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EPSRC Reference: GR/N38459/01
Title: VIBRATIONAL DYNAMICS OF THE TRIIODIDE ION IN SOLUTION AND GLASSES
Principal Investigator: Lynden Bell, Professor R
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Department: Sch of Mathematics and Physics
Organisation: Queen's University of Belfast
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 28 March 2001 Ends: 27 March 2003 Value (£): 79,773
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Chemical Structure
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Simulations of solutions of triiodide in various solvents at various temperatures will be undertaken. The triiodide ion will be treated by a DIM empirical valance bond method which involves experimental data. The solvent will be treated by atomistic models. Solvent-solute interaction affects the Hamitonian nmatrix elements of the triiodide.The extent of distortion can be measured using existing Monte Carlo programmes, but simulation of the vibrational dynamics will require adaptation of a molecular dynamics code (DL_POLY) to include the DIM model for the triiodide ion.Vibrational dephasing of the symmetric and antisymmetric stretching modes will be measured directly and compared with predictions from force correlation functions and compared with reorientational correlation functions to investigate the reasons for apparent lack of temperature dependence. If time this work will be extended to the bending mode.
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