Rb原子修饰缺陷h-BN单层储氢性能的第一性原理研究

基于密度泛函理论框架下的第一性原理计算方法,系统的研究了碱金属Rb原子修饰具有空位缺陷h-BN单层体系的储氢性能.发现Rb原子可稳定吸附在h-BN单层的B单空位缺陷(V_B)上,且Rb原子间无团簇倾向,单个Rb原子最多可稳定吸附5个H₂分子,H₂分子平均吸附能在0.18-0.21 eV范围内.电子结构分析表明H2分子主要通过极化机制和轨道杂化作用吸附在Rb修饰的缺陷h-BN单层体系上.Rb双侧修饰缺陷h-BN单层体系的理论储氢质量比可以达到5.0 wt%.基于范特霍夫方程和从头算分子动力学(AIMD)模拟对储氢体系的热力学稳定性进行了进一步的研究.     

LiF-CrF3二元系的热力学模拟

采用相图计算(CALPHAD)技术对LiF-CrF3体系进行了相图的优化计算.对液相分别采用置换熔体模型与缔合物模型进行描述,中间化合物Li3CrF6则采用准化学计量比化合物模型描述.模型参数的优化选取实验相平衡数据及第一性原理预测的数据,优化结果表明,缔合物模型比置换熔体模型更能准确地描述液相的实验相平衡数据.     

First-principle calculation for the phonon structure on iron-based superconductors

We perform first-principle phonon calculations for three typical iron-based superconductors, i.e., LaFeAsO,BaFe₂As₂, and FeSe. Though those crystals have different structures, we find that the optical modes associated with Fe vibration have almost similar characters. Moreover, we examine the pressure effect on phonons in FeSe. By increasing the external pressure, the phonon mode frequency related to Fe vibration effectively rises up and the electronic density of states at Fermi level also increases. These results may correlate to the critical temperature enhancement under high pressure.     

First-principle calculations of dilute nitride GaP1−xNx alloy in zinc-blende structures

First-principle plane-wave pseudopotential calculations using the density-functional theory within the local density approximation (LDA) have been carried out to investigate the structural, electronic and thermodynamic properties of zinc-blende dilute nitride GaP_1−xN_x alloy. We have found that the unit cell volumes of GaP_1−xN_x alloys are smaller than the value calculated from the linear interpolation of GaN and GaP binary alloys and there exists a negative deviation from Vegard's law. The Ga-P and Ga-N bond lengths of GaP_1−xN_x alloys reveal a slight relaxation. The incorporation of nitrogen into GaP leads to the giant reduction of the bandgap energy. We have investigated the thermal stabilities and obtained the most stable configurations of the GaP_1−xN_x alloy. In addition, the formation enthalpies have also been calculated, which could explain the difficulty in nitrogen incorporation into GaP.     

Electronic structures and mechanical properties of uranium monocarbide from first-principles and calculations

The electronic structure, elastic constants, Poisson's ratio, and phonon dispersion curves of UC have been systematically investigated from the first-principles calculations by the projector-augmented-wave (PAW) method. In order to describe precisely the strong on-site Coulomb repulsion among the localized U 5f electrons, we adopt the local density approximation (LDA)+U and generalized gradient approximation (GGA)+U formalisms for the exchange correlation term. We systematically study how the electronic properties and elastic constants of UC are affected by the different choice of U as well as the exchange-correlation potential. We show that by choosing an appropriate Hubbard U parameter within the GGA+U approach, most of our calculated results are in good agreement with the experimental data. Therefore, the results obtained by the GGA+U with effective Hubbard parameter U chosen around 3 eV for UC are considered to be reasonable.     

The different influences of the two incorporation sites of B atoms on the mechanical and thermodynamic properties of B2–ZrCu compounds: a first-principle calculation

We applied a first-principle calculation to investigate the different influences of the two incorporation sites of B atoms on the mechanical and thermodynamic properties of the near-equiatomic B2–ZrCu compound. The alloying B atoms have two possible incorporation sites, namely, octahedral interstices and Cu sites. When the concentration of B atoms is lower than 5.882 at.%, interstitial B atoms will be effective at improving the bulk modulus (B), shear modulus (G) and Young’s modulus (E) of the B2–ZrCu parent. When the concentration of the substitutional B atoms is lower than 12.5 at.%, the ductility of the parent will be strengthened. The interstitial B atoms that are located at octahedral interstices in the 〈110〉 direction can remarkably improve the Debye temperature (Θ_D) of the substituted Zr₈Cu_8?zB_z phase. The prediction for the melting point shows that the high-temperature stability is strengthened with the increase of the B concentration. Interstitial B atoms are beneficial to the minimum thermal conductivity. Finally, the electronic properties are discussed in detail to further understand the mechanical properties.     

双氮协同钴掺杂锐钛矿相二氧化钛电子结构的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理计算了双氮原子协同钴原子共掺杂TiO2的几何结构和电子结构. 计算结果发现: 双氮原子掺杂引起的双空穴位与钴原子形成了较强的耦合作用, 并引起晶格结构发生明显变化. 共掺杂的协同效应引起TiO2禁带宽度变窄,在价带顶和导带底出现大量杂质能级, 从而引起吸收带边发生明显红移. 该掺杂方式对调制TiO2禁带宽度有明显的效果, 有望指导后续的实验合成.     

甲胺基-甲脒基混合钙钛矿的第一性原理研究

有机铅卤钙钛矿APbX_3的稳定性是制约其应用的重要因素,对APbX_3钙钛矿中A和X采用不同种类离子混合的化学组分调控是改进其稳定性最有效的方式之一。其中,A位点采用不同比例的甲脒离子(FA)和甲胺离子(MA)是当前研究的热点方向。本文通过第一性原理计算,系统研究了FA_(1-x)MA_xPbI_3体系的结构和光电性质。研究发现FA与MA的混合增加体系的稳定性,其中FA_(0.5)MA_(0.5)PbI_3最稳定。通过分析不同混合比例的结构,揭示了晶格常数随x的增加线性减小;以及带隙随x减小而线性增加。此外,计算结果发现MA所占比例增加时吸收光谱蓝移。研究表明通过FA和MA离子的混合能有效调控钙钛矿的光电性质,从而获得更有效的钙钛矿太阳能电池。     

二维M_2XO_(2-2x)(OH)_(2x)(M=Ti,V;X=C,N)析氢催化活性的第一性原理研究

MXene是一种新型的二维析氢催化材料,其表面容易被亲水基团O和OH混合覆盖。我们基于第一性原理计算的方法,研究了M_2XO_(2-2x)(OH)_(2x)(M=Ti,V;X=C,N)的析氢催化活性。计算结果显示,M_2XO_(2-2x)(OH)_(2x)的析氢催化活性与其表面OH覆盖率(X)密切相关。对Ti_2CO_(2-2x)(OH)_(2x)来说,OH覆盖率不超过1/3时,具有优异的析氢催化活性。对Ti_2NO_(2-2x)(OH)_(2x)、V_2CO_(2-2x)(OH)_(2x)和V_2NO_(2-2x)(OH)_(2x)来说,OH覆盖率分别达到4/9、1/3和5/9时,才具有最佳的析氢催化活性。接着,电荷分析显示OH覆盖率会显著影响M_2XO_(2-2x)(OH)_(2x)活性位点O基团的电荷量。最后,我们从态密度的角度揭示了析氢催化活性变化的原因,即活性位点O基团的氧化性随OH覆盖率的增大而被削弱。因此,本文提出了调节表面OH覆盖率来获取M_2XO_(2-2x)(OH)_(2x)最佳析氢催化活性状态的方法,这在工业制氢生产过程中具有重要的应用价值。     

First-principles calculations of stability of graphene-like BC_3 monolayer and its high-performance potassium storage

With increasing demand for renewable energy,graphene-like BC_3 monolayer as high performance electrode materials for lithium and sodium batteries are drawing more attention recently.However,its structural stability,potassium storage properties and strain effect on adsorption properties of alkali metal ions have not been reported yet.In this work,phonon spectra,AIMD simulations and elastic constants of graphene-like BC_3 monolayer are investigated.Our results show that graphene-like BC_3 monolayer possesses excellent structural stability and the maximum theoretical potassium storage capacity can reach up to 1653 mAh/g with the corresponding open circuit voltages 0.66 V.Due to potassium atom can be effectively adsorbed at the most energetically favorable h-CC site with obvious charge transfer,making adsorbed graphene-like BC_3 monolayer change from semiconductor to metal which is really good for electrode utilization.Moreover,the migrations potassium atom on the graphene-like BC_3 monolayer is rather fast with the diffusion barriers as low as 0.12 eV,comparing lithium atom with a relatively large diffusion barrier of 0.46 eV.Additionally,the tensile strains applied on the graphene-like BC_3 monolayer have marginal effect on the adsorption and diffusion performances of lithium,sodium and potassium atoms.