Pressure-induced novel structure with graphene-like boron-layer in titanium monoboride

The recent discovery of the novel boron-framework in boron-rich metal borides with complex structures and intriguing features under high pressure has stimulated the search into the unique boron-network in the metal monoborides or boron-deficient metal borides at high pressure. Herein, based on the particle swarm optimization algorithm combined with first-principles calculations, we thoroughly explored the structural evolution and properties of TiB up to 200 GPa. This material undergoes a pressure-induced phase transition of $Pnma$ $\to $ $Cmcm$ $\to $ $Pmmm$. Besides of two known phases $Pnma$ and $Cmcm$, an unexpected orthorhombic $Pmmm$ structure was predicted to be energetically favored in the pressure range of 110.88-200 GPa. Intriguingly, the B covalent network eventually evolved from a one-dimensional zigzag chain in $Pnma$-TiB and $Cmcm$-TiB to a graphene-like B-sheet in $Pmmm$-TiB. On the basis of the microscopic hardness model, the calculated hardness ($H_{\rm v}$) values of $Pnma$ at 1 atm, $Cmcm$ at 100 GPa, and $Pmmm$ at 140 GPa are 36.81 GPa, 25.17 GPa, and 15.36 GPa, respectively. Remarkably, analyses of the density of states, electron localization function and the crystal orbital Hamilton population (COHP) exhibit that the bonding nature in the three TiB structures can be considered as a combination of the B-B and Ti-B covalent interactions. Moreover, the high hardness and excellent mechanical properties of the three TiB polymorphs can be ascribed to the strong B-B and Ti-B covalent bonds.     

蓝宝石(α-Al_2O_3:Fe~(3+))体系基态分裂与局域晶格畸变的研究

2002年Scholz和Buzaré对蓝宝石晶体中Fe3+离子的基态分裂重新进行了EPR实验测量和研究,他们的初步分析表明在蓝宝石晶体中Fe3+离子的6A1基态分裂有可能同时与两个方向的畸变角(θ和φ)有关.本文采用对角化d5组态在C3点群对称下的252×252完全能量矩阵的方法,对蓝宝石晶体中Fe3+离子的光谱和EPR谱进行了系统的研究.计算结果表明蓝宝石体系中Fe3+离子的6A1基态分裂确实将明显依赖于两个方向的畸变角θ和φ,这一理论结果与Scholz和Buzaré等的实验相符合.同时,通过拟合Fe3+离子在蓝宝石体系中的实验光谱和EPR参量,确定了蓝宝石晶体中(FeO6)9团簇局域晶格畸变角θi的范围.     

Zero-field splitting parameters and local structures for tetragonal Cr2＋ centers in Cr2＋-doped ZnSe semiconductors

The inter-relation between zero-field splitting （ZFS） parameters and local lattice structures of the （CrSe4）6 clusters in ZnSe semiconductors has been established by using the complete diagonalization （of the energy matrix） method. On the basis of this, the local lattice distortions, the ZFS parameters D, a, F and the optical spectrum for Cr2＋ ions doped into ZnSe are theoretically investigated, and the contributions of the spin singlets have been taken into account. The calculated ZFS parameters are in good agreement with the experimental values. From our calculations, the tetragonal distortion parameters AR = 0.091A and Aθ = 4.28° of Cr2＋ in ZnSe are acquired, and the results suggest that there exists a tetragonal expansion distortion for the local lattice structure of （CrSe4）6- clusters in ZnSe crystals. The influence of the spin singlets on ZFS parameters is also discussed, indicating that the contributions to ZFS parameters a and F cannot be ignored.