Matrix-assisted laser ablation production of gold cluster ions from Au-coated photonic crystals

A new strategy was explored to generate pure gold cluster ions, Au(n)(+/-), from gold films deposited on solid substrates via a matrix-assisted laser ablation technique. The gold films deposited on SiO(2)-particle-assembled photonic crystals were demonstrated to be the most ideal compared with the films deposited on various glass slides. Dropped with a matrix of 2-(4-hydroxyphenylazo) benzoic acid and bombarded by nitrogen pulse laser (355 nm), they could release a series of Au(n)(+) with n more than 110 or Au(n)(-) with n more than 60 according to the data obtained by inline time-of-flight mass spectrometry. The gold-deposited photonic crystal substrates could be stored at room temperature for at least 6 months. The method is hence steady and convenient in use.     

Intermolecular coulomb decay at weakly coupled heterogeneous interfaces

Surface ejection of H(+)(H(2)O)(n=1-8) from low energy electron irradiated water clusters adsorbed on graphite and graphite with overlayers of Ar, Kr or Xe results from intermolecular Coulomb decay (ICD) at the mixed interface. Inner valence holes in water (2a(1)(-1)), Ar (3s(-1)), Kr (4s(-1)), and Xe (5s(-1)) correlate with the cluster appearance thresholds and initiate ICD. Proton transfer occurs during or immediately after ICD and the resultant Coulomb explosion leads to H(+)(H(2)O)(n=1-8) desorption with kinetic energies that vary with initiating state, final state, and interatomic or molecular distances.     

Sin-1N和Sin-2N2(n=3～8)离子团簇结构及其光电子能谱的研究

利用密度泛函理论中的B3LYP方法,在6-311G(d)基组上对Sin-1N和Sin-2N2(n=3~8)阴阳离子团簇的几何结构和光电子能谱进行了系统研究。结果得到了各团簇的最稳定结构,Sin-2N2离子团簇对称性比Sin-1N离子团簇对称性好;Sin-1N(n=3~8)离子团簇的几何结构在总原子数n≤4时为平面结构,n>4时为立体结构;Sin-2N2(n=3~8)离子团簇的几何结构在总原子数n≤6时为平面结构,n>6时为立体结构;对于Sin-1N 团簇,总原子数是偶数的团簇比总原子数为奇数的团簇稳定;对于Sin-1N-及Sin-2N2阴阳离子团簇,总原子数是奇数的团簇比总原子数为偶数的团簇稳定。     

铝氢化物(AlHn)(n=1-6)团簇结构与光谱的研究

采用密度泛函(DFT)中的B3P86方法，在Dunning的相关一致基组cc-PVTZ水平上，对铝氢化物(AlHn)(n=1-6)团簇的可能几何构型进行优化计算，得出最稳定构型的几何参数、电子结构、振动频率和光谱等性质参数，并给出了最稳定结构的总能量(ET)、结合能(EBT)、平均结合能(Eav)、电离势(EIP)、能隙(Eg)、费米能级(EF)和氢原子差分吸附能(Ediff)等．结果表明铝氢化物团簇基态稳定结构的电子态分别为：n为奇数为单重态 和 ，n为偶数为双重态 和 ；由于Al原子属于缺电子原子，能与等电子原子H化合，通过氢桥键形成氢化物，本文优化计算发现，铝氢化物团簇最稳定的构型都存在氢桥键，且n为奇数的氢化物的氢桥键作用比相邻偶数的氢化物强．最后计算了铝氢化物团簇最稳定结构的红外光谱、平均结合能、电离势、能隙和费米能级等动力学电子特性，分析得出(AlHn)(n=1-6)团簇中AlH3的电离势和能隙最大，说明该氢化物最稳定，氢原子差分吸附能最大．     

铝氢化物(AlHn)(n=1-6)团簇结构与光谱的研究

采用密度泛函(DFT)中的B3P86方法,在Dunning的相关一致基组cc-PVTZ水平上,对铝氢化物(AlHn)(n=1-6)团簇的可能几何构型进行优化计算,得出最稳定构型的几何参数、电子结构、振动频率和光谱等性质参数,并给出了最稳定结构的总能量(ET)、结合能(EBT)、平均结合能(Eav)、电离势(EIP)、能隙(Eg)、费米能级(EF)和氢原子差分吸附能(Ediff)等．结果表明铝氢化物团簇基态稳定结构的电子态分别为：n为奇数为单重态 和 ,n为偶数为双重态 和 ;由于Al原子属于缺电子原子,能与等电子原子H化合,通过氢桥键形成氢化物,本文优化计算发现,铝氢化物团簇最稳定的构型都存在氢桥键,且n为奇数的氢化物的氢桥键作用比相邻偶数的氢化物强．最后计算了铝氢化物团簇最稳定结构的红外光谱、平均结合能、电离势、能隙和费米能级等动力学电子特性,分析得出(AlHn)(n=1-6)团簇中AlH3的电离势和能隙最大,说明该氢化物最稳定,氢原子差分吸附能最大．     

Scaling of dynamical decoupling for spin qubits

We investigate the scaling of coherence time T(2) with the number of π pulses n(π) in a singlet-triplet spin qubit using Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) and concatenated dynamical decoupling (CDD) pulse sequences. For an even numbers of CPMG pulses, we find a power law T(2) is proportional to (n(π))(γ(e)), with γ(e)=0.72±0.01, essentially independent of the envelope function used to extract T(2). From this surprisingly robust value, a power-law model of the noise spectrum of the environment, S(ω)~ω(-β), yields β=γ(e)/(1-γ(e))=2.6±0.1. Model values for T(2)(n(π)) using β=2.6 for CPMG with both even and odd n(π) up to 32 and CDD orders 3 through 6 compare very well with the experiment.     

Gold chloride cluster ions generated by vacuum laser ablation

In this work, a simple way for study the possibility of formation a vapor cluster species of tetrachloroauric acid (HAuCl₄), using the laser ablation in the absence of a buffer or reactive atmosphere, and without a postablation supersonic expansion on a commercial matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer, is reported. Tetrachloroauric acid is known as precursor for the synthesis of gold nanostructures and the complex salts; therefore it is an important task to discover and quantify the species arising from HAuCl₄, in order to understand their role in the gold assisted reactions. Mass spectrum of HAuCl₄ in a reflector negative-ion mode contains the hydrated mono- and dinuclear gold clusters in the m/z range 286–436, and gold chloride clusters in the m/z range 447–795. In the first part of spectrum, m/z range 286–436, the hydrated gold cluster species of type Au _n ^? (H₂O)_m (n?=?1–2; m?=?1, 2, 5, 7, 8) and [Au_n(OH)_k]^?(H₂O)_m (n?=?1–2; k?=?1–2; m?=?1, 4–8) were found. Besides that, there are gold chloride clusters with general formula [AuH_r(HCl)₂]^?(H₂O)_m (m?=?1–5; 8–9; r?=?0–2) in this part of spectrum. In the second part of spectrum, the m/z range 447–795, only gold chloride clusters were obtained. Their general formulae can be written as [AuCl_t(HCl)_v]^?(H₂O)_m (t?=?1–4; v?=?5–8; m?=?2–4, 6–8) and [Au_n(HCl)_v]^?(H₂O)_m (n?=?1–2, v?=?4–5, m?=?1–2, 5, 7). The analysis of concentration effects on the LDI mass spectra of gold clusters reveals that the relative intensities of signals for the mono- and dinuclear Au clusters increase with decreasing the concentration of water HAuCl₄ solutions.     

Bonding in Cu,Ag, and Au clusters: relativistic effects,trends, and surprises

Electronic structure and bonding in anionic coinage metal clusters are investigated via density-functional calculations, focusing on an extensive set of isomers of Cu(-)(7), Ag(-)(7), and Au(-)(7). While the ground states of Cu(-)(7) and Ag(-)(7) are three dimensional (3D), that of Au(-)(7) is planar, separated from the optimal 3D isomer by 0.5 eV. The simulated thermally weighted photoabsorption spectrum of Au(-)(7) is dominated by planar structures, and it agrees well with the measured one. The propensity of Au(-)(N) clusters to favor planar structures (with N as large as 13) is correlated with strong hybridization of the atomic 5d and 6s orbitals due to relativistic effects.     

Structures,stabilities,and magnetic properties of the Fe_nAu(n=1-12) clusters

The configurations,stabilities,electronic,and magnetic properties of Fe_nAu(n = 1–12) clusters are investigated systematically by using the relativistic all-electron density functional theory with the generalized gradient approximation.The substitutional effects of Au in Fe_(n+1)(n = 1,2,4,5,10–12) clusters are found in optimized structures which keep the similar frameworks with the most stable Fe_(n+1)clusters.And the growth way for Fe_nAu(n = 6–9) clusters is that the Au atom occupies a peripheral position of Fen cluster.The peaks appear respectively at n = 6 and 9 for Fen Au clusters and at n = 5 and 10 for Fe_(n+1)clusters based on the size dependence of second-order difference of energy,implying that these clusters possess relatively high stabilities.The analysis of atomic net charge Q indicates that the charge always transfers from Fe to Au atom which causes the Au atom to be nearly non-magnetic,and the doped Au atom has little effect on the average magnetic moment of Fe atoms in Fen Au cluster.Finally,the total magnetic moment is reduced by 3 μB for each of Fen Au clusters except n = 3,11,and 12 compared with for corresponding pure Fe_(n+1) clusters.     

AunLa(n=1~8)团簇的密度泛函研究简

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)中的杂化密度泛函B3LYP方法,在LANL2DZ基组水平上研究了Aun La(n=1~8)团簇的几何结构.计算并讨论了基态结构稳定性及电子性质.结果表明,当n=3-8时,基态结构均为三维结构且La原子趋向与更多的Au原子结合.团簇二阶能量差分,能隙和化学硬度计算结果显示除了AuLa外,具有偶数数目的团簇比奇数数目的团簇具有更好的稳定性,其中,Au3La团簇的稳定性相对较好.     

基于密度泛函理论的SinCN团簇结构及稳定性的研究

利用密度泛函理论(DFT)中的B3LYP/6-311G*方法,对SinCN(n=2-6)团簇的几何结构、振动频率和基态能量等性质进行了研究,分别讨论了其基态和亚稳态结构的能量及自旋多重态。振动频率和振动强度被用来判断体系的稳定性。结果表明,随着Si原子数的增加,零点振动能、热容量和熵近似线性增长,其平均增幅分别为0.80 kcal/mol、5.20 cal/mol•K和12.72 cal/mol•K。n为偶数的SinCN团簇比m为奇数的更为稳定。     

AunLa(n=1-8)团簇的密度泛函研究

采用密度泛函理论（DFT）中的杂化密度泛函B3LYP方法,在LANL2DZ基组水平上研究了AunLa (n=1-8)团簇的几何结构。计算并讨论了基态结构稳定性及电子性质。结果表明,当n=3-8时,基态结构均为三维结构且La原子趋向与更多的Au原子结合。团簇二阶能量差分,能隙和化学硬度计算结果显示除了AuLa外,具有偶数数目的团簇比奇数数目的团簇具有更好的稳定性,其中,Au3La团簇的稳定性相对较好。     

Density functional study of Al-doped Au clusters

The equilibrium geometries and electronic properties of Au_nAl, up to n=13, have been systematically investigated using the density functional theory. The results show that, for the Au_nAl clusters, two patterns are identified. Pattern one (n=2, 3, 8), the lowest-energy geometries prefer two-dimensional structures. Pattern two (n=4-7, 9--13), the lowest-energy geometries prefer three-dimensional structures. According to the analysis of the binding energy and the fragmentation energy, Au_nAl clusters with odd n are found to be more stable than those with even n. The same trend of alternation can be illuminated according to the computational results in the HOMO--LUMO gap, the ionization potential, and the electron affinities. The Al atom not only changes the structures of pure gold clusters, but also enhances their stabilities. NBO analysis indicates 6s orbital of Au atom hybridizes with 3p orbital of Al atom.     

Photon-induced thermal desorption of CO from small metal-carbonyl clusters

Thermal CO desorption from photoexcited free metal-carbonyl clusters has been resolved in real time using two-color pump-probe photoelectron spectroscopy. Sequential energy dissipation steps between the initial photoexcitation and the final desorption event, e.g., electron relaxation and thermalization, have been resolved for Au2(CO)(-) and Pt2(CO)5-. The desorption rates for the two clusters differ considerably due to the different numbers of vibrational degrees of freedom. The unimolecular CO-desorption thresholds of Au2(CO)(-) and Pt2(CO)5- have been approximated by means of a statistical Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel calculation using the experimentally derived desorption rate constants.     

SinC2N团簇结构及稳定性的密度泛函理论研究

利用密度泛函理论(DFT)中的B3LYP/6-311G*方法,对SinC2N(n=2-6)团簇的几何结构、振动频率和基态能量等性质进行了研究,分别讨论了其基态和亚稳态结构的能量及自旋多重态。振动频率和振动强度被用来判断体系的稳定性。结果表明,随着Si原子数的增加,零点振动能、热容量和熵近似线性增长,其平均增幅分别为1.03kcal/mol、4.84cal/mol•K和11.96cal/mol•K。n为奇数的SinC2N团簇比n为偶数的更为稳定。     

SinC2N团簇结构及稳定性的密度泛函理论研究

利用密度泛函理论(DFT)中的B3LYP/6-311G*方法,对SinC2N(n=2-6)团簇的几何结构、振动频率和基态能量等性质进行了研究,分别讨论了其基态和亚稳态结构的能量及自旋多重态。振动频率和振动强度被用来判断体系的稳定性。结果表明,随着Si原子数的增加,零点振动能、热容量和熵近似线性增长,其平均增幅分别为1.03kcal/mol、4.84cal/mol•K和11.96cal/mol•K。n为奇数的SinC2N团簇比n为偶数的更为稳定。     

Evidence of two dimensionality in quasi-one-dimensional cobalt oxides

The quasi-one-dimensional (Q1D) cobalt oxides A(N + 2)Co(n + 1)O(3n + 3) (A = Ca, Sr, and Ba, n = 1 - infinity) were investigated by muon-spin spectroscopy under applied pressures of up to 1.1 GPa. The relationship between the onset Néel temperature T(on)(N) and the interchain distance (d(ic)), which increases monotonically with n, is well fitted by the formula T(N)/T(N,0) = (1 - d(ic)/d(ic,o)(beta), here for T(on)(N) approximately 100 K for Ca(3)Co(2)O(6) (n = 1) and approximately 15 for BaCoCoO(3) (n = infinity at ambient P. The T(on)(N) - d(ic) curve also predicts a large dependence of Y(N) for the compounds with n > or = 5, i.e., in the vicinity of , while the compounds show only a very small effect. Indeed, our high-pressure mu(+) results show that of BaCoO(3) is enhanced by with a slope of 2.2 K(Gpa), whereas no detectable changes by P for both Ca(3)Co(2)O(6) and Sr(4)Co(3)O(9) (n = 2). This clearly confirms the role of the 2D-antiferromagnetic interaction on T(on)(N) in the Q1D cobalt oxides.     

Characterization of local environments in crystalline borophosphates using single and double resonance NMR

(11)B and (31)P magic-angle spinning as well as (11)B{(31)P} and (31)P{(11)B} rotational echo double resonance (REDOR) NMR have been applied to characterize the local environments in the crystalline borophosphates K(3)[BP(3)O(9)(OH)(3)], NH(4)[ZnBP(2)O(8)] and Rb(3)[B(2)P(3)O(11)(OH)(2)]. Dipolar second moment values extracted from the REDOR curves at short evolution times (DeltaS/S(0) < or = 0.2) are in reasonable agreement with those calculated from the internuclear distances in the corresponding crystal structures. In particular, the method is found to be useful for distinguishing between boron and phosphorus local environments with different numbers of B-O-P connectivities, making REDOR a well-suited tool for medium-range order investigations in glasses.     

钒氧化物团簇正离子与乙烯在流动管反应器中的反应

利用一套自建的配有团簇产生和化学反应源的飞行时间质谱装置，研究了钒氧化物团簇正离子(VmOn+)与乙烯(C2H4)在气相条件下的反应．激光溅射产生的钒等离子体与氧气分子在超声喷射下反应，产生m=1?10和n=1?26 (具体数字依赖于m) 的VmOn+，然后与流动管反应器中的乙烯反应． 该实验条件下， 氧饱和团簇(2n?5m)往往含有氢原子(VmOnH2x+)．与乙烯反应时，相对于VmOnH2x+，VmOn+表现出比较高的反应活性，而且，小团簇比大团簇具有较高的反应活性．观测到的反应产物大都为碰撞结合体V     

Two New Zn(II)/Cu(II) Compounds: Photoluminescent and Photocatalytic Properties,and Protective Activity on Parkinson Disease

Journal of Fluorescence - Two coordination polymers, that is [Zn(pdc)(im)(H2O)]n (1) and [Cu(pdc)(im)2]n·n(H2pdc) (2) (H2pdc?=?terephthalic acid, im?=?imidazole), were...