photochemistry; organic aerosol; heterogeneous chemistry; aerosol; halogens; uptake coefficient; atmospheric chemistry
Gržinić Goran, Bartels-Rausch Thorsten, Türler Andreas, Ammann Markus (2017), Efficient bulk mass accommodation and dissociation of N2O5 in neutral aqueous aerosol, in
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17(10), 6493-6502.
Lee Ming-Tao, Orlando Fabrizio, Artiglia Luca, Chen Shuzhen, Ammann Markus (2016), Chemical Composition and Properties of the Liquid–Vapor Interface of Aqueous C1 to C4 Monofunctional Acid and Alcohol Solutions, in
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 120(49), 9749-9758.
Artiglia Luca, Orlando Fabrizio, Roy Kanak, Kopelent René, Safonova Olga, Nachtegaal Maarten, Huthwelker Thomas, van Bokhoven Jeroen A. (2016), Introducing Time Resolution to Detect Ce 3+ Catalytically Active Sites at the Pt/CeO 2 Interface through Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, in
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 8(1), 102-108.
Lakey Pascale S. J., Berkemeier Thomas, Krapf Manuel, Dommen Josef, Steimer Sarah S., Whalley Lisa K., Ingham Trevor, Baeza-Romero Maria T., Pöschl Ulrich, Shiraiwa Manabu, Ammann Markus, Heard Dwayne E. (2016), The effect of viscosity on the HO2 uptake by sucrose and secondary organic aerosol particles, in
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16(20), 13035-13047.
Orlando Fabrizio, Waldner Astrid, Bartels-Rausch Thorsten, Birrer Mario, Kato Shunsuke, Lee Ming-Tao, Proff Christian, Huthwelker Thomas, Kleibert Armin, van Bokhoven Jeroen, Ammann Markus (2016), The Environmental Photochemistry of Oxide Surfaces and the Nature of Frozen Salt Solutions: A New in Situ XPS Approach, in
Topics in Catalysis, 59(5-7), 591-604.
Lee Ming-Tao, Orlando Fabrizio, Artiglia Luca, Chen Shuzhen, Ammann Markus (2016), Chemical Composition and Properties of the Liquid–Vapor Interface of Aqueous C1 to C4 Monofunctional Acid and Alcohol Solutions, in
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 120, 9749-9758.
Berkemeier T., Ammann M., Mentel T.F., Pöschl U., Shiraiwa M. (2016), Organic Nitrate Contribution to New Particle Formation and Growth in Secondary Organic Aerosols from α-Pinene Ozonolysis, in
Environmental Science & Technology, 50(12), 6334-6342.
Lampimäki M. Schreiber S. Zelenay V. Křepelová A. Birrer M. Axnanda S. Mao B. Liu Z. (2015), Exploring the Environmental Photochemistry on the TiO2(110) Surface in Situ by Near Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, in
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(13), 7076-7085.
George C. Ammann M. D’Anna B. Donaldson D. J. and Nizkorodov S. A. (2015), Heterogeneous Photochemistry in the Atmosphere, in
Chemical Reviews, 115(10), 4218-4258.
Brown M. A. Lee M.-T. Kleibert A. Ammann M. and Giorgi J. B. (2015), Ion Spatial Distributions at the Air– and Vacuum–Aqueous K2CO3 Interfaces, in
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(9), 4976-4982.
Lee Ming-Tao, Brown Matthew A., Kato Shunsuke, Kleibert Armin, Tuerler Andreas, Ammann Markus (2015), The Competition Between Organics and Bromide at the Aqueous Solution–Air Interface as Seen from Ozone Uptake Kinetics and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, in
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 119, 4600-4608.
Gržinić G., Bartels-Rausch T. Berkemeier T. Türler A. Ammann M. (2015), Viscosity controls humidity dependence of N2O5 uptake to citric acid aerosol, in
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15, 13615-13625.
Pruyne Jefferson G., Lee Ming-Tao, Fábri Csaba, Beloqui Redondo Amaia, Kleibert Armin, Ammann Markus, Brown Matthew A., Krisch Maria J. (2014), Liquid–Vapor Interface of Formic Acid Solutions in Salt Water: A Comparison of Macroscopic Surface Tension and Microscopic in Situ X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Measurements, in
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118(50), 29350-29360.
Gržinić Goran, Bartels-Rausch Thorsten, Birrer Mario, Türler Andreas, Ammann Markus (2014), Production and use of 13N labeled N2O5 to determine gas–aerosol interaction kinetics, in
Radiochimica Acta, 102, 1025-1025.
The atmosphere is a multiphase system of gas, solid and liquid phases. The condensed phases as part of aerosols and clouds are important ingredients of atmospheric composition, biogeochemical cycles, human health or climate. Gas - condensed phase interactions are at the origin of aerosol and cloud particle transformations that affect the atmospheric oxidation capacity or the climate forcing by aerosols and clouds. Improving our understanding of such interactions improve our assessment of the impact of human activities on atmospheric composition and climate change or human health. This project aims at investigating gas particle - interactions in terms of two aspects: i) quantifying the kinetics of important reactions in terms of net loss from the gas phase or of net gain of products in the particle or gas phase; ii) understanding the interfacial chemistry under atmospheric conditions as relevant for gas-particle reactions. The project is divided into three subprojects: A) Quantifying uptake of dinitrogen pentoxide to proxies of tropospheric particles: in this work we are interested in understanding the overall kinetics with different relevant aerosol substrates as a function of humidity, temperature and nitrate content. The proposed isotopic labeling experiments allow addressing specifically the kinetics of the disproportionation reaction of dinitrogen pentoxide (N2O5) into nitronium and nitrate ions, which is a key step in the heterogeneous hydrolysis of N2O5. B) Understanding photochemical transformations on metal oxides: in this work we will use surface spectroscopy to explore the surface chemical evolution of nitrogen and organic compounds during photocatalytic processes, in the context of both, photochemistry with mineral dust in the atmosphere and processes on TiO2 containing coatings and paints for self-cleaning and depolluting purposes. C) Investigating the impact of organic species on oxidant - sea salt interactions: This part deals with the release of halogen compounds formed by oxidation of halogenide ions by ozone in ocean water and sea salt aerosol and the role of organic species therein. This is a combination of kinetic experiments in a flow tube and surface spectroscopy on a liquid jet of model solutions.In the two main new proposed activities of this project, we put strong emphasis on surface spectroscopy experiments with near ambient pressure photoemission (NAPP) at SLS, a novel technique recently built up by our group in collaboration with partners and cofunded by SNF. This technique provides excellent opportunities in disentangling important processes at condensed matter - air interfaces of environmental materials.