Indirect Interactions Between Proton Donors Separated by Several Hydrogen Bonds
Chemical Physics
2016-10-25 v1
Abstract
We expand the definition of our recently proposed proton conduction mechanism, the packed-acid mechanism, which occurs under conditions of concentrated proton donors. The original definition stated that acid-acid interactions, which help overcome the barrier of the rate-determining step, occur only when a hydrogen bond is formed directly between proton donors. Here, it is shown that proton donors can interact with each other even when the donors are separated via several H-bonds. The effect of these interactions on proton diffusivity is confirmed by ab initio calculations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1610.07234,
title = {Indirect Interactions Between Proton Donors Separated by Several Hydrogen Bonds},
author = {Takaya Ogawa and Hidenori Ohashi and Takanori Tamaki and Takeo Yamaguchi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.07234},
year = {2016}
}
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7 pages, 3 figures (Main text)