Collins, Professor Michael A. BSc PhD Sydney - Theoretical Chemical Physics
 

2008

Marashdeh A, Frankcombe TJ Ca(AlH4)2, CaAlH5, and CaH2+6LiBH4: calculated dehydrogenation enthalpy, including zero point energy, and the structure of the phonon spectra. J. Chem. Phys. (2008), 128(23), 234505/1-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2937917
 

2007

Collins MA Molecular potential energy surfaces constructed from interpolation of systematic fragment surfaces. J. Chem. Phys. (2007), 127(2), 024104/1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2746025
 

Netzloff HM, Collins MA Ab initio energies of nonconducting crystals by systematic fragmentation. J. Chem. Phys. (2007), 127(13), 134113/1-13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2768534
 

2006

Collins M A, Deev V A Accuracy and efficiency of electronic energies from systematic molecular fragmentation. J. Chem. Phys. (2006), 125(10), 104104/1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2347710
 

Godsi O, Evenhuis C R, Collins M A Interpolation of multidimensional diabatic potential energy matrices. J. Chem. Phys. (2006), 125(10), 104105/1-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2338912
 

Moyano G E, Jones S A, Collins M A Ab initio interpolated potential energy surface and classical reaction dynamics for HCO++H, HOC++H, and deuterated analogues. J. Chem. Phys. (2006) 124(12), 124318/1-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2181571
 

Netzloff H M, Collins M A, Gordon M S Growing multiconfigurational potential energy surfaces with applications to X+H2 (X=C,N,O) reactions. J. Chem. Phys. (2006) 124(15), 154104/1-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2185641
 

Schwerdtfeger P, Gaston N, Krawczyk RP, Tonner R, Moyano GE Extension of the Lennard-Jones potential: theoretical investigations into rare-gas clusters and crystal lattices of He, Ne, Ar, and Kr using many-body interaction expansions. Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter Mater. Phys. (2006), 73(6), 064112/1-19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.73.064112
 

2005

Deev, V., Collins, M.A. Approximate ab initio energies by systematic molecular fragmentation. J. Chem. Phys. (2005), 122(15), 154102/1-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1879792
 

Evenhuis, C.R., Lin, X., Zhang, D.H., Yarkony, D., Collins, M.A. Interpolation of diabatic potential-energy surfaces: quantum dynamics on ab initio surfaces. J. Chem. Phys. (2005), 123(13), 134110/1-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2047569
 

Moyano, G.E., Collins, M.A. Interpolated potential energy surface for abstraction and exchange reactions of NH3 + H and deuterated analogues. Theor. Chem. Acc. (2005), 113(4), 225-232. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00214-004-0626-8
 

2004

Castillo, J.F., Aoiz, F.J., Bañares, L., Collins, M.A. The H + N2O → OH + N2 reaction dynamics on an interpolated QCISD potential energy surface. A quasiclassical trajectory study. J. Phys. Chem. A (2004), 108(32), 6611–6623.
 

Crespos, C., Collins, M.A., Pijper, E., Kroes, G.J. Application of the modified Shepard interpolation method to the determination of the potential energy surface for a molecule–surface reaction: H2 + Pt(111). J. Chem. Phys. (2004), 120(5), 2392–2404.
 

Evenhuis, C.R., Collins, M.A. Interpolation of diabatic potential energy surfaces. J. Chem. Phys. (2004), 121(6), 2515–2527.
 

Lee, J., Dong, E., Jin, D., Song, K., Collins, M.A. Classical trajectory studies of the photodissociation reaction of sym-triazine. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (2004), 6(5), 945-948.
 

Moyano, G.E., Collins, M.A. Molecular potential energy surfaces by interpolation: Strategies for faster convergence. J. Chem. Phys. (2004), 121(20), 9769–9775.
 

Moyano, G.E., Pearson, D., Collins, M.A. Interpolated potential energy surfaces and dynamics for atom exchange between H and H3+, and D and H3+. J. Chem. Phys. (2004), 121(24), 12396–12401.
 

Zhang D H, Yang M, Collins M A, Lee S-Y Reaction dynamics of polyatomic systems: from A + BCD → AB + CD to X + YCZ3 → XY + CZ3. NATO Sci. Ser. II (2004), 145, 279-303.
 

2003

Brouard, M., Burak, I., Marinakis, S., Minayev, D., O'Keeffe, P., Vallance, C., Aoiz, F.J., Bañares, L., Castillo, J.F., Zhang, D.H., Xie, D., Yang, M., Lee, S. Y., Collins, M.A. Cross section for the H + H2O abstraction reaction: experiment and theory. Phys. Rev. Lett. (2003) 90, 093201-093204.

Brouard, M., Burak, I., Minayev, D., O'Keeffe, P., Vallance, C., Aoiz, F.J., Bañares, L., Castillo, J.F., Zhang, D.H., Collins, M.A. The dynamics of the H+D2O → OD+HD reaction at 2.5 eV: experiment and theory. J. Chem. Phys. (2003), 118(3), 1162-1174.

Castillo, J.F., Collins, M.A., Aoiz, F.J., Bañares, L. Quasiclassical trajectory study of the dynamics of the H+N2O reaction on a new potential energy surface. J. Chem. Phys. (2003), 118(16), 7303-7312.

Collins, M.A., Radom, L. Proton-transport catalysis, proton abstraction, and proton exchange in HF+HOC+ and H2O+HOC+ and analogous deuterated reactions. J. Chem. Phys. (2003), 118(14), 6222-6229.

Coote, M.L., Collins, M.A., Radom, L. Calculation of accurate imaginary frequencies and tunnelling coefficients for hydrogen abstraction reactions using IRCmax. Mol. Phys. (2003), 101(9), 1329-1338.

Crespos, C., Collins, M.A., Pijper, E., Kroes, G.J. Multi-dimensional potential energy surface determination by modified Shepard interpolation for a molecule-surface reaction: H2 + Pt(111). Chem. Phys. Lett. (2003), 376, 566-575.

Moyano, G.E., Collins, M.A. Interpolated potential energy surface and classical dynamics for H3++HD and H3++D2. J. Chem. Phys. (2003), 119(11), 5510-5517.
 

2002

Bettens, R.P.A., Collins, M.A. Multiple surface long-range interaction potentials between C (3Pj) and closed-shell molecules. J. Chem. Phys. (2002), 116(1), 101-104.

Collins, M.A. Molecular potential-energy surfaces for chemical reaction dynamics. Theor. Chem. Acc. (2002), 108(6), 313-324.

Zhang, D.H., Yang, M., Collins, M.A., Lee, S.-Y. Probing the transition state via photoelectron and photodetachment spectroscopy of H3O-. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. (2002), 99(18), 11579-11582.
 

2001

Bettens, R.P.A., Collins, M.A. Capture rates for collisions of C(3Pj) and Ge(1S0) with unsaturated hydrocarbons. J. Chem. Phys. (2001), 114(23), 10342-10354.

Bettens, R.P.A., Collins, M.A. Erratum: "Potential energy surfaces and dynamics for the reactions between C(3P) and H3+ (1A1’)" [J. Chem. Phys. 108, 2424 (1998)]. J. Chem. Phys. (2001), 114(14), 6490.

Fuller, R.O., Bettens, R.P.A., Collins, M.A. Interpolated potential-energy surface and reaction dynamics for BH++H2. J. Chem. Phys. (2001), 114(24), 10711-10716.

Song, K., Collins, M.A. A classical trajectory study of sym-triazine photodissociation on an interploated potential energy surface. Chem. Phys. Lett. (2001), 335, 481-488.

Yang, M., Zhang, D.H., Collins, M.A., Lee, S.-Y. Quantum dynamics on new potential energy surfaces for the H2 + OH → H2O + H reaction. J. Chem. Phys. (2001), 114(11), 4759-4762.

Yang, M., Zhang, D.H., Collins, M.A., Lee, S.-Y. Ab initio potential-energy surfaces for the reactions OH+H2 ↔ H2O+H. J. Chem. Phys. (2001), 115(1), 174-178.
 

2000

Bettens, R.P.A., Collins, M.A., Jordan, M.J.T., Zhang, D.H. Ab initio potential energy surface for the reactions between H2O and H. Journal of Chemical Physics, 112, 10162-10172 (2000).

Collins, M.A., Petrie, S., Chalk, A.J., Radom, L. Proton-transport catalysis and proton-abstraction reactions: An ab initio dynamical study of X+ HOC+ and XH++CO (X=Ne, Ar, and Kr). Journal of Chemical Physics, 112, 6625-6634 (2000).

Millar, T.J., Herbst, E., Bettens, R.P.A. Large molecules in the envelope surrounding IRC+10216. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 316, 195-203 (2000).

Zhang, D.H., Collins, M.A., Lee, S.-Y. First-principles theory for the H + H2O, D2O reactions. Science, 290, 961-963 (2000).
 

1999

Bettens, R.P.A., Collins, M.A. Learning to interpolate molecular potential energy surfaces with confidence: a Bayesian approach. Journal of Chemical Physics, 111, 816-826 (1999).

Bettens, R.P.A., Hansen, T.A., Collins, M.A. Interpolated potential energy surface and reaction dynamics for O(3P) + H3+ (1A1’) and OH+(3Σ-) + H2(1Σg+). Journal of Chemical Physics, 111, 6322-6332 (1999).

Collins, M.A., Bettens, R.P.A. Potential energy surface for the reactions BeH2 + H ↔ BeH + H2. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 1, 939-945 (1999).

Collins, M.A., Zhang, D.H. Application of interpolated potential energy surfaces to quantum reactive scattering. Journal of Chemical Physics, 111, 9924-9931 (1999).

Duncan, A.H., Collins, M.A. Construction of interpolated potential energy surfaces using constrained dynamics: Application to rotational inelastic scattering. Journal of Chemical Physics, 111, 1346-1353 (1999).

Ruffle, D.P., Bettens, R.P.A., Terzieva, R., Herbst, E. The abundance of C7- in diffuse clouds. The Astrophysical Journal, 523, 678-682 (1999).
 

1998

Bettens, R.P.A., Collins, M.A. Interpolated potential energy surface and dynamics for the reactions between N (4S) and H3+ (1A1). Journal of Chemical Physics, 109, 9728-9736 (1998).

Bettens, R.P.A., Collins, M.A. Potential energy surfaces and dynamics for the reactions between C (3P) and H3+ (1A1). Journal of Chemical Physics, 108, 2424-2433 (1998).

Frankcombe, T.J., Stranger, R., Schranz, H.W. The intermolecular potential energy surface of CO2-Ar and its effect on collisional energy transfer. Internet Journal of Chemistry, 1/12 (1998).

Petrie, S. Pitfalls for the frozen-core approximation: Gaussian-2 calculations on the sodium cation affinities of diatomic fluorides. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 102, 6138-6151 (1998).

Petrie, S. Proton affinities of dicyanogen isomers: Is there a preferred site of protonation for CNCN? Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 102, 7835-7840 (1998).

Petrie, S. Thermochemistry of the aluminum halides: A theoretical appraisal. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 102, 7828-7834 (1998).

Schranz, H.W. Chemistry and the World Wide Web. Chemistry in Australia, 65 (11), 9-11 (1998).

Thompson, K.C., Jordan, M.J.T., Collins, M.A. Molecular potential energy surfaces by interpolation in Cartesian coordinates. Journal of Chemical Physics, 108, 564-578 (1998).

Thompson, K.C., Jordan, M.J.T., Collins, M.A. Polyatomic molecular potential energy surfaces by interpolation in local internal coordinates. Journal of Chemical Physics, 108, 8302-8316 (1998).
 

1997

Thompson, K.C., Collins, M.A. Molecular potential energy surfaces by interpolation: Further refinements. Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions, 93, 871-878 (1997).

Zhang, F., Collins, M.A. Molecular modelling and simulation of deoxyribonucleic acids. International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Proceedings, 2, 528-532 (1997).

Zhang, F. Operator splitting integrators for constant-temperature molecular dynamics. Journal of Chemical Physics, 106, 6102-6106 (1997).
 

1996

Collins, M.A. The interface between electronic structure theory and reaction dynamics by reaction path methods. Advances in Chemical Physics, 93, 389-453 (1996).

Jordan, M.J.T., Collins, M.A. An interpolated unrestricted Hartree-Fock potential energy surface for the OH + H2 → H2O + H reaction. Journal of Chemical Physics, 104, 4600-4610 (1996).

Ming, L., Nordholm, S and Schranz, H.W. On the estimation of anharmonic densities of states of molecules. Chemical Physics Letters, 248, 228-236 (1996).

Schranz, H.W. Mode to mode energy flow amongst the ring modes of benzene. Journal of Molecular Structure (Theochem), 368, 119-124 (1996).

Schranz, H.W., Collins, M.A. Intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution and torsional isomerisation: A model classical and quantum study. In Femtochemistry: Ultrafast Chemical and Physical Processes in Molecular Systems, The Lausanne Conference, Lausanne, 4-8 September 1995, (Ed. M. Chergui) World Scientific, Singapore, 206-209 (1996).

Schranz, H.W. and Sewell, T.D. Statistical and dynamical behaviour in the unimolecular reaction dynamics of polyatomic molecules. Journal of Molecular Structure (Theochem), 368, 125-131 (1996).

Schranz, H.W., Sewell, T.D. and Nordholm, S. Statistical and dynamical behaviour in the isomerisation of methyl isocyanide. In Femtochemistry: Ultrafast Chemical and Physical Processes in Molecular Systems, The Lausanne Conference, Lausanne, 4-8 September 1995, (Ed. M. Chergui) World Scientific, Singapore, 202-205 (1996).


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