A hierarchical construction scheme for accurate potential energy surface generation: an application to the F+H2 reaction

We present a hierarchical construction scheme for accurate ab initio potential energy surface generation. The scheme is based on the observation that when molecular configuration changes, the variation in the potential energy difference between different ab initio methods is much smaller than the variation for potential energy itself. This means that it is easier to numerically represent energy difference to achieve a desired accuracy. Because the computational cost for ab initio calculations increases very rapidly with the accuracy, one can gain substantial saving in computational time by constructing a high accurate potential energy surface as a sum of a low accurate surface based on extensive ab initio data points and an energy difference surface for high and low accuracy ab initio methods based on much fewer data points. The new scheme was applied to construct an accurate ground potential energy surface for the FH(2) system using the coupled-cluster method and a very large basis set. The constructed potential energy surface is found to be more accurate on describing the resonance states in the FH(2) and FHD systems than the existing surfaces.     

氟原子与氢分子共线反应几率的量子散射计算

基于最新的6SEC势能面,用邓从豪等提出的LCAC-SW方法计算得到了共线反应F+H~2(v=0)→HF(v')+H的态-态反应几率,计算结果准确地反映出势能面的特点,进一步证明LCAC-SW方法是一成功的量子散射方法。     

寡聚脱氧核苷酸吸附状态随电位的变化

利用原位电化学及表面增强拉曼散射（SERS）光谱方法对寡聚脱氧核苷酸（26-mers ODN和13-mers ODN）在银电极表面上的吸附状态进行了研究. 实验表明, 单链寡聚脱氧核苷酸在银电极上有很好的SERS光谱,单链寡聚脱氧核苷酸在银表面上主要以碱基腺嘌呤（A）为吸附点,吸附状态随电位变化而变化, 链长较短的寡聚脱氧核苷酸在银电极表面的吸附态对电位变化较敏感.     

Theoretical investigation of the stereoselective stepwise cope rearrangement of a 3-vinylmethylenecyclobutane

The potential energy surface of the rearrangement of 3-vinylmethylenecyclobutane to 4-methylenecyclohexene has been studied computationally using density functional theory (B3LYP) and complete active space ab initio methods (CASSCF and CASPT2). The parent reaction is nonconcerted and occurs through several parallel diradical pathways. Transition structures and diradical intermediates are highly comparable in energy, with no deep potential energy well on the potential energy surface. In the substituted system, stereoelectronic effects of the trialkylsiloxy group regulate torquoselectivity in the bond-breaking processes and this, combined with low barriers to cyclization, leads to a stepwise Cope rearrangement that is, nevertheless, stereoselective.     

n-InP半导体电极平带电位的研究

用微分电容法及强光照开路电位法研究了电解质溶液的pH、氧化还原对、交流电频率、n-InP晶面及表面处理对其液结界面平带电位的影响,并测定了n-InP半导体电极的一些参数.     

Determination of the Real Surface Area of Palladium Electrode

Four methods, including voltammetric measurement of double layer capacitance, surface oxides reduction, under potential deposition of Cu and carbon monoxide (CO) stripping have been applied to evaluate the real surface area of a polycrystalline Pd (pc-Pd) electrode. The results reveal that the second and third methods lead to consistent results with deviations below 5%. And from the determined double layer capacitance and CO stripping charge, it is deduced that the double layer capacity unit area is 23.1±0.4 μF/cm² and the saturated CO adlayer should be ca. 0.66 ML in order to ensure that the real surface area as determined isconsistent with the other two techniques. The applicability as well as the attentions when applying these techniques for the determination of the real surface area of pc-Pd electrodes have been discussed.     

Comparison of methods for point‐charge representation of electrostatic fields

The calculation of the electrostatic potential resulting from an infinite or extended array of charges in the interior of a region of interest is a frequent task in computational chemistry. In case of a periodic potential this can, for example, be done by Ewald summation or by multipole methods. An important alternative are those methods where arrays of auxiliary point charges are optimized with respect to charge and/or position to reproduce the original electrostatic potential. In the literature different variations are reported. We compare the performance of some of these with respect to their ability to reproduce the original potential and the computational effort required. Between (1) surface charges determined by the conductor‐boundary condition, (2) optimized surface charges, and (3) surface charges floating on the surface we find that (2) offers good quality with small computational costs involved. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2004     

Electron density distribution in stacked benzene dimers: a new approach towards the estimation of stacking interaction energies

The potential energy surface for the benzene dimer in stacked conformations (84 points calculated) was computed at the MP2(FC)6-31+G(2d,2p) level of theory. Electron density (ED) distribution computed using the MP2(FC), B3LYP, and Hartree-Fock methods with the same basis set is studied in the frame of topological analysis. It is found that ED topology does not depend on the method of calculation. The values of the ED and its Laplacian in the cage critical point calculated using different methods are determined to be linearly dependent with the slope depending on basis set. Correlation equations based on these properties allow the interaction energy between benzene rings to be predicted with 8% mean relative error in the energy for the given region of the potential energy surface. This provides a new method for the estimation of stacking interaction energy using ED properties calculated with low level quantum-chemical methods.     

金刚石附氢(100)面脱氢势垒的量子化学研究

采用MNDO（UHF）方法计算了金刚石（100）－（1×1）：2H双氢化表面和（100）－（2×1）：H单氢化表面的脱氢势垒，论证了决定金刚石附氢表面脱氢势垒大小的主要因素是气相－表面吸附氢原子间的相互排斥大小，得出（100）面两种表面结构脱氢势垒的理论预言值分别为71和59kJ·mol-1，均大于（111）面脱氢势垒的理论预言值42kJ·mol-1．揭示了在同等生长条件下金刚石（111）面可供成核和生长的反应基多于（100）面，与实验上得到的同等生长条件下（111）面的相对生长率大于（100）面的结论是一致的。     

Effects of substituents on the thermodynamic and kinetic stabilities of HCGeX (X = H, CH3, F, and Cl) isomers. A theoretical study

The effect of substitution on the potential energy surfaces of HC identical to GeX (X = H, CH3, F, and Cl) were explored using density functional theory (B3LYP) and QCISD methods. The theoretical findings suggest that (H)(X)C = Ge: is the minimum on the singlet potential energy surface, regardless of the substituents (X) used. On the other hand, HC identical to GeX and XC identical to GeH are found to be local minima on the surface, but they are neither kinetically nor thermodynamically stable.     

On the surface modification of microchannels for microcapillary electrophoresis chips

This paper presents systematic investigation of the microchannel surface properties in microCE chips. Three popular materials for microCE chips, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), quartz, and glass, are used. The zeta potentials of these microchannels are calculated by measuring the EOF velocity to evaluate the surface properties after surface modification. The hydrophobic PDMS is usually plasma-treated for microCE applications. In this study, a new method using a high-throughput atmospheric plasma generator is adopted to treat the PDMS surface under atmospheric conditions. In this approach, the cost and time for surface treatment can be significantly reduced compared with the conventional vacuum plasma generator method. Experimental results indicate that new functional groups could be formed on the PDMS surface after treatment, resulting in a change in the surface property. The time-dependent surface property of the plasma-treated PDMS is then measured in terms of the zeta potential. Results show that the surface property will reach a stable condition after 1 h of plasma treatment. For glass CE chips, two new methods for changing the microchannel surface properties are developed. Instead of using complicated and time-consuming chemical silanization procedures for CE channel surface modification, two simple and reliable methods utilizing organic-based spin-on-glass and water-soluble acrylic resin are reported. The proposed method provides a fast batch process for controlling the surface properties of glass-based CE channels. The proposed methods are evaluated using PhiX-174 DNA maker separation. The experimental data show that the surface property is modified and separation efficiency greatly improved. In addition, the long-term stability of both coatings is verified in this study. The methods proposed in this study show potential as an excellent solution for glass-based microCE chip surface modification.     

孔蚀阴极保护电位测试方法的研究

采用模拟闭塞电池法和模拟闭塞区溶液法测定了０Ｃｒ１８Ｎｉ９奥氏不锈钢０．５ｍｏｌ·Ｌ－１ＮａＣｌ溶液体系在孔蚀的不同阶段孔内外间电流的换向电位ＥＴ．结果表明,在一定的范围内,ＥＴ值随闭塞区溶液组成的变化而变化．将ＥＴ与由孔蚀滞后环法于不同扫描速度和不同回扫电流所测得的孔蚀保护电位ＥＰ值作比较,发现ＥＰ值范围处于ＥＴ值范围之内,定义ＥＴ的下限值－４４０ｍＶ为孔蚀阴极保护电位     

Determining the Zeta Potential of Porous Membranes Using Electrolyte Conductivity inside Pores

The zeta potential is an important and reliable indicator of the surface charge of membranes, and knowledge of it is essential for the design and operation of membrane processes. The zeta potential cannot be measured directly, but must be deduced from experiments by means of a model. The possibility of determining the zeta potential of porous membranes from measurements of the electrolyte conductivity inside pores (lambda(pore)) is investigated in the case of a ceramic microfiltration membrane. To this end, experimental measurements of the electrical resistance in pores are performed with the membrane filled with KCl solutions of various pHs and concentrations. lambda(pore) is deduced from these experiments. The farther the pH is from the isoelectric point and/or the lower the salt concentration is, the higher the ratio of the electrolyte conductivity inside pores to the bulk conductivity is, due to a more important contribution of the surface conduction. Zeta potentials are calculated from lambda(pore) values by means of a space charge model and compared to those calculated from streaming potential measurements. It is found that the isoelectric points are very close and that zeta potential values for both methods are in quite good agreement. The differences observed in zeta potentials could be due to the fact that the space charge model does not consider the surface conductivity in the inner part of the double layer. Measurements of the electrolyte conductivity within the membrane pores are proved to be a well-adapted procedure for the determination of the zeta potential in situations where the contribution of the surface conduction is significant, i.e., for small and charged pores. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.     

A proposal for the estimation of binary mixture activity coefficients from surface tension measurements throughout the entire concentration range

A method to estimate the concentration dependence of the bulk activity coefficients of both binary mixture components from experimental surface tension data covering the whole concentration range is presented. To this end, high-quality experimental surface tension data as a function of the concentration, paying special attention to the diluted regions, are needed. The method is based on the application of equilibrium conditions to the surface chemical potential arisen from the Volmer equation (the simplest non-ideal surface EOS) and to the bulk chemical potential coming from the three-suffix Margules equation for activity coefficients. It can be applied provided that positive aneotropy is not present and the second derivative of the surface pressure as a function of the mole fraction is not positive in any composition region, which means rather unrestrictive conditions. In order to test the method, a compilation of 25 systems for which surface tension and activity coefficient data are simultaneously available in the literature was performed, turning out that most of them involved water. It was found that surface tension data with enough concentration coverage and good quality are really scarce, which makes the development of this kind of methods difficult.     

Surface potential mapping of dispersed proteins

We describe a method for detecting proteins after transfer to PVDF membranes, based on the surface potential attributed to each protein. Proteins separated by classical two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis could be detected by scanning the membrane surface with a vibrating capacitor (also called a Kelvin probe) on the basis of differences between their surface potential and that of the membrane. Coupled to colloidal gold staining, the technique enables detection of proteins previously undetectable by classical staining methods. Plotting variations of the surface potential in two dimensions visualizes proteins which migrate close together. Finally, we demonstrate that the Kelvin probe detects proteins over a concentration range from micro to sub-nanogram with increased sensitivity at lower concentrations, and unlike other methods, appears to be similar for all proteins tested so far. The method described is fast, reliable, and it can be automated for high throughput.     

Surface Potential at the Gas–Nonaqueous Solution Interface

Data on the values of surface potential at the gas–liquid interface are reviewed and analyzed for a number of organic solvents (saturated alcohols, from methanol to n-butanol; acetone, acetonitrile, dimethylformamide, and dimethyl sulfoxide). The values obtained by different methods are compared with similar values calculated based on the method of Volta-potential difference. It is shown that the solvents studied are characterized by the negative values of surface potential in contrast to water having positive potential (+0.1 V). Negative sign of surface potential for the studied organic liquids confirms that their dipoles are oriented by the positive pole toward the gaseous phase, whereas by their negative pole, toward the liquid phase.     

High-level ab initio studies of unimolecular dissociation of the ground-state N3 radical

A comprehensive study of the unimolecular dissociation of the N(3) radical on the ground doublet and excited quartet potential energy surfaces has been carried out with multireference single and double excitation configuration interaction and second-order multireference perturbation methods. Two forms of the N(3) radical have been located in the linear and cyclic region of the lowest doublet potential energy surface with an isomerization barrier of 62.2 kcal/mol above the linear N(3). Three equivalent C(2v) minima of cyclic N(3) are connected by low barrier, meaning the molecule is free to undergo pseudorotation. The cyclic N(3) is metastable with respect to ground state products, N((4)S)+N(2), and dissociation must occur via intersystem crossing to a quartet potential energy surface. Minima on the seams of crossing between the doublet and quartet potential surfaces are found to lie substantially higher in energy than the cyclic N(3) minima. This strongly suggests that cyclic N(3) possesses a long collision-free lifetime even if formed with substantial internal excitation.     

Predicting Potential Stable Isomers on the Singlet Surface of the [H,P,C,S] System by the MP2 and QCISD(T) Methods

A detailed singlet potential energy surface of [H,P, C,S] system is investigated by means of the MP2 and QCISD(T) methods. Eight isomers are located on the potential energy surface, and at the final QCISD(T)/6-311++G (3df,2p)//MP2/6-311++G(d,p) level with zero-point energy correction, the chainlike isomer HPCS is found to be kinetically and thermodynamically the most stable species followed by the chainlike HSCP, planar three-membered ring HC(S)P, chainlike HCPS, and stereo three-membered ring HP(C)S, which are predicted to be also kinetically stable isomers and should be experimentally observable provided that accurate experimental conditions are available. The dissociation processes from the kinetically and thermodynamically most stable species HPCS to the low-lying molecular dissociation fragments are not more favorable in energy than the isomerization process from HPCS to HSCP. Therefore, the experimental observation for potential isomer HSCP with C ≡ P triple bond is possible by means of photoisomerization technology using HPCS as precursor.