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  • Chemical Physics
  • Surface Science

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  • Investigating reaction dynamics at the liquid-vapor interface is crucial but challenging due to difficulties in selectively detecting interfacial species.
  • Traditional mass spectrometry struggles to differentiate signals originating from the bulk liquid, vapor, and the interface itself.
  • Understanding interfacial reactions is key to many chemical and physical processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and validate a novel time-delayed mass spectrometry technique for studying liquid-vapor interfaces.
  • To selectively detect and analyze ionic species and reaction products originating from the liquid-vapor interface.
  • To elucidate the mechanisms and dynamics of electron-induced reactions at the liquid-vapor interface.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a liquid microjet combined with a pulsed electron beam and time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
  • Employed a time-delayed ion detection strategy ('onion-peeling') to resolve signals based on their origin (vapor vs. interface).
  • Analyzed time-delayed mass spectra to differentiate volatilization timescales and identify interfacial species and reaction products.

Main Results:

  • Successfully distinguished ionic yields from the vapor and the liquid-vapor interface of alcohol beams.
  • Validated the orientation of interfacial alcohol molecules and observed molecular dimers in the 1-propanol interface.
  • Demonstrated the synthesis of dimethyl ether from methanol via electron-induced acidification and observed distinct dissociative electron attachment (DEA) pathways at the interface.

Conclusions:

  • Time-delayed mass spectrometry provides a powerful tool for selective interfacial analysis, overcoming limitations of conventional methods.
  • The study reveals unique reaction dynamics and product distributions at the liquid-vapor interface, differing from gas or solid phases.
  • This technique enables a molecular-level understanding of chemical reactions occurring specifically at liquid-vapor interfaces.