Theoretical Study on the Structure and Stability of Si5X （X = Li, Be, B, C, N, O, F, Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl） Clusters

1 INTRODUCTION In the later 60s of last century, silicon substituted for germanium to present as mainstream in semicon- ductor. The semi-conductive devices made by silicon have many advantages, for example, refractory pro- perty, high radioresistance, simple and stable process- ing technic, high machinability and low cost. So it was widely used to manufacture large power appara- tuses, for instance, digit and linear integrated circuit, large scale integrated circuit (LSI), etc. Thus, th…     

A Facile Strategy for Non-fluorinated Intrinsic Low-k and Low-loss Dielectric Polymers: Valid Exploitation of Secondary Relaxation Behaviors

High-performance low-k and low-loss circuit materials are urgently needed in the field of microelectronics due to the upcoming FifthGeneration Mobile Communications Technology(5 G Technology).Herein,a facile design strategy for non-fluorinated intrinsic low-k and low-loss polyimides is reported by fully considering the secondary relaxation behaviors of the polymer chains.A new amorphous non-fluorinated polymer(TmBPPA)with a k value of 2.23 and a loss tangent lower than 3.94×10^-3 at 104 Hz has been designed and synthesized,which to the best of our knowledge is the lowest value amongst the non-fluorinated and non-porous polymers reported in literature.Meanwhile,TmBPPA exhibits excellent overall properties,such as excellent thermostability,good mechanical properties,low moisture absorption,and high bonding strength.As high-performance flexible circuit materials,all these characteristics are highly expected to meet the present and future demands for high density,high speed,and high frequency electronic circuit used in 5 G wireless networks.     

Gold-catalyzed Synthesis of Pyridine Containing Macrocycles, Related to Porphyrin

Porphyrins are very important substances used in a wide range of model systems in many areas, such as biomimic chemistry and material science. This kind of macrocycle generally consists of 5-membered ring to form a cyclic extended aromatic network. Recently much work have been done concerning the modification of porphyrins core structures, and many kinds of analogues have been recorded. One of the important aspects was the research of the porphyrinogen ligand.These macrocycles bear functional resemblance to certain kind of polydentate ligand, and provide a variety of tri-dimensional binding cavities for metal ions. In addition, some other kinds of analogues have been recorded, involving the introduction of a CH unit to replace one of the nitrogen atoms. We also notice the fact that pyridine is a very effective ligand, and it can coordinate with many kinds of metals. Based on these observations, we would like to design and synthesize a new porphyrinogen (5) analogue containing a NNNN core, two of the N atoms from pyrrole and the other two N from pyridine. Such core modifications may alter the electronic structure of the ring and provide variable cavity for metal coordination.     

周期性负载变化提高乙醇燃料电池效率(英文)

We present a simple method to increase the efficiency of a direct ethanol fuel cell by a periodic modulation of the load(pulsed mode). The fuel cell was periodically short circuited with a resistor(1 Ω) for a few seconds(high load period) followed by a low load period of up to 100 s when the resistor was disconnected. The open circuit voltage(OCV) values before and after the short circuit of the cell showed an increase of up to 70 mV. The higher OCV was due to the oxidation and removal of strongly adsorbed CO during the electric short circuit when the electric potential of the anode was increased to be close to the cathode potential. The depoisoned anode surface was much more active directly after the short circuit. The slow decrease of the OCV observed after the short circuit was caused by the subsequent poisoning of the anode surface, which can be neutralized by another short circuit. In general, a stable increase in cell performance was obtained by repetition of the electric short circuit. The data showed that the pulse mode gave an increase in the power generated by the direct ethanol fuel cell by up to 51% and was 6% on average. It is anticipated that this mode of operation can be used also in different types of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells where CO poisoning is a problem, and after optimization of the parameters, a much higher gain in efficien-cy can be obtained.     

Zirconyl Chloride Promoted Highly Efficient Domino Synthesis of New 1, 2, 3, 4-Tetrahydroquinoline Derivatives in Water

The tetrahydroquinoline moiety is present in various natural products, and many tetra- hydroquinoline derivatives exhibit a broad range of biological activities1. Therefore, it has attracted continuous interest to develop methods for the synthesis of tetr…     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Luminescent Properties of a Novel Zinc(II) Complex of N-Acetyl-L-glutamic Acid and Imidazole Ligands

1 INTRODUCTION As is well known, some transition metal ions play an important role in controlling the behavior of many biological macromolecules and produce pro- found effects on their biological actions, medicine and people’s health[1～3]. Zinc is an essential com- ponent of many proteins. In the active sites of zinc enzymes, zinc is bound to the nitrogen of imidazole groups and oxygen of carboxylate groups of amino acids[4～6]. Additional interest in these proteins lies in the fact th…     

Thermal Behavior and Decomposition Kinetics of the Complexes of CuX_2 (X=NO_3, Br, Cl and ClO_4) with 3,3''''-Dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butanone

Introduction N-1-Alkyl-substituted 1,2,4-triazole compounds, like some other heterocyclic derivatives containing nitrogen, have recently been the subjects of numerous studies due to their fungicidal action1 and plant growth regulation.2 Among them, the complexes with a sort of triazole as ligand are of considerable interest because of their broad-spectrum bioactivity, coordination and photo-chemical properties, as well as many potential applica-tions in various fields.3,4 In our previous paper…     

Preparation of High Surface Area, Large Pore Volume Alumina by Using β-Cyclodextrin as a Non-surfactant Template

Alumina is widely used as a catalyst or catalyst support in many heterogeneous catalytic processes owing to its high surface area, superior chemical activity and low cost 1. In order to prepare the thermal-stable alumina with high surface area and large p…     

DFT Study of Dimethylaluminum Azide Clusters： Structures,Energies, Frequencies and Thermodynamic Properties

Introduction The organoaluminum azide compounds have been widely used in many fields. These compounds are used as the azidating agents,1-3 and the energetic materials which are always used in national defence industry and in space technology, especially to generate thin films of AlN in various chemical vapor deposition (CVD) sys-tems.4-6 Aluminum nitride has useful properties for coatings, especially for optical or optoelectronic devices, acoustic wave devices and electronic microcircuits.7 …     

Biofuel cell based on horseradish peroxidase immobilized on copper sulfide as anode for decolorization of anthraquinone AV109 dye

The potential application of electrochemically formed copper sulfide as horseradish peroxidase mediator in the enzymatic biofuel cell and anthraquinone AV109 dye as a fuel is investigated. The open circuit voltage of 0.52 V and short circuit current of ～3.6 μA/cm~2 are obtained, with the maximum specific power of ～1 μW/cm~2. The influence of internal resistance of the cell is discussed. Decolorization is investigated under open circuit potentials, and under external load of 3.3 k conditions. In both cases, 40% of decolorization is achieved, but are three times faster under external load conditions. Specific energy during decolorization in such cell is estimated to ～5 m Wh/m~2. The possible mechanism of the power generation during decolorization of AV 109 dye is discussed.     

Si4X(X=C,N,O,Si,P,S)原子簇结构的理论研究

在密度泛函B3LYP/6-311G*水平上, 对具有C3v对称的Si4X (X = C, N, O, P, S)原子簇进行了几何构型优化计算, 并讨论它们的热力学稳定性、动力学活性、Mulliken布居、SiX键长、占据价轨道的对称性以及HOMO能级位置等周期递变规律。     

杂硼原子簇XB6+ (X=C,Si, Ge,Sn, Pb)的稳定性和芳香性

利用从头算MP2方法和密度泛函理论B3LYP和B3PW91方法, 研究了杂硼原子簇XB₆⁺ (X=C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb)的结构、稳定性及化学键合情况. 对C, Si, Ge, B使用6-311+G(d)基组, 对Sn和Pb使用LANL2DZ赝势基组. 研究结果表明, 具有C_s对称性的假平面XB₆⁺ (X=C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb)结构是势能面上的全域极小点, 其稳定性要高于C_6v对称性的锥形结构和C₂对称性的假锥形结构. 在B3LYP水平上, 对这些异构体的势能面的极小点进行了自然键轨道(NBO)的分析; 对最稳定构型的最高占据分子轨道(HOMO)和最低空轨道(LUMO)能级差、分子轨道(MO)和核独立化学位移(NICS)进行了计算和讨论. 分析了杂原子和硼原子间、相邻硼原子间的键合情况, 讨论了最稳定构型的芳香性质.     

Search for more stable C58X18 isomers: stabilities and electronic properties of seven-membered ring C58X18 fullerene derivatives (X = H, F, and Cl)

Stimulated by recent preparation and characterization of the first C58F18 fullerene derivative, with a heptagon in the framework (Science, 2005, 309, 278), we have performed systematic density functional studies on the stabilities and electronic properties of two different structures C58X18 (A) and C58X18 (B), where X = H, F, and Cl. The large energy gaps between the highest occupied molecular orbitals and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (between 2.64 and 3.45 eV) and the aromatic character (with nucleus independent chemical shifts from -10.0 to -13.9 ppm) of C58X18 (A) and C58X18 (B) indicate that they possess high stabilities. Further investigations show that the heats of formation of C58X18 fullerene derivatives are highly exothermic, suggesting that adding nine X2's releases much of the strain of pure C58 fullerene and leads to stabilities of the derivatives. Lower in energy and stronger in aromatic character than C58F18 (B), which has been experimentally characterized, C58F18 (A) should also be isolated. In addition, C58F18 and C58Cl18 are predicted to possess large electron affinities, especially for C58F18 (B) and C58Cl18 (B) with values of 3.00 and 3.06 eV, respectively, even larger than that (2.50 eV) of C60F18. Hence, C58F18 and C58Cl18 can serve as good electron-acceptors with possible photonic/photovoltaic application. The IR spectra of C58X18 are simulated to facilitate identification of different isomers experimentally. In addition, the electronic spectra and second-order hyperpolarizabilities of C58X18 are predicted by ZINDO and sum-over-states model. With the addition of 9X2, both the static and frequency-dependent second-order hyperopolarizabilities of C58X18 greatly decrease compared to those of C58.     

Structural and electronic properties of Al12X+ (X=C, Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb) clusters

Using the first-principles method with the generalized gradient approximation, the authors have studied the structural and electronic properties of Al(12)X(+) (X=C, Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb) clusters in detail. The ground state of Al(12)C(+) is a low symmetry C(s) structure instead of an icosahedron. However, the Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb atom doped cationic clusters favor icosahedral structures. The ground states for Al(12)Si(+) and Al(12)Ge(+) are icosahedra, while the C(5nu) structures optimized from an icosahedron with a vertex capped by a tetravalent atom have the highest binding energy for Al(12)Sn(+) and Al(12)Pb(+) clusters. The I(h) structure and the C(5nu) structure are almost degenerate for Al(12)Ge(+), whose binding energy difference is only 0.03 eV. The electronic properties are altered much by removing an electron from the neutral cluster. The binding strength of a valence electron is enhanced, while the binding energy of the cluster is reduced much. Due to the open electronic shell, the band gaps between the highest occupied molecular orbital and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital are approximately 0.3 eV for the studied cationic clusters.     

Geometries,vibrational frequencies,and electron affinities of X2Cl (X=C,Si,Ge) clusters

Ab initio quantum chemical calculations have been performed on X₂Cl^? and X₂Cl (X = C, Si, Ge) clusters. The geometrical structures, vibrational frequencies, electronic properties and dissociation energies are investigated at the Hartree–Fock (HF), Møller–Plesset second‐ and fourth‐order (MP2, MP4), CCSD(T) level with the 6‐311+G(d) basis set. The X₂Cl (X = C, Si, Ge) and X₂Cl^? (X = Si, Ge) take a bent shape obtained at the ground state, while C₂Cl^? has a linear structure. The impact on internal electron transfer between the X₂Cl and the corresponding anional clusters is studied. The three different types of electron affinities (EAs) at the CCSD(T) are reported. The most reliable adiabatic electronic affinities, obtained at the CCSD(T)/cc‐pvqz level of theory, are predicted to be 3.30, 2.62, and 1.98 eV for C₂Cl, Si₂Cl, and Ge₂Cl, respectively. The calculated EAs of C₂Cl and Ge₂Cl are in good agreement with theoretical results reported. The correlation effects and basis sets effects on the geometrical structures and dissociation energies are discussed. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007     

First‐principles study of molecular hydrogen dissociation on doped Al12X (X = B,Al, C,Si, P,Mg, and Ca) clusters

Inspired by the concept of superatom via substitutionally doping an Al₁₃ magic cluster, we investigated the H₂ molecule dissociation on the doped icosahedral Al₁₂X (X = B, Al, C, Si, P, Mg, and Ca) clusters by means of density functional theory. The computed reaction energies and activation barriers show that the concept of superatom is still valid for the catalysis behavior of doped metal clusters. The hydrogen dissociation behavior on metal clusters characterized by the activation barrier and reaction energy can be tuned by controllable doping. Thus, doped Al₁₂X clusters might serve as highly efficient and low‐cost catalysts for hydrogen dissociation. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2009     

Theoretical study on tetranuclear boron clusters: B4X4 (X = H, F, Cl, Br, I)

The molecular orbitals for B4H4, B4F4, B4Cl4, B4Br4 and B4I4 have been calculated by using all-electron or effective core potential ab initio method at the self-consistent field level using basis sets with diffuse and polarization functions. The boron-boron and boron-halide (-hydrogen) distances of these cage compounds are optimized with three kinds of basis sets constrained to a tetrahedral symmetry. According to the localization scheme of Boys, four three-centered two-electron (3c2e) B-B-B bonds localized on each of the faces of the B4 tetrahedron are derived for B4X4 clusters. The HOMO-LUMO energy gaps, atomization energies and Mulliken overlap populations of these compounds indicate that the stabilities of the clusters decrease in the sequence of B4F4 > B4Cl4, B4H4 > B4Br4 > B4I4.     

Structural and electronic properties of Si n, Si n+, and AlSi n-1 (n=2-13) clusters: theoretical investigation based on ab initio molecular orbital theory

The geometric and electronic structures of Si(n), Si(n) (+), and AlSi(n-1) clusters (2< or =n< or =13) have been investigated using the ab initio molecular orbital theory under the density functional theory formalism. The hybrid exchange-correlation energy function (B3LYP) and a standard split-valence basis set with polarization functions [6-31G(d)] were employed for this purpose. Relative stabilities of these clusters have been analyzed based on their binding energies, second difference in energy (Delta (2)E) and fragmentation behavior. The equilibrium geometry of the neutral and charged Si(n) clusters show similar structural growth. However, significant differences have been observed in the electronic structure leading to their different stability pattern. While for neutral clusters, the Si(10) is magic, the extra stability of the Si(11) (+) cluster over the Si(10) (+) and Si(12) (+) bears evidence for the magic behavior of the Si(11) (+) cluster, which is in excellent agreement with the recent experimental observations. Similarly for AlSi(n-1) clusters, which is isoelectronic with Si(n) (+) clusters show extra stability of the AlSi(10) cluster suggesting the influence of the electronic structures for different stabilities between neutral and charged clusters. The ground state geometries of the AlSi(n-1) clusters show that the impurity Al atom prefers to substitute for the Si atom, that has the highest coordination number in the host Si(n) cluster. The fragmentation behavior of all these clusters show that while small clusters prefers to evaporate monomer, the larger ones dissociate into two stable clusters of smaller size.     

Hydrogen bridging in the compounds X2H (X=Al,Si,P,S)

X2H hydrides (X=Al, Si, P, and S) have been investigated using coupled cluster theory with single, double, and triple excitations, the latter incorporated as a perturbative correction [CCSD(T)]. These were performed utilizing a series of correlation-consistent basis sets augmented with diffuse functions (aug-cc-pVXZ, X=D, T, and Q). Al2H and Si2H are determined to have H-bridged C2v structures in their ground states: the Al2H ground state is of 2B1 symmetry with an Al-H-Al angle of 87.6 degrees, and the Si2H ground state is of 2A1 symmetry with a Si-H-Si angle of 79.8 degrees. However, P2H and S2H have nonbridged, bent Cs structures: the P2H ground state is of 2A' symmetry with a P-P-H angle of 97.0 degrees, and the S2H ground state is of 2A' symmetry with a S-S-H angle of 93.2 degrees. Ground state geometries, vibrational frequencies, and electron affinities have been computed at all levels of theory. Our CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVQZ adiabatic electron affinity of 2.34 eV for the Si2H radical is in excellent agreement with the photoelectron spectroscopy experiments of Xu et al. [J. Chem. Phys. 108, 7645 (1998)], where the electron affinity was determined to be 2.31+/-0.01 eV.