金属纳米线应力分布特征的原子级模拟研究

运用分子静力学方法结合量子修正Sutten-Chen多体力场研究了Ni纳米线在平衡状态下的应力分布特征,考虑了三种不同取向的纳米线,即轴线方向分别沿［100］,［110］和［111］方向的纳米线.计算的结果表明：由于表面张应力的作用,纳米线在弛豫过程中沿轴线方向长度发生收缩;纳米线从表面向中心区域呈现出由张应力向压应力连续分布的特征.随着纳米线直径的增加,纳米线的表面区域的张应力先上升,然后略有下降,并趋向一个非零的常值;而中心区域的应力则属于压应力,其值随着直径的增加显著地减小,并趋向于零值.无论是轴向 关键词： 纳米线 应力分布 分子静力学     

THE INFLUENCE OF GRAIN SIZE AND TEMPERATURE ON THE MECHANICAL DEFORMATION OF NANOCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS: MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION

Nanocrystalline (nc) materials are characterized by a typical grain size of 1-100nm. The uniaxial tensile deformation of computer-generated nc samples, with several average grain sizes ranging from 5.38 to 1.79nm, is simulated by using molecular dynamics with the Finnis-Sinclair potential. The influence of grain size and temperature on the mechanical deformation is studied in this paper. The simulated nc samples show a reverse Hall-Petch effect. Grain boundary sliding and motion, as well as grain rotation are mainly responsible for the plastic deformation. At low temperatures, partial dislocation activities play a minor role during the deformation. This role begins to occur at the strain of 5%, and is progressively remarkable with increasing average grain size. However, at elevated temperatures no dislocation activity is detected, and the diffusion of grain boundaries may come into play.     

纳米晶铜单向拉伸变形的分子动力学模拟

纳米材料是由尺度在1－100nm的微小颗粒组成的体系，由于它具有独特的性能而备受关注。本文简要地回顾了分子动力学在纳米材料研究中的应用，并运用它模拟了平均晶粒尺寸从1．79－5．38nm的纳米晶体的力学性质。模拟结果显示：随着晶粒尺寸的减小，系统与晶粒内部的原子平均能量升高，而晶界上则有所下降；纳米晶体的弹性模量要小于普通多晶体，并随着晶粒尺寸的减小而减小；纳米晶铜的强度随着晶粒的减小而减小，显示了反常的Hall-Petch效应；纳米晶体的塑性变形主要是通过晶界滑移与运动，以及晶粒的转动来实现的；位错运动起着次要的、有限的作用；在较大的应变下（约大于5％），位错运动开始起作用；这种作用随着晶粒尺寸的增加而愈加明显。     

ZnO原子链的结构稳定性和电子性质的第一性原理研究

本文采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理平面波赝势法,研究了ZnO原子链的结构稳定性和电子性质.结果表明：ZnO分子可以形成直线形结构、梯子形结构以及双梯子形结构等一维链式结构,而之字形链状结构是不能稳定存在的.计算结果也表明：这些稳定存在的一维原子链结构均表现出间接带隙的特征,而之字形结构的原子链却表现出了类似金属的能带特征. 关键词： 原子链 结构稳定性 电子结构 第一性原理计算     

TiNi Monatomic Chains Stabilized by Alloying： a First-Principles Study

Total energies and electronic structures calculations are performed for the monatomic TiNi alloy chains with the linear and zigzag structures. The pure Ti and pure Ni atomic chains have also been computed on equal footing, serving as reference systems. The results shows that the stability of one-dimensional chains can be enhanced by alloying, i.e. the cohesive energies of TiNi alloy chains are larger than the corresponding pure Ti and Ni ones, in both the linear and zigzag structures. The stability effect by alloying is associated with changes of the electronic properties, such as the lowering of the density of states at the Fermi level and more covalently bonding between the Ti and Ni sites. Compared to the zigzag TiNi chain, the stability of linear TiNi chains has been more increased.     

(C60)N团簇稳定结构的遗传算法研究

采用Pacheco-Ramalho相互作用势,结合改进的遗传算法研究了(C60)N团簇(N=3～25)的稳定结构与“幻数“序列,并研究了(C60)N 团簇的势能变化.结果表明:团簇的稳定结构与构成团簇的C60分子数目有密切的关系.随着C60分子数目的增大,团簇的稳态结构呈现出由层状变为壳状,然后又转变为层状结构的变化趋势.随着组成C60分子数的增多,团簇中分子的平均势能呈下降的趋势,下降的幅度随着分子数的增大而越来越小.     

Nb二维原子薄片中的Jahn-Teller效应

使用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理平面波赝势法，研究了Nb二维单层原子薄片的结构稳定性和电子结构性质.对其所有的二维晶格结构的计算表明，由于Jahn-Teller效应，对称性较高的正方和六角晶格都是不稳定的二维结构.而稳定的二维结构是由对称性较高的六角晶格畸变后形成的对称性较差的斜方和中心长方结构.Nb单层原子薄片不能形成长方晶格结构.通过计算电子结构和Jahn-Teller效应，进一步讨论了这些结构的相对稳定性以及各二维晶格结构的电子能带和态密度等性质. 关键词： Nb原子薄片 Jahn-Teller效应 电子结构 从头计算     

The elastic properties and energy characteristics of Au nanowires: an atomistic simulation study

This paper have performed molecular static calculations with the quantum corrected Sutten Chen type many body potential to study size effects on the elastic modulus of Au nanowires with [100], [110] and [111] crystallographic directions, and to explore the preferential growth orientation of Au nanowires. The main focus of this work is the size effects on their surface characteristics. Using the common neighbour analysis, this paper deduces that surface region approximately consists of two layer atoms. Further, it extracts the elastic modulus of surface, and calculate surface energy of nanowire. The results show that for all three directions the Young＇s modulus of nanowire increases as the diameter increases. Similar trend has been observed for the Young＇s modulus of surface. However, the atomic average potential energy of nanowire shows an opposite change. Both the potential and surface energy of [110] nanowire are the lowest among all three orlentational nanowires, which helps to explain why Au nanowires possess a [110] preferred orientation during the experimental growth proceeds.     

纳米团簇熔化过程的分子动力学模拟

本文采用分子动力学结合嵌入原子多体势,模拟了不同半径的Ni纳米团簇的升温熔化过程,研究团簇尺寸对熔点和表面能的影响.模拟结果表明:团簇的熔点显著低于体材料的熔点.团簇熔化的过程首先是在团簇的表面出现预熔,然后向团簇内部扩展,直到整个团簇完全熔为液态.在模拟的纳米尺度范围内,团簇的熔点与团簇尺寸基本成线性关系.团簇的表面能随着团簇尺寸的增大而减小,而且表面能均高于体材料的表面能.     

Au-Pd共晶纳米粒子熔化行为的分子动力学研究

采用分子动力学方法结合嵌入原子势, 对Au-Pd共晶纳米粒子的热稳定性进行了模拟研究. 计算结果表明: Au-Pd纳米粒子的熔点明显高于Au单质纳米粒子而低于Pd纳米粒子. 通过计算Lindemann指数发现Au-Pd共晶纳米粒子中的Au原子首先熔化, 然后带动Pd原子的熔化; 熔化所经历的温度区间明显要宽于单质纳米粒子.