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John C. Polanyi

John C. Polanyi

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Chemistry

D-Index
69
Citations
15597
World Ranking
6257
National Ranking
163

Overview

John C. Polanyi is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans multiple areas at the intersection of physics, chemistry, and engineering. The main fields of study they contribute to are Physics and Astronomy and Engineering, with particular subfield expertise in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Condensed Matter Physics.

Their work involves advanced studies in physical and chemical molecular interactions, focusing notably on surface chemistry and catalysis. The primary topics covered in their research include advanced chemical physics studies, surface chemistry and catalysis, force microscopy techniques and applications, theoretical and computational physics, nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions, and catalytic processes in materials science.

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • Direct observation of knock-on reaction with umbrella inversion arising from zero-impact-parameter collision at a surface, 2021, Communications Chemistry
  • Contrasting Efficiency of Electron-Induced Reaction at Cu(110) in Aliphatic and Aromatic Bromides, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Reversible 1D chain-reaction gives rise to an atomic-scale Newton's cradle, 2021, Chemical Communications
  • Abortive reaction leads to selective adsorbate rotation, 2024, Faraday Discussions
  • Direct Observation of Knock-on in Surface Reactions at Zero Impact Parameter, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequently collaborating co-authors associated with their research include:

  • Matthew J. Timm
  • Lydie Leung
  • Kelvin Anggara
  • Yi-Fang Lai
  • Gilbert C. Walker

John C. Polanyi's work has been published in several prominent venues, with a concentration in journals such as:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Communications Chemistry
  • Faraday Discussions
  • Chemical Communications
  • Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Best Publications

  • Concepts in reaction dynamics

    John C. Polanyi

  • Direct Observation of the Transition State

    John C. Polanyi;Ahmed H. Zewail

  • Some concepts in reaction dynamics.

    John C. Polanyi

  • Mechanism of Rotational Relaxation

    Unknown

  • Energy Distribution Among Products of Exothermic Reactions. II. Repulsive, Mixed, and Attractive Energy Release

    Unknown

  • Effect of changing reagent energy on reaction probability and product energy-distribution

    A. M. G. Ding;L. J. Kirsch;D. S. Perry;J. C. Polanyi

  • Energy Distribution Among Reaction Products. IV. X+HY (X ≡ Cl, Br; Y ≡ Br, I), Cl+DI

    D. H. Maylotte;J. C. Polanyi;K. B. Woodall

  • Formation of Vibrationally Excited OH by the Reaction H + O(3).

    P. E. Charters;R. G. Macdonald;J. C. Polanyi

  • Energy Distribution Among Reaction Products. V. H + X2 (X ≡ Cl, Br), D + Cl2

    K. G. Anlauf;D. S. Horne;R. G. Macdonald;J. C. Polanyi

  • The reaction of F + H2→ HF + H. A case study in reaction dynamics

    John C. Polanyi;Jerry L. Schreiber

  • Location of Energy Barriers. II. Correlation with Barrier Height

    Unknown

  • Photodissociation, photoreaction and photodesorption of adsorbed species. Part 2.—CH3Br and H2S on LiF(001)

    E. B. D. Bourdon;P. Das;I. Harrison;J. C. Polanyi

  • UV photodissociation and photodesorption of adsorbed molecules. 1. Methyl bromide on lithium fluoride(001)

    E. B. D. Bourdon;J. P. Cowin;I. Harrison;J. C. Polanyi

  • Energy distribution among reaction products. Part 2.—H + X2 and X + HY

    Unknown

  • Energy distribution among reaction products. IX. F + H2, HD and D2

    D.S. Perry;J.C. Polanyi

  • Rotationally inelastic scattering from surfaces CO(g) + LiF(OO1)

    J.W. Hepburn;F.J. Northrup;G.L. Ogram;J.C. Polanyi

  • Energy Distribution Among Reaction Products. VI. F+H 2 , D 2

    Unknown

  • Ab Initio SCF–MO–CI Calculations for H−, H2, and H3+ Using Gaussian Basis Sets

    I. G. Csizmadia;R. E. Kari;J. C. Polanyi;A. C. Roach

  • Distribution of reaction products (theory). VIII. Cl+HI, Cl+DI

    Unknown

  • Dynamics of simple gas–surface interaction. II. Rotationally inelastic collisions at rigid and moving surfaces

    J. C. Polanyi;R. J. Wolf

  • Energy Distribution in the Exothermic Reaction F + H2 and the Endothermic Reaction HF + H

    Unknown

  • Distribution of Reaction Products. IV. Reactions Forming an Ionic Bond, M+XC (2d)

    Unknown

  • Photochemistry of adsorbed molecules. III. Photodissociation and photodesorption of CH3Br adsorbed on LiF(001)

    I. Harrison;J. C. Polanyi;P. A. Young

  • Photochemistry of adsorbed molecules. XI. Charge‐transfer photodissociation and photoreaction in chloromethanes on Ag(111)

    St. J. Dixon‐Warren;E. T. Jensen;J. C. Polanyi

  • Translational Energy‐Distribution in the Products of Some Exothermic Reactions

    K. G. Anlauf;P. E. Charters;D. S. Horne;R. G. Macdonald

  • Effect of changing reagent energy. IX. Dependence of reaction rate on rotational excitation in HX(J:ν) + Na → H + NaX (X = F, Cl)

    B.A. Blackwell;J.C. Polanyi;J.J. Sloan

  • Direct evidence for charge-transfer photodissociation at a metal surface: CCl4/Ag(111).

    St. J. Dixon-Warren;E. T. Jensen;J. C. Polanyi

  • Location of energy barriers. VI. The dynamics of endothermic reactions, ab + c

    D.S. Perry;J.C. Polanyi;C. Woodrow Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

Guo Qin Xu
Guo Qin Xu National University of Singapore
Kopin Liu
Kopin Liu Academia Sinica
Shihe Yang
Shihe Yang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Wei Ji
Wei Ji Renmin University of China
Piotr Piecuch
Piotr Piecuch Michigan State University
Joseph G. Shapter
Joseph G. Shapter University of Queensland
Hong Guo
Hong Guo McGill University
Torsten N. Wiesel
Torsten N. Wiesel Rockefeller University
Gang Zhang
Gang Zhang Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Haiping Lin
Haiping Lin Soochow University, Taiwan

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