The sudden vector projection model for reactivity: Mode specificity and bond selectivity made simple

H Guo, B Jiang - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2014 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Mode specificity is defined by the differences in reactivity due to excitations in
various reactant modes, while bond selectivity refers to selective bond breaking in a …

Recent advances in quantum dynamics of bimolecular reactions

DH Zhang, H Guo - Annual review of physical chemistry, 2016 - annualreviews.org
In this review, we survey the latest advances in theoretical understanding of bimolecular
reaction dynamics in the past decade. The remarkable recent progress in this field has been …

Permutation invariant polynomial neural network approach to fitting potential energy surfaces

B Jiang, H Guo - The Journal of chemical physics, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
A simple, general, and rigorous scheme for adapting permutation symmetry in molecular
systems is proposed and tested for fitting global potential energy surfaces using neural …

Vibrationally promoted dissociation of water on Ni (111)

PM Hundt, B Jiang, ME van Reijzen, H Guo, RD Beck - Science, 2014 - science.org
Water dissociation on transition-metal catalysts is an important step in steam reforming and
the water-gas shift reaction. To probe the effect of translational and vibrational activation on …

Advances and new challenges to bimolecular reaction dynamics theory

J Li, B Zhao, D **e, H Guo - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Dynamics of bimolecular reactions in the gas phase are of foundational importance in
combustion, atmospheric chemistry, interstellar chemistry, and plasma chemistry. These …

Quantum dynamics of polyatomic dissociative chemisorption on transition metal surfaces: mode specificity and bond selectivity

B Jiang, M Yang, D **e, H Guo - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Dissociative chemisorption is the initial and often rate-limiting step in many heterogeneous
processes. As a result, an in-depth understanding of the reaction dynamics of such …

Intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution and the quantum ergodicity transition: a phase space perspective

S Karmakar, S Keshavamurthy - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution (IVR) impacts the dynamics of reactions in a
profound way. Theoretical and experimental studies are increasingly indicating that …

Control of Mode/Bond Selectivity and Product Energy Disposal by the Transition State: X + H2O (X = H, F, O(3P), and Cl) Reactions

B Jiang, H Guo - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2013 - ACS Publications
The ability to predict mode/bond selectivity and energy disposal is of central importance for
controlling chemical reactions. We argue that the transition state plays a critical role in state …

Dissociative chemisorption of methane on Ni and Pt surfaces: mode-specific chemistry and the effects of lattice motion

S Nave, AK Tiwari, B Jackson - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The dissociative chemisorption of methane on metal surfaces is of great practical and
fundamental interest. Not only is it the rate-limiting step in the steam re-forming of natural …

Recent advances in quantum scattering calculations on polyatomic bimolecular reactions

B Fu, X Shan, DH Zhang, DC Clary - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
This review surveys quantum scattering calculations on chemical reactions of polyatomic
molecules in the gas phase published in the last ten years. These calculations are useful …