功能化石墨烯改性聚乙烯热力学特性的分子动力学模拟

聚乙烯绝缘材料在我国高压电缆中有着广泛的应用.为了提高其耐热稳定性和力学性能,利用石墨烯对聚乙烯进行掺杂改性,并基于分子动力学模拟的研究方法分别建立了低密度聚乙烯(LDPE)、石墨烯和3种官能团接枝石墨烯掺杂聚乙烯的复合模型.研究表明,相比石墨烯直接掺杂聚乙烯,羧基(-COOH)、氨基(-NH)和羟基(-OH)接枝石墨烯能够更加有效地提高聚乙烯的玻璃化温度(分别提高了16 K、7 K、5 K),减弱聚乙烯分子链的移动和降低聚乙烯的热膨胀系数、均方位移(MSD),从而使得聚乙烯复合体系的热学性能得到了有效增强.此外发现石墨烯的掺杂能够提高复合模型的力学模量,其中官能团接枝石墨烯改进效果更明显,室温下弹性模量和剪切模量的提升幅度由不接枝的33.98%、36.18%,提升到了44%和42.89%(羧基功能化体系).研究结果可为聚乙烯绝缘材料的热老化抑制和力学性能的改善提供有益的参考.     

聚酰亚胺/功能化石墨烯复合材料力学性能及玻璃化转变温度的分子动力学模拟

应用分子模拟方法,建立了聚酰亚胺(polyimide,PI),石墨烯及羧基、氨基、羟基功能化石墨烯模型,探究了聚酰亚胺和石墨烯,聚酰亚胺和功能化石墨烯共混后复合材料的力学性能和玻璃化转变温度(T_g).研究结果表明,羧基修饰的石墨烯与PI复合后材料力学性能增加显著,其杨氏模量和剪切模量分别为4.946 GPa和1.816 GPa.不同官能团修饰的石墨烯引入PI后材料的T_g均有不同程度下降;未修饰的石墨烯与PI复合后,其T_g(559.30 K)较纯PI的T_g(663.57 K)降幅最大;而羧基修饰的石墨烯与PI复合后T_g(601.61 K)降幅最小.计算比较了PI/石墨烯复合材料体系密度、溶解度参数、相互作用能、弹性系数和氢键平均密度,研究发现羧基修饰石墨烯/PI复合材料的密度为1.396 g·cm~(-3),溶解度参数为23.51 J~(1/2)·cm~(-3/2),其相互作用能与氢键平均密度最大,弹性系数显示羧基修饰石墨烯与PI组成的复合材料内部最均匀.计算结果表明,羧基功能化石墨烯可以大幅度提高PI的力学性能,增强石墨烯与PI之间的相互作用可以减少复合材料T_g的降幅程度.此基体间相互作用的研究方法可以作为预测聚合物基纳米复合材料结构与性能的有效工具,以期为材料的设计与应用提供理论指导.     

纳米MgO掺杂聚乙烯微观特性的分子动力学模拟研究

电力系统高压电缆的主要绝缘材料为聚乙烯,为了提升聚乙烯的热稳定性以及减弱水分对其的渗透能力,采用纳米MgO掺杂聚乙烯,利用分子动力学模拟方法建立包含低密度聚乙烯(LDPE)、不同颗粒半径的MgO纳米团簇以及相同质量分数水分的复合模拟模型.研究结果表明,水分会降低复合体系的玻璃化温度,MgO的掺杂则会提高复合体系的玻璃化温度,减弱聚乙烯分子链的运动并减小复合体系的自由体积,使得复合体系结构更加稳定,从而增强了聚乙烯材料的热稳定性能.此外发现水分子的扩散随着温度的上升而增大,纳米MgO的添加会与水分子形成氢键抑制水分子的扩散,同时自由体积的缩减使水分子的溶解度系数与扩散系数都减小,导致水分子的渗透能力减弱,更难以渗透进聚乙烯材料破坏其结构.研究结果可为聚乙烯的水树枝生长以及老化过程的抑制提供有益的参考.     

异性官能团修饰石墨烯吸附GIS 特征气体能力的DFT研究

为研制高灵敏度气体绝缘组合开关(GIS)特征气体检测传感器,利用密度泛函理论方法,采用分子模拟软件对GIS特征气体(SO_2,SOF_2,SO_2F_2,CF_4)在异性官能团(羟基、羧基与氨基)修饰石墨烯表面的吸附过程进行模拟计算,从微观角度研究了GIS特征气体在异性官能团修饰石墨烯表面的吸附机理.首先计算了各吸附体系的吸附能、净电荷转移量以及态密度,比较了羟基与羧基修饰石墨烯对GIS特征气体的吸附能力;再通过分子前线轨道与能隙对吸附能力强弱的机理进行了研究,得出强吸附修饰官能团的规律性特征,并通过氨基石墨烯进行验证.结果表明:羧基与羟基修饰石墨烯能够有效提高对SO_2,SOF_2,SO_2F_2的吸附能力,但羧基石墨烯对GIS特征气体的整体吸附能力更强;异性官能团修饰石墨烯后的能隙及其与气体分子前线轨道能量差越小,对GIS特征气体吸附能力就越强,异性官能团修饰石墨烯的能隙与前线轨道能量差可以作为选择特征气体敏感材料的依据.     

异性官能团修饰石墨烯吸附GIS特征气体能力的DFT研究

为研制高灵敏度气体绝缘组合开关(GIS)特征气体检测传感器，利用密度泛函理论方法，采用分子模拟软件对GIS特征气体(SO_2,SOF_2,SO_2F_2,CF_4)在异性官能团(羟基、羧基与氨基)修饰石墨烯表面的吸附过程进行模拟计算，从微观角度研究了GIS特征气体在异性官能团修饰石墨烯表面的吸附机理.首先计算了各吸附体系的吸附能、净电荷转移量以及态密度，比较了羟基与羧基修饰石墨烯对GIS特征气体的吸附能力;再通过分子前线轨道与能隙对吸附能力强弱的机理进行了研究，得出强吸附修饰官能团的规律性特征，并通过氨基石墨烯进行验证.结果表明:羧基与羟基修饰石墨烯能够有效提高对SO_2,SOF_2,SO_2F_2的吸附能力，但羧基石墨烯对GIS特征气体的整体吸附能力更强;异性官能团修饰石墨烯后的能隙及其与气体分子前线轨道能量差越小，对GIS特征气体吸附能力就越强，异性官能团修饰石墨烯的能隙与前线轨道能量差可以作为选择特征气体敏感材料的依据.     

石墨烯/羟基磷灰石复合材料力学性能的数值研究

为了研究石墨烯/羟基磷灰石复合材料力学性能（弹性模量和泊松比）,开发了石墨烯/羟基磷灰石复合材料的随机分布模型自动生成算法及相应的计算程序;建立石墨烯/羟基磷灰石复合材料的有限元模型,计算添加不同质量分数的石墨烯对复合材料力学性能的影响,通过与实验数据对比验证算法的有效性.结果表明：添加0.25%~1.25%（质量分数）的石墨烯可使复合材料的弹性模量增加12%~50%,表明添加少量石墨烯即能有效地改善羟基磷灰石的力学性能.     

Fe,Co,Ni掺杂石墨烯表面吸附C_2H_4的第一性原理研究

基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的广义梯度近似(GGA),本文对本征石墨烯以及掺杂Fe,Co,Ni石墨烯的几何结构和电子性质进行了优化计算,并计算了C_2H_4在本征石墨烯以及掺杂石墨烯表面的吸附过程,讨论了体系的吸附能、稳定性、DOS及掺杂对键长的影响.结果表明C_2H_4在本征石墨烯B位的吸附和掺杂石墨烯的吸附为化学吸附,在本征石墨烯T和H位的吸附为物理吸附;掺杂后石墨烯的比表面积增大,与本征石墨烯相比,掺杂使费米能级附近的态密度积分显著提高,表明掺杂石墨烯的电导性会发生变化,从而影响对C_2H_4的气敏度..C_2H_4在Fe、Co、Ni分别掺石墨烯的最佳吸附位为T位、H位和B位;掺杂Fe,Ni后体系的吸附能力显著提高,且掺杂Ni时体系的吸附能力最好.     

接枝羧基的有限长碳纳米管电子结构的第一性原理研究

基于局域密度泛函理论，采用第一性原理方法，建立了对(5,5)型和(9,0)型有限长碳纳米管接枝羧基官能团的原子模型，通过计算其电子分布和态密度的变化，讨论羧基官能团对碳纳米管电子结构和电子输运特性的影响. 计算表明，接枝羧基的碳纳米管,其电子结构明显改变，其费米能级上的电子态密度下降；最高占据轨道上的非定域程度减弱,致使电子输运性能呈下降趋势. 关键词： 碳纳米管 密度泛函理论 电子结构     

Fe/Co/Ni-N共掺杂石墨烯氧还原反应活性的DFT研究

为了研究Fe/Co/Ni-N掺杂石墨烯的氧还原反应(ORR)活性,比较单金属原子和氮不同的掺杂方式对石墨烯ORR活性的影响.利用Materials Studio软件建立了Fe/Co/Ni-N掺杂石墨烯模型,然后将氧气分子分别吸附在Fe/Co/Ni-N掺杂石墨烯模型表面上.采用CASTEP模块对构建的模型进行结构优化并模拟计算,分析了Fe/Co/Ni-N掺杂石墨烯的吸附能、脱附能和导电性变化规律.基于模拟计算,发现单金属原子掺杂石墨烯时,Fe掺杂石墨烯的ORR活性优于Co和Ni;单金属原子和氮共掺杂石墨烯时,Fe-N掺杂石墨烯的ORR活性高于Co-N和Ni-N掺杂石墨烯,且M-N₄-G形态的ORR活性优于M-N₁-G、M-N₂-G和M-N₃-G.     

石墨烯与复合纳米结构SiO_2@Au对染料敏化太阳能电池性能的协同优化

染料敏化太阳能电池(dye-sensitized solar cells, DSCs)因其制备工艺简单、成本低廉以及优异的光学性质在近年来引起了大家的广泛关注.为了获得更优的光电性能,利用球磨法制备了一系列不同含量纳米结构SiO_2@Au和固定含量石墨烯协同掺杂的复合光阳极薄膜,并制备了相应的DSCs.研究了纳米结构SiO_2@Au和石墨烯联合掺杂对光阳极及其相应DSCs光电转换性能的影响.金纳米颗粒因其局域表面等离子体共振效应能够有效提高DSCs的短路电流密度.而石墨烯作为典型的二维材料,具有较大的比表面积以及高导电性等优异性质,有利于增加薄膜的比表面积.当纳米结构SiO_2@Au和石墨烯协同掺杂至光阳极薄膜内部,且SiO_2@Au掺杂量为1.5%时,相应电池的短路电流密度为15.59 m A·cm–2,光电转换效率为6.68%,相比基于传统纯TiO_2光阳极电池的性能分别提高了15.67%和8.8%.研究表明,基于不同含量复合纳米结构SiO_2@Au和固定量石墨烯共掺的DSCs性能的提高,主要归因于复合纳米结构SiO_2@Au的掺入,其中分布较为均匀的金纳米颗粒作为光学天线可以将光局域到颗粒表面,增强表面电磁场强度,有效增强光与物质的相互作用,优化了染料的光吸收能力,增加薄膜内部光生载流子数量.而石墨烯的引入则改善了光阳极薄膜的比表面积,增加了薄膜整体对染料的吸附量,且石墨烯良好的导电性能加快了光生载流子的传输,两者协同作用实现了DSCs的光电转换性能的优化.     

Thermal and mechanical properties and micro-mechanism of SiO2/epoxy nanodielectrics

In addition to electrical insulation properties, the thermal properties of nanodielectrics, such as glass transition temperature, thermal expansion coefficients, thermal conductivity, and mechanical properties, including Young's modulus, bulk modulus, and shear modulus, are also very important. This paper describes the molecular dynamics simulations of epoxy resin doped with SiO₂ nanoparticles and with SiO₂ nanoparticles that have been surface grafted with hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) at 10% and 20% grafting rates. The results show that surface grafting can improve certain thermal and mechanical properties of the system. Our analysis indicates that the improved thermal performance occurs because the formation of thermal chains becomes easier after the surface grafting treatment. The improved mechanical properties originate from two causes. First, doping with SiO₂ nanoparticles inhibits the degree of movement of molecular chains in the system. Second, the surface grafting treatment weakens the molecular repulsion between SiO₂ and epoxy resin, and the van der Waals excluded region becomes thinner. Thus, the compatibility between SiO₂ nanoparticles and polymers is improved by the grafting treatment. The analysis method and conclusions in this paper provide guidance and reference for the future studies of the thermal and mechanical properties of nanodielectrics.     

纳米SiO_2掺杂对有水环境下间位芳纶绝缘纸性能影响的研究

为了进一步了解SiO_2纳米粒子掺杂对有水环境下间位芳纶绝缘纸性能的影响以及有、无水环境下芳纶绝缘纸性能的变化,本文利用分子动力学的方法建立了有水存在的芳纶分子模型、经SiO_2纳米掺杂后的芳纶分子模型以及无水参与的芳纶分子模型,研究了SiO_2纳米掺杂和水分对芳纶绝缘纸在玻璃转化温度、均方位移及力学模量方面的影响.研究结果表明,水分的存在使得芳纶绝缘纸的玻璃转化温度由原先的549 K降为523 K,在此基础上进行纳米SiO_2掺杂后玻璃转化温度可以由523 K提升到530 K.与无水环境芳纶绝缘纸的均方位移相对比可以发现,水分的存在在一定程度上提高了芳纶分子的链运动进而削弱了绝缘纸的热稳定性,而SiO_2纳米改性可以减弱水分对芳纶绝缘纸的这种不利影响.改性后的绝缘纸在有水环境下的力学性能得以提升,通过对比有、无水环境下芳纶绝缘纸的力学模量可以发现,一定水分的加入反而使得绝缘纸的力学性能得到了一定的提升.最后对所得模拟结果进行了理论分析,为提升芳纶绝缘纸的性能提供了有益的参考.     

TiO_2掺杂粒度对纤维素强度和热稳定性影响的分子模拟研究

变压器绝缘纸的主要成分为纤维素,为了提升绝缘纸的强度和热稳定性,利用纳米TiO_2掺杂纤维素,通过分子模拟方法研究不同纳米TiO_2粒度掺杂纤维素的强度和热稳定性.研究表明,纳米TiO_2使得纤维素强度提高,拉伸模量增大,抗形变能力增强,体积模量与剪切模量比值(K/G)增大,纤维素韧性增强;纳米TiO_2表面羟基与纤维素形成新的氢键网络使得径向分布函数峰值增大,复合体系更加稳定,其热稳定性增强.掺杂比例相同时,随着纳米TiO_2粒度减小,拉伸模量和柯西压增大,泊松比减小,纤维素的抗形变能力增强;纳米TiO_2表面羟基占有率越高,纳米TiO_2与纤维素越易形成氢键抑制纤维素链运动,纳米TiO_2也减小复合体系的自由体积,使得复合体系结构更加稳定,热稳定性更强.因此,掺杂小纳米TiO_2粒度是提升纤维素强度和热稳定性有效的方法.     

双空位掺杂氟化石墨烯的电子性质和磁性

基于密度泛函理论,计算了外来原子X(Al,P,Ga,As,Si)双空位替代掺杂氟化石墨烯的电子特性和磁性.通过对计算结果分析发现,与石墨烯的双空位掺杂类似,氟化石墨烯的双空位掺杂也是一种较为理想的掺杂方式.通过不同原子掺杂,氟化石墨烯的电子性质与磁性均发生很大变化:Al和Ga掺杂使氟化石墨烯由半导体变为金属,并且具有磁性;P和A8掺杂使氟化石墨烯变为自旋半导体;Si掺杂氟化石墨烯仍是半导体,只改变带隙且没有磁性.进一步讨论磁性产生机制获得了掺杂原子浓度与磁性的关系,并且发现不同掺杂情况的磁性是由不同原子的不同轨道电子引起的.双空位掺杂不仅丰富了氟化石墨烯的掺杂方式,其不同电磁特性也使此类掺杂结构在未来的电子器件中具有潜在应用.     

Effect of sodium alginate modification of graphene (by ‘anion-π’ type of interaction) on the mechanical and thermal properties of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanocomposites

Layered aligned dispersion of graphene in graphene/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanocomposites is prepared in the form of films through simple solution processing route. The results indicate that there exist an interfacial interaction between PVA and graphene because of hydrogen bonding. This is responsible for the change in structure of PVA (such as decrease in the level of crystallization) and exhibiting ductile PVA nanocomposite film with improved tensile modulus, tensile strength, and thermal stability. Moreover, to improve the mechanical properties of PVA nanocomposites, graphene is successfully modified using a non-covalent modifier, sodium alginate (SA) and there exist an ‘anion-π’ type of interaction in between SA and graphene. The modification results in finer dispersion of the graphene in PVA/SA-m-graphene nanocomposites. In addition, there exist a hydrogen bonding in between PVA and SA. This has resulted in the remarkable improvement in mechanical properties of PVA/SA-m-graphene nanocomposites as compared to pure PVA and PVA/graphene nanocomposites. The increase in mechanical properties of PVA/SA-m-graphene nanocomposites is achieved through better load transfer from graphene to polymer matrix, despite decrease in crystallinity of PVA. Improvement in tensile modulus and tensile strength is highest at 0.5 wt.% of SA-modified graphene in PVA/SA-m-graphene nanocomposites because of finer dispersion of graphene and is 62 and 40% higher than that of pure PVA. Addition of SA-modified graphene also improves the thermal stability of PVA/SA-m-graphene nanocomposites remarkably as compared to unmodified graphene PVA nanocomposites.     

Mechanical properties of thin films of graphene materials: A study on their structural quality and functionalities

Several studies have been done on physiochemical properties of thin films of graphene materials, but less on their mechanical properties. The mechanical properties such as tensile and storage modulus of films of graphene oxide (GO), different reduced graphene oxides (rGO), functionalised reduced graphene oxide (frGO) and a few layers graphene (graphene) were analysed in this study. During syntheses processes, a range of variations occurs due to different reducing agents and functionalising components used; this affects or changes the mechanical properties of the materials. In addition, it has become vital to comprehend the mechanical properties of these films as the potential applications such as sensor and electrodes demand extended life cycles or lifetime. It has been found that the ultimate tensile strength (UTS), tensile modulus, and storage modulus vary across all the samples that highly depend on nature/efficiency of reducing agent used, amount of impurities such as oxygen functional groups and defect density such as discrepancies/holes in the aromatic structure. The highest UTS and modulus have been identified with a few layers graphene and with hydroiodic acid reduced GO among the rGOs. The frGO shows almost similar properties to that of graphene.     

Effect of isotope doping on phonon thermal conductivity of silicene nanoribbons: A molecular dynamics study

Silicene, a silicon analogue of graphene, has attracted increasing research attention in recent years because of its unique electrical and thermal conductivities. In this study, phonon thermal conductivity and its isotopic doping effect in silicene nanoribbons(SNRs) are investigated by using molecular dynamics simulations. The calculated thermal conductivities are approximately 32 W/mK and 35 W/mK for armchair-edged SNRs and zigzag-edged SNRs, respectively, which show anisotropic behaviors. Isotope doping induces mass disorder in the lattice, which results in increased phonon scattering, thus reducing the thermal conductivity. The phonon thermal conductivity of isotopic doped SNR is dependent on the concentration and arrangement pattern of dopants. A maximum reduction of about 15% is obtained at 50% randomly isotopic doping with ~(30)Si. In addition, ordered doping(i.e., isotope superlattice) leads to a much larger reduction in thermal conductivity than random doping for the same doping concentration. Particularly, the periodicity of the doping superlattice structure has a significant influence on the thermal conductivity of SNR. Phonon spectrum analysis is also used to qualitatively explain the mechanism of thermal conductivity change induced by isotopic doping. This study highlights the importance of isotopic doping in tuning the thermal properties of silicene, thus guiding defect engineering of the thermal properties of two-dimensional silicon materials.     

掺杂菱形BN片的石墨烯纳米带的电子特性

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法,系统研究掺杂菱形BN片的石墨烯纳米带的电子特性.掺杂使扶手椅型石墨烯纳米带（AGNRs）的带隙增大,不同位置掺杂AGNRs的带隙大小略有差异.在无磁性态,无论是否掺杂,锯齿型石墨烯纳米带（ZGNRs）都为金属.在铁磁态,掺杂使ZGNRs由金属转变为半导体.而处于反铁磁态时,无论是否掺杂,ZGNRs都为半导体,掺杂使其带隙发生改变.掺杂的AGNRs和ZGNRs的结构稳定,掺杂ZGNRs的基态为反铁磁态.掺杂菱形BN片可以有效调控GNRs的电子特性.