Mechanochemistry and Thermochemistry are Different: Stress-Induced Strengthening of Chemical Bonds
- 19 March 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 100 (11), 115503
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.100.115503
Abstract
Most chemical reactions require activation which is conventionally supplied by heat. In stark contrast, mechanical activation by applied external forces opens intriguing novel possibilities. Here, the first direct comparison of mechanical versus thermal activation of bond breaking is provided. Studying both thiolate-copper interfaces and junctions provides evidence for vastly different reaction pathways and product classes. This is understood in terms of directional mechanical manipulation of coordination numbers and system fluctuations in the process of mechanical activation.Keywords
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