三角晶格反铁磁CuFeO2的磁性和电子结构

基于广义梯度近似(GGA)的密度泛函理论(DFT), 通过构造铁磁(FM), 阻挫的三角非共线反铁磁(FAFM)、上上下下型共线反铁磁(↑↑↓↓AFM)三种不同磁性构型, 从非共线磁性结构计算出发, 优化了低温铜铁矿CuFeO2晶体材料的几何结构, 研究了磁性结构对电子结构、能隙和磁矩等的作用. 计算发现上上下下型反铁磁自旋排列能促进能隙形成, 总能降低, 磁矩增大. 由于上上下下型反铁磁与阻挫三角非共线反铁磁相能量接近, 外场的作用容易导致磁性结构相变到阻挫的三角反铁磁态, 其电子态密度分布与X光发射光谱测得的结果一致, 即具有高自旋的Fe离子3d电子自旋向上的子带中心位于Cu 3d能态之下, O 2p能态以上, 而且配位场理论分析表明Fe离子3d态自旋向下的空轨道为铁电极化提供了有利的化学环境.     

三角晶格反铁磁CuFeO_2的磁性和电子结构

基于广义梯度近似(GGA)的密度泛函理论(DPT),,通过构造铁磁(FM),阻挫的三角非共线反铁磁(FAFM)、上上下下型共线反铁磁(↑↑↓↓AFM)三种不同磁性构型,从非共线磁性结构计算出发.优化了低温铜铁矿CuFeO_2晶体材料的几何结构,研究了磁性结构对电子结构、能隙和磁矩等的作用.计算发现上上下下型反铁磁自旋排列能促进能隙形成,总能降低,磁矩增大.由于上上下下型反铁磁与阻挫三角非共线反铁磁相能量接近,外场的作用容易导致磁性结构相变到阻挫的三角反铁磁态,其电子态密度分布与X光发射光谱测得的结果一致,即具有高自旋的Fe离子3d电子自旋向上的子带中心位于Cu3d能态之下,O2p能态以上,而且配位场理论分析表明Fe离子3d态自旋向下的空轨道为铁电极化提供了有利的化学环境.     

2-吡啶甲醇和1,1,1-三羟甲基乙烷混合配体七核锰配合物的合成、晶体结构与磁性

四水合氯化锰、2-吡啶甲醇和1,1,1-三羟甲基乙烷在乙腈里反应合成出一个七核Mn簇合物[Mn₃^ⅡMn₄^Ⅲ(Cl)₆(hmp)₆(thme)₂]·H₂O·3CH₃CN(1·H₂O·3CH₃CN,hmpH为2-吡啶甲醇, thmeH3为三羟甲基乙烷),并对该化合物进行X射线衍射单晶结构分析、元素分析、红外光谱和磁性研究。1·H₂O·3CH₃CN属于单斜晶系I2/a空间群,配合物核骨架可看成由交替的Mn^Ⅱ和Mn^Ⅲ离子形成一个六边形,而这个六边形又围绕在1个Mn^Ⅲ离子的周围,这种结构类型的配合物以前并没有报道过。磁性研究表明,化合物1·H₂O中Mn^Ⅲ与Mn^Ⅱ或Mn^Ⅲ与Mn^Ⅲ离子之间总体是铁磁性耦合的,交流磁化率研究发现该化合物有弱的频率依赖现象。     

CpRu(PPh3)2SSiiPr3与SCNR (R＝Ph, 1-Naphthyl)反应的结构、成键与机理的理论研究

应用密度泛函理论(DFT), 通过CpRu(PH₃)₂SSiⁱPr₃ (Cp＝环戊二烯负离子; ⁱPr＝异丙基)与SCNH模型化反应, 探讨了CpRu(PPh₃)₂SSiⁱPr₃ 与SCNR (R＝苯基, 萘基)的反应机理, 分析了反应所涉及的各相关化合物的结构与成键特征. 反应中首先失去一个膦配体, 生成一个中间体. 该中间体中, 硫原子采取sp²杂化, 硫原子剩余的一个p轨道与金属中心上的d轨道具有相同的对称性, 因而该p轨道上的孤电子对可与金属中心上的d轨道形成π键, 导致Cp环中心, Ru, S1, P和Si原子在同一平面内, 而不是S1, P和Si原子偏离该平面. 计算结果预测, S＝C双键中的p键打开, 生成含金属中心的四元环螯合物一步为反应的决速步骤. 空间位阻的减小、p共轭体系的生成以及螯合环的存在, 是导致该反应热力学有利的重要原因.     

稀土钠钨青铜化合物NaxLayWO3结构与导电性的理论研究

使用密度泛函理论研究了稀土钠钨青铜化合物的结构和导电性质. 在实验晶体结构数据的基础上构建Na_xWO₃和Na_xLa_yWO₃的模型分子, 优化其几何结构, 并与实验值比较. 在此基础上计算了化合物的能带结构和电子能态密度. 通过这些研究探讨当La^3＋取代Na_xWO₃的中心Na^＋后对结构和导电性的影响. 计算结果表明La^3＋的取代并没有改变结构的空间对称性, 但却使晶格参数和体积略有增大; 取代使电子结构发生了变化, 在费米面附近, 能带相互交叠更加密集, 电子出现的几率增加, 从而增加了其导电性. 这可能是掺杂后La^3＋的4f和5d电子的贡献使电子轨道杂化作用增强, 电子云密度分布重排的结果.     

含混合多齿螯合配体双缺口立方烷型四核Mn配合物的合成、晶体结构与磁性研究

本文报道了一个含混合多齿螯合配体的四核Mn配合物Na₂[Mn₂^ⅢMn₂^Ⅱ(pdmH)₂(L)₂(N₃)₂]·2CH₃OH·2H₂O(1·2CH₃OH·2H₂O,pdmH₂为2,6-吡啶二甲醇,H₂L为2,6-吡啶二甲醇与2,2-二吡啶酮水合物的脱水物),并对其进行单晶结构分析、红外、元素分析和磁性研究。单晶结构分析表明,该化合物属于三斜晶系P1空间群,分子中2个Mn²⁺、2个Mn³⁺及6个来自pdmH-或L^2-配体的O原子构成1个双缺口立方烷结构。磁性研究表明Mn²⁺与Mn³⁺之间为弱的反铁磁性耦合作用(J₁=-0.89cm^-1,J₂=-1.13cm^-1),Mn³⁺离子之间为稍强的铁磁性耦合作用(J₃=3.20cm^-1),基态自旋值S=2,交流磁化率研究表明,在所测试条件下,其虚部没有表现出单分子磁体所具有的频率依赖现象。     

第一性原理研究MgZn2相的电子结构及磁性质

运用密度泛函理论的第一性原理计算分析了MgZn₂相的电子结构及相关磁性质。能带结构和态密度分析表明Zn4s和Zn4p轨道、Mg3s和Mg3p轨道分别发生sp态杂化,然后杂化态之间相互作用而形成Zn-Mg键;Mulliken布居分布计算显示:Zn₁-Mg(Zn₁是处于晶格边缘的Zn原子)和Zn₂-Mg(Zn₂是处于晶格内部的Zn原子)电子云重叠布居数接近0,电子密度分析显示Zn-Mg之间电子密度分布具有明显的定域性。结合上述结果与Zn、Mg原子的电负性差异,确定Zn-Mg键为极性共价键。分态密度(PDOS)分析显示,Zn₁-Mg键和Zn₂-Mg键的差异主要表现在Zn₂4s轨道在-10~-6 eV区域对成键的贡献度高于Zn₁4s轨道,而Zn₁4s轨道在2~5 eV区域对成键的贡献度高于Zn₂4s轨道。进一步对MgZn₂的积分自旋态密度和磁矩计算表明:MgZn₂磁性质表现为顺磁性,其磁性主要来源于Zn₁-Mg键中的2个自旋相同的未配对电子;MgZn₂的顺磁性特性将使Al-Zn-Mg-Cu(7xxx系)高强铝合金产生磁致塑性效应。     

以[M(DETA)2)]n+(M=Cu2+, Ni2+, Co3+)为客体的MnPS3夹层化合物的合成、结构表征与磁性研究

将过渡金属配合物阳离子([M(DETA)₂]ⁿ⁺(M=Cu²⁺,Ni²⁺,Co³⁺;DETA=Diethylenetriamine,二乙烯三胺)作为客体插入层状MnPS₃层间得到了相应的3个夹层化合物。通过X-射线粉末衍射、元素分析和红外光谱对夹层化合物的结构进行了表征。结果表明,与主体MnPS₃ 0.65 nm的层间距相比较,夹层化合物(Mn_0.88PS₃[Cu(DETA)₂]_0.12)的层间距扩大了0.32 nm,由此推测客体[Cu(DETA)₂]²⁺在层间以平面四方的配位形式存在,而另2个夹层化合物(Mn_0.79PS₃[Ni(DETA)₂]_0.21和Mn_0.74PS₃[Co(DETA)₂]_0.17)的层间距扩大了0.48 nm,说明客体[(M(DETA)₂]ⁿ⁺,M=Co³⁺,Ni²⁺) 在主体层间以八面体配位形式存在。磁性测试结果表明过渡金属离子[(M(DETA)₂]ⁿ⁺(M=Cu²⁺,Co³⁺)的插入能引起主体MnPS₃的磁性在35~40 K发生由顺磁向亚铁磁性的转变并表现自发磁化,而客体[Ni(DETA)₂]²⁺却使夹层化合物的反铁磁相互作用增强,抑制了自发磁化的发生。     

TinO2和TinO2-(n=1-10)团簇的几何结构、电子和磁性质

基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP方法, 研究了Ti_nO₂和Ti_nO₂^- (n=1-10)团簇的几何结构、电子结构以及磁性. 结果表明, 两个氧以分离的原子状态吸附在金属团簇的表面, 呈现出以一个钛原子为中心的O-Ti-O 的相邻吸附形式. 中性团簇和阴离子团簇的能量最低结构相似. 稳定性分析表明Ti_nO₂具有很高的稳定性, 特别是TiO₂和Ti₇O₂. 此外, 详细讨论了团簇的电离势、电子亲和能、电子解离能和能隙. 基于最低能量结构, 讨论了团簇的磁性, 发现电荷从Ti 原子向O原子转移, 并且电荷转移主要发生在Ti_nO₂的Ti-3d、Ti-4s和O-2p轨道. 磁性团簇中反铁磁序占据主导, 磁矩主要来源Ti-3d电子的贡献, 而两个氧原子的贡献非常小.     

高密度非球形和球形LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2的合成和性能比较

利用二次干燥法和共沉淀法分别制备出了非球形的Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3OOH前驱体和球形Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3(OH)₂前驱体, 并分别和LiNO₃混合烧结合成高密度非球形和球形的锂离子正极材料Li(Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3)O₂. XPS分析表明, 二次干燥法制备的非球形Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3OOH前驱体其过渡金属Ni, Co和Mn的价态分别是＋2, ＋3和＋4, 而共沉淀法制备的球形Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3(OH)₂前驱体其各金属价态为＋2; X射线衍射分析表明, 非球形的Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3OOH前驱体比球形的前驱体具有较高的活性, 能够在低温下合成出Li(Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3)O₂, 而且制备的产物结晶度高, 具有规整的层状α-NaFeO₂结构, 扫描电镜显示制备的非球形产物颗粒均匀, 颗粒间隙小, 振实密度高达2.95 g•cm^－3, 远高于球形的振实密度2.35 g•cm^－3; 充放电实验表明, 由非球形前驱体制备的Li(Ni_1/3Co_1/3Mn_1/3)O₂其充放电性能和循环性能以及体积比容量均高于球形正极材料.     

Low energy collisions of CN(X2Σ+) with He in magnetic fields

A theoretical investigation of the He-CN((2)Σ(+)) complex is presented. We perform ab initio calculations of the interaction potential energy surface and carry out accurate calculations of bound energy levels of the complex including the molecular fine structure. We find the potential has a shallow minimum and supports seven and nine bound levels in complex with (3)He and (4)He, respectively. Based on the potential the quantum scattering calculation is then implemented for elastic and inelastic cross sections of the magnetically trappable low-field-seeking state of CN((2)Σ(+)) in collision with (3)He atom. The cold collision properties and the influence of the external magnetic field as well as the effect of the uncertainty of interaction potential on the collisionally induced Zeeman relaxation are explored and discussed in detail. The ratios of elastic to inelastic cross sections are large over a wide range of collision energy, magnetic field, and scaling factor of the potential, suggesting helium buffer gas loading and cooling of CN in a magnetic trap is a good prospect.     

Density-functional study of two Fe4-based single-molecule magnets

We present the results of our all-electron density-functional calculations on the electronic structure and magnetic anisotropy energy of the [Fe4(OMe)6(dpm)6] and [Fe4(thme)2(dpm)6] molecular clusters, which are experimentally found to behave as single-molecule magnets. The calculated magnetic anisotropy energy barriers are 2.65 and 15.8 K, respectively, which agree with the experimental data. We also present a density-functional study on the effect of the structure distortions on the magnetic anisotropy of the [Fe(H2O)6]3+ complex. This study, together with an analysis of the projected anisotropies of each iron ion in both molecular clusters, allows us to qualitatively understand why the magnetic anisotropy energy (MAE) barrier of the second single-molecule magnet (SMM) is larger than the MAE of the first SMM.     

Interaction of NH(X 3Sigma-) with He: potential energy surface, bound states, and collisional Zeeman relaxation

A detailed analysis of the He-NH((3)Sigma(-)) van der Waals complex is presented. We discuss ab initio calculations of the potential energy surface and fitting procedures with relevance to cold collisions, and we present accurate calculations of bound energy levels of the triatomic complex as well as collisional properties of NH molecules in a buffer gas of (3)He. The influence of the external magnetic field used to trap the NH molecules and the effect of the atom-molecule interaction potential on the collisionally induced Zeeman relaxation are explored. It is shown that minute variations of the interaction potential due to different fitting procedures may alter the Zeeman relaxation rate at ultralow temperatures by as much as 50%.     

Synthesis and reaction of [[HC(CMeNAr)2]Mn]2 (Ar = 2,6-iPr2C6H3): the complex containing three-coordinate manganese(I) with a Mn-Mn bond exhibiting unusual magnetic properties and electronic structure

This paper reports on the synthesis, X-ray structure, magnetic properties, and DFT calculations of [[HC(CMeNAr)2]Mn]2 (Ar = 2,6-iPr2C6H3) (2), the first complex with three-coordinate manganese(I). Reduction of the iodide [[HC(CMeNAr)2]Mn(mu-I)]2 (1) with Na/K in toluene afforded 2 as dark-red crystals. The molecule of 2 contains a Mn2(2+) core with a Mn-Mn bond. The magnetic investigations show a rare example of a high-spin manganese(I) complex with an antiferromagnetic interaction between the two Mn(I) centers. The DFT calculations indicate a strong s-s interaction of the two Mn(I) ions with the open shell configuration (3d54s1). This suggests that the magnetic behavior of 2 could be correctly described as the coupling between two S1 = S2 = 5/2 spin centers. The Mn-Mn bond energy is estimated at 44 kcal mol(-1) by first principle calculations with the B3LYP functional. The further oxidative reaction of 2 with KMnO4 or O2 resulted in the formation of manganese(III) oxide [[HC(CMeNAr)2]Mn(mu-O)]2 (3). Compound 3 shows an antiferromagnetic coupling between the two oxo-bridged manganese(III) centers by magnetic measurements.     

Ab initio multireference configuration-interaction theoretical study on the low-lying spin states in binuclear transition-metal complex: magnetic exchange of [(NH3)5Cr(mu-OH)Cr(NH3)5]5+ and [Cl3FeOFeCl3]2-

The magnetic exchange interaction behavior and energy spectrum of low-lying spin states are investigated by using ab initio multireference configuration-interaction method for the representative binuclear transition-metal complexes [(NH(3))(5)Cr(mu-OH)Cr(NH(3))(5)](5+) and [Cl(3)FeOFeCl(3)](2-). Our calculations for the nonmodeling real title complexes found that under the appropriate basis sets and active space, ab initio method at multireference configuration-interaction level of theory is able to give accurate energy spectrum of low-lying spin states within reachable computation demand nowadays and the deviation of magnetic exchange interaction to Lande interval rule can be described by the biquadratic correction in terms of Heisenberg spin Hamiltonian. As a methodology comparison, density-functional theory combined with broken-symmetry approach provides an alternative yet efficient approach to produce accurate numerical results, but there are dependences on the particular chosen exchange-correlation functionals and system dependent. The spin population analyses at complete active space self-consistent-field level of the theory provide an instructively understanding and prediction for the magnetic interaction mechanism.     

Structural,elastic, electronic and magnetic properties of perovskite-like Co3WC,Rh3WC and Ir3WC from first principles calculations

We have performed ab initio total energy calculations using the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave method (FP-LAPW) with the generalized gradient approximation (GGA) for the exchange-correlation potential to predict the structural, elastic, cohesive, electronic and magnetic properties of perovskite-like phases Co₃WC, Rh₃WC and Ir₃WC. The optimized lattice parameters, density, independent elastic constants (C_ij), bulk moduli, shear moduli, tetragonal shear moduli, compressibility, and Cauchy pressure, as well as electronic densities of states, cohesive and formation energies, atomic magnetic moments have been obtained and analyzed for the first time.     

Excited states and electronic spectra of extended tetraazaporphyrins

Electronic excited states, electronic absorption, and magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectra of free-base tetraazaporphyrin (TAP), phthalocyanine (Pc), naphthalocyanine (Nc), and anthracocyanine (Ac) were studied by quantum chemical calculations using the symmetry-adapted cluster-configuration interaction (SAC-CI) method. Not only optically allowed states including the Q- and B-bands but also optically forbidden states were calculated for transitions whose excitation energies were lower than 4.5 eV. The present SAC-CI calculations consistently assigned the absorption and MCD peaks as optically allowed π→π(?) excitations, although these calculations using double-zeta basis limit quantitative agreement and discussion. For Nc and Ac, excited states beyond the four-orbital model appeared in the low-energy region. The low-energy shifts of the Q-bands with the extension of molecular size were explained by the orbital energies. The splitting of the Q-bands decreases with extension of the molecular size. This feature was reproduced by the SAC-CI calculations but the configuration interaction with single excitations and time-dependent density functional theory calculations failed to reproduce this trend. Electron correlation in the excited states is important in reproducing this splitting of the Q-bands and in describing the energy difference between the B(2u) and B(3u) states of free-base porphyrins.     

Rationalization of the lanthanide-ion-driven magnetic properties in a series of 4f-5d cyano-bridged chains

Magnetic properties of new d-f cyanido-bridged 1D assemblies [RE(pzam)(3)(H(2)O)W(CN)(8)]·H(2)O (RE(III) = Gd, 1, Tb, 2, Dy, 3; pzam = pyrazine-2-carboxamide) were studied by temperature- and field-dependent magnetization measurements. No evidence for 3D interchain magnetic ordering is found above 2 K. Multiconfiguration ab initio calculations and subsequent modeling afforded simulation of the weak zero-field splitting effect in 1 and discussion of magnetic anisotropy in the f units of compounds 2 and 3. A semiquantitative corroboration with the experimental magnetic measurements is presented, performing the simulation of magnetic susceptibility vs temperature and magnetization vs field variation. The association into molecular and supramolecular architectures is analyzed by means of energy decomposition subsequent to the DFT calculations on idealized molecular models extracted from the experimental chain structure.     

Structures and electronic properties of germanium-doped Ni<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis></Subscript> clusters, <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis> = 13–23

The magnetic property and electronic properties such as binding energy, charge transfer, ionization potential and electron affinity of the Ni _n–1Ge (n = 13–23) neutral and ionic clusters have been studied using the density functional theory calculations with the PBE exchange-correlation energy functional. The calculated total magnetic moments decrease with the addition of Ge atom. Both the calculated ionization potential and electron affinity exhibit an oscillating behavior as the cluster size increases.     

Metal complexes of chalcone analogue: Synthesis,characterization, DNA binding,molecular docking and antimicrobial evaluation

A novel chalcone, namely 5‐(4‐(dimethylamino)phenyl)‐1‐(thiophen‐2‐yl)penta‐2,4‐dien‐1‐one, DMATP, and its complexes with nickel(II), vanadium(III), palladium(II) and platinum(II) metal ions were synthesized and characterized using a set of chemical and spectroscopic tools including elemental analysis, electrical conductance, magnetic susceptibility and spectral techniques. The interactions of the synthesized chalcone and its metal complexes with DNA were studied using steady‐state absorption and emission techniques as well as viscosity and electrochemical measurements. The obtained results confirm DNA intercalation. Additionally, theoretical studies were performed for all the investigated compounds using DFT/B3LYP calculations. The optimized geometries are found to be in good agreement with the suggested experimental structures. The bond lengths, bond angles, chemical reactivity, energy components, binding energy and dipole moment were evaluated. Also, theoretical infrared intensities and thermodynamic parameters for all compounds were calculated. Molecular docking calculations show that the Ni(II) complex exhibits the highest DNA binding activity, which agrees well with the experimental results. Finally, the compounds were screened for antimicrobial activity using several microorganisms.