C2H与HO2双自由基反应的密度泛函理论研究

应用量子化学从头算和密度泛函理论(DFT)对C₂H与HO₂双自由基的单重态反应进行了研究.在UB3LYP/6-311G水平上优化了反应通道上各驻点(反应物、中间体、过渡态和产物)的几何构型.在CCSD(T)/6-311G^{**水平上计算了各物种的单点能,并对总能量进行了零点能校正.研究结果表明,反应物中自由基C₂H的边端C进攻自由基HO₂的边端O是主要的进攻方式.首先形成了中间体1(HCCOOH),由此经过不同的反应通道可以得到主要产物P1,次要产物P2,P3和P5.生成P1的反应热为-814.40kJ/mol.自由基C₂H的中间C进攻自由基HO₂的边端O是次要的进攻方式,可以得到产物P4和P6.根据势能面分析,所有反应均是放热反应.}     

SF_5CF_3与还原性自由基C_2H_3脱氟反应机理研究

用密度泛函B3PW91/6-311g(d,p)方法对SF5CF3与还原性自由基C2H3反应机理进行了理论研究,优化了反应通道上反应物、过渡态、中间体和产物的几何构型,用内禀反应坐标计算和频率分析确认了过渡态.用精确模型算法G3(MP2)计算了各物种单点能量.研究结果表明:SF5CF3与C2H3自由基反应为多通道反应,C2H3可脱去SF5CF3分子中不同位上的F原子,分别生成3个中间体IM1,IM2和IM3.然后3个中间体发生自分解反应生成产物P1[CF2SF5+C2H3F],P2[CF3SF4(a)+C2H3F]和P3[CF3SF4(b)+C2H3F],其中Path 2和Path 3能垒高度分别为141.9和147.0kJ·mol-1,为竞争反应通道,P2和P3为反应主产物.     

乙炔基自由基C2H与氧气反应的密度泛函理论研究

应用量子化学从头算和密度泛函理论(DFT)对C₂H自由基和O₂的反应进行了研究.在B3LYP/6-311G^**水平上优化了反应通道上各驻点(反应物、中间体、过渡态和产物)的几何构型,并计算出它们的振动频率和零点振动能(ZPVE).各物种的总能量由CCSD(T)/6-311G^**//B3LYP/6-311G^**给出,并对能量进行了零点能校正.计算结果表明,反应物中自由基C₂H中的边端C进攻O₂形成了中间体1 (HCCOO),中间体1是一个加合产物.由中间体1经过不同的反应通道可以生成不同的产物P₁ (HCO+CO), P₂ (HCCO+O), P₃(CO₂+CH), P₄ (C₂O+OH)和P₅ (2CO+H).反应通道之间存在着竞争机制.其中P₁, P₂是主要产物,其次还有一定比例的P5生成,而产物P₃, P₄的生成几率较低.各条反应通道化学反应热的计算与实验吻合较好.     

CF3O2自由基和NO反应机理的理论研究

用密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP方法, 分别在6-31G、6-311G、6-311+G(d)基组水平上研究了CF3O2自由基和NO反应机理. 研究结果表明, CF3O2自由基和NO反应存在三条可行的反应通道, 优化得到了相应的中间体和过渡态. 从活化能看, 通道CH3O2+NO→IM1→TS1→IM2→TS2→CF3O+ONO的活化能最低, 仅为70.86 kJ•mol-1, 是主要反应通道, 主要产物是CF3O和NO2. 而通道CH3O2+NO→IM1→TS3→CF3ONO2和CH3O2+NO→TS4→IM3→TS5→IM4→TS6→CF3O+NOO的活化能较高, 故该反应难以进行.     

CH3N3与C60(NCH3)2作用生成三氮杂富勒烯衍生物的反应机理

利用AM1半经验算法和密度泛函理论, 研究了CH3N3进攻C60(NCH3)2生成三氮杂富勒烯衍生物C60(NCH3)3的反应机理及区域选择性. 计算结果表明, CH3N3加成在C60(NCH3)2的两个不同位置的5/6单键上的反应均遵循分步机理. 反应途径上都存在3个过渡态和3个中间体. 从整个反应活化能、表观活化能以及速控步活化能来看, 生成稳定产物的反应并不占优势.     

三氟化氯和环氧丙烷反应的理论研究

应用密度泛函理论对三氟化氯和环氧丙烷反应产生C3H5O和C1F2自由基的机理进行了研究。在B3PW91/6-31+G(d,p)水平优化了12个不同反应通道上各驻点(反应物、中间体、过渡态和产物) 的几何构型,并计算了它们的振动频率和零点振动能。采用CCSD(T)/6-31+ G(d,p) // B3PW91/6-31+G(d,p)单点能计算方法求得各物种的能量,并作了零点能校正。计算结果表明,三氟化氯和环氧丙烷反应可经过不同的反应路径引发C3H5O自由基和C1F2自由基,其中,三氟化氯呈对称的F原子与环氧丙烷的C(1)上与CH3在同一侧的上的H原子结合的活化能最低,仅为16.81 kJ/mol。     

Au(111)面上肉桂醛的选择性加氢机理

采用密度泛函理论并结合周期性平板模型的方法,优化了肉桂醛在Au(111)面上的吸附模型,并详细探讨了肉桂醛在Au(111)面上选择性加氢的反应机理(C=O,C=C以及1,4共轭加成机理).计算结果表明,肉桂醛以C=O和C=C协同吸附于Au(111)面上时,吸附构型最稳定.此时,不同吸附模式的吸附能平均在140.0kJ?mol-1.通过搜索不同机理下每个基元反应的过渡态,得出肉桂醛在Au(111)面上最可能的选择性加氢产物为苯丙醛,且其按照1,4共轭加成机理间接得到苯丙醛比C=C直接加氢机理具有更低的活化能.具体反应过程为:肉桂醛C=O的O优先加H形成烯丙基型中间体,继而该中间体中与苯环相连的C原子继续加H形成烯醇(ENOL),最终烯醇异构成苯丙醛.其中ENOL的生成过程所需的活化能最高,是反应的控速步骤.     

HNCO+OH——NH~2+CO~2反应理论研究

用从头算UHF/6-31G基组研究了异氰酸和羟基生成氨基和二氧化碳即HNCO+OH--NH~2+CO~2的反应机理.优化得到了反应途径上的过渡态和中间体,并通过振动分析对过渡态和中间体进行了确认.在UMP4/6-31G水平上计算了它们的能量,同时对零点能进行了较正.计算结果表明:此反应是多步反应,先后通过3个过渡态(TS1,TS2,TS3),2个内旋转位垒(TSI,TSII),4个中间体(IM1,IM2,IM3,IM4),其中,IM3--TS2这一步为整个反应的决速步骤,速控步的活化能为202.388kJ/mol.与异氰酸和羟基作用的另一反应通道(即HNCO+OH--H~2O+NCO)的活化能(69.038kJ/mol)比较,可看出所研究反应通道为次要反应通道,这与实验结果是一致的。     

HNCO+OH-→NH2+CO2反应理论研究

用从头算UHF/6-31G基组研究了异氰酸和羟基生成氨基和二氧化碳即HNCO+OH→NH2+CO2的反应机理.优化得到了反应途径上的过渡态和中间体,并通过振动分析对过渡态和中间体进行了确认.在UMP4/6-31G水平上计算了它们的能量,同时对零点能进行了较正.计算结果表明:此反应是多步反应,先后通过3个过渡态(TS1,TS2,TS3),2个内旋转位垒(PSI,TSII),4个中间体(IM1,IM2,IM3,IM4),其中,IM3→TS2这一步为整个反应的决速步骤,速控步的活化能为202.388lJ/mol.与异氰酸和羟基作用的另一反应通道(即HNCO+OH→H2O+NCO)的活化能(69.038kJ/mol)比较,可看出所研究反应通道为次要反应通道,这与实验结果是一致的.     

HNCO+OH——NH~2+CO~2反应理论研究

用从头算UHF/6-31G基组研究了异氰酸和羟基生成氨基和二氧化碳即HNCO+OH--NH~2+CO~2的反应机理.优化得到了反应途径上的过渡态和中间体,并通过振动分析对过渡态和中间体进行了确认.在UMP4/6-31G水平上计算了它们的能量,同时对零点能进行了较正.计算结果表明:此反应是多步反应,先后通过3个过渡态(TS1,TS2,TS3),2个内旋转位垒(TSI,TSII),4个中间体(IM1,IM2,IM3,IM4),其中,IM3--TS2这一步为整个反应的决速步骤,速控步的活化能为202.388kJ/mol.与异氰酸和羟基作用的另一反应通道(即HNCO+OH--H~2O+NCO)的活化能(69.038kJ/mol)比较,可看出所研究反应通道为次要反应通道,这与实验结果是一致的。     

Theoretical Studies on the Growth Mechanism of Armchair Single-walled Carbon Nanotube

The growth mechanism of armchair single-walled carbon nanotube was studied theoretically by AM1 method as implemented in Gaussian03 program. The following results were obtained. (1) Let C₂ radicals be the carbon source for the growth of the carbon nanotube, then the most likely growth mechanism would be as follows. An intermediate is formed firstly by the direct addition of C₂ radical to the open end of the carbon nanotube without an energy barrier, then via a transition state the reaction produces the product, i.e., C₂ becomes the component of the hexagon of the nanotube. (2) From (3,3) to (6,6), the activation energy decreases (from 66.8 to 46.1 kJ·mol^?1), whereas the conjugation of the nanotube increases. (3) The distribution of the frontier molecular orbitals indicates that the two edges of the newly formed hexagon maybe grow easily.     

Local modifications of single-wall carbon nanotubes induced by bond formation with encapsulated fullerenes

Defected fullerenes in nanopeapods form bonds with the encapsulating single-walled carbon nanotubes when irradiated by an electron beam leading to changes in the guest (fullerene) and the host (nanotube). Intrinsic reaction coordinate (IRC) analysis based on B3LYP hybrid density functional theory shows that a C1-C59 defect with a single protruding C atom is initially formed from the C60(Ih) cage. The high activation energy for this step (8.37 eV (193.0 kcal/mol)), being assumed to be accessible during irradiation, is lower than that of the Stone-Wales rearrangement on the sp2 network. The binding of the defected fullerene to the nanotube is preferential, orthogonal bonds relative to the tube axis being slightly preferred. Because of the covalent bonds formed between the guest and host, the carbon network on the nanotube is locally perturbed in the vicinity of the binding site. As a result of the new bonds, bisnorcaradiene-like as well as quinonoid-like patterns appear near the binding site. These results are interpreted using orbital interaction and Clar diagram arguments. The changes in the bonding pattern on the nanotube should be significant in further functionalization of carbon nanotubes.     

One-pot, high-yield synthesis of titanate nanotube bundles decorated by Pd (Au) clusters for stable electrooxidation of methanol

Titanate nanotube bundles assembled by several simple nanotubes were synthesized through a simple reaction between TiO₂ crystallites and highly concentrated NaOH in the presence of Au or Pd sols. Due to the unique scrolling growth mechanism of titanate nanotubes (TNTs), Au or Pd clusters were encapsulated in situ by TNTs, and titanate/Au and titanate/Pd nanotube bundles were formed. In comparison with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or active carbon that was widely used as carriers to support metal clusters, TNTs bundles can immobilize the metal clusters tightly and overcome the shortcoming of exfoliation of metal clusters from the carriers. The as-prepared titanate/metal hybrids possess mesoporosity and high surface area. The electrochemical oxidation of methanol demonstrates that titanate/Pd hybrids exhibit high electrocatalytic activity and excellent stability, and hence they should be ideal catalyst candidates in direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs).     

Structural and reactivity properties of finite length cap-ended single-wall carbon nanotubes

The reaction of C2 with growing single-wall carbon nanotubes of different chiralities is investigated using density functional theory. It is found that the energy of the frontier orbitals for (5,5) and (6,6) armchair carbon nanotubes exhibits periodic behavior with an increasing number of carbon atoms in the nanotube. Such periodic behavior induces oscillations in the reaction energy released by adsorption of C2 to the nanotube open edge. In contrast, the energy of the frontier orbitals of the (6,5) chiral tube remains constant as the number of C atoms increases, and the same stability is observed in the adsorption energy. It is suggested that this may be one of the reasons for the low percent of armchair single-wall carbon nanotubes found in the experimental synthesis.     

A Theoretical Study on the Conductivity of Carbon Doped BNNT

From the changes in energy band, density of state (DOS) and electronic structure calculated by the DFT/B3LYP method, the conductivity of carbon doped boron‐nitride nanotube (BNNT), which is formed by C‐C bond substituting B‐N bond, was discussed. The results indicate that the substitution will strengthen the conductivity of the tube, and its semi‐conductivity might be adjusted by controlling the substitution.     

Hydrogen adsorption in defected carbon nanotubes

Recently there has been lot of interest in the development of hydrogen storage in various systems for the large-scale application of fuel cells, mobiles and for automotive uses. Hectic materials research is going on throughout the world with various adsorption mechanisms to increase the storage capacity. It was observed that physisorption proves to be an effective way for this purpose. Some of the materials in this race include graphite, zeolite, carbon fibers and nanotubes. Among all these, the versatile material carbon nanotube (CNT) has a number of favorable points like porous nature, high surface area, hollowness, high stability and light weight, which facilitate the hydrogen adsorption in both outer and inner portions. In this work we have considered armchair (5,5), zig zag (10,0) and chiral tubes (8,2) and (6,4) with and without structural defects to study the physisorption of hydrogen on the surface of carbon nanotubes using DFT calculations. For two different H₂ configurations, adsorption binding energies are estimated both for defect free and defected carbon nanotubes. We could observe larger adsorption energies for the configuration in which the hydrogen molecular axis perpendicular to the hexagonal carbon ring than for parallel to C–C bond configuration corresponding to the defect free nanotubes. For defected tubes the adsorption energies are calculated for various configurations such as molecular axis perpendicular to a defect site octagon and parallel to C–C bond of octagon and another case where the axis perpendicular to hexagon in defected tube. The adsorption binding energy values are compared with defect free case. The results are discussed in detail for hydrogen storage applications.     

CVD growth of N-doped carbon nanotubes on silicon substrates and its mechanism

In the present study, we report the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of nitrogen-doped (N-doped) aligned carbon nanotubes on a silicon (Si) substrate using ferrocene (Fe(C5H5)2) as catalyst and acetonitrile (CH3CN) as the carbon source. The effect of experimental conditions such as temperature, gaseous environment, and substrates on the structure and morphology of N-doped carbon nanotubes arrays is reported. From XPS and EELS data, it was found that the nitrogen content of the nanotubes could be determined over a wide range, from 1.9% to 12%, by adding the addition of hydrogen (H2) to the reaction system. It was also shown by SEM that N-doped carbon nanotube arrays could be produced on Si and SiO2 substrates at suitable temperatures, although at different growth rates. Using these concentrations, it was possible to produce three-dimensional (3D) carbon nanotubes architectures on predetermined Si/SiO2 patterns. The mechanism underlying the effect of nitrogen containing carbon sources on nanotube formation was explored using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).     

Effect of processing temperature on growing bamboo-like carbon nanotubes by chemical vapor deposition

The present article demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly route for the fabrication of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with different morphologies, including the fascinating bamboo-like structures without complex catalyst/support preparation procedures. A thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique that utilized natural pozzolan supports and a solid carbon source, that is, a mixture of camphor and ferrocene in a weight ratio of 20:1, was carried out at different temperatures where the ferrocene played also the role of catalyst. The pozzolan chemical composition and mineral identification were determined by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The morphology of the fabricated CNTs was studied via scanning and transmission electron microscopies (SEM and TEM). It was revealed that both conventional tubular and bamboo-like nanotubes grow at 750 °C while the bamboo-like morphology prevails at 850 °C. The better nanostructure uniformity at higher deposition temperature was accompanied by an improved nanotube graphitization degree that was verified by Raman spectroscopy. Yet, the reduction of the CNTs production yield was recorded by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The experimental data are interpreted and discussed as an interplay between the CNTs processing temperature, morphology and growth mechanism. Thus, the growth of either tubular or bamboo-like nanostructures is suggested to be ruled by the competitive surface and bulk diffusions of carbon onto and into the catalyst surface. The growth depends on the size of catalyst nanoparticles sintered at different temperatures. The favorable role of the pozzolan supporting materials in the formation of bamboo-like tubes is emphasized.     

H2S/N2混合物在碳纳米管中吸附分离的分子模拟

采用巨正则Monte Carlo(GCMC)方法讨论了不同温度、压力及管径下,碳纳米管对H2S/N2混合物(主体相体积比为1∶99)的吸附分离选择性.结果表明,随着碳纳米管管径的增大,H2S的吸附选择性先增加后减小;而(11,0)碳纳米管(管径为0.86 nm)对H2S的选择性最高,这种选择性与管径的关系是由几何效应和能量效应共同决定的.针对(11,0)碳纳米管讨论了温度和压力对H2S吸附量和选择性的影响.模拟结果表明,随着温度上升,H2S的吸附量和选择性都呈先增加后减小的趋势;随着压力增加,H2S的吸附量和选择性都有所下降.本文模拟结果可为含硫气体混合物的吸附分离提供一定参考.     

Effects of charge distribution on water filling process in carbon nanotube

Using umbrella sampling technique with molecular dynamics simulation, we investigated the nanofluidic transport of water in carbon nanotube (CNT). The simulations showed that a positive charge modification to the carbon nanotube can slow down the water column growth process, while the negative charge modification to the carbon nanotube will, on the other hand, quicken the water column growth process. The free energy curves were obtained through the statistical process of water column growth under different charge distributions, and the results indicated that these free energy curves can be employed to explain the dynamical process of water column growth in the nanosized channels. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10425420 and 20773145), the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant Nos. 2006CB806200 and 2006CB932100), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences including its CNIC Supercomputer Center.