Pt原子在y-Al203(001)表面的吸附及迁移

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)中广义梯度近似(GGA)方法,对Pt原子与y-Al2O3(001)面的相互作用及迁移性能进行了研究.分析了各种可能吸附位及吸附构型的松弛和变形现象,吸附能和迁移能垒的计算结果表明:Pt团簇能够稳定吸附在该表面.Pt原子在表面O位的吸附能明显较高,这主要是由Pt向基底O原子转移了电子所致.电荷布居分析表明,Pt原子显电正性,Pt和Al原子之间存在排斥作用,导致与Al原子产生较弱相互作用.计算的平均吸附能大小依赖于Pt团簇的大小和形状,总体趋势是随着Pt原子数增多,吸附能降低.Pt原子在y-Al2O3(001)表面迁移过程所需克服的迁移能垒最高值为0.51 eV.随着吸附的Pt原子数增多,更倾向于形成Pt团簇.因此,Pt原子在y-Al2O,(001)表面的吸附演变不可能形成光滑、均匀平铺的吸附构型,而在一定条件下容易出现团聚.     

TiAl-RE合金中稀土相的形成机理

在TiAl合金中加入以Ce和La为主要元素的混合稀土得到普通铸态和熔体旋淬法试样，稀土元素金属间化合物AlCe(AlLa)分别存在于晶粒边界和层片结构之上。本文基于对二元合金平衡相图的分析以及应用Miedema 生成热模型对稀土相AlCe(AlLa）的形成进行了分析。结果表明，Al元素与Ce和La的亲和力远大于其与Ti之间的亲和力。因此，TiAl基合金中的富稀土相似AlCe(或AlLa)的形成存在，是必然的结果。     

Mg取代对LiBH4（010）面结构和储氢性能的影响

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理,研究了Mg取代Li原子对LiBH4(010)面的晶体结构、H原子解离能及H原子迁移的影响.结果发现,Mg取代后B—H键长增大,更易于H原子的解离.氢空位的出现也使其附近H原子的解离能减小.电子结构计算结果表明,Mg取代Li原子后,减弱了B—H之间的共价作用.通过对氢原子在[BH4]单元之间扩散能垒的计算发现,Mg取代Li原子后,H原子的扩散能垒由4.84 eV降为3.01 eV,表明H原子在体相内更容易迁移.     

Ti,V,Nb掺杂MgH_2储氢体系的放氢性能及微观机理

采用基于密度泛函理论的赝势平面波方法,计算了过渡金属元素Ti,V,Nb掺杂MgH2储氢体系的几何构型、能量与电子结构.结果显示:Ti,V,Nb掺杂原子较Mg表现出更强的"亲氢性",掺杂原子在吸引周围H原子同时却削弱了体系中的H—Mg键强;掺杂体系相结构稳定性降低,放氢性能提高,且体系放氢能力按MgH2-Ti,MgH2-V,MgH2-Nb顺序依次增强;放氢过程中,掺杂原子与周围H原子所形成的氢化物团簇对改善体系放氢性能表现出主要的催化活性;掺杂元素改善MgH2体系放氢性能的微观机理在于掺杂体系在费米能级附近能隙的变窄、低能级区成键电子数的减少以及H—Mg间相互作用的减弱.     

(Al16Ti)n± (n=0-3)离子团簇中Ti原子对电子结构及其与H2O分子相互作用的显著影响

用密度泛函理论结合全电子自旋极化方法构建并优化出了最稳定的(Al₁₆Ti)^n± (n=0-3)离子团簇, 研究了其几何结构、稳定性和电子结构. 同时研究了水分子在(Al₁₆Ti)^n± (n=0-3)离子团簇表面的吸附结构和吸附能. 研究结果与纯(Al₁₇Ti)^n± (n=0-3)离子团簇的电子结构及其与H₂O分子的相互作用规律做了对比. 通过电子最高占据轨道和最低空轨道的空间分布, 发现大部分的活性电子占据在Ti 原子位置, 少量电子根据曲率从大到小的顺序依次占据. 通过分析最稳定的(Al₁₆TiH₂O)^n± (n=0-3)吸附化合物的几何结构可以看出, 水分子都倾向于吸附在Ti原子上, 并且为亲氧吸附. 在所有的吸附化合物中, (Al₁₆TiH₂O)⁺具有最短的平均O―H键长, 比孤立H₂O分子中的O―H键约长0.0003 nm, 然后随着电子数的增加或减少, O―H键都会进一步被拉长. 研究结果表明, Al 团簇离子中Ti 原子的掺杂可以有效提高H₂O分子的解离效率. 另外, 在金属团簇的几何结构效应与杂质效应共同出现时, 杂质的影响占据了主导地位.     

多重键的研究进展

多重键是化学键的一个基本概念。元素周期表中的主族元素最多能形成三重键,主族元素轻原子如C、N和O等能形成稳定的二重键和三重键,而主族元素重原子由于Pauli排斥作用很难形成多重键。后来合成了含有p区重元素同原子或杂原子双键化合物。p区重主族元素形成三重键更加困难,因为其活性太高。最近合成、分离和表征了一个稳定的含有Si≡Si三重键的二硅炔化合物。对过渡金属-过渡金属的相互作用实验和理论研究发现了四重键、五重键甚至是六重键,主要是因为d轨道和f轨道参加了成键。锕系元素同原子间最高能形成六重键。     

Pt原子在γ-Al2O3(001)表面的吸附及迁移

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)中广义梯度近似(GGA)方法, 对Pt原子与γ-Al₂O₃(001)面的相互作用及迁移性能进行了研究. 分析了各种可能吸附位及吸附构型的松弛和变形现象, 吸附能和迁移能垒的计算结果表明: Pt团簇能够稳定吸附在该表面. Pt原子在表面O位的吸附能明显较高, 这主要是由Pt向基底O原子转移了电子所致. 电荷布居分析表明, Pt原子显电正性, Pt和Al原子之间存在排斥作用, 导致与Al原子产生较弱相互作用. 计算的平均吸附能大小依赖于Pt团簇的大小和形状, 总体趋势是随着Pt原子数增多, 吸附能降低. Pt原子在γ-Al₂O₃(001)表面迁移过程所需克服的迁移能垒最高值为0.51 eV. 随着吸附的Pt原子数增多,更倾向于形成Pt团簇. 因此, Pt原子在γ-Al₂O₃(001)表面的吸附演变不可能形成光滑、均匀平铺的吸附构型, 而在一定条件下容易出现团聚.     

(H)FNO~+异构体的结构及异构化反应的量子化学研究

在CCSD(T)/6-311+G(2d,2p)//B3LYP/6-311+G(2d,2p)水平上对八种(H)FNO+异构体的结构和异构化机理进行了研究.用分子生成密度差结合电子密度拓扑分析方法讨论了FNO质子化过程中的电子转移,结果显示FNO质子化过程中除HFNO+中电荷由N,O原子向H,F原子转移外,其他七种异构体中均是H原子上电荷增加,F原子上电荷减小,说明电子由F向H转移.在八种(H)FNO+异构体中,HFNO+,FNOH-cis,FN(H)O+和FNOH+-trans能量较低,较稳定;异构体间通过H原子迁移、F原子迁移、分子内化学键转动及化学键的相对振动四种过程实现异构化,其中原子迁移过程的反应能垒很高,反应不容易进行.用电子定域函数(ELF)理论讨论了反应过程中化学键的变化.     

Na-呋喃荷移络合物弱相互作用的密度泛函理论研究

在B3LYP/6-311+C*水平上,对Na-呋喃体系可能存在的弱相互作用复合物进行了全自由度能量梯度优化,发现了Na-呋喃体系存在两个能量极小结构A、B,其中,结构A是Na原子的3s1电子直接和呋喃杂环体系中的所有重原子的共轭大π体系相互偶合,形成一个具有C8对称性的金属有机复合物;而结构B为Na原子的3s1电子主要通过杂原子O和杂环上原有的五中心六电子大π体系形成一个新的平面六中心七电子大π体系,具有C2v对称性.结构B较结构A稳定3.40kJ/mol.结构A中的Na-O键长为0.38 nm,∠COC为106.9°,由于金属Na对呋喃杂环的作用使整个分子平面变形,C1、C2、C3、C4在同一个平面内,而O5则稍微翘离平面且O5原子距离由Cl、C2、C3、C4组成的平面的垂直距离约为0.035 nm.结构B中Na-O键长为0.26 nm,∠COC为106.8°,金属Na原子和杂环中所有的原子在同一个平面内.并在MP2和B3LYP水平下,用6-311+G*基组精确计算了最稳定结构B的结合能为ΔE=4.5～5.1 kJ/mol.     

Li和Al掺杂的MgO(001)表面负载W_3O_9团簇的构型与电子结构

采用基于第一性原理的分子动力学和量子力学相结合的方法,对W3O9团簇在经Li和Al原子掺杂的MgO(001)表面的负载构型、稳定性以及体系的电子结构进行了系统研究.结果表明,当掺杂发生在表层时,杂质原子的类型对W3O9团簇的负载构型有显著影响.对于缺电子的Li掺杂,负载后W3O9团簇环状构型并不稳定,转化为链状结构;而Al原子的掺杂则使得MgO(001)表面电子富余,此时W3O9团簇存在平躺和垂直两种吸附方式,二者能量稳定性相近,其中前者存在同时与三个W原子成键的帽氧结构.当掺杂发生在次表层时,两种掺杂体系W3O9的负载构型相似,团簇仍保持环状结构并倾向于采用垂直方式沉积在表面上.与Li掺杂体系相比,富电子的Al掺杂可显著增强W3O9与MgO(001)表面之间的结合能力,负载后有较多电子从表面转移到团簇中特定的W原子上,这将对W3O9团簇的催化性能产生显著影响.     

影响TiAl合金塑性的电子结构因素

应用ＥＨＴ紧束缚能带计算方法, 系统研究了Ｔｉ－４８Ａｌ－２Ｍ 为模型的γ－ＴｉＡｌ掺杂合金的电子结构。发现能有效地改善合金塑性的元素Ｖ、Ｃｒ、Ｍｎ 主要在两方面改变了γ－ＴｉＡｌ合金的电子结构,即改善Ｔｉ周围成键强度的各向均衡性和改变Ｔｉ、Ａｌ参与成键的电子分布,使成键电子云的球形化成分增大。研究结果表明Ｖ、Ｃｒ、Ｍｎ 等取代Ａｌ时成键的均衡性及电子云球形化均增大,从而有利于材料变形改善塑性,而加入Ｆｅ、Ｃｏ、Ｎｉ虽然改善电子云的球形化但却不利于成键强度的均衡性,因而对合金的塑性无明显改善。     

Electronic Structure of TiAl-2M(M=V,Nb,Ta,Cr,Mo,W,Mn) Alloy

1INTRODUCTIONTitaniumaluminidesbasedonY-TiAlarereceivingconsiderableattentionaspo-tentialcandidatesformaterialsinhightemperatureaerospaceapplication.Theirlowdensity,hightemperaturescreepresistance,highoxidationresistanceandstrengthmakesthemexcellentpotentialenginematerials.Howevertheirlowductilityandlowfracturetoughnessatroom'temperaturesaremajorhindrancestotheirpracticaluti-lization.TheTiAlalloymayhaveanelongationabout2%t'},furtherimprovementisnecessarybeforethesematerialscouldbeusedin…     

Ti-48Al-2M~1-2M~2(M~1=Nb,V;M~2=Mn,Cr,V)合金电子结构

用紧束缚能带计算方法(EHT)研究了标题多元合金的能带及电子结构。发现少量的多种元素在γ-TiAl中掺杂,对合金中电荷分布的影响,具有单种元素掺杂的叠加性;选择适当的合金元素就能达到多种掺杂的性能互补。多种元素掺杂能更有效地使成键电子云趋势于球形化,Peierls力均称为化,有利于增加γ-TiAl合金的塑性和变形性。     

Energetics and structure of single Ti defects and their influence on the decomposition of NaAlH(4)

The energetics and structure of various types of single extrinsic Ti defects in NaAlH(4) bulk and (001) slab at the hydriding/dehydriding critical point environment were studied systematically. It is found that the most favorable situation is Ti substituting Al at the subsurface (Ti(Al)(2nd)), which has the highest coordination number for extrinsic Ti ions. The most stable Ti defect in the 1st layer is located at the Al rich interstitial site, namely Ti(i)(1st), accompanied with remarkable strength of Ti-H/Al bond and local geometry deformation at the 1st layer around Ti. Deeper insight of the formation mechanism of Ti defects is obtained by dividing the formation enthalpy of Ti defects into three terms, which are contributed from the cost of removing a substituted host atom if necessary, the cost of structure deformation, and the gain of bonding between Ti and its surrounding ions in the formation of the defects. This associates the formation energy directly with the local structure of Ti defects. For the first time, we adopt H(f)(H), H(f)(H-H), H(f)(AlH(3)) and H(f)(Na) to discuss the hydrogen release ability of the Ti doped NaAlH(4). We find that TiAl(4)H(20) and TiAl(3)H(12) complexes are formed around Ti(Al)(2nd) and Ti(i)(1st) respectively, which significantly promotes the dehydriding ability of NaAlH(4). What is more, the catalyst mechanism of Ti on the decomposition of NaAlH(4) is linked to the AlH(3) mechanism according to our calculations.     

A first-principles analysis of hydrogen interaction in Ti-doped NaAlH4 surfaces: structure and energetics

First principles density functional theory studies have been carried out to investigate the hydrogen interactions in Ti-doped NaAlH4 (001) and (100) surfaces. In both surfaces, Ti was found to energetically favor the interstitial sites formed by three neighboring AlH4- units and interact directly with them. The resulting local structure corresponds to a formula of TiAl3Hx with x = 12 before hydrogen desorption starts. The hydrogen desorption energies from many positions of TiAl3Hx are reduced considerably as compared with that from the corresponding clean, undoped NaAlH4 surfaces. The almost invariant local environment surrounding Ti during dehydrogenation makes the TiAl3Hx complex a precursor state for the formation of experimentally observed TiAl3. The importance of the complex has been explored by analyzing the structures and energetics accompanying hydrogen desorption from the complex and from the neighboring AlH4- units. The TiAl3Hx has extended effects beyond the locally reducing hydrogen desorption energy. It facilitates low-energy hydrogen desorption by either transferring hydrogen to the TiAl3Hx complex or reducing hydrogen desorption energy in the neighboring AlH4- by linking these AlH4- units with the complex structure. The possible mechanisms for forming octahedral AlH6(3-) were also identified in the vicinity of TiAl3Hx. Desorbing hydrogen atoms between Ti and Al atoms causes a symmetrical expansion of Ti-Al bonds and leads to the formation of octahedral AlH6(3-).     

Factors affecting metal-metal bonding in the face-shared d(3)d(3) bioctahedral dimer systems,MM'Cl(9)(5-) (M,M' = V,Nb, Ta)

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been used to investigate the d(3)d(3) bioctahedral complexes, MM'Cl(9)(5-), of the vanadium triad. Broken-symmetry calculations upon these species indicate that the V-containing complexes have optimized metal-metal separations of 3.4-3.5 A, corresponding to essentially localized magnetic electrons. The metal-metal separations in these weakly coupled dimers are elongated as a consequence of Coulombic repulsion, which profoundly influences (and destabilizes) the gas-phase structures for such dimers; nevertheless, the intermetallic interactions in the V-containing dimers involve significantly greater metal-metal bonding character than in the analogous Cr-containing dimers. These observations all show good agreement with existing experimental (solid state) results for the chloride-bridged, face-shared dimers V(2)Cl(9)(5-) and V(2)Cl(3)(thf)(6)(+). In contrast to the V-containing dimers, complexes featuring only Nb and Ta have much shorter intermetallic distances (approximately 2.4 A) consistent with d-electron delocalization and formal metal-metal triple bond formation; again, good agreement is found with available experimental data. Calculations on the complexes V(2)(mu-Cl)(3)(dme)(6)(+), Nb(2)(mu-dms)(3)Cl(6)(2-), and Ta(2)(mu-dms)(3)Cl(6)(2-), which are closely related to compounds for which crystallographic structural data exist, have been pursued and provide an insight into the intermetallic interactions in the experimentally characterized complexes. Analysis of the contributions from d-orbital overlap (E(ovlp)) stabilization, as well as spin polarization (exchange) stabilization of localized d electrons (E(spe)), has also been attempted for the MM'Cl(9)(5-) dimers. While E(ovlp) clearly dominates over E(spe) as a stabilizing factor in those dimers containing only Nb and Ta metal atoms, detailed assessment of the competition between E(ovlp) and E(spe) for V-containing dimers is obstructed by the instability of triply bonded V-containing dimers against Coulombic explosion. On the basis of the periodic trends in E(ovlp) versus E(spe), the V-triad dimers have a greater propensity for metal-metal bonding than do their Cr-triad or Mn-triad counterparts.     

Evolution of the local structure around Ti atoms in NaAlH4 doped with TiCl3 or Ti13.6THF by ball milling using X-ray absorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

X-ray absorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy are used to investigate NaAlH4 doped with 5 mol % of Ti on the basis of either TiCl3 or Ti13.6THF by ball milling. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis of TiCl3 or Ti colloid doped samples indicates that Ti species do not remain on the sample surface but are driven into the material with increasing milling time. The surface concentration of Ti continues to decrease during subsequent cycles under hydrogen. After several cycles, it reaches a constant value of 0.5 at. % independently of the nature of the precursor. Moreover, metallic aluminum is already present at the surface after 2 min of ball milling in the case of TiCl3 doped Na-alanate, whereas it is totally absent in the case of Ti colloid doped samples at any milling time. Upon cycling, the atomic concentration of metallic Al at the surface evolves with the reaction under hydrogen, in contrast to the Ti concentration. Analysis of the binding energies of samples doped with TiCl3 or Ti colloid, after eight desorption/absorption cycles, reveals that the Na, O, and Ti environment remains the same, while the Al environment undergoes changes. According to the extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) analysis of TiCl3 doped Na-alanate, the local structure around Ti during the first cycle is close to that of metallic Ti but in a more distorted state. In the case of the Ti colloid doped sample, a stripping of the oxygen shell occurs. After eight cycles, a similar intermetallic phase between Ti and Al is present in the hydrogenated state of TiCl3 or Ti colloid doped samples. The local structure around Ti atoms after eight cycles consists of Al and Ti backscatterers with a Ti-Al distance of 2.79 angstroms and a Ti-Ti distance of 3.88 angstroms. This local structure is not exactly the TiAl3 phase because it differs significantly from the alloy phase in its fine structure and lacks long-range order. Volumetric measurements performed on these samples indicate that the formation of this local structure is responsible for the reduction of the reversible hydrogen capacity with the increasing number of cycles. Moreover, the formation of the alloy-like phase is correlated with a decrease of the desorption/absorption reaction rate.     

Theoretical analysis on the structure of Nb‐doped SrBi4Ti4O15

The structure of niobium‐doped SrBi₄Ti₄O₁₅ was calculated by using density function and discrete variation method (DFT–DVM). By comparing the total energy of different doping sites, the total energy is found to be lower when Nb ion was substituted into the Ti site in the upper perovskite layer, which is far from the two bismuth (Bi) ions in the perovskite layer. The bonding strength of Nb (3)‐O increases and the electronic conductivity of the SBT decreases after Nb doping. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2011     

A novel layered niobium oxychloride compound based on Nb2 pairs and Nb6 octahedral clusters: synthesis and crystal and electronic structures of Nb10Cl16O7

The synthesis, single crystal structure determination, and electronic structure of Nb10Cl16O7, the first Nb6 oxychloride stabilized without countercation, are reported in this work. The crystal structure is very original since it consists of layers built up from both Nb6 octahedral clusters and Nb2 pairs. The Nb6Oi6Cli6Cla6 and Nb2(mu2-Cl)2Cl4O4 units form [Nb6Cli6Oi4O(i-i)(2/2)Cl(a-a)(4/2)Cla2]infinity infinite chains and [(Nb2(mu2-Cl)2O(2/2)Cl(4/2)O2)2]infinity double chains, respectively, that are interconnected by shared oxygen and chlorine ligands leading to layers. The cohesion of the three-dimensional structure (3D) is ensured by van der Waals contacts between layers that are randomly stacked along the [011] direction. Structural correlations between Nb10Cl16O7 and related Nb6 cluster oxyhalides, as well as NbOCl2 and NbCl4 containing Nb2 pairs, are discussed. DFT results show that among the 20 valence electrons involved in the metal-metal bonding states, 14 electrons belong to the octahedral Nb6Cli6Oi6Cla6 unit whereas the 6 others (i.e., 1.5 per Nb atom) participate in the bonding in the distorted [(Nb2(mu2-Cl)2O(2/2)Cl(4/2)O2)2]infinity double chains.     

Ti-doped LiAlH4 for hydrogen storage: synthesis, catalyst loading and cycling performance

The direct synthesis of LiAlH(4) from commercially available LiH and Al powders in the presence of TiCl(3) and Me(2)O has been achieved for the first time. The effects of TiCl(3) loadings (Ti/Al = 0, 0.01, 0.05, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0%) and various other additives (TiCl(3)/Al(2)O(3), metallic Ti, Nb(2)O(5), and NbCl(5)) on the formation and stability of LiAlH(4) have been systematically investigated. The yield of LiAlH(4) initially increases, and then decreases, with increasing TiCl(3) loadings. LiH + Al → LiAlH(4) yields above 95% were obtained when the molar ratios of Ti/Al were 0.05 and 0.2%. In the presence of a very tiny amount of TiCl(3) (Ti/Al = 0.01%), LiAlH(4) is still generated, but the yield is lower. In the complete absence of TiCl(3), LiAlH(4) does not form. Addition of metallic Ti, Nb(2)O(5), and NbCl(5) to commercial LiH and Al does not result in the formation of LiAlH(4). Preliminary tests show that TiCl(3)-doped LiAlH(4) can be cycled, making it a suitable candidate for hydrogen storage.