Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Hydrated copper and gold monovalent cations: Ab initio study.

Han Myoung Lee1, Seung Kyu Min, Eun Cheol Lee

  • 1National Creative Research Initiative Center for Superfunctional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Division of Molecular and Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyojadong, Namgu, Pohang 790-784, Korea.

The Journal of Chemical Physics
|March 3, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Noble transition metals like copper (Cu+) and gold (Au+) exhibit unique hydration structures with low coordination numbers, unlike silver (Ag+) or alkali metal ions. This study reveals their distinct hydration behavior and predicts IR spectra for identification.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

3-D Markerless Tracking of Speech Movements With Submillimeter Accuracy.

IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society·2026
Same author

Accelerating Materials Discovery Through Sparse Gaussian Process Machine Learning Potentials.

Accounts of chemical research·2025
Same author

Effects of dietary β-mannanase supplementation in low-energy and low-protein diets containing high-mannan ingredients on growth performance, meat quality, intestinal morphology, and liver health in broiler chickens.

Animal bioscience·2025
Same author

A Quantum Compass for Materials Discovery: Navigating the Combinatorial Explosion.

ACS central science·2025
Same author

Effect of β-mannanase supplementation in low-energy diets containing palm kernel meal on productive performance, egg quality, intestinal morphology, and liver characteristics in laying hens raised under heat stress conditions.

Animal bioscience·2025
Same author

Boron and Nitrogen Bridged Mn Single-Atom Catalyst for Highly Efficient Nitrogen Electroreduction to Ammonia.

Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)·2025

Area of Science:

  • Computational Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Physical Chemistry

Background:

  • Understanding ion-water interactions is crucial in chemistry and biology.
  • Noble transition metal ions (Cu+, Au+) display unique electronic properties.
  • Previous studies on hydrated silver (Ag+) and alkali metal ions show higher coordination numbers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the hydration structures and energies of Cu+ and Au+ clusters.
  • Determine the electronic properties and spectra of these hydrated clusters.
  • Contrast the hydration behavior of Cu+ and Au+ with Ag+ and alkali metal ions.

Main Methods:

  • Ab initio calculations were employed to model cluster structures.
  • Hydration energies and electronic properties were computed.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Infrared (IR) spectra were predicted for OH stretch modes.

    • Main Results:

    • Cu+ and Au+ clusters exhibit a low coordination number of two.
    • This coordination number is significantly lower than that of hydrated Ag+ (3-4) and alkali metal ions (~6).
    • Distinct hydration structures were identified for varying numbers of water molecules.

    Conclusions:

    • Cu+ and Au+ ions demonstrate a unique and limited hydration capacity compared to other metal ions.
    • The predicted IR spectra can aid in the experimental identification of these specific hydration structures.
    • The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of solvation phenomena in transition metal chemistry.