表面吸附碱金属原子的超短碳纳米管体系的结构和非线性光学性质

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法系统研究了表面吸附碱金属Li原子的超短碳纳米管([8]cyclophenacene)体系的结构和非线性光学性质.在这些体系中,Li原子均能稳定地吸附在超短碳纳米管表面,其吸附能高达84.0~106.2 kJ/mol.当吸附1~2个Li原子时,Li原子和碳纳米管之间发生了明显的电荷转移过程,使体系的一阶超极化率(β0)值明显改善,β0值从0迅速增加到3.42×103~8.29×103a.u.;当吸附的Li原子数增加到3时,体系内部产生了额外电子,有效地降低了体系最主要跃迁的跃迁能,使体系的一阶超极化率进一步提升(高达2.59×106a.u.).此外,Li原子之间的距离也是影响吸附体系β0值的重要因素.     

硼氮纳米管导电性与成键性的理论研究

用密度泛函的B3LYP方法对zigzag型(N,0)和armchair型(N,N)硼氮纳米管(N=4,5,6)进行了理论计算,根据其能带结构、态密度和健级讨论了四硼氮纳米管的成健作用和导电性,并与碳纳米管做比较.     

碱金属原子吸附PPV及其衍生物体系的结构和非线性光学性质的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法系统研究了碱金属Li原子吸附亚苯基-1,2-亚乙烯基(Phenylenevinylene)聚合物(PPV)及其衍生物(具有给受体基团修饰的)体系的结构和非线性光学性质.Li原子能稳定地吸附在PPV及其衍生物的表面,吸附能高达62.3~78.2 kJ/mol.当碱金属Li原子吸附在[PPV]n(n=2~4)表面时,锂盐效应导致了Li原子和[PPV]n之间发生了明显的电荷转移过程,使体系的一阶超极化率β0从249~756 a.u.明显增加到1.16×104~1.37×105a.u..当碱金属Li原子吸附在只有给体(—NH2)或只有受体(—CN)基团修饰的PPV衍生物{[NH2-(PPV)n]/[(PPV)n-CN]}时,体系的一阶超极化率值进一步提升,分别高达1.61×105a.u.(n=4)和2.85×105a.u.(n=4).这主要源于锂盐效应和Donor-π-Acceptor之间的协同作用导致跃迁能进一步降低所致.在Li原子吸附的具有给受体基团同时修饰的PPV衍生物(Li@[NH2-(PPV)n-CN])体系中,这种协同作用得到进一步加强,显著改善了体系的一阶超极化率(高达3.56×105a.u.,n=4).     

链式多Li掺杂分子H(HC==N-Li)nH(n=1~6)的NLO性质及链长依赖性

对链式多Li掺杂体系H(HCN-Li)_nH(n=1~6)的结构与性质进行了研究. 发现随着链长n的增大, 体系中有两类分子出现. 当n=1, 2时, 由于额外电子轨道是空的, 从而形成了Li 盐分子; 而当n=3~6时, 额外电子轨道是占据的, 从而形成了具有大范围额外电子云的多Li电子化物分子. 对于系列体系H(HCN-Li)_nH(n=1~6), 其非线性光学(NLO)性质的依赖性呈现阶梯式增长的规律, 即静态第一超极化率β₀的次序为2179, 2776(n=1, 2)< 5492, 5487(n=3, 4)< 15235, 15377(n=5, 6), 表明增加Li原子掺杂数是提高NLO响应的新途径.     

Ag负载TiO2纳米管微波辅助水热法制备及其光催化性能

以微波辅助水热法制备了二氧化钛纳米管,然后通过浸渍法在其表面负载了银纳米颗粒.所得样品用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、氮吸附、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、紫外-可见漫反射等测试方法表征.微波加热处理可以大大缩短反应时间,产物为无定型纳米管,经高温焙烧后转变成锐钛矿型二氧化钛.所得纳米管的外径为7-8 nm,内径为5-6 nm,管长约200 nm,比表面积可达371 m2·g-1.负载的银分散在纳米管的表面,对纳米管的结构与晶型没有影响,但是拓宽了二氧化钛的光吸收范围,使吸收边红移至可见光区,并且有效抑制了光生电子空穴的复合.在可见光降解罗丹明B的实验过程中,与Ag负载的P25及纯二氧化钛纳米管相比,Ag负载二氧化钛纳米管具有更高的可见光催化活性,并且当Ag/Ti 物质的量的比为0.5%时,可见光催化性能最好.     

锂离子电池富锂正极材料Li[NixLi1/3-2x/3Mn2/3-x/3]O2(x=1/5, 1/4, 1/3)的合成及电化学性能

通过共沉淀法制备了M(OH)2(M=Mn, Ni)前驱体, 并与LiOH混合, 合成了锂离子电池富锂正极材料Li[NixLi1/3-2x/3Mn2/3-x/3]O2, 采用XRD、SEM和充放电实验对其进行表征. 研究结果表明, Li, Ni, Mn原子在M层中呈有序分布, 形成超结构; 富锂正极材料由亚微米的一次粒子团聚组成1~3 μm颗粒; 在2.0~4.8 V电位范围内, 充放电电流密度为10 mA/g时, 富锂正极材料表现出很高的可逆比容量, 达到200~240 mA·h/g, 同时具有良好的循环可逆性能.     

共萃剂ClO4-作用下磷酸三丁酯分离盐湖卤水锂镁

采用磷酸三丁酯(TBP)作为萃取剂、NaClO4作为共萃剂从高镁锂比盐湖卤水中提取锂,考察了萃取温度、溶液pH值、相比和ClO-4用量等因素对Li+萃取率的影响.结果表明,卤水一次萃取的最佳操作条件为:萃取时间10 min,温度25℃,Vo/Vw=2.0,n(ClO-4)/n(Li+)=2.0,pH=5～8,Li+和Mg2+的最高萃取率分别为65.41%和13.31%,锂镁分离系数达到12.32.用水在Vw/Vo=1.0、50℃时进行反相萃取,Li+的反萃率达到81.52%,此时镁锂质量比由45.61下降至8.45.锂镁离子萃取过程呈放热效应,金属离子的萃入对TBP中H的化学位移没有影响,但会导致P O双键的红外伸缩振动吸收峰从1280 cm-1移至1264 cm-1.25℃时用斜率法测定Li+萃合物的组成接近2LiClO4.5TBP,反萃液经深度除镁后可制备碳酸锂.     

碱金属掺杂叔丁基杯[4]芳烃体系的结构及非线性光学性质

采用密度泛函理论B3LYP方法得到了M@t-Bu-calix[4]arene和(M@t-Bu-calix[4]arene)Li′(M=Li,Na,K)体系的几何结构.其中(M@t-Bu-calix[4]arene)Li′(M=Li,Na,K)三个体系各有5个稳定异构体,在前三个异构体中,碱金属与t-Bu-calix[4]arene分子间具有很强的相互作用能,说明了体系的稳定性.在部分(M@t-Bucalix[4]arene)Li异构体中Li′原子以阴离子形式存在,整个体系表现出碱金属化物的特性.此外,使用CAMB3LYP方法计算了t-Bu-calix[4]arene及碱金属掺杂后体系的非线性光学性质.结果表明,t-Bu-calix[4]arene内部掺杂一个碱金属原子M后,体系的一阶超极化率(β0)有较大提高,而在配体外部又掺杂一个Li原子后,体系具有更大的β0值.其中(M@t-Bu-calix[4]arene)Li′体系的MLi′-4异构体表现出最高的β0值(41827-114354 a.u.),并且随着M原子序数的增加而逐渐增大.可见,碱金属掺杂是提高t-Bu-calix[4]arene非线性光学响应的一种有效策略.     

杂原子掺杂的含单空位缺陷BN纳米管的非线性光学性质

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)研究了杂原子M(M=Li, Na, K, Be, Mg, Ca, C和Si)在B/N单空位缺陷处的掺杂对(6,0)BN纳米管体系非线性光学性质的影响. 采用B3LYP方法共得到了14种几何构型, 并采用BHandHLYP方法计算了这些结构的第一超极化率β₀值. 研究结果表明, 单纯的B或N缺陷几乎不影响BN纳米管体系的非线性光学性质; 与B缺陷处掺杂的体系相比, 杂原子在N缺陷处的掺杂更有利于提高BN纳米管体系的第一超极化率β₀值; 对于同周期掺杂原子, 还原性越强的原子掺杂对BN纳米管体系的第一超极化率β₀值的改善越明显, 表现为β₀(Ⅰ族)>β₀(Ⅱ族)>β₀(Ⅳ族); 对比同主族掺杂原子, 第三周期元素Na和Mg的掺杂能更有效地提高体系的第一超极化率β₀值, 原因主要在于原子半径和还原性等因素共同决定其对BN纳米管体系第一超极化率β₀值的改善程度. 本文研究结果为有效提高BN纳米管体系的非线性光学性质提供了一种新思路, 为基于BN纳米管的非线性光学材料设计提供了有价值的理论信息.     

钛酸盐纳米管的制备及光电性能研究

采用水热法制备了钛酸盐纳米管, 并用TEM、XRD、XPS对其进行了表征. 纳米管管径在5~30 nm之间, 管长约为0.1~1 μm, 具有不同于锐钛矿型的钛酸盐结构, 分子组成可能是Na4－xHxTi2O5. 将钛酸盐纳米管制备成纳米管结构电极, 并进行了光电化学研究. 钛酸盐纳米管产生阳极光电流, 具有n型半导体特性.     

Optical gap measurements on individual boron nitride nanotubes by electron energy loss spectroscopy.

Electromagnetic response of individual boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) has been studied by spatially resolved electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). We demonstrate how dedicated EELS methods using subnanometer electron probes permit the analysis of local dielectric properties of a material on a nanometer scale. The continuum dielectric model has been used to analyze the low-loss EEL spectra recorded from these tubes. Using this model, we demonstrate the weak influence of the out-of-plane contribution to the dielectric response of BNNTs. The optical gap, which can be deduced from the measurements, is found to be equal to 5.8 +/- 0.2 eV, which is close to that of the hexagonal boron nitride. This value is found to be independent of the nanotubes configuration (diameter, helicity, number of walls, and interaction between the different walls).     

Atomic and electronic structures of fluorinated BN nanotubes: computational study

The atomic and electronic structures of fluorinated BN nanotubes (BNNTs) were investigated by generalized gradient approximation (GGA) density functional theory (DFT). The reaction energies of F2 with pristine single-walled BNNTs to form fluorinated BNNTs are exothermic up to 50% coverage. At lower F coverages (below 50%), fluorines prefer external attachments to boron atoms and stay as far away as possible. At 50% F coverage, fluorines favor attachment to all the boron atoms of the outer surface energetically. Such preferable fluorination patterns and highly exothermic reaction energies hold true for double-walled (and multiwalled) BNNTs when the outer tube surface is considered. Fluorination transforms BNNTs into p-type semiconductors at low F coverages, while high F coverages convert BNNTs into p-type conductors. Therefore, the electronic and transport properties of BNNTs can be engineered by fluorination, and this provides potential applications for fluorinated BNNTs in nanoelectronics.     

Encapsulations of La@C82 and La2@C80 inside single-walled boron nitride nanotubes

Possibility of encapsulations of metallofullerenes inside single-walled boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) is studied by using first-principles calculations. We find that both La@C₈₂ and La₂@C₈₀ can be exothermically encapsulated inside the (17, 0) and (14, 7) BNNTs. The minimum diameters of exothermically encapsulating both La@C₈₂ and La₂@C₈₀ inside BNNTs are predicated to be about 13.4 Å.     

Over 1.0 mm-long boron nitride nanotubes

Over 1.0 mm boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) were successfully synthesized by an optimized ball milling and annealing method. The annealing temperature of 1100 °C is crucial for the growth of the long BNNTs because at this temperature there is a fast nitrogen dissolution rate in Fe and the B/N ratio in Fe is 1. Such long BNNTs enable a reliable single tube configuration for electrical property characterization and consequently the average resistivity of the long BNNTs is determined to be 7.1 ± 0.9 × 10⁴ Ω cm. Therefore, these BNNTs are promising insulators for three dimensional microelectromechanical system.     

SiC-doped boron nitride nanotubes: computations of 11B and 14N quadrupole coupling constants

Abstract  

Density-functional theory calculations have been performed to investigate the properties of the electronic structures of silicon–carbon-doped boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs). The geometries of zigzag and armchair BNNTs were initially optimized and the quadrupole coupling constants subsequently calculated. The results indicate that doping of B and N atoms by C and Si atoms has more influence on the electronic structure of the BNNTs than does doping of B and N atoms by Si and C atoms. The changes of the electronic sites of the N atoms are also more significant than those of the B atoms.     

Interaction of vitamins A,B1, C,B3 and D with zigzag and armchair boron nitride nanotubes: A DFT study

In this work, based on the density functional theory, the interaction of vitamins A, B1, C, B3 and D with (5, 5) armchair and (9, 0) zigzag single-walled boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) are studied. It is found that binding of vitamins A, B1, C, B3 and D with (9, 0) and (5, 5) BNNTs is thermodynamically favorable. Calculated solvation energies show that the solubility of functionalized (9, 0) BNNTs is higher than that of functionalized (5, 5) BNNT, and both dissolutions in water are spontaneous. The results showed that BNNTs can act as a suitable drug delivery vehicle for vitamins A, B1, C, B3 and D within biological systems. This study may provide a new insight into the development of the functionalized boron nitride nanotubes as drug delivery systems for virtual applications.     

Adsorption of Fe（CO）4 on the Sidewall of Boron Nitride Nanotubes： A Periodic DFT Study

The adsorption of Fe（CO）4 on various types of boron nitride nanotubes （BNNTs） areinvestigated by employing density functional theory. Our results indicate that Fe（CO）4 prefers to adsorb on the top of nitrogen atom via Fe atom, and the electronic property analysis indicates that the adsorption of Fe（CO）4 can reduce the band-gap of BNNTs.     

硅掺杂的氮化硼纳米管对氯化氰吸附性能的理论研究

为了探索氮化硼纳米管(BNNT)在化学传感器件领域的潜在应用,我们利用密度泛函理论研究了(8,0)单壁BNNT和硅掺杂的(8,0)BNNT对毒性气体氯化氰分子(ClCN)的吸附性能.结果表明,硼位或氮位硅掺杂的BNNT,均对ClCN分子存在较强的化学吸附,而纯氮化硼纳米管对ClCN仅有较弱的物理吸附.态密度的计算进一步表明硅掺杂使纳米管费米能级附近的电子结构发生显著变化,由于杂化态的引入,使带隙明显减小,增强了对毒性ClCN分子的吸附敏感性.硅掺杂的BNNT有望成为检测毒性ClCN分子的潜在资源.     

Boron‐Double‐Ring Sheet,Fullerene, and Nanotubes: Potential Hydrogen Storage Materials

Similar to carbon‐based graphene, fullerenes and carbon nanotubes, boron atoms can form sheets, fullerenes, and nanotubes. Here we investigate several of these novel boron structures all based on the boron double ring within the framework of density functional theory. The boron sheet is found to be metallic and flat in its ground state. The spherical boron cage containing 180 atoms is also stable and has I symmetry. Stable nanotubes are obtained by rolling up the boron sheet, and all are metallic. The hydrogen storage capacity of boron nanostructures is also explored, and it is found that Li‐decorated boron sheets and nanotubes are potential candidates for hydrogen storage. For Li‐decorated boron sheets, each Li atom can adsorb a maximum of 4 H₂ molecules with g_d=7.892 wt %. The hydrogen gravimetric density increases to g_d=12.309 wt % for the Li‐decorated (0,6) boron nanotube.