Dynamics of linear molecules in water: Translation-rotation coupling in jump motion driven diffusion

Nair, Anjali S and Banerjee, Puja and Sarkar, Sarmistha and Bagchi, Biman (2019) Dynamics of linear molecules in water: Translation-rotation coupling in jump motion driven diffusion. In: JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 151 (3).

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Abstract

We study by computer simulations, and by theory, the coupled rotational and translational dynamics of three important linear diatomic molecules, namely, carbon monoxide (CO), nitric oxide (NO), and cyanide ion (CN-) in water. Translational diffusion of these molecules is found to be strongly coupled to their own rotational dynamics which, in turn, are coupled to similar motions of the surrounding water. In particular, we find that coupled orientational jump motions play an important role in all three cases. While CO and NO show similar features, CN- exhibits certain differences. Our results agree well with the known experimental values of the diffusion coefficient. We examined the validity of hydrodynamic predictions and found them to be inadequate, particularly for rotational diffusion. A mode coupling theory approach is developed and applied to understand the complexity of translation-rotation coupling.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
Publisher:	AMER INST PHYSICS
Additional Information:	copyright for this article belongs to AMER INST PHYSICS
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited:	13 Aug 2019 07:07
Last Modified:	13 Aug 2019 07:07
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/63411

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