Electron Momentum Spectroscopy of the Frontier Orbitals of Chlorodifluoromethane

We report on the first measurement of the electron momentum distributions of the three outermost valence orbitals for chorodifluoromethane(CHF2Cl)by binary(e,2e) electron momentum spectroscopy.The experimental data are compared with Hartree-Fock and density functional theory(DFT) calculations employing 6-31G,6-311 G^** and AUG-cc-pVQZ basis sets.For the summed momentum distribution of 8α′ 5α″ 7α′ orbitals,the DFT/.AUG-cc-pVQZ calculation gives the best fit.A very large and diffuse basis set,AUG-cc-pVQZ,is employed in the calculations to approach the Hartree-Fock limit of the basis set,but the improvement of the calculation quality is little in comparison with that calculated with the 6-311 G^** basis set,This indicates that the 6-311 G^** basis set is nearly saturated for the calculations of these three orbitals of CHF2Cl,and it is unnecessary to employ a larger basis set in the calculations.     

Investigation of outer valence orbital of CF2Cl2 by a new type of electron momentum spectrometer

Electronic states of CF2Cl2 （dichlorodifluoromethane, Freon 12） have been studied using a new type of electron momentum spectrometer with a very high efficiency at an impact energy of 1200 eV plus binding energy. The experimental electron momentum profiles are compared with the density functional theory （DFT） and Hartree-Fock （HF） calculations. The relationship between orbital assignments in different coordinate systems is discussed. A new method of difference analysis based on the new type of electron momentum spectrometer is used to clarify the ambiguities regarding the orbital ordering.     

Electron momentum spectroscopy of NF3

The electronic structure of nitrogen trifluoride was investigated by combining the high-resolution electron momentum spectroscopy with the high-level calculations. The experimental binding energy spectra and the momentum distributions of each orbital were compared with the results of Hartree-Fock, density functional theory （DFT）, and symmetry-adapted- cluster configuration-interaction （SAC-CI） methods. SAC-CI and DFT-B3LYP with the aug-cc-pVTZ basis set can well reproduce the binding energy spectra and the observed momentum distributions of the valence orbitals except 1 a2 and 4e orbitals. It was found that the calculated momentum distributions using DFT-B3LYP are even better than those using the high-level SAC-CI method.     

A full-dimensional analytical potential energy surface for the F+CH_4→HF+CH_3 reaction

A full-dimensional analytical potential energy surface(APES) for the F + CH4 →HF + CH3 reaction is developed based on 7127 ab initio energy points at the unrestricted coupled-cluster with single,double,and perturbative triple excitations.The correlation-consistent polarized triple-split valence basis set is used.The APES is represented with a many-body expansion containing 239 parameters determined by the least square fitting method.The two-body terms of the APES are fitted by potential energy curves with multi-reference configuration interaction,which can describe the diatomic molecules(CH,H2,HF,and CF) accurately.It is found that the APES can reproduce the geometry and vibrational frequencies of the saddle point better than those available in the literature.The rate constants based on the present APES support the experimental results of Moore et al.[Int.J.Chem.Kin.26,813(1994)].The analytical first-order derivation of energy is also provided,making the present APES convenient and efficient for investigating the title reaction with quasiclassical trajectory calculations.     

Electronegativity explanation on the efficiency-enhancing mechanism of the hybrid inorganic–organic perovskite ABX_3 from first-principles study

Organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites play an important role in improving the efficiency of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. In this paper, we systematically explore the efficiency-enhancing mechanism of ABX_3(A = CH_3NH_3; B = Sn,Pb; X = Cl, Br, I) and provide the best absorber among ABX_3 when the organic framework A is CH_3NH_3 by first-principles calculations. The results reveal that the valence band maximum(VBM) of the ABX_3 is mainly composed of anion X p states and that conduction band minimum(CBM) of the ABX_3 is primarily composed of cation B p states. The bandgap of the ABX_3 decreases and the absorptive capacities of different wavelengths of light expand when reducing the size of the organic framework A, changing the B atom from Pb to Sn, and changing the X atom from Cl to Br to I. Finally, based on our calculations, it is discovered that CH_3NH_3 Sn I_3has the best optical properties and its light-adsorption range is the widest among all the ABX_3 compounds when A is CH_3NH_3. All these results indicate that the electronegativity difference between X and B plays a fundamental role in changing the energy gap and optical properties among ABX_3 compounds when A remains the same and that CH_3NH_3 Sn I_3 is a promising perovskite absorber in the high efficiency solar batteries among all the CH_3NH_3BX_3 compounds.     

Stability, defect and electronic properties of graphane-like carbon-halogen compounds

We perform first-principles total energy calculations to investigate the stabilities and the electronic structures of graphane-like structures of carbon-halogen compounds, where the hydrogen atoms in the graphane are substituted by halogen atoms. Three halogen elements, fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl) and bromine (Br), are considered, and the graphane-like structures are named as CF, CCl and CBr, respectively. It is found that for the single-atom adsorption, only the F adatom can be chemically adsorbed on the graphene. However, the stable graphane-like structures of CF, CCl and CBr can form due to the interaction between the halogen atoms. The carbon atoms in the stable CF, CCl and CBr compounds are in the sp³ hybridization, forming a hexagonal network similar to the graphane. The electronic band calculations show that CF and CCl are semiconductors with band gaps of 3.28 eV and 1.66 eV, respectively, while CBr is a metal. Moreover, the molecular dynamics simulation is employed to clarify the stabilities of CF and CCl. Those two compounds are stable at room temperature. A high temperature (≥1200 K) is needed to damage CF, while CCl is destroyed at 700 K. Furthermore, the effects of a vacancy on the structure and the electronic property of CF are discussed.     

Distorted Wave Effects of the 1b3g Orbital in Ethylene

We study the unexpected distorted wave effects of the 1b3g orbital in ethylene using a high resolution binary (e,2e) electron momentum spectrometer,at an impact energy of 800eV plus the binding energy (8-22eV) with symmetric non-coplanar kinematics.The experimental monentum profile of the 1b3g orbital is obtained and compared with the data previously measured at an impact energy of 1200 eV plus the binding energy.Also,the experimental momentum profiles of the 1b3g orbital are compared with the theoretical momentum distributions calculated by using Hartree-Fock and density functional theory methods.The experimental momentum profiles of the 1b3g orbital of ethylene at different impact energies show that the cross section of the orbital below the momentum p-1 a.u.is higher for lower impact energies.     

Experimental and calculated momentum densities for the complete valence orbitals of the antimicrobial agent diacetyl

The first electronic structural study of the complete valence shell binding energy spectra of the antimicrobial agent diacetyl, encompassing both the outer and inner valence regions, is reported. The binding energy spectra as well as the individual orbital momentum profiles have been measured by using a high resolution （e, 2e） electron momentum spectrometer （EMS） at an impact energy of 1200eV plus the binding energy, and using symmetric noncoplanar kinematics. The experimental orbital electron momentum profiles are compared with self-consistent field （SCF） theoretical profiles calculated using the Hartree-Fock approximation and Density Functional theory predictions in the target Kohn-Sham approximation which includes some treatment of correlation via the exchange and correlation potentials with a range of basis sets. The pole strengths of the main ionization peaks from the inner valence orbitals are estimated.     

Computational Studies on the Ground State Tautomer,Hydrogen Conformations and Vibrational Spectroscopic Analysis of Antitumor Agents:3-Deazauracil and 6-Azauracil

The ground state hydrogen conformations and vibrational analysis of 3-deazauracil (3DAU) and 6-azauracil (6AU) tautomers (4-enol and 2,4-diol forms) have been calculated using ab initio Hartree-Fock (HF) and density functional theory (B3LYP) methods with 6-311++G(d,p) basis set level. The calculations have shown that the most probably preferential tautomer of 3DAU and 6AU are the 4-enol form, which gives best fit to the corresponding experimental data. The ground state conformer of the 2,4-diol form has two O-H bonds which are oriented externally and internally (to the N-H bond). The vibrational analyses of the ground state conformer of each tautomeric form of 3DAU and 6AU were done and their optimized geometry parameters (bond lengths and bond angles) were given. Furthermore, from the correlations values it was concluded that the B3LYP method is superior to the HF method for both the vibrational frequencies and the geometric parameters.     

Ab Initio Studies of Radicals HBX(X=H,F, Cl,Br): Molecular Structure,Vibrational Frequencies and Potential Energy

We describe high-level ab initio calculations on the BH_2, HBF, HBCl and HBBr radicals. Molecular structure,vibrational frequencies and potential energy curves of the ground state and the first excited state, which are two Renner-Teller components for a~2Π state at linearity, are studied using the basis sets aug-cc-pVTZ and icMRCI+Q technique. On the basis of the potential energy curves, a reliable potential energy barrier to dissociation HB+X(X=F, Cl, Br) fragments and to linearity are given. The ab initio results will add some understanding on the spectrum and the photo-dissociation dynamics of the series of radicals.     

Multireference configuration interaction study on spectroscopic properties of low-lying electronic states of As2 molecule

The potential energy curves (PECs) of four electronic states (X1Σ+g , e3△u , a 3 Σ-u , and d 3Πg ) of an As 2 molecule are investigated employing the complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) method followed by the valence internally contracted multireference configuration interaction (MRCI) approach in conjunction with the correlation-consistent aug-cc-pV5Z basis set. The effect on PECs by the relativistic correction is taken into account. The way to consider the relativistic correction is to employ the second-order Douglas-Kroll Hamiltonian approximation. The correction is made at the level of a cc-pV5Z basis set. The PECs of the electronic states involved are extrapolated to the complete basis set limit. With the PECs, the spectroscopic parameters (Te , Re , ωe , ωexe , ωeye , αe , βe , γe , and Be ) of these electronic states are determined and compared in detail with those reported in the literature. Excellent agreement is found between the present results and the experimental data. The first 40 vibrational states are studied for each electronic state when the rotational quantum number J equals zero. In addition, the vibrational levels, inertial rotation and centrifugal distortion constants of d 3Πg electronic state are reported which are in excellent agreement with the available measurements. Comparison with the experimental data shows that the present results are both reliable and accurate.     

Momentum transfer dependence behaviors of ionization and dissociation of oxygen

The decay pathways of the structured ionization region of oxygen at different momentum transfers,i.e.,0,0.23 a.u.(atomic unit),and 0.91 a.u.,are studied by measuring the ion and the scattered electron coincidently.It is found that the dipole-forbidden superexcited states of(2σu)-1(c4Σu-)npσu 3Σg-← X3Σg-decay into different channels according to the principal quantum number n.The broad ridge above 35 eV,which may be due to inner-valence excited states of(2σg)-1nλ or multiply excited states,is observed both at small and large momentum transfers,and its decay channel of O++ O is dominant.     

Momentum-space crystal in narrow-line cooling of ~(87)Sr

The discovery of the momentum space crystal based on the alkaline-earth atom ~(88)Sr in narrow-line cooling has paved the way to explore this novel physical phenomenon in other cold atom systems. In this paper, a momentum space crystal based on the fermions ~(87)Sr in narrow-line cooling of transition~1S_0–~3P_1 is demonstrated. We theoretically analyze and compare the formation principle of the narrow-line with that of broad-line cooling, and achieve the momentum space crystal in experiment. Beyond that we present a series of numerical calculations of those important parameters which influence the distribution and size of the momentum space crystal. Correspondingly, we vary the values of these parameters in experiment to observe the momentum space crystal evolution and distribution. The experimental results are in conformity with the results of the theoretically numerical calculations. These results and analyses provide a detailed supplementary study on the formation and evolution of momentum space crystal. In addition, this work could also give a guideline on atomic manipulation by narrow-line cooling.     

Quantum stereodynamics study for the reaction F + HD

This paper studies the quantum stereodynamics of the F + HD(υ = 0, j = 0) → HD + F/HF + D reaction at the collision energies of 0.52 and 0.87~kcal/mol. The quantum scattering calculations, based on Stark-Werner potential energy surfaces, show that the differential cross sections for the HF(υ' = 2) + D and DF(υ' = 3) + H channels are consistent with the recent theoretical results. Furthermore, the product rotational angular momentum orientation and alignment have been determined for some selected rovibrational states of the HF + D and DF + H channels.     

Effect of reagent vibrational excitation and isotope substitution on the stereo-dynamics of the Ba+HF→BaF+H reaction

Based on an extended London-Eyring-Polanyi-Sato (LEPS) potential energy surface (PES), the Ba + HF reaction has been studied by the quasi-classical trajectory (QCT) method. The reaction integral cross section as a function of collision energy for the Ba + HF → BaF + H reaction is presented and the influence of isotope substitution on the differential cross sections (DCSs) and alignments of the product's rotational angular momentum have also been studied. The results suggest that the integral cross sections increase with increasing collision energy, and the vibrational excitation of the reagent has great influence on the DCS. In addition, the product's rotational polarization is very strong as a result of heavy-heavy-light (HHL) mass combination, and the distinct effect of isotope substitution on the stereodynamics is also revealed.     

Compton profile of molecular hydrogen

The Compton profile of molecular hydrogen has been determined at an incident photon energy of 20 ke V based on the third generation synchrotron radiation, and the statistical accuracy of 0.2% is achieved at p z = 0. Different theoretical methods, i.e., the density functional method, and the Hartree–Fock method, were used to calculate the Compton profiles of hydrogen with different basis sets, and the theoretical calculations are in agreement with the experimental observation in the whole p z region. Compared with the HF calculation, the DFT-B3 LYP ones are in better agreement with the present experiment, which indicates the electron correlation effect is very important to describe the wavefunction in the ground state of hydrogen.     

φ Electro-production in Pomeron Exchange Model

Based on the Pomeron exchange model, elastic production of φ meson in electron-proton interaction is investigated with both linear and non-linear Pomeron trajectories. The numerical calculations of the differential cross section for e p → e‘ p φ are performed. The theoretical predictions show that the dependence of the differentialcross section on virtual photon virtuality, Q2, is of moderation, the change of the energy scale parameter so causes moderate effect on the differential cross section, and the linear trajectory is a good approximation to non-linearity of the Pomeron trajectory, in particular, at small momentum transfer region | t |≤ 0.2 GeV2.     

Interpretation of the Experimental Electron Momentum Spectra of 5e1/2 and 5e3/2 Orbitals of CF3I with Relativistic Calculations

With our newly developed method, we calculate the spin-orbit splitting states 5e1/2 and 5e3/2 of the CF3I molecule incorporating the relativistic effects. Our theoretical results agree excellently with the recent experimental observations. The present study shows that relativistic effects can evidently change the electron momentum distributions of molecular orbitals when a medium Z element is included, such as iodine.     

Determination of the anion O-3 geometry by Franck-Condon simulations of its photoelectron spectrum

A theoretical method to calculate multidimensional Franck-Condon factors including Duschinsky effects is described and used to simulate the photoelectron spectroscopy of the anion O-3. Geometry optimization and harmonic vibrational frequency calculations have been performed on the (X～)1A1 state of O3 and (X～)2B1 state of O-3. Franck-Condon analyses and spectral simulation were carried out on the first photoelectron band of O-3. The theoretical spectrum obtained by employing CCSD(T)/6-311+G(2d,p) values are in excellent agreement with the observed one. In addition, the equilibrium geometry parameters, re(OO)= 0.135 5±0.000 5 nm and θe(O-O-O) =114.5±0.5°, of the (X～)2B1 state of O-3, are derived by employing an iterative Franck-Condon analysis procedure in the spectral simulation.