Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 8, 2026

Aerosol-assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition of Metal Oxide Structures: Zinc Oxide Rods
Published on: September 14, 2017
Ozone and carbon trioxide synthesis by low energy ion implantation onto solid carbon dioxide and implications to
Bhalamurugan Sivaraman1, B N Raja Sekhar, Daniele Fulvio
1Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560012, India. bsivaraman@ipc.iisc.ernet.in
Abstract:
Ion implantation experiments were carried out on amorphous (30 K) and crystalline (80 K) solid CO2 using both reactive (D(+), H(+)) and non-reactive (He(+)) ions, simulating different irradiation environments on satellite and dust grain surfaces. Such ion irradiation synthesized several new species in the ice including ozone (O3), carbon trioxide (CO3), and carbon monoxide (CO) the main dissociation product of carbon dioxide. The yield of these products was found to be strongly dependent upon the ion used for irradiation and the sample temperature. Ion implantation changes the chemical composition of the ice with recorded infrared spectra clearly showing the coexistence of D3h and C2v isomers of CO3, for the first time, in ion irradiated CO2 ice.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Oxidative Cleavage of Alkenes: Ozonolysis
Ozone is a symmetrical bent molecule stabilized by a resonance structure.
Carbon-dioxide Fixation
Chemical Ionization (CI) Mass Spectrometry
Oxidation of Alkenes: Syn Dihydroxylation with Osmium Tetraoxide
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy: Atomization Methods
Hydroboration-Oxidation of Alkenes

