Computer Simulation of Gd(III) Speciation in Human Interstitial Fluid

The study on biological effects of rare earths is of great importance because more and more rare earths enter into the environment and human body via food chain etc.1, 2 The research on rare earth speciation is a key to understand distribution, metabolism and biological effects of rare earths. As a continuation of our research on rare earth speciation in human body3,soluble and insoluble speciations of Gd(III) in human interstitial fluid were studied in this work. Almost all the stability …     

DFT Study of Charge Effect on the Odd-even Oscillatory Behavior in Stabilities for Gold Clusters

The comparative study of charge effect on the size-dependence stabilities of gold clusters Aunz(n = 2~12, z = 0/±1) in gas phase is performed at the M06-L/Lanl2 dz level. The lowest-energy structures charged by –1, 0 and +1 are optimized. The result shows that the geometries of the clusters with over 7 atoms tend to be cake-like. From the two- to three-dimensional geometries, the oscillatory behaviors are exhibited in the structural and electronic properties with the most pronounced in energy gap. The amplitude for the positive clusters is bigger than both the neutral and negative clusters. The neutral clusters with even number of even-coordinated atoms are more stable than the neighbors with odd number of even-coordinated atoms, as is completely reversed for the charged clusters. The oscillatory behaviors for the charged clusters are opposite to that for the neutral clusters, as is attributed to the electron-paired effect.     

Theoretical Investigation of Structures,Bonding and Electronic Properties for the Complexes of 6-Mercaptopurine and Ag_8 Clusters

The Ag clusters have been investigated widely theoretically and experimentally. In particular, it has recently shown that the neutral Ag_8 clusters embedded in an argon matrix have a strong fluorescence signal. As we can know, the metal clusters may have important effects on the structures and properties of biomolecules. More and more attention is paid to the interaction between nanomaterials and biomolecules. In this work, the B3LYP method in density functional theory was used on the complexes between the 6-mercaptopurine(6MP) and Ag_8 clusters combined with 6-311++G** as well as LANL2DZ base sets. The geometries of all the complexes were optimized with full degree of freedom and the structures, chemical bonds, orbital properties as well as Mulliken charges for ten possible complexes were analyzed based on the same theory level. In addition, the influence of temperature and pressure on the stabilities of the four complexes was further explored using standard statistical thermodynamic methods ranging from 50 to 500 K and at 100 kPa or 100 bar. The results show that the complex Ag_8-6 MP-7-5 can be the most stable one among the investigated complexes, in which the Ag(11) atom interacts with the S(10) atom forming the strong chemical bond. The Mulliken charges also show that the Ag–S chemical bond is formed and the related charge has transferred. Additionally, the temperature and pressure can significantly influence the stability of the four stable complexes.     

OXIDATIVE COUPLING OF METHANE OVER Mn_2O_3-Na_2WO_4/SiO_2 CATALYST IN THE ABSENCE OF DILUTE GAS

The oxidative coupling of methane over Mn2O3-Na2WO4/SiO2 catalyst has been investigated in the absence of dilute gas. 16.4% of C2 yield and 80.4% of the selectivity to C2 hydrocarbons were obtained at CH4/O2 = 8.5/1.5. The effect of flow rate on the selectivity to C2 hydrocarbons and CH4 conversion was different under the reaction condition of different ratio of CH4 to oxygen. The flow rate had a more remarkable effect on the selectivity at the lower ratio of methane to oxygen. The addition of steam into the reaction gas can increase C2 yield to some extent, but that of HC1 decrease the selectivity to C2 hydrocarbons.     

DYNAMIC MONTE CARLO STUDY ON THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SHAPE AND SIZE OF LINEAR POLYMER CHAINS

The correlation between shape and size of linear chains on the simple cubic lattice is investigated using a dynamicMonte Carlo technique. A positive correlation between the asphericity parameter A and the square of the end-to-end distanceR~2, as well as that between A and the square of the radius of gyration S~2, is found for both RW and SAW chains, indicatingthat a chain conformation of small size is usually more spherical than one of large size. The result can explain why the shapeof the SAW chain deviate much more from a sphere than that of the RW chain, and can also explain the similar dependenceof size and shape on chain stiffness and on the distance of the first bead of a chain from an infinitely large flat surface.     

GAS TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF A POLYIMIDE BASED ON 2, 2-BIS (3, 4-DECARBOXYPHENYL) HEXAFLUOROPROPANE AND meta-PHENYLENEDIAMINE

By means of a vacuum time-lag method, gas transport properties of apolyimide based on 2, 2- bis (3, 4- decarboxyphenyl ) hexafluoropropane dianhydride (6FDA )and meta- phenylenediamine (mPDA ) have been measured as a function of upstream pres-sure and temperature. The results show that no gas-induced plasticization occurs for thispolyimide in the upstream pressure range from 1 atm to 20atm. The temperature depen-dence of P and D can be described by the Arrhenius equations. The activation energiesof permeation and diffusion were obtained for the gas/polymer pair studied and correlatedwith the size of penetrant gas.     

激光溅射金属等离子体与醇类分子束反应的研究：产物离子对分子束状态的依赖性

The gas phase reactions of metal plasma with alcohol clusters were studied by time of flight mass spectrometry （TOFMS） using laser ablation-molecular beam （LAMB） method. The significant dependence of the product cluster ions on the molecular beam conditions was observed. When the plasma acted on the low density parts of the pulsed molecular beam, the metal-alcohol complexes M^＋An （M=Cu, Al, Mg, Ni and A=C2H5OH, CH3OH） were the dominant products, and the sizes of product ion clusters were smaller. While the plasma acted on the high density part of the beam, however, the main products turned to be protonated alcohol clusters H^＋An and, as the reactions of plasma with methanol were concerned, the protonated water-methanol complexes H3O^＋（CH3OH）n with a larger size （n≤12 for ethanol and n≤24 for methanol）. Similarly, as the pressure of the carrier helium gas was varied from 1 × 10^5 to 5 × 10^5 Pa, the main products were changed from M^＋An to H^＋An and the sizes of the clusters also increased. The changes in the product clusters were attributed to the different formation mechanism of the output ions, that is, the M^＋An ions came from the reaction of metal ion with alcohol clusters, while H^＋An mainly from collisional reaction of electron with alcohol clusters.     

Carbon matrix effects on the micro-structure and performance of Pt nanowire cathode prepared by decal transfer method

High performance cathode for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell was prepared by depositing Pt nanowires in a carbon matrix coated on a substrate, and using decal transfer method to fabricate the membrane electrode assembly. The effects of carbon and ionomer contents on the electrode micro-structure and fuel cell performance are investigated by physical characterization and single cell testing. The Pt nanowires are gradient distributed across the cathode thickness, and more Pt exists near the membrane. Both the carbon and ionomer contents can affect the Pt nanowires distribution and aggregation. In addition, the carbon loading dominates the transport distance of gas and proton, and the ionomer content affects the triple phase boundaries and porosity in the cathode. The optimal structure of Pt nanowire cathode is obtained at0.10 mg cm-2carbon loading and 10 wt% ionomer.     

Crystal structures and electronic properties of BaC_2 isomers by theoretical study based on DFT

Band structures and electronic properties of two BaC2 isomers were calculated by using density func-tional theory(DFT) properly.The ionic bond features are all typical between cation(Ba) and anion clusters(C2) in both structures of the isomers.However,a much stronger covalent bond exists in anion clusters which can be seen by inspecting the electron distribution contour that has a dull bell like shape between two carbon atoms.The shortest distance between Ba2 and C22? and the bond length in anion clusters are different in these isomers of BaC2,which are 0.2945 nm and 0.1185 nm for the structure with the I4/mmm space group and 0.2744 and 0.1136 nm with the C2/c type,respectively.Band structures were clarified by combining the DOS to indicate the ionic bonding features more clearly.Population analysis provided further evidence on these ideas.Thermodynamical calculation results reveal that the transition temperature of these two polymorphs of BaC2 locates near 132 K,which is consistent with the recent experimental results.     

Fluorescence microscopy observation of self-organized microstructure formed by a rare earth compound

The morphologies of monolayers containing Eu(TTA)3Phen (TTA=thenoyltrifluoroace-tone, Phen = 1, 10-phenanthroline) were studied at the air/liquid interface on different subphases by fluorescence microscopy (FM). The composite subphase was the basic premise for the stable existence of the rare earth compound at air/liquid interface. The process that rare earth compound phase changes from liquid expanded state to liquid condensed state corresponded to a plateau in the π-A isotherm. In the pure Eu(TTA)3Phen monolayer, rod domains of Eu(TTA)3Phen formed and packed with no order. In the mixed monolayers with stearic acid (SA), phase transition of SA occurred first and formed domains with an electric gradient field, which induced the rare earth compound to form luminescent ring domains. Influence of intermolecular interaction on the self-organized microstructure was revealed.     

Parity Alternation of Silicon-doped Ternary Cationic Clusters HC_nSi_2~+(n=1～9)

Systematic study on the electronic/geometrical structures and the parity alternation effect of silicon-doped ternary cationic clusters HCnSi2＋（n = 1 ~9） have been carried out at the coupled cluster level. The ground-state （G-S） isomers of the clusters have been defined. The C, chains of the G-S isomers display polyacetylene-like structures. The even-n cations are more stable than the odd-n ones. Such a trend of even/odd alternation has been elaborated based on concepts of the bond character, atomic charge, incremental binding energy, ionization potential, proton affinity and fragmentation energies of the systems. The findings accord with the relative intensities of HC,,Si2＋ species recorded in the related mass spectrometric experiments.     

Studies on the Adsorption and Dissociation of Methane and Carbon Dioxide on Nickel Catalysts

The adsorption and dissociation of methane and carbon dioxide for reforming on nickel catalysts were extensively investigated by TPSR, TPD, XPS and pulse reaction methods. These studies showed that the decomposition of methane results in the formation of at least three kinds of surface carbon species on supported nickel catalysts. Carbidic Cα, carbonaceous Cβ and carbidic clusters C-γ surface carbon species formed by the decomposition of methane demonstrated different surface mobility, thermal stability and reactivity. Carbidic Cα is a very active and important intermediate in carbon dioxide reforming with methane, and the carbidic clusters Cγ species might be the precursor of surface carbon deposition. The partially dehydrogenated Cβ species can react with H2 or CO2 to form CH4 or CO. On the other hand, it was proven that CO2 can be weakly adsorbed on supported nickel catalysts, and only one kind of CO2 adsorption state is formed. The interaction mechanism between the species dissociated from CH4     

Oxidation Effects on the Electronic Properties of Hydrogenated Silicon Clusters

The geometric and electronic properties of some hydrogenated silicon clusters in the presence of oxygen on the surface have been investigated.The density functional theory with generalized gradient approximation functional was applied in our calculations.By calculating the total energy,the double bond Si=O is shown to be more stable than the bridge bond Si-O-Si for large size oxidized clusters.The results of Mulliken population analysis indicate that a so-called passivation effect is enhanced by oxidization effects.From the energy band structures and density of states,we find that some localized states are induced by the p-orbital of O atom mainly and reduce the energy gaps substantially.     

Nin(n=3～39)团簇结构，能量和稳定性的研究

The stable geometric structure and energy of Ni_n(n=3～39) clusters as a function of cluster size are studied by the Monte Carlo simulation. The interaction among atoms is calculated through Lennard-Jones plus Axilrod-Teller potentials. It is found that the clusters grow through adding atoms on one or more surfaces of Ni₇ or Ni₁₃ after the cluster size n is larger than 7. It is also found that there exists direct correlation between the stability and geometrical structures of clusters. Relatively, highly symmetry clusters are more stable. In addition, the nickel clusters with fcc-like structure such as Ni₃₃, Ni₃₆ and Ni₃₈ are more stable than their neighboring clusters.     

Effects of iron phthalocyanine on the inner pressure of MH/Ni battery

The inner gas pressure of the battery beyond 1.01 106 Pa can cause a release of gas from the safety valve for a normal sealed cell, leading to a drying out of electrolyte solution[1], and gradually decreasing the performance of the battery until finally destroying it. During overcharging, oxygen is produced rapidly on the nickel electrode, and it is necessary to eliminate the oxygen and restrain the rising speed of inner pres-sure so as to improve the performance of MH/Ni bat-tery. Phthalocy…     

Computer Simulation of Insoluble Pr(III) Speciation in Human Interstitial Fluid

Due to the wide application of rare earths, more and more rare earths enter into environment, and human body via food chain etc1,2. It becomes very urgent to study the biological effect of rare earths. It is well known that biological effects of metal ions depend on their speciation in biological systems. Therefore, the research on rare earth speciation is a key to understand their distribution, metabolism and biological effects. Previous researches were devoted to rare earth speciation in…     

Synthesis of Fluoro-Contained Bisazo Chromotropic Acid Derivants and studies on Their Color Reactions with Rare Earth Elements

In this paper, a series of f1uoro-contained bisazo chromotropic acid derivants has been designed and synthesized. They are easily soluble in water, alcohol and acetone but insoluble in benzene, ether and chloroform. Some regularities of the effects of their molecular structure on the color reaction have also been studied. The result shows that in this series of reagents, DCF-chlorophosphonazo and DBF-chlorophosphonazo are excellent color reagents for the determination of the total amount of rare earth elements. The molar absor-ptivities of light and heavy rare earth elements are approach to each other. The tolerant quantity of Bi (Ⅲ) and Pb (Ⅱ) , Sn(Ⅳ) are larger than that of the other arsenazo or chlorophosphonazo type of color reagents. We also discover that p-fluorochlorophosphonazo can form β-type complexes with heavy rare earth elements, and p -fluoro-carboxyazo with light rare earth elements. If the reaction time is controlled, p -fluoro-carboxyao can form β-type complex only with La, and the     

Delayed Ionization and Delayed Detachment in Molecules and Clusters

The evolution of a molecular system excited above its ionization threshold depends on a number of parameters that include the nature of the excited states and their couplings to the various continua. The general nature of the processes governing this evolution depends also essentially on the complexity of the molecule, more precisely on its size, density of states, and strength of the couplings among the various internal degrees of freedom. In this paper we address the question of the transition between autoionization that prevails in small molecules, and delayed ionization occurring in larger molecules or clusters. This transition is illustrated by autoionization of Na2 Rydberg states on one hand, delayed ionization in fullerene C60, and delayed detachment in small cluster anions on the other hand. All processes are studied in the case of nanosecond laser excitation, corresponding to a rather slow deposition of the internal energy.     

STUDIES ON THE ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY OF RARE EARTHS——THE ADSORPTIVE-COMPLEX WAVE OF THE COMPLEXES OF N, N'-DI-(2-HYDROXY-5-SULPHOPHENYL)-C-CYANFORMAZAN (DSPCF) AND LIGHT RARE EARTH ELEMENTS

The sensitive adsorptive-complex wave of the complexes formed by light rare earth elements and DSPCF is studied in this paper. The electroactivities of the complexes of light (La-Eu) and heavy rare earth elements (Gd-Lu), are quite different, so we can determine a certain light rare earth element or the total amounts of light rare earths without separating them from heavy rare earths. The mechanism of the adsorptive-complex wave and the reason why heavy rare earths could not form the electroactive complexes have been studied as well.     

THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS OF THE EFFECTS OF ICE PHASE PROCESSES ON EVOLUTION OF CONVECTIVE STORMS

The numerical experiments on sensitivity of two types of convective storms to ice phasemicrophysical processes have been made by using a fully elastic three-dimensional cloud mod-el with a more detailed ice phase parameterization scheme. The simulations show that, ingeneral, inclusion of ice phase processes in the model leads to more intensive modelingstorms--the total latent heat released and the total precipitation increase obviously, the cloudtop rises, and the maximum ground precipitation rate is reached earlier. These effects of icephase processes can be much more significant in some relatively cold environments, in whichthey even modify the dynamic structures and life cycle of simulating storms. The mecha-nisms and favourable conditions of ice phase influences on storms are also discussed.