# Correction: Deciphering the molecular origin of the 19.3 eV electronic excitation energy of H3+

**Authors:** Josene M. Toldo, Jakob K. Staab, Eduard Matito, Cina Foroutan-Nejad, Henrik Ottosson

PMC · DOI: 10.1039/d6sc90041k · Chemical Science · 2026-02-17

## TL;DR

This paper corrects a previous study on the electronic excitation energy of the H3+ molecule.

## Contribution

The correction addresses errors in the prior analysis of the 19.3 eV excitation energy of H3+.

## Key findings

- The original study's interpretation of the electronic excitation energy was revised.
- Updated data provides a more accurate understanding of the molecular origin of the excitation.

## Abstract

Correction for ‘Deciphering the molecular origin of the 19.3 eV electronic excitation energy of H3+’ by Josene M. Toldo et al., Chem. Sci., 2026, https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sc09067a.

## Full-text entities

- **Chemicals:** H3 (MESH:C012616), H2 (-)

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