Aerosol nucleation parameterization models commonly used in 3-D air quality and climate
models have serious limitations. This includes classical nucleation theory based variants …

We studied the configurational sampling of noncovalently bonded molecular clusters
relevant to the atmosphere. In this article, we discuss possible approaches to searching for …

New particle formation (NPF) is known to be an important source of atmospheric particles
that impacts air quality, hydrological cycle, and climate. Although laboratory measurements …

A recent quantitative measurement of rates of new particle formation (NPF) in urban
Shanghai showed that the high rates of NPF can be largely attributed to the sulfuric acid …

Highly oxidized multifunctional organic molecules, which span a wide range of low
volatilities, are capable of driving particle formation as well as the initial growth of particles in …

It is well established that oxidation products of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play a
major role in atmospheric new-particle formation (NPF). However, the mechanism of their …

Malonic acid (MOA), one of the major dicarboxylic acids (DCAs) in aerosols, has been
identified experimentally and computationally to be a strong acid. However, its potential role …

The high frequency of new particle formation (NPF) events observed under polluted
atmospheric conditions is still poorly understood. To improve our understanding of NPF and …

Understanding the properties of atmospheric particles made of several components is a very
challenging problem. In this paper, we perform quantum chemical calculations for small …

Recent research has shown the almost barrierless cycloaddition reaction of the carboxylic
acid with one SO3 to form products with group of− OSO3H, which can form stable clusters …