Adsorption of HCN on cosmic silicates: a periodic quantum mechanical study
Niccolò Bancone, Stefano Pantaleone, Piero Ugliengo, Albert Rimola, Marta Corno
Abstract
HCN/forsterite interactions are present in many environments of the interstellar medium, leading to both molecular and dissociative HCN adsorptions, by means of its catalytic surface sites.
Topics & Concepts
AbiogenesisChemistryAdsorptionChemical physicsAstrobiologyMoleculeSilicateForsteriteAstrochemistryInterstellar iceDissociation (chemistry)Interstellar mediumPhysical chemistryPhysicsAstrophysicsOrganic chemistryMineralogyGalaxyAstro and Planetary ScienceAstrophysics and Star Formation StudiesAtmospheric Ozone and Climate