Spectroscopic evidence for surface hydronium (H3O+) ions on hydrated single crystals

Abstract
Evidence has been obtained by attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) for the existence of hydronium ions on the surfaces of hydrated single crystals. The band near 1740 cm−1 due to the ν4 (e) bending vibration of the hydronium ion has been identified on silicon, germanium, thallium bromide iodide (KRS-5), and zinc selenide single crystals. The protonating capability of these hydronium ions was demonstrated with pyridine derivatives.

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