官能团对分子器件电输运特性的影响

以4,4′-二巯基联苯分子为研究对象,利用第一性原理计算方法和非平衡格林函数理论,研究了官能团氨基和硝基对分子的电子结构以及分子结电输运性质的影响. 计算结果表明,在分子的不同位置添加同一类官能团氨基会使分子的电子结构发生变化,从而影响分子结的电输运性质. 而在分子的同一位置添加不同类型的官能团氨基和硝基则对分子间的相互作用有着显著影响,会使分子发生转动,从而改变分子的几何结构和电子结构,影响分子结的电输运特性. 并且发现随着分子的转动,添加官能团硝基时分子会呈现出记忆功能. 关键词： 官能团 电子输运 分子电子学     

溶液酸碱性对低聚苯亚乙炔基分子结电输运性质的影响

结合密度泛函理论和非平衡格林函数方法计算了溶液酸碱性对低聚苯亚乙炔基分子结电输运性质的影响,此低聚苯亚乙炔基分子中两个不同位置的H原子被氨基和羧基取代.通过质子化和去质子化模拟酸性溶液和碱性溶液对分子结构的影响.计算结果表明:中性环境下分子器件具有良好的导电性和微弱的整流效应;碱性溶液中羧基去质子化后,分子器件电流值增长近一倍,但整流效应变化不明显;酸性溶液中氨基质子化后,分子器件正向偏压导电性能略微降低,但整流方向发生明显反转,且与中性环境下的情况相比,整流比提高了近三倍.提出了一种利用化学手段控制分子结导电能力和整流性能的方法.     

电场对分子线电荷密度的影响

本文以分子2-氨基5-硝基-1,4-二乙炔基-4'-苯硫醇基苯为研究对象,该分子通过硫氢官能团化学吸附于两金表面构成一分子线.从第一性原理出发利用密度泛函理论优化了该分子体系的几何结构,计算了分子线的电子结构.外加电场将影响分子的电子结构,从而进一步影响电子在分子线内的输运,本文主要对不同电场下分子线的电荷密度分布进行了讨论与计算.该工作将有利于未来分子电子学器件的设计.     

以石墨烯为电极的有机噻吩分子整流器的设计及电输运特性研究

传统硅基半导体器件受到了量子尺寸效应的限制,发展分子电子学器件有可能解决这一难题.本文提出了由石墨烯电极和有机噻吩分子相结合构造分子器件的思想,建构了"石墨烯-噻吩分子-石墨烯"结构的分子器件,并运用非平衡态格林函数结合密度泛函理论的方法研究了其电输运特性.系统地分析了电子给体"氨基"和电子受体"硝基"两种取代基的位置对有机噻吩分子电输运的影响.计算表明,有机噻吩二聚物被"氨基"和"硝基"取代后会产生明显的负微分电阻效应和整流效应.进一步对产生这些效应的物理机制进行分析,发现氨基的位置可以调整负微分电阻的强弱,硝基的位置可以改变整流的方向.     

分子线的电子输运特性

从第一性原理出发利用密度泛函理论计算了共扼分子2氨基5硝基1,4二乙炔基4′苯硫醇基苯(2amino5nitro1,4diethyny4′benzenethiolbenzene)的电子结构,并利用前线轨道理论和微扰理论定量地确定了该分子与金表面的相互作用能常数.然后,利用弹性散射格林函数方法研究了该分子与金表面形成的分子线的伏安特性.计算结果表明,分子通过硫氢官能团可以很强地吸附于金表面上,形成以共价键为主的混合键,从而为电子的转移提供了通道.当外加偏压很低时,分子线的电流存在禁区,禁区的宽度约08eV. 关键词： 化学吸附 分子线 分子电子学     

分子线的伏-安特性研究

利用密度泛函理论计算了共扼分子2-氨基-5-硝基-1, 4-二乙炔基-4′-苯硫醇基苯的电子结构, 并利用弹性散射格林函数方法研究了该分子与金表面形成的分子线的伏-安特性. 该工作将有利于未来分子电子学器件的设计.     

(CH3)2和(NH2)2基团修饰的齐聚苯乙炔分子电子输运性质研究

采用密度泛函理论和非平衡格林函数相结合的方法研究了S原子作为单、双端基的(CH₃)₂-OPE (齐聚苯乙炔)和(NH₂)₂-OPE分子在金电极间的电子输运性质. 通过第一性原理优化计算获得分子部分稳定结构, 再置于Au电极之间构成两极系统, 然后再优化整个两极系统获得稳定结构. 另外, 通过非平衡格林函数方法计算了两极系统的电子输运性质. 计算结果表明, 不同的修饰基团和桥接方式可以导致两极系统的开关效应、负微分电阻行为和整流行为等不同的电子输运性质. 通过计算不同偏压下的分子体系投影轨道电子分布、透射谱、态密度, 对这些新异的电输运性质出现的机理进行了解释.     

电场对分子线电子结构的影响

从第一性原理出发,利用密度泛函理论计算了分子2-氨基-5-硝基-1,4-二乙炔基-4-苯硫醇基苯与金原子团形成的分子线的电子结构,从轨道、能级及吸附电子三个方面讨论了电场对分子线电子结构的影响.该工作将有利于未来纳米电子学器件的设计.     

分子结电学特性的理论研究

在第一性原理的基础上，对共扼分子2-氨基-5-硝基-1，4-二乙炔基-4’，-苯硫醇基苯(2-amino-5-nitro-1,4-diethyny-4’-benzenethiol-benzene)与金表面形成的分子结的电学特性进行了理论研究.利用密度泛函理论计算了该分子及扩展分子的电子结构；讨论了分子与金表面的相互作用，定量地确定了耦合常数，求出了电子的迁移强度；利用弹性散射格林函数法研究了该分子结的伏—安特性.计算结果表明，当外加偏压小于0.9V时分子结存在电流禁区，随着偏压升高，分子结的电导出现平台特 关键词： 化学吸附 分子结 分子电子学     

D-B-A分子整流特性的端基效应

利用密度泛函理论和非平衡格林函数方法,研究了基于同一D-B-A分子在改变端基后形成的4个不同的分子器件的电子输运特性及整流效果.研究表明:端基的改变,能明显影响分子器件的整流效果,这是因为端基能影响分子与电极的耦合程度,从而改变了分子轨道的离域性,进而影响分子的电子输运特性及整流效果.更有趣的是,由于分子轨道HOMO和LUMO随偏压极性不同的非对称移动,导致整流器的整流方向与Aviram和Ratner分子整流器相反. 关键词： 分子整流器 端基 密度泛函理论 非平衡格林函数     

含氮-空位缺陷锯齿状石墨烯纳米条带中负微分电阻和自旋过滤效应

采用第一性原理和非平衡格林函数方法,系统研究了含氮空位缺陷锯齿状石墨烯纳米条带的自旋极化输运特性．理论计算结果表明边界非对称的这类石墨纳米条带的基态具有铁磁性,由其构建的分子结中负微分电阻效应具有鲁棒性,是电极局域的态密度及依赖偏压的散射区-电极耦合作用结果．此外,在特定偏压区域还观察到几乎完美的自旋过滤效应．     

催化前驱体亚硝酰硝酸钌中杂质元素的质谱分析

钌催化前驱体是影响负载型钌催化剂催化性能最重要因素。前驱体中的部分杂质会对催化性能产生抑制作用，尤其是S，P，Cl，As等杂质元素含量过高会降低催化剂的活性，严重时会造成催化剂中毒；因此，必须严格控制催化前驱体中杂质元素的含量。建立了快速准确测定催化前驱体亚硝酰硝酸钌（Ru(NO)(NO₃)₃）中杂质元素的分析方法。Ru(NO)(NO₃)₃经稀硝酸溶解后采用电感耦合等离子体串联质谱（ICP-MS/MS）直接测定其中的8个杂质元素（P，S，Ti，V，Cr，Mn，Fe，As）。为防止Ru(NO)(NO₃)₃溶液水解形成Ru(NO)(NO₃)x(OH)_3-x，采用稀硝酸介质有效维持了样品溶液的稳定性。在MS/MS模式下，通过一级四极杆质量过滤器（Q₁）控制进入碰撞/反应池（CRC）的离子，仅允许与待测元素具有相同质荷比（m/z）的离子进入CRC，从而将来自样品基质和等离子气Ar所形成的干扰离子阻止在CRC外，消除了大量质谱干扰。通过向CRC内通入O₂为反应气，目标离子P+，S+，Ti+，V+，As+与O₂的反应为放热过程（31P++O₂→31P16O++O，ΔH_r=-3.17 eV；32S++O₂→32S16O++O，ΔH_r=-0.34 eV；48Ti++O₂→48Ti16O++O，ΔH_r=-1.63 eV；51V++O₂→51V16O++O，ΔH_r=-0.85 eV；75As++O₂→75As16O++O，ΔH_r=-0.63 eV），能自发反应生成氧化物离子；目标离子Cr+，Mn+与O₂的反应为吸热过程（52Cr++ O₂→52Cr16O++O，ΔH_r=+1.38 eV；55Mn++O₂→55Mn16O++O，ΔH_r=+2.15 eV）。为促进Cr+，Mn+与O₂发生反应，通过调整CRC的工作参数，设置八极杆偏置电压为较大的负电压，使Cr+和Mn+在与O₂反应前被加速，提高Cr+和Mn+的动能，促进了反应的发生，通过吸热反应生成氧化物离子；而P+，S+，Ti+，V+，Cr+，Mn+，As+干扰离子在CRC内不能与O₂发生反应，仍然保持原始的m/z。通过二级四极杆质量过滤器（Q₂）将这些干扰离子阻止在外，仅允许所形成的氧化物离子进入检测器，几乎完全消除了元素P，S，Ti，V，Cr，Mn，As的所有质谱干扰。NH₃因含一对孤对电子而具有高反应活性，能与很多金属离子反应形成团簇离子。通过向CRC内通入NH₃/He为反应气，目标离子Fe+与NH₃发生质量转移反应，在所形成多个团簇离子中，Fe(NH₃)+₂的丰度最高且无干扰，通过NH₃质量转移法消除干扰。结果显示，8个元素在0～500 μg·L-1范围内具有良好的线性关系，线性相关系数≥0.999 8。方法的检出限为0.29～485 ng·L-1，按所建立的方法分析了实际样品中8个杂质元素的含量，各元素的加标回收率为93.2%～107.5%，相对标准偏差（RSD）≤3.9%。方法具有样品处理简单、分析速度快和精密度高的特点，适合催化前驱体亚硝酰硝酸钌中多个杂质元素的准确测定，为制备负载型钌催化剂提供了质量保障。     

OPE molecular junction as a hydrogen gas sensor

Oligo(phenylene ethynylene) (OPE) molecular junction has been suggested as a H₂ molecule sensor based on calculations using the first principles of density–functional theory and non-equilibrium Green's function. The electronic transport properties of the OPE molecule between two Au electrodes with or without adsorbed H₂ molecules are investigated. Results show that the adsorbed H₂ molecule significantly changes the characteristics of the current–voltage curve of the OPE molecular junction. The pure OPE molecular junction exhibits a significant negative differential resistance, but this kind of phenomenon will disappear or weaken after hydrogen molecules are adsorbed. The conductance of the junction also obviously decreases in the bias range of [−0.4, 0.4] V after adsorbing H₂ molecules. These effects can be used to design a H₂ molecule sensor.     

Polyhedral silver clusters as single molecule ammonia sensor based on charge transfer-induced plasmon enhancement

The unique plasmon resonance characteristics of nanostructures based on metal clusters have always been the focus of various plasmon devices and different applications. In this work, the plasmon resonance phenomena of polyhedral silver clusters under the adsorption of NH₃, N₂, H₂, and CH₄ molecules are studied by using time-dependent density functional theory. Under the adsorption of NH₃, the tunneling current of silver clusters changes significantly due to the charge transfer from NH₃ to silver clusters. However, the effects of N₂, H₂, and CH₄ adsorption on the tunneling current of silver clusters are negligible. Our results indicate that these silver clusters exhibit excellent selectivities and sensitivities for NH₃ detection. These findings confirm that the silver cluster is a promising NH₃ sensor and provide a new method for designing high-performance sensors in the future.     

Electronic transport properties of phenylacetylene molecular junctions

Electronic transport properties of a kind of phenylacetylene compound— (4-mercaptophenyl)-phenylacetylene are calculated by the first-principles method in the framework of density functional theory and the nonequilibrium Green's function formalism. The molecular junction shows an obvious rectifying behaviour at a bias voltage larger than 1.0 V. The rectification effect is attributed to the asymmetry of the interface contacts. Moreover, at a bias voltage larger than 2.0 V, which is not referred to in a relevant experiment [Fang L, Park J Y, Ma H, Jen A K Y and Salmeron M 2007 Langmuir 23 11522], we find a negative differential resistance phenomenon. The negative differential resistance effect may originate from the change of the delocalization degree of the molecular orbitals induced by the bias.     

Room temperature NO_2-sensing properties of hexagonal tungsten oxide nanorods

Hexagonal WO_3 nanorods were synthesized through a facile hydrothermal method. The nanorods properties were investigated by scanning electron microscope(SEM), transmission electron microscope(TEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS), and x-ray diffraction(XRD). The NO_2-sensing performances in terms of sensor response, response/recovery times and repeatability at room temperature were optimized by varying the heat treatment temperature of WO_3 nanorods. The optimized NO_2sensor(400-℃-annealed WO_3 nanorods) showed an ultra-high sensor response of 3.2 and short response time of 1 s to 5-ppm NO_2. In addition, the 400-℃-annealed sample exhibited more stable repeatability.Furthermore, dynamic responses measurements of annealed samples showed that all the annealed WO_3 nanorods sensors presented p-type behaviors. We suppose the p-type behavior of the WO_3 nanorods sensor to be that an inversion layer is formed in the space charge layer when the sensor is exposed to NO_2 at room temperature.Therefore, the 400-℃-annealed WO_3 nanorods sensor is one of the most energy conservation candidates to detect NO_2 at room temperature.     

Preparation and room temperature NO_2-sensing performances of porous silicon/V_2O_5nanorods

In this paper, porous silicon/V₂O₅ nanorod composites are prepared by a heating process of as-sputtered V film on porous silicon (PS) at 600 ℃ for different times (15, 30, and 45 min) in air. The morphologies and crystal structures of the samples are investigated by field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), x-ray diffractometer (XRD), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and Raman spectrum (RS). An improved understanding of the growth process of V₂O₅ nanorods on PS is presented. The gas sensing properties of samples are measured for NO₂ gas of 0.25 ppm～3 ppm at 25 ℃. We investigate the effects of the annealing time on the NO₂-sensing performances of the samples. The sample obtained at 600 ℃ for 30 min exhibits a very strong response and fast response-recovery rate to ppm level NO₂, indicating a p-type semiconducting behavior. The XPS analysis reveals that the heating process for 30 min produces the biggest number of oxygen vacancies in the nanorods, which is highly beneficial to gas sensing. The significant NO₂ sensing performance of the sample obtained at 600 ℃ for 30 min probably is due to the strong amplification effect of the heterojunction between PS and V₂O₅ and a large number of oxygen vacancies in the nanorods.     

Structural and optical properties of thermally reduced graphene oxide for energy devices

Natural intercalation of the graphite oxide, obtained as a product of Hummer's method, via ultra-sonication of water dispersed graphite oxide has been carried out to obtain graphene oxide(GO) and thermally reduced graphene oxide(RGO).Here we report the effect of metallic nitrate on the oxidation properties of graphite and then formation of metallic oxide(MO) composites with GO and RGO for the first time. We observed a change in the efficiency of the oxidation process as we replaced the conventionally used sodium nitrate with that of nickel nitrate Ni(NO_3)_2, cadmium nitrate Cd(NO_3)_2,and zinc nitrate Zn(NO_3)_2. The structural properties were investigated by x-ray diffraction and observed the successful formation of composite of MO–GO and MO–RGO(M = Zn, Cd, Ni). We sought to study the effect on the oxidation process through optical characterization via UV-Vis spectroscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared(FTIR) spectroscopy.Moreover, Thermo Gravimetric Analysis(TGA) was carried out to confirm 90% weight loss in each process thus proving the reliability of the oxidation cycles. We have found that the nature of the oxidation process of graphite powder and its optical and electrochemical characteristics can be tuned by replacing the sodium nitrate(NaNO_3) by other metallic nitrates as Cd(NO_3)_2, Ni(NO_3)_2, and Zn(NO_3)_2. On the basis of obtained results, the synthesized GO and RGO may be expected as a promising material in antibacterial activity and in electrodes fabrication for energy devices such as solar cell, fuel cell,and super capacitors.