✐❧❧♦✉✐♥ ③♦♥❡

✇❛s s❛♠♣❧❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ❛ ✸①✸①✶ ▼♦♥❦❤♦rst✲P❛❝❦ ❦✲♣♦✐♥t ♠❡s❤✳

✺✻

❚❤❡ ❜♦tt♦♠ t✇♦ ❧❛②❡rs ♦❢ t❤❡

s❧❛❜ ✇❡r❡ ✜①❡❞ t♦ t❤❡ P❇❊✲❉✸✭❆❇❈✮ ❧❛tt✐❝❡ ❝♦♥st❛♥t✱ ✇❤✐❧❡ t❤❡ t♦♣ t✇♦ ❧❛②❡rs ✇❡r❡ ❛❧✲ ❧♦✇❡❞ t♦ r❡❧❛① ✐♥ ❛❧❧ ❣❡♦♠❡tr② ♦♣t✐♠✐③❛t✐♦♥s✳ ❚❤❡ ❡✛❡❝t ♦❢ s♦❧✈❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛♥❞ ❛❞s♦r❜❡❞ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡s ✇❡r❡ ✐♥❝❧✉❞❡❞ t❤r♦✉❣❤ t❤❡ ✉s❡ ♦❢ s✐♥❣❧❡✲♣♦✐♥t ●▲❙❙❆✶✸ ❝♦♥t✐♥✲ ✉✉♠ s♦❧✈❛t✐♦♥ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥s ✉s✐♥❣ ❱❆❙Ps♦❧ ✇✐t❤ ♠❡t❤❛♥♦❧ ❛s t❤❡ s♦❧✈❡♥t ❛t t❤❡ P❇❊ ❧❡✈❡❧ ♦❢ t❤❡♦r②✳ ♠❡t❤♦❞✱

✻✵✕✻✷

✺✼✕✺✾

P❛t❤✇❛②s ❢♦r ❛❧❧ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥s ✇❡r❡ ❧♦❝❛t❡❞ ✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♥✉❞❣❡❞ ❡❧❛st✐❝ ❜❛♥❞

❛♥❞ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ st❛t❡s ✇❡r❡ ♦♣t✐♠✐③❡❞ ✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❞✐♠❡r ♠❡t❤♦❞✳

✹✺✱✻✸✱✻✹

❆❧❧ tr❛♥s✐✲

t✐♦♥ st❛t❡s ✇❡r❡ ✈❡r✐✜❡❞ t♦ ❤❛✈❡ ❡①❛❝t❧② ♦♥❡ ✐♠❛❣✐♥❛r② ✈✐❜r❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝② ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞✐♥❣ t♦ t❤❡ ❡①♣❡❝t❡❞ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ❝♦♦r❞✐♥❛t❡✳ ❙♦❧✉t✐♦♥✲♣❤❛s❡ s♣❡❝✐❡s ✇❡r❡ ♦♣t✐♠✐③❡❞ ✐♥ ●❛✉ss✐❛♥ ✵✾ ✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❛✉❣✲❝❝✲♣❱❚❩ ❜❛s✐s s❡t

✻✻

✻✺

✇✐t❤ t❤❡ P❇❊✲❉✸✭❆❇❈✮ ♠❡t❤♦❞

❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❙▼❉ ❝♦♥t✐♥✉✉♠ s♦❧✈❛t✐♦♥ ♠♦❞❡❧

✻✼

✇✐t❤ ♠❡t❤❛♥♦❧

s♦❧✈❡♥t✳ ❙▼❉ ✇❛s ❝❤♦s❡♥ s✐♥❝❡ ✐t ✇❛s ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r✐③❡❞ t♦ r❡♣r♦❞✉❝❡ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧ t♦t❛❧ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s ♦❢ s♦❧✈❛t✐♦♥✱ ✐♥❝❧✉❞✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❝❛✈✐t❛t✐♦♥ ❡♥❡r❣②✳

◆♦t❡ t❤❛t ❢♦r ♣❡r✐♦❞✐❝ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥s

✐♥✈♦❧✈✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡✱ t❤❡ ●▲❙❙❆✶✸ P❈▼ ✐s ✉s❡❞ ✐♥st❡❛❞ ♦❢ ❙▼❉✳ ❚❤✐s ✐s ❜❡❝❛✉s❡ ❙▼❉ ✐s ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡r✐③❡❞ t♦ r❡♣r♦❞✉❝❡ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧

❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s

♦❢ s♦❧✈❛t✐♦♥✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐♥❝❧✉❞❡s

❝♦♥tr✐❜✉t✐♦♥s ❛r✐s✐♥❣ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❧♦ss ♦❢ tr❛♥s❧❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡♥tr♦♣② ♦❢ ❣❛s✲♣❤❛s❡ s♣❡❝✐❡s✳ ♥♦t r❡❧❡✈❛♥t ❢♦r ✐♠♠♦❜✐❧❡ s②st❡♠s✱ s✉❝❤ ❛s ❛❞s♦r❜❛t❡s ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡✳

❚❤✐s ✐s

❙✐♠✐❧❛r❧②✱

●▲❙❙❆✶✸ ✇♦✉❧❞ ♣r❡❞✐❝t ✐♥❛❝❝✉r❛t❡ s♦❧✈❛t✐♦♥ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s ♦❢ s♣❡❝✐❡s ✐♥ s♦❧✉t✐♦♥ ❞✉❡ t♦ ✐ts ♥❡❣❧❡❝t ♦❢ tr❛♥s❧❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❡♥tr♦♣② ❧♦ss✳ ❍❙❊✵✻✲❉✸✭❇❏✱❆❇❈✮ ♠❡t❤♦❞

✺✶

❙✐♥❣❧❡✲♣♦✐♥t ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥s ✇❡r❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❡❞ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡

❛♥❞ t❤❡ r❡s✉❧t✐♥❣ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s ✇❡r❡ ❡①tr❛♣♦❧❛t❡❞ t♦ t❤❡ ❝♦♠♣❧❡t❡

❜❛s✐s s❡t ❧✐♠✐t ✉s✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❛✉❣✲❝❝✲P❱♥❩ ❜❛s✐s s❡ts ✭♥ ❂

2

t♦

5✮✳

❈❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥s ✇❡r❡ ♣❡r❢♦r♠❡❞

✇✐t❤ ❛♥❞ ✇✐t❤♦✉t s♦❧✈❛t✐♦♥ ❝♦rr❡❝t✐♦♥ t♦ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡ t❤❡ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ s♦❧✈❛t✐♦♥✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✇❛s ✉s❡❞ t♦ ❝♦rr❡❝t t❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ t❤❡ ❣❛s✲♣❤❛s❡ s♣❡❝✐❡s ❛s ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡❞ ✐♥ ❱❆❙P ✭s❡❡ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✮✳ ❆❞❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧❧②✱ t❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ s♣❡❝✐❡s t❤❛t ❝❛rr② ❛ ❢♦r♠❛❧ ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ ❝❤❛r❣❡ ✇❛s ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡❞ ❜② ♣❡r❢♦r♠✐♥❣ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥s ♦❢ t❤❡ ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞✐♥❣ ♥❡✉tr❛❧ r❛❞✐❝❛❧ ✐♥ ❱❆❙P✱ ❛♥❞ ❛❞❞✐♥❣ t♦ t❤❛t



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♣❤❛s❡ s♣❡❝✐❡s✳ ◆♦t❡ t❤❛t t❤✐s ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ❛✛❡❝ts t❤❡ r❡♣♦rt❡❞ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ ❛❞s♦r♣t✐♦♥✱ ❜✉t ❞♦❡s ♥♦t ❛✛❡❝t ❛♥② t❤❡r♠♦❞②♥❛♠✐❝ ♦r ❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs ♦❢ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧✳ ♦❢

2 × 10−9 m2 /s

❆ ❞✐✛✉s✐♦♥ ❝♦♥st❛♥t

✇❛s ✉s❡❞ ❢♦r ❛❧❧ s♦❧✉t✐♦♥✲♣❤❛s❡ s♣❡❝✐❡s✳ ❲❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t ✇❤✐❧❡ ❛❞s♦r♣t✐♦♥ ✐s

❞✐✛✉s✐♦♥✲❧✐♠✐t❡❞✱ ✐t ✐s ♥♦t r❛t❡ ❧✐♠✐t✐♥❣✱ ❛♥❞ ❛s s✉❝❤ t❤❡ r❡s✉❧ts ♦❢ ♦✉r ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❛r❡ ✐♥✈❛r✐❛♥t t♦ t❤❡ ❝❤♦✐❝❡ ♦❢ ❞✐✛✉s✐♦♥ ❝♦♥st❛♥t t♦ ✇✐t❤✐♥ ❛♥ ♦r❞❡r ♦❢ ♠❛❣♥✐t✉❞❡ ❢♦r ❛❧❧ s♣❡❝✐❡s✳ ❲❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❜❛s❡ r❡❛❝ts ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ s♦❧✈❡♥t ✭♠❡t❤❛♥♦❧✮ q✉❛♥t✐t❛t✐✈❡❧② t♦ ❢♦r♠ ♠❡t❤♦①✐❞❡✱ ❛♥❞ ✇❡ ✐❣♥♦r❡ t❤❡ ♣r❡s❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❛♥② r❡s✉❧t✐♥❣ ❝♦♥❥✉❣❛t❡ ❛❝✐❞✳

■♥ t❤✐s ✇❛②✱ ✇❡

❝♦♥tr♦❧ t❤❡ ❝♦♥❝❡♥tr❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❜❛s❡ ❜② ❝❤❛♥❣✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❝♦♥❝❡♥tr❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♠❡t❤♦①✐❞❡ ✐♥ s♦✲ ❧✉t✐♦♥✳

❲❡ ❢✉rt❤❡r s❡t t❤❡ ❝♦♥❝❡♥tr❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣r♦♣♦①✐❞❡ ❛♥✐♦♥ ✐♥ s♦❧✉t✐♦♥ t♦ ♦❜❡② t❤❡

♣r❡❞✐❝t❡❞ ❡q✉✐❧✐❜r✐✉♠ ❢♦r ♣r♦t♦♥ tr❛♥s❢❡r ❢r♦♠ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ♠❡t❤♦①✐❞❡✳ ❋♦r ❛❞s♦r♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛♥✐♦♥s t♦ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡✱ ✇❡ ❛ss✉♠❡ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❡❧❡❝tr♦♥ ✐s tr❛♥s❢❡rr❡❞ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❛♥✐♦♥ t♦ t❤❡ ♠❡t❛❧✱ r❡s✉❧t✐♥❣ ✐♥ ❛ ❝❤❛♥❣❡ ✐♥ ❡♥❡r❣② t❤❛t ❞❡♣❡♥❞s ♦♥ t❤❡ ✇♦r❦ ❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♠❡t❛❧✳

❚♦ ❛❝❝♦✉♥t ❢♦r ❛ ❜✉✐❧❞✉♣ ♦❢ ❝❤❛r❣❡ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st✱ ✇❡ ✐♥tr♦❞✉❝❡

❛♥ ❡❧❡❝tr♦♥✲❡❧❡❝tr♦♥ r❡♣✉❧s✐♦♥ ❡♥❡r❣② t❤❛t ❢✉rt❤❡r ♠♦❞✉❧❛t❡s t❤❡ ❜✐♥❞✐♥❣ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ ❛♥✐♦♥s✳ ❚❤✐s ❡❧❡❝tr♦♥✲❡❧❡❝tr♦♥ r❡♣✉❧s✐♦♥ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞s t♦ t❤❡ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t✐❛❧ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ ✐♥tr♦❞✉❝✐♥❣ ❝❤❛r❣❡ t♦ ❛ ❝❛♣❛❝✐t♦r✱ ❛s ❛ ❝❤❛r❣❡❞ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❢♦r♠s ❛ ❞♦✉❜❧❡✲❧❛②❡r ❝❛♣❛❝✐t♦r ✐♥ s♦❧✉t✐♦♥ ✇✐t❤ ❝♦✉♥t❡r✐♦♥s✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ❛❝❝✉♠✉❧❛t❡ ♥❡❛r t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡✳ ❆ ♠♦r❡ ❞❡t❛✐❧❡❞ ❞✐s❝✉ss✐♦♥ ♦♥ ♦✉r ❞♦✉❜❧❡✲ ❧❛②❡r ❝❛♣❛❝✐t♦r ♠♦❞❡❧ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❢♦✉♥❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❙■✳ ❇♦t❤ P❇❊✲❉✸✭❆❇❈✮ ❛♥❞ ❍❙❊✵✻✲❉✸✭❇❏✱❆❇❈✮ ♣r❡❞✐❝t t❤❡ ❞✐ss♦❝✐❛t✐✈❡ ❛❞s♦r♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❍✷ t♦ P❞✭✶✶✶✮ t♦ ❜❡ s✉❜st❛♥t✐❛❧❧② ♠♦r❡ ❡①♦t❤❡r♠✐❝ t❤❛♥ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥ts ❤❛✈❡ s❤♦✇♥✳ ❈♦♥s❡q✉❡♥t❧②✱ t❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ s✉r❢❛❝❡✲❜♦✉♥❞ ❤②❞r♦❣❡♥ ❛t♦♠s ✇❛s ♦✛s❡t ❜② ❛ ❝♦♥st❛♥t ✈❛❧✉❡ t♦ ❛❝❝✉r❛t❡❧② ♠❛t❝❤ t❤❡ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧ ❜✐♥❞✐♥❣ ❡♥t❤❛❧♣② ♠❡❛s✉r❡❞ ❜② ❙✐❧❜❛✉❣❤ ❛♥❞ ❈❛♠♣❜❡❧❧✳

✼✵

❚❤❡ ❜✐♥❞✐♥❣ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ ❛❧❧ st❛❜❧❡ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡s ✇❡r❡ ❛❧s♦ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t❡❞ ♦♥ ❛♥ ❍✲s❛t✉r❛t❡❞ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ✇✐t❤ ❛ s✐♥❣❧❡ ❤②❞r♦❣❡♥ ❛t♦♠ r❡♠♦✈❡❞ t♦ ♠❛❦❡ r♦♦♠ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❛❞s♦r❜❛t❡✳ ❚❤❡ r❡s✉❧t✲ ✐♥❣ ❜✐♥❞✐♥❣ ❡♥❡r❣② ✇❛s ✉s❡❞ t♦ ❝♦♥str✉❝t ❛ ❧✐♥❡❛r ❞❡♣❡♥❞❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❜✐♥❞✐♥❣ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ ❛❧❧ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡s t♦ t❤❡ ❍ ❝♦✈❡r❛❣❡✳

❙✐♠✐❧❛r ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥s ✇❡r❡ ❞♦♥❡ t♦ ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡ t❤❡ ❧❛t❡r❛❧



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s❡❧❢✲✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♦♥s ♦❢ ❖ ❛♥❞ ❖✷ ✳ ❚❤❡ ❧❛t❡r❛❧ s❡❧❢✲✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♦♥s ♦❢ ❍✱ ❖✱ ❛♥❞ ❖✷ ✇❡r❡ ✜tt❡❞ t♦

E(slab + nX) − E(slab) = nE(slab + X) +

✇❤❡r❡

E(slab + X)

n2 E(X···X), m

✐s t❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ ❳ ♦♥ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛t ✐♥✜♥✐t❡ ❞✐❧✉t✐♦♥✱

♦❢ ❜✐♥❞✐♥❣ s✐t❡s ✐♥ t❤❡ ♣❡r✐♦❞✐❝ s❧❛❜ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✭✐♥ ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧✱

m = 9✮✱

❛♥❞

✭✶✮

m

✐s t❤❡ ♥✉♠❜❡r

E(X···X)

❛r❡ t❤❡

♠❡❛♥✲✜❡❧❞ ❧❛t❡r❛❧ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♦♥s ♦❢ s♣❡❝✐❡s ❳ ✇✐t❤ ✐ts❡❧❢✳ ❲❡ ✜t t❤❡ ③❡r♦✲❝♦✈❡r❛❣❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❛♥❞ ❧❛t❡r❛❧ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♦♥ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s ♦❢ ❍✱ ❖✱ ❛♥❞ ❖✷ ❜② s♦❧✈✐♥❣ t❤✐s ❡q✉❛t✐♦♥ ❡①❛❝t❧② ❢♦r

n = 9✳

n=1

❛♥❞

❋♦r t❤❡ ❧❛t❡r❛❧ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♦t❤❡r s♣❡❝✐❡s ✇✐t❤ ❍✱ ✇❡ s♦❧✈❡ ❛ s✐♠✐❧❛r ❡q✉❛t✐♦♥✱

E(slab + X + nH) − E(slab) − nE(slab + H) −

❚❤✐s ❡q✉❛t✐♦♥ ✐s s♦❧✈❡❞ ❡①❛❝t❧② ❢♦r

n=0

❛♥❞

n n2 E(H···H) = E(slab + X) + E(H···X). m m

✭✷✮

n = 8✳

❈♦rr❡❝t✐♦♥s t♦ t❤❡ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ st❛t❡s ✇❡r❡ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t❡❞ ❛s

∆Ets = α∆Eprod + (1 − α) ∆Ereact ,

✇❤❡r❡

∆Ei

❡✛❡❝ts✱ ❛♥❞

✐s t❤❡ ❝♦rr❡❝t✐♦♥ t♦ t❤❡ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ s♣❡❝✐❡s

α

✐♥❝❧✉❞✐♥❣ ❧❛t❡r❛❧ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♦♥s

✐s t❤❡ ❧❛t❡♥❡ss ♦❢ t❤❡ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ st❛t❡✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✇❡ ❛♣♣r♦①✐♠❛t❡ ❛s

α=

✇❤❡r❡

i

✭✸✮

∆G‡for ∆G‡for + ∆G‡rev

,

∆G‡ ✐s t❤❡ ❢♦r✇❛r❞ ♦r r❡✈❡rs❡ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❜❛rr✐❡r ❡①❝❧✉❞✐♥❣

✭✹✮

❝♦✈❡r❛❣❡ ❡✛❡❝ts✳ ■❢ ❛ s♣❡❝✐❡s

✐♥❝❧✉❞❡s ❛ ❝♦♥st❛♥t ❝♦rr❡❝t✐♦♥ t♦ t❤❡ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ✭s✉❝❤ ❛s ❛❞s♦r❜❡❞ ❍✱ t♦ ♠❛t❝❤ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧ ✈❛❧✉❡s✮✱ ❡q✉❛t✐♦♥s ✸ ❛♥❞ ✹ ❛r❡ s♦❧✈❡❞ s❡❧❢✲❝♦♥s✐st❡♥t❧②✳ ❚❤❡ r❡❛❝t♦r ✇❛s ♠♦❞❡❧❡❞ ❛s ❛♥ ✐❞❡❛❧✐③❡❞ ❝♦♥t✐♥✉♦✉s st✐rr❡❞✲t❛♥❦ r❡❛❝t♦r ✭❈❙❚❘✮ ❛t

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❙❡♥s✐t✐✈✐t② ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ✇❛s ♣❡r❢♦r♠❡❞

❜② ♥✉♠❡r✐❝❛❧❧② ♣❡rt✉r❜✐♥❣ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♣❛r❛♠❡t❡rs ❛♥❞ r❡✲r✉♥♥✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ t♦ ✜♥❞ t❤❡ ♥❡✇ st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s✳

❋♦r ❡❛❝❤ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥✱ ❈❛♠♣❜❡❧❧✬s ❞❡❣r❡❡ ♦❢ r❛t❡ ❝♦♥tr♦❧ ✭χRC ✮ ✇❛s

❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡❞ ❜② ✐♥❝r❡❛s✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ❞❡❝r❡❛s✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❢♦r✇❛r❞ ❛♥❞ r❡✈❡rs❡ r❛t❡ ❝♦♥st❛♥ts ❜②

0.1 %✳

❋♦r ❡❛❝❤ s♣❡❝✐❡s✱ t❤❡ t❤❡r♠♦❞②♥❛♠✐❝ r❛t❡ ❝♦♥tr♦❧ ✭χTRC ✮ ✇❛s ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡❞ ❜② ✐♥❝r❡❛s✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ❞❡❝r❡❛s✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ t❤❡ s♣❡❝✐❡s ❜②

0.001kB T ✳

❚❤❡ ❡✛❡❝t✐✈❡ ❛❝t✐✈❛t✐♦♥ ❜❛rr✐❡r ♦❢ t❤❡

♠♦❞❡❧ ✇❛s ❞❡t❡r♠✐♥❡❞ ❜② ✐♥❝r❡❛s✐♥❣ ❛♥❞ ❞❡❝r❡❛s✐♥❣ t❤❡ r❡❛❝t♦r t❡♠♣❡r❛t✉r❡ ❜②

0.01 K✳ ✼✶✕✼✸

◆♦t❡ t❤❛t ♦✉r ❞❡✜♥✐t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❞❡❣r❡❡ ♦❢ t❤❡r♠♦❞②♥❛♠✐❝ r❛t❡ ❝♦♥tr♦❧ ❞✐✛❡rs ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❞❡✜♥✐t✐♦♥ ❣✐✈❡♥ ❜② ❈❛♠♣❜❡❧❧ ✐♥ ✇❤✐❝❤ t❤❡ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ ❛❧❧ ♦t❤❡r s♣❡❝✐❡s ❛♥❞ ❛❧❧ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ st❛t❡s ❛r❡ ❦❡♣t ✜①❡❞✳ ❚❤✐s ✐s ❜❡❝❛✉s❡ ✐♥ ♦✉r ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧✱ t❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ ❛ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ st❛t❡ ❞❡♣❡♥❞s ♦♥ t❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ t❤❡ r❡❛❝t❛♥ts ❛♥❞ ♣r♦❞✉❝ts ♦❢ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥s t❤❛t ♣❛ss t❤r♦✉❣❤ t❤❛t tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ st❛t❡✳ ❋♦r ❛ ♠♦r❡ t❤♦r♦✉❣❤ ❞✐s❝✉ss✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♦✉r s❡♥s✐t✐✈✐t② ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ✐♠♣❧❡♠❡♥t❛t✐♦♥✱ s❡❡ t❤❡ ❙■✳



❘❡s✉❧ts ❛♥❞ ❉✐s❝✉ss✐♦♥

✸✳✶

❉❋❚ r❡s✉❧ts

❘❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s ❛♥❞ ❜❛rr✐❡rs ✇❡r❡ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t❡❞ ❢♦r ❛❧❧ ♣❧❛✉s✐❜❧❡ ❡❧❡♠❡♥t❛r② st❡♣s ❢♦r t❤❡ ♦①✐❞❛t✐✈❡ ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡✳

❆ s✉❜s❡t ♦❢ t❤❡s❡ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s

✉♥❞❡r st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ✭t❤♦s❡ ❢♦✉♥❞ t♦ ❜❡ ❦✐♥❡t✐❝❛❧❧② r❡❧❡✈❛♥t✱ ✈✐❞❡ ✐♥❢r❛✮ ❛r❡ ❣✐✈❡♥ ✐♥ ❚❛❜❧❡ ✶❀ ❛ ❝♦♠♣r❡❤❡♥s✐✈❡ ❧✐st✐♥❣ ♦❢ ❛❧❧ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞✐♥❣ ❉❋❚✲❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t❡❞ r❡s✉❧ts ❢♦r ❜♦t❤ t❤❡ ♣r✐st✐♥❡ ❛♥❞ st❡❛❞②✲st❛t❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❢♦✉♥❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❙■✳ ❚❤❡ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s ♦❢ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❜❛rr✐❡r ❤❡✐❣❤ts ♦♥ t❤❡ ♣r✐st✐♥❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛r❡ ✐♥ q✉❛❧✐t❛t✐✈❡ ❛❣r❡❡♠❡♥t ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ r❡s✉❧ts ♦❢ ❍✐❜❜✐tts ❛♥❞ ◆❡✉r♦❝❦

✸✺

✭♣r✐st✐♥❡ r❡s✉❧ts ♥♦t s❤♦✇♥ ❤❡r❡✱ s❡❡

t❛❜❧❡ ❙✸✮✳ ■♥ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t ♦①②❣❡♥ ❛ss✐st❛♥❝❡ ❣r❡❛t❧② ❧♦✇❡rs t❤❡ ❜❛rr✐❡r t♦ ❝❧❡❛✈❛❣❡ ♦❢ ❖−❍ ❜♦♥❞s✱ ❜✉t ♥♦t ❈−❍ ❜♦♥❞s ✭t❤❡s❡ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥s ❛r❡ ♦♠✐tt❡❞ ❢r♦♠ ❚❛❜❧❡ ✶ ✐♥ t❤❡ ♠❛✐♥ t❡①t✱ ❛s t❤❡② ❛r❡ ♥♦t ❢♦✉♥❞ t♦ ❜❡ ❦✐♥❡t✐❝❛❧❧② r❡❧❡✈❛♥t✮✳ ❙✐♠✐❧❛r❧②✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥

✶✵

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❚❛❜❧❡ ✶✿

❋r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s ♦❢ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❢♦r✇❛r❞ ❛♥❞ r❡✈❡rs❡ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❜❛rr✐❡rs ❢♦r t❤❡

r❡❛❝t✐♦♥s ❢♦✉♥❞ t♦ ❜❡ r❡❧❡✈❛♥t ✐♥ t❤❡ ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✭❞✐s❝✉ss❡❞ ❧❛t❡r✮ ✉♥❞❡r st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s✳ ❘❡s✉❧ts ❢♦r ❛❧❧ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥s ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ ✐♥ ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ ✉♥❞❡r ❜♦t❤ ♣r✐st✐♥❡ ❛♥❞ st❡❛❞② ‡ ‡ st❛t❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❢♦✉♥❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❙■✳ ▼✐ss✐♥❣ ✈❛❧✉❡s ❢♦r ∆Gfor ❛♥❞ ∆Grev ✐♥❞✐❝❛t❡ t❤❛t t❤❡ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ✐s ❜❛rr✐❡r❧❡ss✳ ❘❡❛❝t✐♦♥

+ ∗ ←−→ ❘❈❍✷ ❖❍∗ + ∗ ←−→ ❘❈❍✷ ❖∗ + ❡ ✕ ✕ ❈❍✸ ❖✭s♦❧✬♥✮ + ∗ ← −→ ❈❍✸ ❖∗ + ❡ ✕ ❖✷✭❣✮ + ∗ ← −→ ❖✷ ∗ ❘❈❍✷ ❖❍∗ + ❖❍∗ ← −→ ❘❈❍✷ ❖∗ + ❍✷ ❖∗ ❘❈❍✷ ❖❍∗ + ∗ ← −→ ❘❈❍❖❍∗ + ❍∗ ❘❈❍✷ ❖∗ + ∗ ← −→ ❘❈❍❖∗ + ❍∗ ❘❈❍❖❍∗ + ❖✷ ∗ ← −→ ❘❈❍❖∗ + ❖❖❍∗ ❘❈❍❖∗ ← −→ ❘❈❍❖✭s♦❧✬♥✮ + ∗ ❘❈❍❖∗ + ∗ ← −→ ❘❈❖∗ + ❍∗ ❘❈❖∗ + ❈❍✸ ❖∗ ← −→ ❘❈❖❖❈❍✸ ∗ + ∗ ✕ −→ ❘❈❍❖❖❈❍✸ ✕ ✭s♦❧✬♥✮ ❘❈❍❖✭s♦❧✬♥✮ + ❈❍✸ ❖✭s♦❧✬♥✮ ← ✕ ❘❈❍❖❖❈❍✸ ✭s♦❧✬♥✮ + ∗ ← −→ ❘❈❍❖❖❈❍✸ ∗ + ❡ ✕ ❘❈❍❖❖❈❍✸ ∗ + ∗ ← −→ ❘❈❖❖❈❍✸ ∗ + ❍∗ ❘❈❖❖❈❍✸ ∗ ← −→ ❘❈❖❖❈❍✸✭s♦❧✬♥✮ + ∗ ❖❖❍∗ + ∗ ← −→ ❖∗ + ❖❍∗ ✕ ✕ ❖❍∗ + ❡ ← −→ ❖❍✭s♦❧✬♥✮ +∗ ❍✷ ❖∗ ← −→ ❍✷ ❖✭s♦❧✬♥✮ + ∗ ❈❍✸ ❖∗ + ❍∗ ← −→ ❈❍✸ ❖❍∗ + ∗ ❈❍✸ ❖❍∗ + ❖∗ ← −→ ❈❍✸ ❖∗ + ❖❍∗ ❈❍✸ ❖❍∗ + ❖❍∗ ← −→ ❈❍✸ ❖∗ + ❍✷ ❖∗ ❈❍✸ ❖❍∗ ← −→ ❈❍✸ ❖❍✭❧✮ + ∗ ✷ ❍∗ ← −→ ❍✷✭s♦❧✬♥✮ + ✷ ∗ ❘❈❍✷ ❖❍✭s♦❧✬♥✮



❘❈❍✷ ❖✭s♦❧✬♥✮

∆G ✭eV✮ −0.01 0.44 0.34 0.24 −0.06 0.25 −0.92 −0.06 −0.03 −0.04 −1.89 −0.20 0.36 −1.51 0.29 −1.18 −0.75 −0.22 −0.86 0.23 −0.31 −0.11 0.49

∆G‡for ✭eV✮

∆G‡rev ✭eV✮

0.81 0.27

0.56 1.20

0.22 0.08

0.26 1.77

0.30

1.81

0.09

1.27

0.47

1.33

♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ❢♦r♠ t❤❡ ❤②❞r♦①②♣r♦♣②❧ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡ ✐s t❤❡ ♠♦st t❤❡r♠♦❞②♥❛♠✐❝❛❧❧② ❛♥❞ ❦✐♥❡t✐❝❛❧❧② ❢❛✈♦r❛❜❧❡ ✜rst st❡♣ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❛❜s❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ♦①②❣❡♥ s♣❡❝✐❡s✳ ■♥ ❣❡♥❡r❛❧✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t ♠♦st ❦✐♥❡t✐❝❛❧❧② r❡❧❡✈❛♥t st❡♣s ✐♥ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❛r❡ ❡①♦t❤❡r♠✐❝ ❛♥❞ ❤❛✈❡ s♠❛❧❧ ♦r ♥♦ ❜❛rr✐❡rs✱ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❡①❝❡♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ❤②❞r♦①②♣r♦♣②❧ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❞❡s♦r♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ ❛♥❞ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡✳ ❲❤✐❧❡ ❚❛❜❧❡ ✶ ✐♥❞✐❝❛t❡s t❤❛t ❛❞s♦r♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛♥✐♦♥s ✐s str♦♥❣❧② ❞✐s❢❛✈♦r❡❞✱ t❤✐s ✐s ♦♥❧② t❤❡ ❝❛s❡ ✉♥❞❡r st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ❞✉❡ t♦ t❤❡ ❜✉✐❧❞✉♣ ♦❢ ❡①❝❡ss ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ ❝❤❛r❣❡ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡✳

■♥ ❢❛❝t✱ ❛♥✐♦♥s ❜✐♥❞ t♦ t❤❡ ♣r✐st✐♥❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ✈❡r② str♦♥❣❧②✱ ❛r♦✉♥❞

✶✶

ACS Paragon Plus Environment

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t♦

2.0 eV✱

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❜❡❝♦♠✐♥❣ ❧❡ss ❡①♦t❤❡r♠✐❝ ✇✐t❤ ✐♥❝r❡❛s✐♥❣ ❛♥✐♦♥ ❛❞s♦r♣t✐♦♥ ❞✉❡ t♦ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❝❤❛r❣❡

❛❝❝✉♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥✳

✸✳✷

▼✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧ r❡s✉❧ts

❚❛❜❧❡ ✷✿ ❙t❡❛❞② st❛t❡ r❛t❡s ❛♥❞ ❞❡❣r❡❡ ♦❢ r❛t❡ ❝♦♥tr♦❧ ❢♦r ❛❧❧ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥s ❢♦✉♥❞ t♦ ❜❡ r❡❧❡✈❛♥t ✐♥ t❤❡ ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧✳ ❘❡s✉❧ts ❢♦r ❛❧❧ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥s ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ ✐♥ ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❢♦✉♥❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❙■✳ ❙t❡❛❞② st❛t❡ r❛t❡ ✭h

❘❡❛❝t✐♦♥

+ ∗ ←−→ ❘❈❍✷ ❖❍∗ ✕ ❘❈❍✷ ❖✭s♦❧✬♥✮ + ∗ ← −→ ❘❈❍✷ ❖∗ + ❡ ✕ ✕ ❈❍✸ ❖✭s♦❧✬♥✮ + ∗ ← −→ ❈❍✸ ❖∗ + ❡ ✕ ❘❈❍✷ ❖❍✭s♦❧✬♥✮

+ ∗ ←−→ ❖✷ ∗ ❘❈❍✷ ❖❍∗ + ❖❍∗ ← −→ ❘❈❍✷ ❖∗ + ❍✷ ❖∗ ❘❈❍✷ ❖❍∗ + ∗ ← −→ ❘❈❍❖❍∗ + ❍∗ ❘❈❍✷ ❖∗ + ∗ ← −→ ❘❈❍❖∗ + ❍∗ ❘❈❍❖❍∗ + ❖✷ ∗ ← −→ ❘❈❍❖∗ + ❖❖❍∗ ❘❈❍❖∗ ← −→ ❘❈❍❖✭s♦❧✬♥✮ + ∗ ❘❈❍❖∗ + ∗ ← −→ ❘❈❖∗ + ❍∗ ❘❈❖∗ + ❈❍✸ ❖∗ ← −→ ❘❈❖❖❈❍✸ ∗ + ∗ ✕ −→ ❘❈❍❖❖❈❍✸ ✕ ✭s♦❧✬♥✮ ❘❈❍❖✭s♦❧✬♥✮ + ❈❍✸ ❖✭s♦❧✬♥✮ ← ✕ −→ ❘❈❍❖❖❈❍✸ ∗ + ❡ ✕ ❘❈❍❖❖❈❍✸ ✭s♦❧✬♥✮ + ∗ ← ❘❈❍❖❖❈❍✸ ∗ + ∗ ← −→ ❘❈❖❖❈❍✸ ∗ + ❍∗ ❘❈❖❖❈❍✸ ∗ ← −→ ❘❈❖❖❈❍✸✭s♦❧✬♥✮ + ∗ ❖❖❍∗ + ∗ ← −→ ❖∗ + ❖❍∗ ✕ ✕ ❖❍∗ + ❡ ← −→ ❖❍✭s♦❧✬♥✮ +∗ ❍✷ ❖∗ ← −→ ❍✷ ❖✭s♦❧✬♥✮ + ∗ −→ ❈❍✸ ❖❍∗ + ∗ ❈❍✸ ❖∗ + ❍∗ ← ❈❍✸ ❖❍∗ + ❖∗ ← −→ ❈❍✸ ❖∗ + ❖❍∗ ❈❍✸ ❖❍∗ + ❖❍∗ ← −→ ❈❍✸ ❖∗ + ❍✷ ❖∗ ❈❍✸ ❖❍∗ ← −→ ❈❍✸ ❖❍✭❧✮ + ∗ ✷ ❍∗ ← −→ ❍✷✭s♦❧✬♥✮ + ✷ ∗ ❖✷✭❣✮

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❉❡❣r❡❡ ♦❢ r❛t❡ ❝♦♥tr♦❧

95.6 −7.2 105.1 81.9 13.7 81.9 6.5 81.9 46.8 41.6 41.6 46.8 46.8 46.8 88.4 81.9 144.7 19.2 150.8 81.9 5.4 63.5 12.9

0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.619 −0.256 0.005 −0.001 0.000 −0.001 0.000 0.000 −0.001 −0.024 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.427 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.452

❖✉r ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧ ②✐❡❧❞s ❛♥ ♦✈❡r❛❧❧ t✉r♥♦✈❡r ❢r❡q✉❡♥❝② ♦❢ ❛❜♦✉t

88.4 h−1 ✱ ❝♦♥s✐st❡♥t

✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❧♦✇ ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧❧②✲♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ ❛❝t✐✈✐t② ♦❢ t❤❡ ✉♥♣r♦♠♦t❡❞ ❝❛t❛❧②st✳ ❇❛s❡❞ ♦♥ t❤❡s❡ r❡s✉❧ts✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t t✇♦ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s t♦ t❤❡ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡ ❝♦♥tr✐❜✉t❡ t♦ t❤❡ ♠❛❥♦r✐t② ♦❢ t❤❡ ❛❝t✐✈✐t② ✭s❡❡ ❚❛❜❧❡ ✷✮✳ ❚❤❡ ✜rst ♣❛t❤✇❛② ✐♥✈♦❧✈❡s ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛❞s♦r❜❡❞ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ ✭❘❈❍✷ ❖❍✮ t♦ ❤②❞r♦①②♣r♦♣②❧ ✭❘❈❍❖❍✮✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ r❡❛❝ts ✇✐t❤ ❛❞s♦r❜❡❞ ❖✷ ✶✷

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❚❛❜❧❡ ✸✿ ❙t❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ❝♦♥❝❡♥tr❛t✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ❞❡❣r❡❡ ♦❢ t❤❡r♠♦❞②♥❛♠✐❝ r❛t❡ ❝♦♥tr♦❧ ❢♦r ❛❧❧ ❛❞✲ s♦r❜❛t❡s ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ ✐♥ ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧✳ ❙♣❡❝✐❡s ❍ ❘❈❍✷ ❖❍ ❘❈❖❖❈❍✸ ❈❍✸ ❖❍ ❘❈❍❖❍❖❈❍✸ ❈❍✸ ❖ ❘❈❖ ❖✷ ❘❈❍❖ ❘❈❍❖❖❈❍✸ ❘❈❍❖❍ ❍✷ ❖ ❖ ❘❈❍✷ ❖ ❖❖❍ ❖❍ ❘❈❖❍❖❈❍✸



❙t❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ❝♦♥❝❡♥tr❛t✐♦♥

❚❤❡r♠♦❞②♥❛♠✐❝ r❛t❡ ❝♦♥tr♦❧

0.7352 0.1049 0.0572 0.0376 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 < 0.0001 0.0650

−1.368 0.453 0.048 0.182 0.000 0.552 −0.003 0.010 −0.167 −0.002 0.769 0.000 −0.005 −0.525 0.002 0.005 0.000

t♦ ❢♦r♠ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ ✭❘❈❍❖✮ ❛♥❞ ❤②❞r♦♣❡r♦①②❧ ✭❖❖❍✮✳ ❖❖❍ ❞✐ss♦❝✐❛t❡s t♦ ❖ ❛♥❞ ❤②❞r♦①②❧ ✭❖❍✮✱ ❛♥❞ ❖❍ ❛❝❝❡♣ts ❛♥ ❡❧❡❝tr♦♥ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛♥❞ ❧❡❛✈❡s t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st ❛s ❤②❞r♦①✐❞❡



✭❖❍ ✮✳ Pr♦♣❛♥❛❧ ❞❡s♦r❜s ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛♥❞ r❡❛❝ts ✐♥ s♦❧✉t✐♦♥ ✇✐t❤ ♠❡t❤♦①✐❞❡ t♦ ❢♦r♠



❛ ❞❡♣r♦t♦♥❛t❡❞ ❤❡♠✐❛❝❡t❛❧ ❛♥✐♦♥ ✭❘❈❍❖❖❈❍✸ ✮✳ ❚❤✐s ❛♥✐♦♥ t❤❡♥ ❛❞s♦r❜s t♦ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛♥❞ ✉♥❞❡r❣♦❡s

β✲❤②❞r✐❞❡

❡❧✐♠✐♥❛t✐♦♥ t♦ ❢♦r♠ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡ ✭❘❈❖❖❈❍✸ ✮✳ ❚❤❡ s❡❝♦♥❞

♣❛t❤✇❛② ✐s ✐❞❡♥t✐❝❛❧ ✉♣ t♦ t❤❡ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧✱ ❛t ✇❤✐❝❤ ♣♦✐♥t ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ ❜❡❝♦♠❡s ❢✉rt❤❡r ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st t♦ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦②❧ ✭❘❈❖✮✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ r❡❛❝ts ✇✐t❤ ❝❛t❛❧②st✲ ❜♦✉♥❞ ♠❡t❤♦①② t♦ ❢♦r♠ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡✳ ❇♦t❤ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s ❝♦♥tr✐❜✉t❡ ❛♥ ❡ss❡♥t✐❛❧❧② ❡q✉❛❧ ❛♠♦✉♥t t♦ t❤❡ ♦✈❡r❛❧❧ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡ ✭s❡❡ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✼✮✳ ❙✐♥❝❡ ♦✉r ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❛❝❝♦✉♥ts ❢♦r ❧❛t❡r❛❧ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♦♥s ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ❛❞s♦r❜❛t❡s✱ r❡❛❝✲ t✐♦♥ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s ❛♥❞ ❜❛rr✐❡r ❤❡✐❣❤ts ❞❡♣❡♥❞ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❝♦✈❡r❛❣❡✳ ■♥ t❤❡ ❞✐s❝✉ss✐♦♥ t❤❛t ❢♦❧❧♦✇s✱ ❛❧❧ r❡♣♦rt❡❞ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞ t♦ t❤❡ st❡❛❞②✲st❛t❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st ❝♦✈❡r❛❣❡✳ ■♥ ❣❡♥✲ ❡r❛❧✱ t❤✐s t❡♥❞s t♦ r❛✐s❡ ❜❛rr✐❡r ❤❡✐❣❤ts ❛♥❞ ❞❡st❛❜✐❧✐③❡ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡s t❤❛t ❢♦r♠ str♦♥❣ ❜♦♥❞s

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t♦ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st r❡❧❛t✐✈❡ t♦ t❤❛t ♦❢ t❤❡ ♣r✐st✐♥❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st✳ ■♥ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t t❤❡ st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st ❤❛s ❛ ❧❛r❣❡ ❜✉✐❧❞✉♣ ♦❢ ❛❞s♦r❜❡❞ ❍ ✭s❡❡ ❚❛❜❧❡ ✸✮✳ ■♥ t❤❡ ❢♦❧❧♦✇✐♥❣ s❡❝t✐♦♥s✱ ✇❡ ✇✐❧❧ ❞✐s❝✉ss t❤❡ r❡s✉❧ts ♦❢ ♦✉r ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❜② ❢♦❝✉s✐♥❣ ♦♥ s♣❡❝✐✜❝ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥s t❤❛t ♦❝❝✉r ✐♥ t❤❡ ♦✈❡r❛❧❧ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ♥❡t✇♦r❦✳ ❲❡ ❜❡❣✐♥ ❜② ❞✐s❝✉ss✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧✱ ❢♦❧❧♦✇❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ t♦ ❢♦r♠ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡✳

❲❡ s✉❜s❡q✉❡♥t❧② ❞✐s❝✉ss t❤❡ ♣r❡❞♦♠✐♥❛♥t ♣❛t❤✇❛②✭s✮ ❜② ✇❤✐❝❤ ❍ ✐s

r❡♠♦✈❡❞ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡✱ t❤❡ r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❖✷ t♦ ❢♦r♠ ❍✷ ❖✱ ❛♥❞ ✜♥❛❧❧② t❤❡ r♦❧❡ ♦❢ ❝❛t❛❧②t✐❝ ❜❛s❡✳ ❲❡ ❡♥❞ ❜② ♦✉t❧✐♥✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ r♦❧❡ ♦❢ ♠❛✐♥✲❣r♦✉♣ ❡❧❡♠❡♥t ❛❞❞✐t✐✈❡s ✐♥ ♣r♦♠♦t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ♦①✐❞❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧s✳

✸✳✷✳✶ ❉❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ ❚❤❡ ✜rst st❡♣ t♦✇❛r❞s ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡ ✐s t❤❡ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧✳ ❋♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ ✐♥✈♦❧✈❡s s❡q✉❡♥t✐❛❧ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ❛t t❤❡ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧ ♦①②❣❡♥ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❛❞❥❛❝❡♥t ❝❛r❜♦♥✳

❚❤❡s❡ st❡♣s ❤❛✈❡ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t ❜❛rr✐❡rs ❞❡♣❡♥❞✐♥❣ ♦♥ t❤❡ ♦r❞❡r ✐♥

✇❤✐❝❤ t❤❡② ♦❝❝✉r✱ r❡s✉❧t✐♥❣ ✐♥ t✇♦ ♣♦ss✐❜❧❡ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s ✇✐t❤ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥t ❦✐♥❡t✐❝s✳ ❲❡ r❡❢❡r t♦ t❤❡ ♣❛t❤✇❛② ✐♥ ✇❤✐❝❤ t❤❡ ❖−❍ ❜♦♥❞ ✐s ❜r♦❦❡♥ ✜rst ❛s t❤❡ ✏♣r♦♣♦①②✑ ♣❛t❤✇❛②✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ♣❛t❤✇❛② ✐♥ ✇❤✐❝❤ t❤❡ ❈−❍ ❜♦♥❞ ✐s ❜r♦❦❡♥ ✜rst t❤❡ ✏❤②❞r♦①②♣r♦♣②❧✑ ♣❛t❤✇❛②✱ ❛❢t❡r t❤❡ ♣❛rt✐❛❧❧② ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t❡❞ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡s ✐♥✈♦❧✈❡❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ r❡s♣❡❝t✐✈❡ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s✳ ■♥ ❜♦t❤ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❜❛rr✐❡r t♦ ❖−❍ ❜♦♥❞ s❝✐ss✐♦♥ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❡✛❡❝t✐✈❡❧② ❡❧✐♠✲ ✐♥❛t❡❞ ❜② ❝♦♦♣❡r❛t✐✈❡ r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♦♥✲s✉r❢❛❝❡ ♦①②❣❡♥ s♣❡❝✐❡s ✐♥ t❤❡ ❢♦r♠ ♦❢ ❖✱ ❖❍✱ ❛♥❞ ❖✷ ✳ ❲❡ ❞♦ ♥♦t ✜♥❞ t❤❡ s❛♠❡ ❝♦♦♣❡r❛t✐✈✐t② ❢♦r t❤❡ ❈−❍ ❜♦♥❞ s❝✐ss✐♦♥ st❡♣s✳

❲❤✐❧❡ ♦①②❣❡♥✲

❛ss✐st❡❞ ❈−❍ ❜♦♥❞ s❝✐ss✐♦♥ ❝❛♥ ♦❝❝✉r✱ ✐♥ ❛❧❧ ❝❛s❡s ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❡s❡ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥s t♦ ❤❛✈❡ ❛ s✉❜st❛♥✲ t✐❛❧❧② ❤✐❣❤❡r ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❜❛rr✐❡r t❤❛♥ ✉♥❛ss✐st❡❞ ❈−❍ ❜♦♥❞ s❝✐ss✐♦♥✳ ❚❤✐s ✐s ❧✐❦❡❧② ❜❡❝❛✉s❡ t❤❡ ❈−❍ ❜♦♥❞s ✐♥ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡✲❜♦✉♥❞ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡s ✐♥ ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ ❢♦r♠ ❛❣♦st✐❝ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♦♥s ✇✐t❤ ✉♥❞❡r❧②✐♥❣ P❞ ❛t♦♠s✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ❢❛❝✐❧✐t❛t❡s ❈−❍ ❜♦♥❞ s❝✐ss✐♦♥ ♦♥t♦ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ ✭s❡❡ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✸✮✳

■♥ ♦r❞❡r ❢♦r ❛ ❝♦❛❞s♦r❜❡❞ ♦①②❣❡♥ s♣❡❝✐❡s t♦ ❛❜str❛❝t ❍ ❞✐r❡❝t❧② ❢r♦♠ t❤❡

❈−❍ ❜♦♥❞✱ t❤✐s ❛❣♦st✐❝ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♦♥ ♠✉st ❜❡ ❜r♦❦❡♥✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ❞❡st❛❜✐❧✐③❡s t❤❡ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ st❛t❡

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1.11 +

0.74

0.5

0.52

0.47

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Unassisted O2 -assisted O-assisted OH-assisted

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❋✐❣✉r❡ ✹✿ ❋r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♣r♦✜❧❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ t❤r♦✉❣❤ t❤❡ ❛❞s♦r❜❡❞ ♣r♦♣♦①② ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡ ✉♥❞❡r st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ✉♥❛ss✐st❡❞ ✭❜❧❛❝❦✮✱ ❖✷ ✲ ❛ss✐st❡❞ ✭♦r❛♥❣❡✮✱ ❖✲❛ss✐st❡❞ ✭❜❧✉❡✮✱ ❛♥❞ ❖❍✲❛ss✐st❡❞ ✭❣r❡❡♥✮ ♠❡❝❤❛♥✐s♠s✳ ❚❤❡ ③❡r♦ ♦❢ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞s t♦ ❛❧❧ ❝♦✲r❡❛❝t❛♥ts s❡♣❛r❛t❡❞ ❜✉t ♣r❡✲❛❞s♦r❜❡❞ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡✳ ❚❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣❡t✐❝s ♦❢ t❤✐s ♣❛t❤✇❛② ♦♥ t❤❡ ♣r✐st✐♥❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛r❡ ✐❧❧✉str❛t❡❞ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ❙✷✳

t❤❡ ❜❛rr✐❡r t♦ ❖−❍ ❜♦♥❞ s❝✐ss✐♦♥✳ ❲❤✐❧❡ ❖−❍ ❜♦♥❞ s❝✐ss✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❤②❞r♦①②♣r♦♣②❧ t♦ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ ✐s ❡①♦t❤❡r♠✐❝ ✐♥ ❛❧❧ ❝❛s❡s✱ ❖−❍ ❜♦♥❞ s❝✐ss✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ♣r♦♣♦①② r❡♠❛✐♥s ❡♥❞♦t❤❡r✲ ♠✐❝ ✐♥ ♠♦st ❝❛s❡s✱ ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❡①❝❡♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❖❍✲❛ss✐st❡❞ ♠❡❝❤❛♥✐s♠✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐s ✈❡r② s❧✐❣❤t❧② ❡①♦t❤❡r♠✐❝✳ ❇❛s❡❞ ♦♥❧② ♦♥ t❤❡r♠♦❞②♥❛♠✐❝ ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❛t✐♦♥s✱ ✐t ✐s ♥♦t t✇♦ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s ✇✐❧❧ ♣r❡❞♦♠✐♥❛t❡ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st✬s ❛❝t✐✈✐t②✳

❛ ♣r✐♦r✐

♦❜✈✐♦✉s ✇❤✐❝❤ ♦❢ t❤❡s❡

■t ✐s ❝❧❡❛r t❤❛t ♦①②❣❡♥ ❛ss✐st❛♥❝❡

❧♦✇❡rs t❤❡ ❜❛rr✐❡r t♦ ❖−❍ ❜♦♥❞ s❝✐ss✐♦♥✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❢♦r✇❛r❞ ❜❛rr✐❡rs ❛r❡ ♦✈❡r❛❧❧ ❧♦✇❡r ✐♥ t❤❡ ♦①②❣❡♥✲❛ss✐st❡❞ ♣r♦♣♦①② ♣❛t❤✇❛②✳

❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ t❤❡ ❦✐♥❡t✐❝s ♦❢ t❤❡ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ❛r❡ ❣♦✈❡r♥❡❞

❜♦t❤ ❜② t❤❡ t❤❡r♠♦❞②♥❛♠✐❝s ♦❢ t❤❡ r❡❛❝t❛♥ts ❛♥❞ tr❛♥s✐t✐♦♥ st❛t❡ ❛♥❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❝♦♥❝❡♥tr❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ r❡❛❝t❛♥ts ♦♥ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡✳

■♥ ♣❛rt✐❝✉❧❛r✱ t❤❡ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ ✭❤②❞r♦①②♣r♦♣②❧✮

✇✐t❤ s✉r❢❛❝❡✲❜♦✉♥❞ ❖ ❛♥❞ ❖❍ ✐s ❧❡ss ❡♥❞♦t❤❡r♠✐❝ ✭♠♦r❡ ❡①♦t❤❡r♠✐❝✮ t❤❛♥ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ✇✐t❤ s✉r❢❛❝❡✲❜♦✉♥❞ ❖✷ ✳ ❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ s✉r❢❛❝❡✲❜♦✉♥❞ ❖ ❛♥❞ ❖❍ ❛r❡ ❢♦r♠❡❞ ♣r✐♠❛r✐❧② ❜② ❞❡❝♦♠♣♦s✐t✐♦♥ ♦❢ s✉r❢❛❝❡✲❜♦✉♥❞ ❖❖❍ ✭❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❜❛rr✐❡r ♦❢

✶✻

0.09 eV✮✱

❛s t❤❡ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❜❛rr✐❡r ❢♦r ❖✷

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❋✐❣✉r❡ ✺✿ ❋r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♣r♦✜❧❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ t❤r♦✉❣❤ t❤❡ ❛❞✲ s♦r❜❡❞ ❤②❞r♦①②♣r♦♣②❧ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡ ✉♥❞❡r st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s ✈✐❛ t❤❡ ✉♥❛ss✐st❡❞ ✭❜❧❛❝❦✮✱ ❖✷ ✲❛ss✐st❡❞ ✭♦r❛♥❣❡✮✱ ❖✲❛ss✐st❡❞ ✭❜❧✉❡✮✱ ❛♥❞ ❖❍✲❛ss✐st❡❞ ✭❣r❡❡♥✮ ♠❡❝❤❛♥✐s♠s✳ ❚❤❡ ③❡r♦ ♦❢ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞s t♦ ❛❧❧ ❝♦✲r❡❛❝t❛♥ts s❡♣❛r❛t❡❞ ❜✉t ♣r❡✲❛❞s♦r❜❡❞ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r✲ ❢❛❝❡✳ ❚❤❡ ❡♥❡r❣❡t✐❝s ♦❢ t❤✐s ♣❛t❤✇❛② ♦♥ t❤❡ ♣r✐st✐♥❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛r❡ ✐❧❧✉str❛t❡❞ ✐♥ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ❙✸✳

❞❡❝♦♠♣♦s✐t✐♦♥ ✐s ❛ ✈❡r② s✉❜st❛♥t✐❛❧ s✉r❢❛❝❡ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❖✷ ∗

+ ❍∗

1.24 eV✳

▼♦r❡♦✈❡r✱ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❖❖❍ ❜② t❤❡ ♣✉r❡❧② ♦♥✲

❤❛s ❛ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❜❛rr✐❡r ♦❢

0.77 eV✱

✇❤✐❝❤ ✐s ♠♦r❡ ✉♥❢❛✈♦r❛❜❧❡

t❤❛♥ t❤❡ ❡♥❞♦t❤❡r♠✐❝ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❖✷ ✇✐t❤ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ❢♦r♠ ❖❖❍ ❛♥❞ ♣r♦♣♦①✐❞❡✳

❚❤✐s

s✉❣❣❡sts t❤❛t ❖✷ ✲❛ss✐st❡❞ ❖−❍ ❜♦♥❞ s❝✐ss✐♦♥ ✐s ❛ ♣r❡r❡q✉✐s✐t❡ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❖✲❛ss✐st❡❞ ❛♥❞ ❖❍✲ ❛ss✐st❡❞ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s✱ ❛♥❞ t❤❡r❡❢♦r❡ ✐t ♠✉st ♦❝❝✉r ❛t s♦♠❡ ♣♦✐♥t ✐♥ t❤❡ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ♥❡t✇♦r❦✳ ▼✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧✐♥❣ ❣✐✈❡s ✉s t❤❡ ❛❜✐❧✐t② t♦ ✐❞❡♥t✐❢② ✇❤✐❝❤ ♦❢ t❤❡ ♠❛♥② ♣❧❛✉s✐❜❧❡ r❡❛❝✲ t✐♦♥ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s ♦✉t❧✐♥❡❞ ❛❜♦✈❡ ❛r❡✱ ✐♥ ❢❛❝t✱ ❦✐♥❡t✐❝❛❧❧② r❡❧❡✈❛♥t✳ ❇❛s❡❞ ♦♥ ♦✉r ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t t❤❡ ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ❢♦r♠ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ ♣r♦❝❡❡❞s ❧❛r❣❡❧② t❤r♦✉❣❤ ❛ s✐♥❣❧❡ ♣❛t❤✇❛②✿ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ t❤❡ ❤②❞r♦①②♣r♦♣②❧ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ r❡❛❝ts ✇✐t❤ ❝♦❛❞s♦r❜❡❞ ❖✷ t♦ ❢♦r♠ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ ❛♥❞ ❖❖❍ ✭s❡❡ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✻✮✳ ■♥✐t✐❛❧ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ t❤❡ ❤②❞r♦①②♣r♦♣②❧ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡ ✭✈✐❛ ❈−❍ ❜♦♥❞ ❝❧❡❛✈❛❣❡✮ ❤❛s t❤❡ ❧❛r❣❡st ❜❛rr✐❡r ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ❤✐❣❤❡st ❞❡❣r❡❡ ♦❢ r❛t❡ ❝♦♥tr♦❧ ♦❢ ❛❧❧ ❡❧❡♠❡♥t❛r② st❡♣s ✐♥ t❤❡ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ♥❡t✇♦r❦✳

❚❤✐s r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ✐s ❡♥❞♦t❤❡r♠✐❝ ❜②

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t❤❡ ❤②❞r♦①②♣r♦♣②❧ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡ ✇✐t❤ ❖✷ t♦ ❢♦r♠ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ ❛♥❞ ❖❖❍ ✐s ❜❛rr✐❡r❧❡ss✳

❚❤❡

♣❛t❤✇❛② ✐♥ ✇❤✐❝❤ ♣r♦♣♦①✐❞❡ ❛♥✐♦♥s ❛❞s♦r❜ t♦ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st ❛♥❞ ❜❡❝♦♠❡ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t❡❞ t♦ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ ❝♦♠♣❧❡t❡❧② ❜②♣❛ss❡s t❤❡ ❤②❞r♦①②♣r♦♣②❧ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡✱ t❤❡r❡❜② ✐♥❤✐❜✐t✐♥❣ ❝r✉❝✐❛❧ ❖✷ r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ t♦ ❖❖❍✳ ◆♦t❡ t❤❛t t❤❡ ♣r❡❞♦♠✐♥❛♥t ♣❛t❤✇❛② ♣r❡❞✐❝t❡❞ ❜② ♦✉r ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❢♦r ❞❡❤②❞r♦✲ ❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ ❞✐✛❡rs ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s ♣r♦♣♦s❡❞ ❜② ❍✐❜❜✐tts ❛♥❞ ◆❡✉r♦❝❦ ❢♦r ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❡t❤❛♥♦❧ t♦ ❛❝❡t❛❧❞❡❤②❞❡✱ ❞❡s♣✐t❡ t❤❡ s✐♠✐❧❛r ❡♥❡r❣❡t✐❝s ♦❢ t❤❡s❡ t✇♦ s②st❡♠s✳

❍✐❜❜✐tts ❛♥❞ ◆❡✉r♦❝❦ ♣r❡❞✐❝t t❤❛t ✉♥❞❡r ❜❛s✐❝ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s✱ t❤❡ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧ ✇✐❧❧ ♣r✐✲

♠❛r✐❧② ❛❞s♦r❜ t♦ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st ❛s t❤❡ ❞❡♣r♦t♦♥❛t❡❞ ❛❧❦♦①✐❞❡✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐s ✐♥ ❞✐s❛❣r❡❡♠❡♥t ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ r❡s✉❧ts ♦❢ ♦✉r ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧✳ ❖✉r r❡s✉❧ts ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❡①♣❧❛✐♥❡❞ ❜♦t❤ ❜② t❤❡ ✉♥❢❛✈♦r✲ ❛❜❧❡ t❤❡r♠♦❞②♥❛♠✐❝s ♦❢ ❛❞s♦r♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❛❧❦♦①✐❞❡ ❞✉❡ t♦ t❤❡ ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ st❡❛❞②✲st❛t❡ ❝❤❛r❣❡ ❛❝q✉✐r❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st ✉♥❞❡r ✇♦r❦✐♥❣ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s✱ ❛♥❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❝r✐t✐❝❛❧ r♦❧❡ ♣❧❛②❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ❤②❞r♦①②♣r♦♣②❧ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡ ✐♥ r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❖✷ ✳ ❚❤❡s❡ ❢❛❝t♦rs ❛r❡ ❞✐✣❝✉❧t t♦ ♣r❡❞✐❝t ✐♥ t❤❡ ❛❜s❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧✐♥❣✳

✸✳✷✳✷ ❉❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ t♦ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡ ❙✉❜s❡q✉❡♥t ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ ❝❛♥ ♣r♦❝❡❡❞ t❤r♦✉❣❤ ♦♥❡ ♦❢ t✇♦ ♣♦t❡♥t✐❛❧ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s✱ ❜♦t❤ ✐♥✈♦❧✈✐♥❣ ♦♥❡ ❈−❖ ❜♦♥❞ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ st❡♣ ❛♥❞ ♦♥❡ ❈−❍ ❜♦♥❞ ❝❧❡❛✈❛❣❡ st❡♣✳ ❚❤❡ ♠♦st ❞✐✲ r❡❝t ♣❛t❤✇❛② ♣r♦❝❡❡❞s t❤r♦✉❣❤ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ s✉r❢❛❝❡✲❜♦✉♥❞ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ t♦ t❤❡ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦②❧ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ r❡❛❝ts ✇✐t❤ s✉r❢❛❝❡✲❜♦✉♥❞ ♠❡t❤♦①② t♦ ❢♦r♠ t❤❡ ❡st❡r✳ ❚❤❡ ❛❧t❡r♥❛t✐✈❡ ♣❛t❤✇❛② ✐♥✈♦❧✈❡s ❞❡s♦r♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ r❡❛❝ts ✇✐t❤ ♠❡t❤♦①✐❞❡ ✐♥ s♦❧✉t✐♦♥ t♦ ❢♦r♠ ❛ ❞❡♣r♦t♦♥❛t❡❞ ❤❡♠✐❛❝❡t❛❧ ❛♥✐♦♥✳ ❚❤❡ ❞❡♣r♦t♦♥❛t❡❞ ❤❡♠✐❛❝❡t❛❧ ❛♥✐♦♥ t❤❡♥ ❛❞s♦r❜s t♦ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st ❛♥❞ ✉♥❞❡r❣♦❡s

β✲❤②❞r✐❞❡

❡❧✐♠✐♥❛t✐♦♥ t♦ t❤❡ ✜♥❛❧ ❡st❡r ♣r♦❞✉❝t✳ ■♥ ❜♦t❤ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s✱

♦♥❡ ❍ ❛t♦♠ ✐s ❞❡♣♦s✐t❡❞ ♦♥t♦ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛♥❞ ♦♥❡ ❛♥✐♦♥ ✕ ❡✐t❤❡r ♠❡t❤♦①✐❞❡ ♦r t❤❡ ❞❡♣r♦t♦♥❛t❡❞ ❤❡♠✐❛❝❡t❛❧ ❛♥✐♦♥ ✕ ❛❞s♦r❜s t♦ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡✳ ❇❛s❡❞ ♦♥ t❤❡ r❡s✉❧ts ♦❢ ♦✉r ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t ❜♦t❤ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s ❛r❡ ❢❡❛s✐❜❧❡ ❛♥❞ ❝♦♥tr✐❜✉t❡ t♦ t❤❡ ♦✈❡r❛❧❧ ❝❛t❛❧②st ❛❝t✐✈✐t② ✭s❡❡ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✼✮✳ ❆ s❧✐❣❤t ♠❛❥♦r✐t② ✭53 %✮ ♦❢

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❖♥❝❡ ❛♥ ❍ ❛t♦♠ ❜❡❝♦♠❡s ❛❞s♦r❜❡❞ t♦ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st✱ t❤❡r❡ ❛r❡ s❡✈❡r❛❧ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s ❜② ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐t ❝❛♥ ❜❡ r❡♠♦✈❡❞✳

❚❤❡ ♠♦st ❞✐r❡❝t ♣❛t❤✇❛② ✐s ❞❡s♦r♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❍✷ ✱ t❤♦✉❣❤ t❤❡ r❛t❡ ♦❢ t❤✐s

♣❛t❤✇❛② ✐s ❡①♣❡❝t❡❞ t♦ ❜❡ s♠❛❧❧✱ ❛s ✐t ❞♦❡s ♥♦t ❝♦♥tr✐❜✉t❡ t♦ t❤❡ r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❖✷ ❛♥❞ ✐t ✐s ♥♦t ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ t♦ ❜❡ ❛ ♠❛❥♦r ♣r♦❞✉❝t ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧❧②✳ ❚❤❡ ♠❛❥♦r✐t② ♦❢ s✉r❢❛❝❡✲❜♦✉♥❞ ❍ ✇✐❧❧ r❡❛❝t t♦ ❡✈❡♥t✉❛❧❧② ❢♦r♠ ❍✷ ❖✳ ❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ ❞✐r❡❝t ❛❜str❛❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❍ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❜② ❖✷ ✱ ❖✱ ♦r ❖❍ ❛r❡ ❢♦✉♥❞ t♦ ❤❛✈❡ ✈❡r② ❧❛r❣❡ ❜❛rr✐❡rs✳ ■♥st❡❛❞✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t ♠❡t❤♦①✐❞❡ ❛❞s♦r❜s t♦ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st ❛♥❞ ❛❜str❛❝ts ❛ ♣r♦t♦♥✱ t❤❡♥ ✐t ❡✐t❤❡r ❞❡s♦r❜s ❛s ♠❡t❤❛♥♦❧ ♦r s✉❜s❡q✉❡♥t❧② r❡❛❝ts ✇✐t❤ s✉r❢❛❝❡✲❜♦✉♥❞ ❖ ♦r ❖❍ t♦ ❢♦r♠ ❖❍ ♦r ❍✷ ❖ ✭s❡❡ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✽✮✳ ❆♥② ❖❍ t❤❛t ✐s ❢♦r♠❡❞



r❛♣✐❞❧② ♣✐❝❦s ✉♣ ❛♥ ❡❧❡❝tr♦♥ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛♥❞ ❞❡s♦r❜s ❛s ❖❍ ✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ❝❛♥ ✐♥ t✉r♥ ❛❜str❛❝t ❛ ♣r♦t♦♥ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ♠❡t❤❛♥♦❧ s♦❧✈❡♥t t♦ ❢♦r♠ ❍✷ ❖ ❛♥❞ r❡❣❡♥❡r❛t❡ ♠❡t❤♦①✐❞❡✳ ■♥ t❤✐s ✇❛②✱ ♠❡t❤♦①✐❞❡ s❤✉tt❧❡s ❍ ❛t♦♠s ♦✛ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛♥❞ ♦♥t♦ ♦①②❣❡♥✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐s ❧❡ss ❛❜❧❡ t♦ ❞✐r❡❝t❧② ❛❜str❛❝t ❍ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ✐ts❡❧❢✱

CH3 O− + 2 H∗ + O∗ −−→ CH3 OH + OH− −−→ CH3 O− + H2 O.

✭✺✮

❲❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t ❍ ❤❛s t❤❡ ♠♦st str♦♥❣❧② ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ ❞❡❣r❡❡ ♦❢ t❤❡r♠♦❞②♥❛♠✐❝ r❛t❡ ❝♦♥tr♦❧ ♦❢ ❛❧❧ s♣❡❝✐❡s ✐♥ t❤❡ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ♥❡t✇♦r❦✱ ✇✐t❤

χT RC = −1.37✳

❆s s✉❝❤✱ t❤❡ ♣r❡s❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❍ ♦♥ t❤❡

❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ str♦♥❣❧② s✉♣♣r❡ss❡s ❝❛t❛❧②t✐❝ ❛❝t✐✈✐t②✳ ❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ t❤❡ ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ ❞❡❣r❡❡ ♦❢ r❛t❡ ❝♦♥tr♦❧ ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ ❢♦r ❍ ❞♦❡s ♥♦t ♥❡❝❡ss❛r✐❧② ❛r✐s❡ ❢r♦♠ ❝❛t❛❧②st ♣♦✐s♦♥✐♥❣ ✈✐❛ s✐t❡ ❜❧♦❝❦✐♥❣✱ ❛s ❛r♦✉♥❞

7 % ♦❢ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ r❡♠❛✐♥s ✉♥♦❝❝✉♣✐❡❞

✐♥ t❤❡ st❡❛❞② st❛t❡✳ ■♥st❡❛❞✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t t❤❡ ♣r❡s❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❍

❞❡st❛❜✐❧✐③❡s

❝♦✲❛❞s♦r❜❛t❡s t❤r♦✉❣❤

❧❛t❡r❛❧ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♦♥s✳ ■♥❞❡❡❞✱ t❤❡ ❤✐❣❤ ❍ ❝♦✈❡r❛❣❡ ♦❢ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ r❛✐s❡s t❤❡ ❜✐♥❞✐♥❣ ❡♥❡r❣② ♦❢ ♦t❤❡r ❛❞s♦r❜❛t❡s ❜② ❛s ♠✉❝❤ ❛s

0.83 eV

✐♥ t❤❡ st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ✭✐♥ t❤❡ ❝❛s❡ ♦❢ t❤❡

❞❡♣r♦t♦♥❛t❡❞ ❤❡♠✐❛❝❡t❛❧ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡✮✳ ❲❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t ❛❧❧ ❛❞s♦r❜❛t❡s ❛r❡ ❞❡st❛❜✐❧✐③❡❞ ✉♥❞❡r ❤✐❣❤ ❍ ❝♦✈❡r❛❣❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s✱ ❜✉t ❝❧♦s❡❞✲s❤❡❧❧ ❛♥❞ ♣❤②s✐s♦r❜❡❞ ♠♦❧❡❝✉❧❡s ❛r❡ ❞❡st❛❜✐❧✐③❡❞ t♦ ♠✉❝❤ ❧❡ss❡r ❡①t❡♥t t❤❛♥ ♦♣❡♥✲s❤❡❧❧ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡s✳ ❋♦r ❡①❛♠♣❧❡✱ ❖❖❍ ✐s ❞❡st❛❜✐❧✐③❡❞ t♦ ❛ ♠✉❝❤ ❣r❡❛t❡r ❡①t❡♥t t❤❛♥ ❛❞s♦r❜❡❞ ❖✷ ✱ ❛♥❞ ❝♦♥s❡q✉❡♥t❧② r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❖✷ t♦ ❖❖❍ ✐s

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✇❤❡r❡❛s ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ ♦r ♠❡t❤❛♥♦❧ ♣r♦❞✉❝❡s ❧❡ss st❛❜❧❡ ♦♣❡♥✲s❤❡❧❧ ❛❧❦♦①② ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡s✳ ❖♥❝❡ ❖❖❍ ✐s ❢♦r♠❡❞ ♦♥ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡✱ ✐t r❛♣✐❞❧② ❞❡❝♦♠♣♦s❡s t♦ ❖ ❛♥❞ ❖❍✳ ❲❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t ♠♦st ❖❍ t❤❛t ❢♦r♠s ♦♥ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ r❛♣✐❞❧② ❛❝❝❡♣ts ❛♥ ❡❧❡❝tr♦♥ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st ❛♥❞ ❞❡s♦r❜s



❛s ❖❍ ✳ ❆ s♠❛❧❧ ❛♠♦✉♥t ♦❢ ❖❍ r❡❛❝ts ✇✐t❤ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ❢♦r♠ ♣r♦♣♦①② ❛♥❞ ❍✷ ❖✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ t❤❡♥ ❞❡s♦r❜s✳ ❚❤❡ r❡♠❛✐♥✐♥❣ ❖ ❛t♦♠ ♠✉st ❛❜str❛❝t ❛t ❧❡❛st ♦♥❡ ♠♦r❡ ❍ ❛t♦♠ ❜❡❢♦r❡ ❞❡s♦r❜✐♥❣ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛s ❖❍



♦r ❍✷ ❖✳ ❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ ❛s ✇✐t❤ ❖✷ ✱ ❞✐r❡❝t ❛❜str❛❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❍ ❜② ❖

❤❛s ❛ ❧❛r❣❡ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❜❛rr✐❡r ✭0.73 eV✮✳ ❍♦✇❡✈❡r✱ ❖ ✐s ❛❧s♦ ❝❛♣❛❜❧❡ ♦❢ ❛❜str❛❝t✐♥❣ ❍ ❛t♦♠s ❞✐r❡❝t❧② ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❖−❍ ❣r♦✉♣s ♦❢ ❝♦❛❞s♦r❜❛t❡s✱ ❜✉t ✉♥❧✐❦❡ ❖✷ ✱ t❤✐s r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ✐s ✐♥tr✐♥s✐❝❛❧❧② ❡①♦t❤❡r♠✐❝✳

❲❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t ❖ ♣r✐♠❛r✐❧② r❡❛❝ts ✇✐t❤ ❛❞s♦r❜❡❞ ♠❡t❤❛♥♦❧ t♦ ❢♦r♠ ❖❍ ❛♥❞

♠❡t❤♦①②✳

✸✳✷✳✺ ❚❤❡ r♦❧❡ ♦❢ ❜❛s❡ ❚❤❡ ✐♠♣❛❝t ♦❢ ❜❛s❡ ✐♥ ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡ ✐s ❛❧s♦ ❝♦♠♣❧❡①✳ ❯❧t✐✲ ♠❛t❡❧②✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t ❜❛s❡ ❢❛❝✐❧✐t❛t❡s r❡♠♦✈❛❧ ♦❢ ❍ ❛t♦♠s ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡✱ ❜✉t t❤❛t ✐ts ❛❜✐❧✐t② t♦ ❞♦ s♦ ✐s ❧✐♠✐t❡❞ ❜② r❡♠♦✈❛❧ ♦❢ ❡①❝❡ss ♥❡❣❛t✐✈❡ ❝❤❛r❣❡ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st ✈✐❛ ❖❍



❞❡s♦r♣t✐♦♥✳ ❇❛s❡❞ ♦♥ t❤❡ r❡s✉❧ts ♦❢ ♦✉r ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧ ✭s❡❡ ❋✐❣✉r❡ ✶✵✮✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t ❢♦r ❡❛❝❤ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡ ♣r♦❞✉❝❡❞✱ ❛♣♣r♦①✐♠❛t❡❧② ✶✳✻✹ ❖❍



❛♥✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ✵✳✵✽ ♣r♦♣♦①✐❞❡ ❛♥✐♦♥s

❞❡s♦r❜ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡✳ ❚♦ ♠❛✐♥t❛✐♥ ❝❤❛r❣❡ ❜❛❧❛♥❝❡✱ ✶✳✶✾ ♠❡t❤♦①✐❞❡ ❛♥✐♦♥s ❛♥❞ ✵✳✺✸ ❞❡♣r♦t♦♥❛t❡❞ ❤❡♠✐❛❝❡t❛❧ ❛♥✐♦♥s ❛❞s♦r❜ t♦ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡✳

❇♦t❤ ♠❡t❤♦①✐❞❡ ❛♥❞

t❤❡ ❞❡♣r♦t♦♥❛t❡❞ ❤❡♠✐❛❝❡t❛❧ ❛♥✐♦♥s ❛r❡ ❞✐r❡❝t❧② ✐♥✈♦❧✈❡❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦✲ ♣✐♦♥❛t❡✱ ❜✉t ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t ❛❞s♦r♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♠❡t❤♦①✐❞❡ ✐s ✐♥ ❡①❝❡ss ♦❢ ✇❤❛t ✐s r❡q✉✐r❡❞ t♦ r❡❛❝t ✇✐t❤ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦②❧ ♦♥ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ t♦ ❢♦r♠ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡✳ ❚❤✐s ❡①❝❡ss ♠❡t❤♦①✐❞❡ ❡✈❡♥t✉❛❧❧② ❞❡s♦r❜s ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛s ♠❡t❤❛♥♦❧✱ t❤❡r❡❜② ❢❛❝✐❧✐t❛t✐♥❣ t❤❡ r❡♠♦✈❛❧ ♦❢ ❍ ❛t♦♠s✳ ■♥ ❢❛❝t✱ t❤❡ ❡✛❡❝t ♦❢ ❜❛s❡ ❝❛♥ ❜❡ ❜r♦❛❞❧② ❝❤❛r❛❝t❡r✐③❡❞ ❛s ❧♦✇❡r✐♥❣ t❤❡ st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ❍ ❛t♦♠ ❝♦♥❝❡♥tr❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡✱ ❡✐t❤❡r ❜② ❞✐r❡❝t ❍ ❛t♦♠ r❡♠♦✈❛❧ ✭s❡❡ ❡q✉❛t✐♦♥ ✺✮ ♦r ❜② ❡❧✐♠✐✲

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♦❢ ❖❍ ✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐s ❢♦r♠❡❞ ❢♦❧❧♦✇✐♥❣ r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❖✷ t♦ ❖❖❍✳ ❚❤❡r❡❢♦r❡✱ ✇❡ ❛r❣✉❡ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❛❜✐❧✐t② ♦❢ ❝❛t❛❧②t✐❝ ❜❛s❡ t♦ r❡♠♦✈❡ ❡①❝❡ss ❍ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ ✐s ❧✐♠✐t❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ r❛t❡ ❛t ✇❤✐❝❤ ❖✷ ✐s r❡❞✉❝❡❞ t♦ ❖❖❍✳ ❲❡ ♦❜s❡r✈❡ t❤❛t t❤❡ ♠❛❥♦r✐t② ♦❢ ❖❍ ❢♦r♠❡❞ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ ✐♠♠❡❞✐❛t❡❧② ❛❝❝❡♣ts



❛♥ ❡❧❡❝tr♦♥ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st ❛♥❞ ❞❡s♦r❜s ❛s ❖❍ ✳ ■♥ t❤❡ ❛❜s❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❜❛s❡✱ ❖❍ ✇♦✉❧❞ ♥❡❡❞ t♦ ❜❡ ❢✉rt❤❡r r❡❞✉❝❡❞ t♦ ❍✷ ❖ ❜❡❢♦r❡ ❞❡s♦r❜✐♥❣✳ ❲❤✐❧❡ t❤✐s r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ✐s str♦♥❣❧② ❡①♦t❤❡r♠✐❝✱ ✐t ❤❛s ❛ ❢❛✐r❧② ❤✐❣❤ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❜❛rr✐❡r ♦❢

0.59 eV

✐♥ t❤❡ st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ✉♥❞❡r ❜❛s✐❝ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s✳

❈♦♥s❡q✉❡♥t❧②✱ t❤✐s r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ✇♦✉❧❞ ❝♦♠♣❡t❡ ✇✐t❤ ❖ ❛♥❞ ❖✷ ❢♦r t❤❡ ❧✐♠✐t❡❞ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ❖−❍ ❣r♦✉♣ ❝♦♥t❛✐♥✐♥❣ ❝♦❛❞s♦r❜❛t❡s✳ ■♥ s✉♠♠❛r②✱ ❝❛t❛❧②t✐❝ ❜❛s❡ ♣❧❛②s t❤r❡❡ ❦❡② r♦❧❡s ✐♥ t❤❡ ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ ♦♥ P❞✭✶✶✶✮✿

✶✮ s❝❛✈❡♥❣✐♥❣ ♦❢ ❍ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡✱ ✷✮ ❞❡♣r♦t♦♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧s ✐♥

s♦❧✉t✐♦♥ t♦ t❤❡ ❝♦rr❡s♣♦♥❞✐♥❣ ❛❧❦♦①✐❞❡ ✭t❤❡r❡❜② r❡♠♦✈✐♥❣ t❤❡ ♥❡❡❞ ❢♦r ♦♥✲s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧ ❞❡♣r♦t♦♥❛t✐♦♥✮✱ ❛♥❞ ✸✮ ❞r✐✈✐♥❣ s✉r❢❛❝❡✲❜♦✉♥❞ ❖❍ t♦ ❞❡s♦r❜ ❛s ❖❍



r❛t❤❡r t❤❛♥ r❡q✉✐r✐♥❣ ✐t

❜❡ ❢✉❧❧② ❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t❡❞ t♦ ❍✷ ❖ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st✳



❈♦♥❝❧✉❞✐♥❣ r❡♠❛r❦s

❖✉r ✜rst✲♣r✐♥❝✐♣❧❡s ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♦❢ t❤❡ s♦❧✉t✐♦♥✲♣❤❛s❡ ❜❛s❡✲❝❛t❛❧②③❡❞ ♦①✐❞❛t✐✈❡ ❡st❡r✲ ✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡ ♣r❡❞✐❝ts ❛ ❚❖❋ ♦❢

88.4 h−1 ✱

♠♦❞❡st ❡①♣❡r✐♠❡♥t❛❧❧② ♦❜s❡r✈❡❞ ❛❝t✐✈✐t② ♦❢ t❤❡ ✉♥♣r♦♠♦t❡❞ ❝❛t❛❧②st✳

❝♦♥s✐st❡♥t ✇✐t❤ t❤❡ ❙❡♥s✐t✐✈✐t② ❛♥❛❧②s✐s

❞❡♠♦♥str❛t❡s t❤❛t ❛❝t✐✈✐t② ✐s ❧✐♠✐t❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ s❧♦✇ r❡♠♦✈❛❧ ♦❢ ❍ ❢r♦♠ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡✳ ◆♦♥❡t❤❡❧❡ss✱ ❛♣♣r♦①✐♠❛t❡❧②

7%

♦❢ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ ✐s ✉♥♦❝❝✉♣✐❡❞ ✐♥ t❤❡ st❡❛❞② st❛t❡✱

s✉❣❣❡st✐♥❣ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ✐s ♥♦t ♥❡❝❡ss❛r✐❧② ♣♦✐s♦♥❡❞ ✈✐❛ s✐t❡ ❜❧♦❝❦✐♥❣✳

❘❛t❤❡r✱ ✇❡ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t

t❤❡ ♣r❡s❡♥❝❡ ♦❢ ❛❞s♦r❜❡❞ ❍ ❞❡st❛❜✐❧✐③❡s ♦t❤❡r r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡s ✈✐❛ str♦♥❣ ❧❛t❡r❛❧ ✐♥t❡r✲ ❛❝t✐♦♥s✳ ❆❞❞✐t✐♦♥❛❧❧②✱ t❤❡ ❛❝t✐✈✐t② ♦❢ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st ✐s ❤✐♥❞❡r❡❞ ❜② ❛ ❤✐❣❤ ❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ❜❛rr✐❡r ❢♦r ✐♥✐t✐❛❧ ❈−❍ ❜♦♥❞ s❝✐ss✐♦♥ ✐♥ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ✉♥❢❛✈♦r❛❜❧❡ t❤❡r♠♦❞②♥❛♠✐❝s ♦❢ r❡❞✉❝t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❖✷ t♦ ❖❖❍✳

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❚❤❡r❡ ❤❛✈❡ ❜❡❡♥ ❛ ♥✉♠❜❡r ♦❢ ❤②♣♦t❤❡s❡s ❢♦r t❤❡ ♠❡❝❤❛♥✐s♠ ❜② ✇❤✐❝❤ ♠❛✐♥ ❣r♦✉♣ ♣r♦✲ ♠♦t❡r ❡❧❡♠❡♥ts ✐♠♣r♦✈❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st ❛❝t✐✈✐t② ❛♥❞ s❡❧❡❝t✐✈✐t② ❢♦r ♦①✐❞❛t✐✈❡ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧s✳

❚❤❡s❡ ❤②♣♦t❤❡s❡s ❢❛❧❧ ✐♥t♦ ♦♥❡ ♦❢ t❤r❡❡ ❜r♦❛❞ ❝❧❛ss❡s✿

✶✮ t❤❡

♣r♦♠♦t❡r ❜❧♦❝❦s s✐t❡s✱ t❤❡r❡❜② ♣r❡✈❡♥t✐♥❣ t❤❡ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ str♦♥❣❧②✲❜♦✉♥❞ ✉♥❞❡s✐r❡❞ s✐❞❡✲ ♣r♦❞✉❝ts ✭t❤❡ s♦✲❝❛❧❧❡❞ ❡♥s❡♠❜❧❡ ❡✛❡❝t✮❀

✶✺✱✶✻

✷✮ t❤❡ ♣r♦♠♦t❡r ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t❧② ♠♦❞✉❧❛t❡s t❤❡ ❛❝t✐✈✲

✐t② ♦❢ t❤❡ ❝❛t❛❧②st✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ❝❛♥✱ ❢♦r ❡①❛♠♣❧❡✱ ♣r❡✈❡♥t ❝♦rr♦s✐♦♥

✶✹

♦r s✉♣♣r❡ss ❛ ❜✉✐❧❞✉♣ ♦❢ ❍❀

♦r ✸✮ t❤❡ ♣r♦♠♦t❡r ❞✐r❡❝t❧② ✐♥t❡r❛❝ts ✇✐t❤ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛❞s♦r❜❛t❡s✱ ❡✐t❤❡r ❛❝t✐♥❣ ❛s ❛ ❝♦✲❝❛t❛❧②st✱ ♦r ❜② s✐♠♣❧② ❝♦♦r❞✐♥❛t✐♥❣ ❛❞s♦r❜❛t❡s t♦ ❝r❡❛t❡ ♠♦r❡ st❛❜❧❡ ❝♦♥✜❣✉r❛t✐♦♥s✳

✶✸ ✶✶

✶✷

❚❤❡ r❡s✉❧ts ♦❢ ♦✉r ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧ ❛♥❞ s♦♠❡ ♣r❡❧✐♠✐♥❛r② ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥s ♦♥ ♠♦❞❡❧ ♠❛✐♥✲ ❣r♦✉♣ ♣r♦♠♦t❡❞ s✉r❢❛❝❡s s✉❣❣❡st t❤❛t ❜♦t❤ t❤❡ ✐♥❞✐r❡❝t ♠♦❞✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ✐♥tr✐♥s✐❝ P❞ ♠❡t❛❧ ❜✐♥❞✐♥❣ ❡♥❡r❣❡t✐❝s ❛♥❞ ❞✐r❡❝t ♣❛rt✐❝✐♣❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♠❛✐♥ ❣r♦✉♣ ♣r♦♠♦t❡r ❡❧❡♠❡♥ts ♠❛② ♣❧❛② ❛ r♦❧❡ ✐♥ t❤❡ ♦①✐❞❛t✐✈❡ ❞❡❤②❞r♦❣❡♥❛t✐♦♥ ❛♥❞ ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❛❧❝♦❤♦❧s ♦♥ P❞✳ ■♥ ♦✉r ♠✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ♠♦❞❡❧✱ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ✐s ❤❡❛✈✐❧② ❍✲❝♦✈❡r❡❞✱ ❛♥❞ t❤✐s r❡s✉❧ts ✐♥ t❤❡ ❞❡st❛❜✐❧✐③❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ♠❛♥② r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡s ❞✉❡ t♦ r❡♣✉❧s✐✈❡ ❧❛t❡r❛❧ ✐♥t❡r❛❝t✐♦♥s✳

Pr❡❧✐♠✐♥❛r② ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥s ♦❢ ❛

❚❡✲♣r♦♠♦t❡❞ P❞✭✶✶✶✮ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ✐♥❞✐❝❛t❡ t❤❛t ♠♦st s♣❡❝✐❡s✱ ✐♥❝❧✉❞✐♥❣ ❍✱ ❜✐♥❞ ♠♦r❡ ✇❡❛❦❧② t♦ t❤✐s s✉r❢❛❝❡ t❤❛♥ t♦ t❤❡ ✉♥♣r♦♠♦t❡❞ s✉r❢❛❝❡✳ ❲❡ ❛❧s♦ ✜♥❞ t❤❛t st❛❜❧❡ ♠♦❧❡❝✉❧❡s ❛♥❞ ❍ ❞♦ ♥♦t ❜✐♥❞ t♦ ❚❡ ❛t♦♠s ❛t ❛❧❧✱ ✇❤❡r❡❛s ♦t❤❡r r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ✐♥t❡r♠❡❞✐❛t❡s ❞♦ ✭❛❧❜❡✐t ♠♦r❡ ✇❡❛❦❧② t❤❛♥ t♦ P❞✮✳ ❲❤✐❧❡ ✐♥ ♦✉r ♠♦❞❡❧ t❤❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ✐s ♥♦t ♣♦✐s♦♥❡❞ ❜② ❍✱ ✐t ✐s ❛♣♣r♦①✐♠❛t❡❧②

74 %

❝♦✈❡r❡❞ ❜② ❍✱ ❛♥❞ t❤✐s ②✐❡❧❞s ❛ str♦♥❣ ❞❡st❛❜✐❧✐③✐♥❣ ❡✛❡❝t ♦♥ ♦t❤❡r ❛❞s♦r❜❛t❡s✳ ❈♦♥s❡q✉❡♥t❧②✱ ✇❡ ❜❡❧✐❡✈❡ t❤❛t t❤❡ ❚❡✲♣r♦♠♦t❡❞ ❝❛t❛❧②st s✉r❢❛❝❡ ✇✐❧❧ ❤❛✈❡ ❛ s✉❜st❛♥t✐❛❧❧② ❧♦✇❡r st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ❍ ❝♦✈❡r❛❣❡ t❤❛♥ t❤❡ ✉♥♣r♦♠♦t❡❞ ❝❛t❛❧②st✳

▼✐❝r♦❦✐♥❡t✐❝ ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ♦❢ t❤❡ ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢

♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❚❡✲ ❛♥❞ ❇✐✲♣r♦♠♦t❡❞ P❞✭✶✶✶✮ s✉r❢❛❝❡s ✇✐❧❧ ❜❡ t❤❡ s✉❜❥❡❝t ♦❢ ❛ ❢✉t✉r❡ ❝♦♠♠✉♥✐❝❛t✐♦♥✳

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❙✉♣♣♦rt✐♥❣ ✐♥❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥

❆ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♣r♦✜❧❡ ♦❢ t✇♦ r❡♣r❡s❡♥t❛t✐✈❡ ♠❡❝❤❛♥✐s♠s ❢♦r t❤❡ ♦✈❡r❛❧❧ ❡st❡r✐✜❝❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ✶✲ ♣r♦♣❛♥♦❧ t♦ ♠❡t❤②❧ ♣r♦♣✐♦♥❛t❡❀ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ♣r♦✜❧❡s ❢♦r t❤❡② ♣r♦♣♦①② ❛♥❞ ❤②❞r♦①②♣r♦♣②❧ ♣❛t❤✇❛②s ❢♦r ♣r♦♣❛♥❛❧ ❢♦r♠❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ t❤❡ ♣r✐st✐♥❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡❀ ❛ t❛❜❧❡ ♦❢ ❛❧❧ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s ❛♥❞ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣② ❜❛rr✐❡rs ❢♦r ❛❧❧ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥s ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ ✐♥ t❤✐s ♠♦❞❡❧ ♦♥ t❤❡ ♣r✐st✐♥❡ s✉r❢❛❝❡ ❛♥❞ ✉♥❞❡r st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ ❝♦♥❞✐t✐♦♥s❀ ❛ t❛❜❧❡ ❝♦♠♣❛r✐♥❣ ♦✉r r❡s✉❧ts t♦ t❤♦s❡ ♦❢ ❍✐❜❜✐tts ❛♥❞ ◆❡✉r♦❝❦❀ st❡❛❞② st❛t❡ r❛t❡ ❛♥❞ ❞❡❣r❡❡ ♦❢ r❛t❡ ❝♦♥tr♦❧ ❢♦r ❛❧❧ r❡❛❝t✐♦♥s ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ ✐♥ t❤✐s ♠♦❞❡❧❀ ❢✉rt❤❡r ❞❡t❛✐❧s ♦♥ ♦✉r ❞♦✉❜❧❡ ❧❛②❡r ❝❛♣❛❝✐t♦r ♠♦❞❡❧❀ ❞❡t❛✐❧s ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❢r❡❡ ❡♥❡r❣✐❡s ♦❢ s♣❡❝✐❡s ✐♥ t❤❡ ♠♦❞❡❧❀ ❞❡t❛✐❧s ♦♥ t❤❡ ❝❛❧❝✉❧❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ r❛t❡ ❝♦♥st❛♥ts❀ ❛ ❜r✐❡❢ ❡①♣❧❛♥❛t✐♦♥ ♦♥ t❤❡ ❞✐✛❡r❡♥❝❡s ❜❡t✇❡❡♥ ♦✉r s❡♥s✐t✐✈✐t② ❛♥❛❧②s✐s ❛♥❞ t❤❡ ♠❡t❤♦❞ ❞❡s❝r✐❜❡❞ ❜② ❈❛♠♣❜❡❧❧❀ ❱❆❙P P❖❙❈❆❘ ✜❧❡s ❢♦r ❡❛❝❤ s♣❡❝✐❡s ❝♦♥s✐❞❡r❡❞ ✐♥ t❤✐s ✇♦r❦❀ ✐♥♣✉t ✜❧❡s t♦ ❜❡ ✉s❡❞ ✇✐t❤ ▼✐❝❦✐ ✭❛✈❛✐❧❛❜❧❡ ♦♥ ♦✉r ✇❡❜s✐t❡✮✳



❆❝❦♥♦✇❧❡❞❣♠❡♥ts

❚❤✐s ♠❛t❡r✐❛❧ ✐s ❜❛s❡❞ ✉♣♦♥ ✇♦r❦ s✉♣♣♦rt❡❞ ❜② t❤❡ ◆❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❙❝✐❡♥❝❡ ❋♦✉♥❞❛t✐♦♥ ✉♥❞❡r ●r❛♥t ◆♦✳ ❈❍❊✲✶✸✻✷✶✸✻✳ ❚❤✐s ✇♦r❦ ✉s❡❞ t❤❡ ❊①tr❡♠❡ ❙❝✐❡♥❝❡ ❛♥❞ ❊♥❣✐♥❡❡r✐♥❣ ❉✐s❝♦✈❡r② ❊♥✈✐r♦♥♠❡♥t ✭❳❙❊❉❊✮✱ ✇❤✐❝❤ ✐s s✉♣♣♦rt❡❞ ❜② ◆❛t✐♦♥❛❧ ❙❝✐❡♥❝❡ ❋♦✉♥❞❛t✐♦♥ ❣r❛♥t ♥✉♠❜❡r ❚●✲❈❍❊✶✷✵✵✽✽✳ ❏✳❘✳❙ ✐s ❛ ❈❛♠✐❧❧❡ ❉r❡②❢✉s ❚❡❛❝❤❡r✲❙❝❤♦❧❛r✳

❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡s ✭✶✮ ❙❤❡❧❞♦♥✱ ❘✳

▼❡t❛❧✲❈❛t❛❧②③❡❞ ❖①✐❞❛t✐♦♥s ♦❢ ❖r❣❛♥✐❝ ❈♦♠♣♦✉♥❞s✿ ▼❡❝❤❛♥✐st✐❝ Pr✐♥❝✐♣❧❡s

❛♥❞ ❙②♥t❤❡t✐❝ ▼❡t❤♦❞♦❧♦❣② ■♥❝❧✉❞✐♥❣ ❇✐♦❝❤❡♠✐❝❛❧ Pr♦❝❡ss❡s ❀ ✭✷✮ ❱✐♥♦❞✱ ❈✳ P✳❀ ❲✐❧s♦♥✱ ❑✳❀ ▲❡❡✱ ❆✳ ❋✳

✭✸✮ P❛r♠❡❣❣✐❛♥✐✱ ❈✳❀ ❈❛r❞♦♥❛✱ ❋✳

❊❧s❡✈✐❡r ❙❝✐❡♥❝❡✱ ✷✵✶✷✳

❏✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ ❚❡❝❤♥♦❧✳ ❇✐♦t❡❝❤♥♦❧✳ ✷✵✶✶✱ ✽✻✱

●r❡❡♥ ❈❤❡♠✳

✷✽

✷✵✶✷✱ ✶✹✱ ✺✹✼✳

ACS Paragon Plus Environment

✶✻✶✕✶✼✶✳

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ACS Catalysis

✭✹✮ ▼❛❧❧❛t✱ ❚✳❀ ❇❛✐❦❡r✱ ❆✳

❈❤❡♠✳ ❘❡✈✳

✷✵✵✹✱ ✶✵✹✱ ✸✵✸✼✕✸✵✺✽✳

✭✺✮ ❙❤❡❧❞♦♥✱ ❘✳ ❆✳❀ ❆r❡♥❞s✱ ■✳❀ ❉✐❥❦s♠❛♥✱ ❆✳

✭✻✮ ❋✐❡❣❡✱ ❍✳❀ ❲❡❞❡♠❡②❡r✱ ❑✳

❈❛t❛❧✳ ❚♦❞❛②

❆♥❣❡✇✳ ❈❤❡♠✳

✭✼✮ ▼❛❧❧❛t✱ ❚✳❀ ❇♦❞♥❛r✱ ❩✳❀ ❇❛✐❦❡r✱ ❆✳

✷✵✵✵✱ ✺✼✱ ✶✺✼✕✶✻✻✳

✶✾✽✶✱ ✾✸✱ ✽✶✷✕✽✶✸✳

❙t✉❞✳ ❙✉r❢✳ ❙❝✐✳ ❈❛t❛❧✳

✶✾✾✸✱ ✼✽✱ ✸✼✼✕✸✽✹✳

✭✽✮ ▼❛❧❧❛t✱ ❚✳❀ ❇♦❞♥❛r✱ ❩✳❀ ❇❛✐❦❡r✱ ❆✳❀ ●r❡✐s✱ ❖✳❀ ❙trü❜✐❣✱ ❍✳❀ ❘❡❧❧❡r✱ ❆✳

✶✹✷✱

❏✳ ❈❛t❛❧✳

✶✾✾✸✱

✷✸✼✕✷✺✸✳

✭✾✮ ▼❛♥♥❡❧✱ ❉✳ ❙✳❀ ❆❤♠❡❞✱ ▼✳ ❙✳❀ ❘♦♦t✱ ❚✳ ❲✳❀ ❙t❛❤❧✱ ❙✳ ❙✳

❏✳ ❆♠✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ ❙♦❝✳

✷✵✶✼✱ ✶✸✾✱

✶✻✾✵✕✶✻✾✽✳

✶✾✾✹✱ ✶✾✱ ✷✹✼✕✷✽✹✳

✭✶✵✮ ▼❛❧❧❛t✱ ❚✳❀ ❇❛✐❦❡r✱ ❆✳

❈❛t❛❧✳ ❚♦❞❛②

✭✶✶✮ ❋✉r✉②❛✱ ◆✳❀ ▼♦t♦♦✱ ❙✳

❏✳ ❊❧❡❝tr♦❛♥❛❧✳ ❈❤❡♠✳

✶✾✼✾✱ ✾✽✱ ✶✾✺✕✷✵✷✳

✭✶✷✮ ❙♠✐ts✱ P✳ ❈✳ ❈✳❀ ❑✉st❡r✱ ❇✳ ❋✳ ▼✳❀ ✈❛♥ ❞❡r ❲✐❡❧❡✱ ❑✳❀ ✈❛♥ ❞❡r ❇❛❛♥✱ ❙✳

❆♣♣❧✳ ❈❛t❛❧✳

✶✾✽✼✱ ✸✸✱ ✽✸✕✾✻✳ ✭✶✸✮ P❛rs♦♥s✱ ❘✳❀ ❱❛♥❞❡r◆♦♦t✱ ❚✳

❏✳ ❊❧❡❝tr♦❛♥❛❧✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ ■♥t❡r❢❛❝✐❛❧ ❊❧❡❝tr♦❝❤❡♠✳ ✶✾✽✽✱ ✷✺✼✱

✾✕✹✺✳

✭✶✹✮ ❚s✉❥✐♥♦✱ ❚✳❀ ❖❤✐❣❛s❤✐✱ ❙✳❀ ❙✉❣✐②❛♠❛✱ ❙✳❀ ❑❛✇❛s❤✐r♦✱ ❑✳❀ ❍❛②❛s❤✐✱ ❍✳

❏✳ ▼♦❧✳ ❈❛t❛❧✳

✶✾✾✷✱ ✼✶✱ ✷✺✕✸✺✳ ✭✶✺✮ ❑✐♠✉r❛✱ ❍✳❀ ❚s✉t♦✱ ❑✳❀ ❲❛❦✐s❛❦❛✱ ❚✳❀ ❑❛③✉♠✐✱ ❨✳❀ ■♥❛②❛✱ ❨✳

❆♣♣❧✳ ❈❛t❛❧✳✱ ❆

✶✾✾✸✱ ✾✻✱

✷✶✼✕✷✷✽✳

✶✾✾✸✱ ✺✷✸✱ ✸✵✽✕✸✶✼✳

✭✶✻✮ ▼❛❧❧❛t✱ ❚✳❀ ❇♦❞♥❛r✱ ❩✳❀ ❇❛✐❦❡r✱ ❆✳

❆❈❙ ❙②♠♣✳ ❙❡r✳

✭✶✼✮ ❍♦rá♥②✐✱ ●✳❀ ❱ért❡s✱ ●✳❀ ❑ö♥✐❣✱ P✳

❆❝t❛ ❈❤✐♠✳ ❆❝❛❞✳ ❙❝✐✳ ❍✉♥❣✳

✶✾✼✷✱ ✼✷✱ ✶✼✾✕✶✽✼✳

✭✶✽✮ ❉✐r❦①✱ ❏✳ ▼✳ ❍✳❀ ✈❛♥ ❞❡r ❇❛❛♥✱ ❍✳ ❙✳❀ ✈❛♥ ❞❡♥ ❇r♦❡❦✱ ❏✳ ▼✳ ❆✳ ❏✳ ❏✳

✶✾✼✼✱ ✺✾✱ ✻✸✕✼✷✳ ✷✾

ACS Paragon Plus Environment

❈❛r❜♦❤②❞r✳ ❘❡s✳

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✭✶✾✮ ❉✐r❦①✱ ❏✳ ▼✳ ❍✳❀ ✈❛♥ ❞❡r ❇❛❛♥✱ ❍✳ ❙✳

❏✳ ❈❛t❛❧✳

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✶✾✽✶✱ ✻✼✱ ✶✹✕✷✵✳

✭✷✵✮ ❉✐❥❦❣r❛❛❢✱ P✳ ❏✳ ▼✳❀ ❉✉✐st❡rs✱ ❍✳ ❆✳ ▼✳❀ ❑✉st❡r✱ ❇✳ ❋✳ ▼✳❀ ✈❛♥ ❞❡r ❲✐❡❧❡✱ ❑✳

❏✳ ❈❛t❛❧✳

✶✾✽✽✱ ✶✶✷✱ ✸✸✼✕✸✹✹✳ ✭✷✶✮ ◆✐❝♦❧❡tt✐✱ ❏✳ ❲✳❀ ❲❤✐t❡s✐❞❡s✱ ●✳ ▼✳

❏✳ P❤②s✳ ❈❤❡♠✳

✭✷✷✮ ●r✉♥✇❛❧❞t✱ ❏✳✲❉✳❀ ❈❛r❛✈❛t✐✱ ▼✳❀ ❇❛✐❦❡r✱ ❆✳

✭✷✸✮ ❍♦✛♠❛♥✱ ❆✳❀ ❑✉❤♥✱ ❆✳ ❚✳

✶✾✽✾✱ ✾✸✱ ✼✺✾✕✼✻✼✳

❏✳ P❤②s✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ ❇

❊❧❡❝tr♦❝❤✐♠✳ ❆❝t❛

✷✵✵✻✱ ✶✶✵✱ ✷✺✺✽✻✕✷✺✺✽✾✳

✶✾✻✹✱ ✾✱ ✽✸✺✕✽✸✾✳

✭✷✹✮ ❉✐❥❦❣r❛❛❢✱ P✳ ❏✳ ▼✳❀ ❘✐❥❦✱ ▼✳ ❏✳ ▼✳❀ ▼❡✉❧❞✐❥❦✱ ❏✳❀ ✈❛♥ ❞❡r ❲✐❡❧❡✱ ❑✳

✶✶✷✱

❏✳ ❈❛t❛❧✳

✶✾✽✽✱

✸✷✾✕✸✸✻✳

✭✷✺✮ ❉✐❥❦❣r❛❛❢✱ P✳ ❏✳ ▼✳ ❖①✐❞❛t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ●❧✉❝♦s❡ t♦ ●❧✉❝❛r✐❝ ❆❝✐❞ ❜② Pt✴❈ ❈❛t❛❧②sts✳ P❤✳❉✳ t❤❡s✐s✱ ❚❡❝❤♥✐s❝❤❡ ❯♥✐✈❡rs✐t❡✐t ❊✐♥❞❤♦✈❡♥✱ ✶✾✽✾✳

✭✷✻✮ ❱✐♥❦❡✱ P✳❀ ❞❡ ❲✐t✱ ❉✳❀ ❞❡ ●♦❡❞❡✱ ❆✳ ❚✳ ❏✳ ❲✳❀ ✈❛♥ ❇❡❦❦✉♠✱ ❍✳

❙t✉❞✳ ❙✉r❢✳ ❙❝✐✳ ❈❛t❛❧✳

✶✾✾✷✱ ✼✷✱ ✶✕✷✵✳ ✭✷✼✮ ❉✐❈♦s✐♠♦✱ ❘✳❀ ❲❤✐t❡s✐❞❡s✱ ●✳

❏✳ P❤②s✳ ❈❤❡♠✳

✶✾✽✾✱ ✾✸✱ ✼✻✽✕✼✼✺✳

✭✷✽✮ ❙❝❤✉✉r♠❛♥✱ ❨✳❀ ❑✉st❡r✱ ❇✳❀ ✈❛♥ ❞❡r ❲✐❡❧❡✱ ❑✳❀ ▼❛r✐♥✱ ●✳

✼✷✱

❙t✉❞✳ ❙✉r❢✳ ❙❝✐✳ ❈❛t❛❧✳

✶✾✾✷✱

✹✸✕✺✺✳

✭✷✾✮ ❱❛ss✐❧②❡✈✱ ❨✳ ❇✳❀ ❑❤❛③♦✈❛✱ ❖✳ ❆✳❀ ◆✐❦♦❧❛❡✈❛✱ ◆✳ ◆✳

❏✳ ❊❧❡❝tr♦❛♥❛❧✳ ❈❤❡♠✳

✶✾✽✺✱ ✶✾✻✱

✶✷✼✕✶✹✹✳

✭✸✵✮ P♦♣♦✈✐➣✱ ❑✳ ❉✳❀ ▼❛r❦♦✈✐➣✱ ◆✳ ▼✳❀ ❚r✐♣❦♦✈✐➣✱ ❆✳ ❱✳❀ ❆❞➸✐➣✱ ❘✳ ❘✳

❏✳ ❊❧❡❝tr♦❛♥❛❧✳ ❈❤❡♠✳

✶✾✾✶✱ ✸✶✸✱ ✶✽✶✕✶✾✾✳ ✭✸✶✮ ❆❞❦✐♥s✱ ❍✳❀ ❇r♦❞❡r✐❝❦✱ ❆✳ ❊✳

✭✸✷✮ ▲❛✉❞❡r✱ ■✳

❏✳ ❆♠✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ ❙♦❝✳

❚r❛♥s✳ ❋❛r❛❞❛② ❙♦❝✳

✶✾✷✽✱ ✺✵✱ ✹✾✾✕✺✵✸✳

✶✾✹✽✱ ✹✹✱ ✼✷✾✕✼✸✺✳

✭✸✸✮ ▼❝❑❡♥♥❛✱ ❋✳ ❊✳❀ ❚❛rt❛r✱ ❍✳ ❱✳❀ ▲✐♥❣❛❢❡❧t❡r✱ ❊✳ ❈✳

✸✵

❏✳ ❆♠✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ ❙♦❝✳ ✶✾✺✸✱ ✼✺✱ ✻✵✹✕✻✵✼✳

ACS Paragon Plus Environment

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ACS Catalysis

✭✸✹✮ P♦✇❡❧❧✱ ❆✳ ❇✳❀ ❙t❛❤❧✱ ❙✳ ❙✳

❖r❣✳ ▲❡tt✳

✭✸✺✮ ❍✐❜❜✐tts✱ ❉✳ ❉✳❀ ◆❡✉r♦❝❦✱ ▼✳

✷✵✶✸✱ ✶✺✱ ✺✵✼✷✕✺✵✼✺✳

❏✳ ❈❛t❛❧✳

✷✵✶✸✱ ✷✾✾✱ ✷✻✶✕✷✼✶✳

✭✸✻✮ ❑r❡ss❡✱ ●✳❀ ❍❛❢♥❡r✱ ❏✳

P❤②s✳ ❘❡✈✳ ❇

✶✾✾✸✱ ✹✼✱ ✺✺✽✕✺✻✶✳

✭✸✼✮ ❑r❡ss❡✱ ●✳❀ ❍❛❢♥❡r✱ ❏✳

P❤②s✳ ❘❡✈✳ ❇

✶✾✾✹✱ ✹✾✱ ✶✹✷✺✶✕✶✹✷✻✾✳ ✶✾✾✻✱ ✺✹✱ ✶✶✶✻✾✕✶✶✶✽✻✳

✭✸✽✮ ❑r❡ss❡✱ ●✳❀ ❋✉rt❤♠ü❧❧❡r✱ ❏✳

P❤②s✳ ❘❡✈✳ ❇

✭✸✾✮ ❑r❡ss❡✱ ●✳❀ ❋✉rt❤♠ü❧❧❡r✱ ❏✳

❈♦♠♣✉t✳ ▼❛t❡r✳ ❙❝✐

✭✹✵✮ ▲❛rs❡♥✱ ❆✳ ❍✳❀

▼♦rt❡♥s❡♥✱ ❏✳ ❏✳❀

✶✾✾✻✱ ✻✱ ✶✺✕✺✵✳

❇❧♦♠q✈✐st✱ ❏✳❀

❈❛st❡❧❧✐✱ ■✳ ❊✳❀

❈❤r✐st❡♥s❡♥✱ ❘✳❀

❉✉➟❛❦✱ ▼✳❀ ❋r✐✐s✱ ❏✳❀ ●r♦✈❡s✱ ▼✳ ◆✳❀ ❍❛♠♠❡r✱ ❇✳❀ ❍❛r❣✉s✱ ❈✳❀ ❍❡r♠❡s✱ ❊✳ ❉✳❀ ❏❡♥✲ ♥✐♥❣s✱ P✳ ❈✳❀ ❏❡♥s❡♥✱ P✳ ❇✳❀ ❑❡r♠♦❞❡✱ ❏✳❀ ❑✐t❝❤✐♥✱ ❏✳ ❘✳❀ ❑♦❧s❜❥❡r❣✱ ❊✳ ▲✳❀ ❑✉❜❛❧✱ ❏✳❀ ❑❛❛s❜❥❡r❣✱ ❑✳❀ ▲②s❣❛❛r❞✱ ❙✳❀ ▼❛r♦♥ss♦♥✱ ❏✳ ❇✳❀ ▼❛①s♦♥✱ ❚✳❀ ❖❧s❡♥✱ ❚✳❀ P❛st❡✇❦❛✱ ▲✳❀ P❡✲ t❡rs♦♥✱ ❆✳❀ ❘♦st❣❛❛r❞✱ ❈✳❀ ❙❝❤✐øt③✱ ❏✳❀ ❙❝❤ütt✱ ❖✳❀ ❙tr❛♥❣❡✱ ▼✳❀ ❚❤②❣❡s❡♥✱ ❑✳❀ ❱❡❣❣❡✱ ❚✳❀ ❱✐❧❤❡❧♠s❡♥✱ ▲✳❀ ❲❛❧t❡r✱ ▼✳❀ ❩❡♥❣✱ ❩✳❀ ❏❛❝♦❜s❡♥✱ ❑✳ ❲✳

✷✾✱

❏✳ P❤②s✳✿ ❈♦♥❞❡♥s✳ ▼❛tt❡r

✷✵✶✼✱

✷✼✸✵✵✷✳

✭✹✶✮ P❡r❞❡✇✱ ❏✳ P✳❀ ❇✉r❦❡✱ ❑✳❀ ❊r♥③❡r❤♦❢✱ ▼✳

P❤②s✳ ❘❡✈✳ ▲❡tt✳

✶✾✾✻✱ ✼✼✱ ✸✽✻✺✕✸✽✻✽✳

✭✹✷✮ P❡r❞❡✇✱ ❏✳ P✳❀ ❇✉r❦❡✱ ❑✳❀ ❊r♥③❡r❤♦❢✱ ▼✳

P❤②s✳ ❘❡✈✳ ▲❡tt✳

✶✾✾✼✱ ✼✽✱ ✶✸✾✻✳

✭✹✸✮ ❍❡②❞✱ ❏✳❀ ❙❝✉s❡r✐❛✱ ●✳ ❊✳

❏✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ P❤②s✳

✷✵✵✹✱ ✶✷✶✱ ✶✶✽✼✕✶✶✾✷✳

✭✹✹✮ ❍❡②❞✱ ❏✳❀ P❡r❛❧t❛✱ ❏✳ ❊✳❀ ❙❝✉s❡r✐❛✱ ●✳ ❊✳❀ ▼❛rt✐♥✱ ❘✳ ▲✳

❏✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ P❤②s✳

✷✵✵✺✱ ✶✷✸✱

✶✼✹✶✵✶✳

✭✹✺✮ ❍❡②❞❡♥✱ ❆✳❀ ❇❡❧❧✱ ❆✳ ❚✳❀ ❑❡✐❧✱ ❋✳ ❏✳

❏✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ P❤②s✳

✭✹✻✮ ■③♠❛②❧♦✈✱ ❆✳ ❋✳❀ ❙❝✉s❡r✐❛✱ ●✳ ❊✳❀ ❋r✐s❝❤✱ ▼✳ ❏✳

✭✹✼✮ ❍❡②❞✱ ❏✳❀ ❙❝✉s❡r✐❛✱ ●✳ ❊✳❀ ❊r♥③❡r❤♦❢✱ ▼✳

✷✵✵✺✱ ✶✷✸✱ ✷✷✹✶✵✶✳

❏✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ P❤②s✳

❏✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ P❤②s✳

✸✶

ACS Paragon Plus Environment

✷✵✵✻✱ ✶✷✺✱ ✵✕✽✳

✷✵✵✻✱ ✶✷✹✱ ✷✶✾✾✵✻✳

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✭✹✽✮ ❑r✉❦❛✉✱ ❆✳ ❱✳❀ ❱②❞r♦✈✱ ❖✳ ❆✳❀ ■③♠❛②❧♦✈✱ ❆✳ ❋✳❀ ❙❝✉s❡r✐❛✱ ●✳ ❊✳

✶✷✺✱

❏✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ P❤②s✳

✷✵✵✻✱

✷✷✹✶✵✻✳

✭✹✾✮ ●r✐♠♠❡✱ ❙✳❀ ❆♥t♦♥②✱ ❏✳❀ ❊❤r❧✐❝❤✱ ❙✳❀ ❑r✐❡❣✱ ❍✳

✭✺✵✮ ●r✐♠♠❡✱ ❙✳❀ ❊❤r❧✐❝❤✱ ❙✳❀ ●♦❡r✐❣❦✱ ▲✳

✭✺✶✮ ▼♦❡❧❧♠❛♥♥✱ ❏✳❀ ●r✐♠♠❡✱ ❙✳

❏✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ P❤②s✳

❏✳ ❈♦♠♣✉t✳ ❈❤❡♠✳

❏✳ P❤②s✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ ❈

✷✵✶✵✱ ✶✸✷✱ ✶✺✹✶✵✹✳

✷✵✶✶✱ ✶✹✺✻✕✶✹✻✺✳

✷✵✶✹✱ ✶✶✽✱ ✼✻✶✺✕✼✻✷✶✳

✭✺✷✮ ●✐❧✱ ❆✳❀ ❈❧♦t❡t✱ ❆✳❀ ❘✐❝❛rt✱ ❏✳ ▼✳❀ ❑r❡ss❡✱ ●✳❀ ●❛r❝í❛✲❍❡r♥á♥❞❡③✱ ▼✳❀ ❘ös❝❤✱ ◆✳❀ ❙❛✉t❡t✱ P✳

❙✉r❢✳ ❙❝✐✳

✭✺✸✮ ❩❡♥❣✱ ❩✳❀ ●r❡❡❧❡②✱ ❏✳

✷✵✵✸✱ ✺✸✵✱ ✼✶✕✽✻✳ ❈❛t❛❧✳ ❈♦♠♠✉♥✳

✷✵✶✹✱ ✺✷✱ ✼✽✕✽✸✳

✭✺✹✮ ❩❤❛♦✱ ❩✳ ❏✳❀ ▲✐✱ ❩✳❀ ❈✉✐✱ ❨✳❀ ❩❤✉✱ ❍✳❀ ❙❝❤♥❡✐❞❡r✱ ❲✳ ❋✳❀ ❉❡❧❣❛ss✱ ❲✳ ◆✳❀ ❘✐❜❡✐r♦✱ ❋✳❀ ●r❡❡❧❡②✱ ❏✳

❏✳ ❈❛t❛❧✳

✷✵✶✼✱ ✸✹✺✱ ✶✺✼✕✶✻✾✳

✭✺✺✮ ●❛❧❡✱ ❲✳❀ ❚♦t❡♠❡✐❡r✱ ❚✳

❙♠✐t❤❡❧❧s ▼❡t❛❧s ❘❡❢❡r❡♥❝❡ ❇♦♦❦ ❀

✭✺✻✮ ▼♦♥❦❤♦rst✱ ❍✳ ❏✳❀ P❛❝❦✱ ❏✳ ❉✳

❊❧s❡✈✐❡r ❙❝✐❡♥❝❡✱ ✷✵✵✸✳

✶✾✼✻✱ ✶✸✱ ✺✶✽✽✕✺✶✾✷✳

P❤②s✳ ❘❡✈✳ ❇

✭✺✼✮ ●✉♥❝❡❧❡r✱ ❉✳❀ ▲❡t❝❤✇♦rt❤✲❲❡❛✈❡r✱ ❑✳❀ ❙✉♥❞❛r❛r❛♠❛♥✱ ❘✳❀ ❙❝❤✇❛r③✱ ❑✳ ❆✳❀ ❆r✐❛s✱ ❚✳ ❆✳

▼♦❞❡❧❧✳ ❙✐♠✉❧✳ ▼❛t❡r✳ ❙❝✐✳ ❊♥❣✳

✷✵✶✸✱ ✷✶✱ ✵✼✹✵✵✺✳

✭✺✽✮ ▼❛t❤❡✇✱ ❑✳❀ ❙✉♥❞❛r❛r❛♠❛♥✱ ❘✳❀ ▲❡t❝❤✇♦rt❤✲❲❡❛✈❡r✱ ❑✳❀ ❆r✐❛s✱ ❚✳ ❆✳❀ ❍❡♥♥✐❣✱ ❘✳ ●✳

❏✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ P❤②s✳ ✭✺✾✮ ▼❛t❤❡✇✱ ❑✳❀ ♣❧❛♥❡✲✇❛✈❡

✷✵✶✹✱ ✶✹✵ ✳

❍❡♥♥✐❣✱ ❘✳ ●✳ ■♠♣❧✐❝✐t s❡❧❢✲❝♦♥s✐st❡♥t ❞❡s❝r✐♣t✐♦♥ ♦❢ ❡❧❡❝tr♦❧②t❡ ✐♥

❞❡♥s✐t②✲❢✉♥❝t✐♦♥❛❧

t❤❡♦r②✳

✷✵✶✻❀

❤tt♣✿✴✴❛r①✐✈✳♦r❣✴❛❜s✴✶✻✵✶✳✵✸✸✹✻ ✱

❛r❳✐✈✿✶✻✵✶✳✵✸✸✹✻✳ ❛r❳✐✈✳♦r❣ ❡✲Pr✐♥t ❛r❝❤✐✈❡✳

✭✻✵✮ ❏ó♥ss♦♥✱ ❍✳❀ ▼✐❧❧s✱ ●✳❀ ❏❛❝♦❜s❡♥✱ ❑✳ ❲✳ ■♥

❞❡♥s❡❞ P❤❛s❡ ❙✐♠✉❧❛t✐♦♥s ❀

❈❧❛ss✐❝❛❧ ❛♥❞ ◗✉❛♥t✉♠ ❉②♥❛♠✐❝s ✐♥ ❈♦♥✲

❇❡r♥❡✱ ❇✳ ❏✳✱ ❈✐❝❝♦tt✐✱ ●✳✱ ❈♦❦❡r✱ ❉✳ ❋✳✱ ❊❞s✳❀ ❲♦r❧❞ ❙❝✐❡♥✲

t✐✜❝✱ ✶✾✾✽❀ ❈❤❛♣t❡r ✶✻✱ ♣♣ ✸✽✺✕✹✵✹✳

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✭✻✶✮ ❍❡♥❦❡❧♠❛♥✱ ●✳❀ ❏ó♥ss♦♥✱ ❍✳

❏✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ P❤②s✳

✭✻✷✮ ❙❤❡♣♣❛r❞✱ ❉✳❀ ❚❡rr❡❧❧✱ ❘✳❀ ❍❡♥❦❡❧♠❛♥✱ ●✳

✭✻✸✮ ❍❡♥❦❡❧♠❛♥✱ ●✳❀ ❏ó♥ss♦♥✱ ❍✳

✭✻✹✮ ❑äst♥❡r✱ ❏✳❀ ❙❤❡r✇♦♦❞✱ P✳

❏✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ P❤②s✳

❏✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ P❤②s✳

❏✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ P❤②s✳

✷✵✵✵✱ ✶✶✸✱ ✾✾✼✽✕✾✾✽✺✳ ✷✵✵✽✱ ✶✷✽✱ ✶✸✹✶✵✻✳

✶✾✾✾✱ ✶✶✶✱ ✼✵✶✵✳

✷✵✵✽✱ ✶✷✽✱ ✵✶✹✶✵✻✳

✭✻✺✮ ❋r✐s❝❤✱ ▼✳ ❏✳❀ ❚r✉❝❦s✱ ●✳ ❲✳❀ ❙❝❤❧❡❣❡❧✱ ❍✳ ❇✳❀ ❙❝✉s❡r✐❛✱ ●✳ ❊✳❀ ❘♦❜❜✱ ▼✳ ❆✳❀ ❈❤❡❡s❡✲ ♠❛♥✱ ❏✳ ❘✳❀ ❙❝❛❧♠❛♥✐✱ ●✳❀ ❇❛r♦♥❡✱ ❱✳❀ ▼❡♥♥✉❝❝✐✱ ❇✳❀ P❡t❡rss♦♥✱ ●✳ ❆✳❀ ◆❛❦❛ts✉❥✐✱ ❍✳❀ ❈❛r✐❝❛t♦✱ ▼✳❀ ▲✐✱ ❳✳❀ ❍r❛t❝❤✐❛♥✱ ❍✳ P✳❀ ■③♠❛②❧♦✈✱ ❆✳ ❋✳❀ ❇❧♦✐♥♦✱ ❏✳❀ ❩❤❡♥❣✱ ●✳❀ ❙♦♥♥❡♥✲ ❜❡r❣✱ ❏✳ ▲✳❀ ❍❛❞❛✱ ▼✳❀ ❊❤❛r❛✱ ▼✳❀ ❚♦②♦t❛✱ ❑✳❀ ❋✉❦✉❞❛✱ ❘✳❀ ❍❛s❡❣❛✇❛✱ ❏✳❀ ■s❤✐❞❛✱ ▼✳❀ ◆❛❦❛❥✐♠❛✱ ❚✳❀ ❍♦♥❞❛✱ ❨✳❀ ❑✐t❛♦✱ ❖✳❀ ◆❛❦❛✐✱ ❍✳❀ ❱r❡✈❡♥✱ ❚✳❀ ▼♦♥t❣♦♠❡r② ❏r✳✱ ❏✳ ❆✳❀ P❡r❛❧t❛✱ ❏✳ ❊✳❀ ❖❣❧✐❛r♦✱ ❋✳❀ ❇❡❛r♣❛r❦✱ ▼✳❀ ❍❡②❞✱ ❏✳ ❏✳❀ ❇r♦t❤❡rs✱ ❊✳❀ ❑✉❞✐♥✱ ❑✳ ◆✳❀ ❙t❛r♦✈❡r♦✈✱ ❱✳ ◆✳❀ ❑❡✐t❤✱ ❚✳❀ ❑♦❜❛②❛s❤✐✱ ❘✳❀ ◆♦r♠❛♥❞✱ ❏✳❀ ❘❛❣❤❛✈❛❝❤❛r✐✱ ❑✳❀ ❘❡♥✲ ❞❡❧❧✱ ❆✳❀ ❇✉r❛♥t✱ ❏✳ ❈✳❀ ■②❡♥❣❛r✱ ❙✳ ❙✳❀ ❚♦♠❛s✐✱ ❏✳❀ ❈♦ss✐✱ ▼✳❀ ❘❡❣❛✱ ◆✳❀ ▼✐❧❧❛♠✱ ❏✳ ▼✳❀ ❑❧❡♥❡✱ ▼✳❀ ❑♥♦①✱ ❏✳ ❊✳❀ ❈r♦ss✱ ❏✳ ❇✳❀ ❇❛❦❦❡♥✱ ❱✳❀ ❆❞❛♠♦✱ ❈✳❀ ❏❛r❛♠✐❧❧♦✱ ❏✳❀ ●♦♠✲ ♣❡rts✱ ❘✳❀ ❙tr❛t♠❛♥♥✱ ❘✳ ❊✳❀ ❨❛③②❡✈✱ ❖✳❀ ❆✉st✐♥✱ ❆✳ ❏✳❀ ❈❛♠♠✐✱ ❘✳❀ P♦♠❡❧❧✐✱ ❈✳❀ ❖❝❤t❡r✲ s❦✐✱ ❏✳ ❲✳❀ ▼❛rt✐♥✱ ❘✳ ▲✳❀ ▼♦r♦❦✉♠❛✱ ❑✳❀ ❩❛❦r③❡✇s❦✐✱ ❱✳ ●✳❀ ❱♦t❤✱ ●✳ ❆✳❀ ❙❛❧✈❛❞♦r✱ P✳❀ ❉❛♥♥❡♥❜❡r❣✱ ❏✳ ❏✳❀ ❉❛♣♣r✐❝❤✱ ❙✳❀ ❉❛♥✐❡❧s✱ ❆✳ ❉✳❀ ❋❛r❦❛s✱ ❖✳❀ ❋♦r❡s♠❛♥✱ ❏✳ ❇✳❀ ❖r✲ t✐③✱ ❏✳ ❱✳❀ ❈✐♦s❧♦✇s❦✐✱ ❏✳❀ ❋♦①✱ ❉✳ ❏✳ ●❛✉ss✐❛♥⑦✵✾ ❘❡✈✐s✐♦♥ ❉✳✵✶✳ ●❛✉ss✐❛♥ ■♥❝✳ ❲❛❧❧✐♥❣✲ ❢♦r❞ ❈❚ ✷✵✶✻✳

✭✻✻✮ ❉✉♥♥✐♥❣ ❏r✱ ❚✳ ❍✳

❏✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ P❤②s✳

✶✾✽✾✱ ✾✵✱ ✶✵✵✼✳

✭✻✼✮ ▼❛r❡♥✐❝❤✱ ❆✳ ❱✳❀ ❈r❛♠❡r✱ ❈✳ ❏✳❀ ❚r✉❤❧❛r✱ ❉✳ ●✳

❏✳ P❤②s✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ ❇

✷✵✵✾✱ ✶✶✸✱ ✻✸✼✽✕✻✸✾✻✳

✭✻✽✮ ❍❡r♠❡s✱ ❊✳ ❉✳❀ ❏❛♥❡s✱ ❆✳ ◆✳❀ ❙❝❤♠✐❞t✱ ❏✳ ❘✳ ✉♥♣✉❜❧✐s❤❡❞ ✇♦r❦✳

✭✻✾✮ ❍❛♥s❡♥✱ ❍✳ ❆✳❀ ❱✐s✇❛♥❛t❤❛♥✱ ❱✳❀ ◆ørs❦♦✈✱ ❏✳ ❑✳

❏✳ P❤②s✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ ❈

✷✵✶✹✱ ✶✶✽✱ ✻✼✵✻✕

✻✼✶✽✳

✭✼✵✮ ❙✐❧❜❛✉❣❤✱ ❚✳ ▲✳❀ ❈❛♠♣❜❡❧❧✱ ❈✳ ❚✳

❏✳ P❤②s✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ ❈ ✸✸

✷✵✶✻✱ ✷✺✶✻✶✕✷✺✶✼✷✳

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✭✼✶✮ ❈❛♠♣❜❡❧❧✱ ❈✳ ❚✳

❚♦♣✳ ❈❛t❛❧✳

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✶✾✾✹✱ ✶✱ ✸✺✸✕✸✻✻✳

✭✼✷✮ ❙t❡❣❡❧♠❛♥♥✱ ❈✳❀ ❆♥❞r❡❛s❡♥✱ ❆✳❀ ❈❛♠♣❜❡❧❧✱ ❈✳ ❚✳

❏✳ ❆♠✳ ❈❤❡♠✳ ❙♦❝✳

✽✵✽✷✳

✭✼✸✮ ❈❛♠♣❜❡❧❧✱ ❈✳ ❚✳

❆❈❙ ❈❛t❛❧✳

✷✵✶✼✱ ✼✱ ✷✼✼✵✕✷✼✼✾✳

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RCH2 OH + O2 + 2CH3 O – −−→ RCHOOCH3 + CH3 OH + 2 OH –

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