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Quantitative Hardness Measurement by Instrumented AFM-indentation

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The unconstrained local hardness: an intriguing quantity, beset by problems.

Rogelio Cuevas-Saavedra¹, Nataly Rabi, Paul W Ayers

¹Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1.

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics : PCCP

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Defining local hardness is key for mathematical approaches to the hard/soft acid/base principle. The unconstrained local hardness is infinitely ill-conditioned, showing exponential divergence, cautioning against its chemical interpretation.

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Area of Science:

Theoretical Chemistry
Quantum Chemistry
Chemical Reactivity Theory

Background:

The local hard/soft acid/base (HSAB) principle is crucial for understanding chemical reactivity.
A precise mathematical definition of local hardness is needed for theoretical development.
Unconstrained local hardness has emerged as a significant quantity in recent research.

Purpose of the Study:

To derive key mathematical identities for unconstrained local hardness.
To explore methods for calculating unconstrained local hardness.
To analyze the stability and interpretability of unconstrained local hardness.

Main Methods:

Derivation of key identities for unconstrained local hardness (δμ/δρ(r)).
Explicit determination using the hardness kernel and inverse-linear response function.
Implicit determination by solving a system of linear equations.

Main Results:

Identities enabling explicit or implicit calculation of unconstrained local hardness.
Demonstration that determining unconstrained local hardness is infinitely ill-conditioned.
Observation of exponential divergence of unconstrained local hardness away from the system.

Conclusions:

The mathematical framework for local hardness is advanced.
Unconstrained local hardness exhibits inherent instability and divergence.
Caution is advised when employing unconstrained local hardness for chemical interpretations.