ChemInform Abstract: Structure,Ionization, and Fragmentation of Hydrogenated Aluminoboron Clusters: Al2B2H2n (n = 0—6).

Energetic and structural stability of Al₂B₂H_2n (n = 0—6) clusters is investigated by DFT calculations and a stochastic search algorithm.     

A nonnormal look at polychoric correlations: modeling the change in correlations before and after discretization

Two algorithms for establishing a connection between correlations before and after ordinalization under a wide spectrum of nonnormal underlying bivariate distributions are developed by extending the iteratively found normal-based results via the power polynomials. These algorithms are designed to compute the polychoric correlation when the ordinal correlation is specified, and vice versa, along with the distributional properties of latent, continuous variables that are subsequently ordinalized through thresholds dictated by the marginal proportions. The method has broad applicability in the simulation and random number generation world where modeling the relationships between these correlation types is of interest.     

Investigation of energy band gap and its correlation with vacancy defects in Pb1-xNixO nanoparticles synthesized through sol-gel method

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology - Nickel doped lead oxide (Pb1-xNixO) nanoparticles with different concentration (x = 0.00, 0.01, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, and 0.30) of...     

用密度泛函理论研究纳米级的硼簇Bn（n=13～20）的物理和化学性质

采用密度泛函理论B3LYP与6—311＋＋G方法研究了硼簇Bn（n=13～20）的电子和几何结构、总能量、结合能、谐波频率、点对称性、电荷分布、偶极矩、化学键以及最高分了占据轨道和最低分子占轨道能量差．此外,借助第一和第二能级差确定最稳定的硼簇尺寸．研究表明硼簇几乎所有的物理性质有尺寸依赖性,双环管状结构的B20具有最高平均结合能．内有一原子的二十面体结构的B13不具有稳定构型,这种结构转变为开放式笼状．B20出现二维到三维的结构转变．Mulliken分析表明电荷分布有x-z和y-z平面对称．硼簇的平面稳定性可以通过离域键（π键和σ键）以及多中心键来解释．     

Density Functional Study of Physical and Chemical Properties of Nano Size Boron Clusters: Bn (n=13～20)

采用密度泛函理论B3LYP与6-311++G方法研究了硼簇B_n(n=13～20)的电子和几何结构、总能量、结合能、谐波频率、点对称性、电荷分布、偶极矩、化学键以及最高分子占据轨道和最低分子占轨道能量差．此外,借助第一和第二能级差确定最稳定的硼簇尺寸．研究表明硼簇几乎所有的物理性质有尺寸依赖性,双环管状结构的B₂₀具有最高平均结合能．内有一原子的二十面体结构的B₁₃不具有稳定构型,这种结构转变为开放式笼状．B₂₀出现二维到三维的结构转变．Mulliken分析表明电荷分布有x-z和y-z平面对称．硼簇的平面稳定性可以通过离域键(π键和α键)以及多中心键来解释．     

Use of radiation sources with mercury isotopes for real-time highly sensitive and selective benzene determination in air and natural gas by differential absorption spectrometry with the direct Zeeman effect

A new analytical portable system is proposed for the direct determination of benzene vapor in the ambient air and natural gas, using differential absorption spectrometry with the direct Zeeman effect and innovative radiation sources: capillary mercury lamps with different isotopic compositions (¹⁹⁶Hg, ¹⁹⁸Hg, ²⁰²Hg, ²⁰⁴Hg, and natural isotopic mixture). Resonance emission of mercury at a wavelength of 254 nm is used as probing radiation. The differential cross section of benzene absorption in dependence on wavelength is determined by scanning of magnetic field. It is found that the sensitivity of benzene detection is enhanced three times using lamp with the mercury isotope ²⁰⁴Hg in comparison with lamp, filled with the natural isotopic mixture. It is experimentally demonstrated that, when benzene content is measured at the Occupational Exposure Limit (3.2 mg/m³ for benzene) level, the interference from SO₂, NO₂, O₃, H₂S and toluene can be neglected if concentration of these gases does not exceed corresponding Occupational Exposure Limits. To exclude the mercury effect, filters that absorb mercury and let benzene pass in the gas duct are proposed. Basing on the results of our study, a portable spectrometer is designed with a multipath cell of 960 cm total path length and detection limit 0.5 mg/m³ at 1 s averaging and 0.1 mg/m³ at 30 s averaging. The applications of the designed spectrometer to measuring the benzene concentration in the atmospheric air from a moving vehicle and in natural gas are exemplified.