Van der Waals Radii of Hydrogen in Gas-Phase and Condensed Molecules

Van der Waalsa radii of hydrogen in the different gas-phase and condensed molecules are determined and shown that a value of the van der Waals radius depends on the effective charge of the H atom. Is described also the van der Waals anisotropy of H in some molecules.     

Anisotropy of Atomic Van der Waals Radii in the Gas-Phase and Condensed Molecules\sp{1}

The anisotropic components of van der Waals radii for 5b, 6b and 7b Group elements were determined from the structures of gaseous van der Waals complexes and of crystalline molecular solids. The transition from the gaseous to the solid state reduces the anisotropy of a van der Waals atomic shape. This anisotropy is largely responsible for the changes of intermolecular distances, which are often misinterpreted as an effect of hydrogen bonds.     

Correlation between the Anisotropy of the Electronic Polarizability of Molecules and the Anisotropy of the van der Waals Atomic Radii

A procedure was developed for determining the anisotropy of the van der Waals atomic radii of halogens, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur in polyatomic molecules from the experimental characteristics of the anisotropic electronic polarizability of these molecules. The results are consistent with the published van der Waals radii determined by independent procedures.     

晶体中原子的平均范德华半径

根据晶体中原子的平均体积数据提出包括全部金属元素的原子平均范德华半径值.与现有几个重要的范德华半径体系进行了初步的比较,指出范德华半径值在应用中值得注意的问题,简要提出了有关范德华半径今后研究的方向.     

Comparative Analysis of Hydrogen,van der Waals,and Halogen Bonds in Ammonia Complexes with HCl and ClF Molecules

Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A - Quantum chemical calculations of molecular complexes formed by ammonia and methanide (electron pair donor) with HCl and ClF molecules (acceptor) at...     

Augmented van der Waals equations of state: SAFT-VR versus Yukawa based van der Waals equation

Performance of the SAFT-VR equation of state developed for the hard sphere based simple fluids, namely the square-well, Sutherland and Yukawa fluids, is examined by comparing its results with simulation data and an augmented van der Waals (vdW) equation based on a Yukawa (Y) reference. Its shown that both for the equilibrium vapor-liquid data and data along selected isotherms in the liquid and supercritical fluid phases the vdW(Y) equation provides better results, particularly when going to lower temperatures.     

van der Waals interaction of simple, parallel polymers

We study the mutual interactions of simple parallel polymers within the framework of density-functional theory (DFT). As the conventional implementations of DFT do not treat the long-range dispersion [van der Waals (vdW)] interactions, we develop a systematic correction scheme for the nonlocal energy contribution of the polymer interaction at the intermediate to the asymptotic separations. We primarily focus on the three polymers, polyethylene, isotactic polypropylene, and isotactic polyvinylchloride, but the scheme presented applies also more generally to other simple polymers. From first-principle calculations we extract the geometrical and electronic structures of the polymers and the local part of their interaction energy, as well as the static electric response. The dynamic electrodynamic response is modeled on the basis of these static calculations, from which the nonlocal vdW interaction of the polymers is extracted.     

聚合物流体的范德华凝聚行为

研究了由聚合物的范德华作用导致的凝聚行为. 研究发现, 尽管聚合物同小分子的相行为的形成原因不同(聚合物体系的相行为是由动能、构象熵项和范德华作用能三项相互竞争的结果, 而小分子的相行为是由动能和范德华作用能相互竞争的结果), 但是它们表现出了极为相似的相行为.     

Heterogeneous dynamics, ageing, and rejuvenating in van der Waals liquids

It has been shown over the past ten years that the dynamics close to the glass transition is strongly heterogeneous: fast domains coexist with domains three or four decades slower, the size of these regions being about 3 nm at T(g). The authors extend here a model that has been proposed recently for the glass transition in van der Waals liquids. The authors describe in more details the mechanisms of the alpha relaxation in such liquids. It allows then to interpret physical ageing in van der Waals liquids as the evolution of the density fluctuation distribution towards the equilibrium one. The authors derive the expression of macroscopic quantities (volume, compliance, etc.). Numerical results are compared with experimental data (shape, times to reach equilibrium) for simple thermal histories (quenches, annealings). The authors explain the existence of a "Kovacs memory effect" and the temporal asymmetry between down jump and up jump temperatures experiments, even for systems for which there is no energy barriers. Their model allows also for calculating the evolution of small probe diffusion coefficients during ageing.     

Phototransformation of stilbene in van der Waals nanocapsules

We have utilized para-hexanoylcalix[4]arene nanocapsules as hosts to carry out phototransformations of cis- and trans-stilbene. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies were performed to define precisely the location of encapsulated stilbenes inside the capsule and to analyze possible pathways of phototransformation. cis-Stilbene stacks as a pi-pi dimer located at the center of the capsule, whereas trans-stilbene does not form such a dimer. Irradiation of the crystalline inclusion complexes of each isomer of stilbene in the solid state leads to the appearance of the second isomer, and after prolonged photolysis, photodimerization also occurs. syn-Tetraphenylcyclobutane is formed as the major product of dimerization and its yield depends on the time and intensity of irradiation. In most cases, the single crystals of the complexes remain intact during irradiation; hence, the nanocapsules have the potential to serve as robust nanoreactors in the solid state. The confinement in the nanocapsules is sufficient to keep the reacting molecules together, although this is less restrictive than for trans-stilbene crystals, in which the molecules cannot achieve a favorable orientation for dimerization.     

Nonadditivity in van der Waals interactions within multilayers

Working at the macroscopic continuum level, we investigate effective van der Waals interactions between two layers within a multilayer assembly. By comparing the pair interactions between two layers with effective pair interactions within an assembly we assess the significant consequences of nonadditivity of van der Waals interactions. This allows us to evaluate the best numerical estimate to date for the Hamaker coefficient of van der Waals interactions in lipid-water multilamellar systems.     

Extended version of the van der Waals capillarity theory

An extended version of the van der Waals capillarity theory describing the liquid-vapor interface in the temperature range from the triple to the critical point is suggested. A model functional of thermodynamic potential for a two-phase Lennard-Jones system taking into account the effect of the highest degree terms of gradient expansion has been constructed. The identity of the thermodynamic and the mechanical definition of Tolman's length has been proved in the framework of the adopted form of functional. The properties of nuclei of the liquid and the vapor phase are described. The paper determines: the work of formation of a nucleus, density profiles, size dependences of the surface tension, and the parameter delta in the Gibbs-Tolman-Koenig-Buff equation.     

Spectroscopy of DABCO-rare-gas and DABCO-DABCO van der Waals complexes

The excited electronic origin bands of several DABCO containing van der Waals complexes have been observed via (1+1) resonance enhanced multi-photon ionization. Sharp resonances with widths of about 3 cm^–1 are seen for DABCO-Rg _n=1,2,3 (Rg is Ar, Kr or Xe), for the DABCO-DABCO dimer and for DABCO-DABCO-Ar. The origins of the rare-gas complexes are blue shifted with respect to the monomer origin. Broad features originating from DABCO-Rg _n complexes with highn, appear to higher energies than the complex origins, with widths of 120 cm^–1.     

晶体范德华半径的70年

对过去70年来发表的稀有气体、非金属元素和金属元素的晶体范德华半径重要数值进行了系统分析和总结.从常用的数值中推荐了最可靠值,并指出有关晶体范德华半径值及其应用中的若干问题,以及有待今后进一步研究的方向.     

Chemical and Electrochemical Lithiation of van der Waals Tetrel-Arsenides

Lithiation of van der Waals tetrel-arsenides, GeAs and SiAs, has been investigated. Electrochemical lithiation demonstrated large initial capacities of over 950 mAh g⁻¹ accompanied by rapid fading over successive cycling in the voltage range 0.01–2 V. Limiting the voltage range to 0.5–2 V achieved more stable cycling, which was attributed to the intercalation process with lower capacities. Ex situ powder X-ray diffraction confirmed complete amorphization of the samples after lithiation, as well as recrystallization of the binary tetrel-arsenide phases after full delithiation in the voltage range 0.5–2 V. Solid-state synthetic methods produce layered phases, in which Si-As or Ge-As layers are separated by Li cations. The first layered compounds in the corresponding ternary systems were discovered, Li_0.9Ge_2.9As_3.1 and Li₃Si₇As₈, which crystallize in the Pbam (No. 55) and P2/m (No. 10) space groups, respectively. Semiconducting layered GeAs and SiAs accommodate the extra charge from Li cations through structural rearrangement in the Si-As or Ge-As layers and eventually by replacement of the tetrel dumbbells with sets of Li atoms. Ge and Si monoarsenides demonstrated high structural flexibility and a mild ability for reversible lithiation.     

van der Waals状态方程与溶液理论

阐明了van der Waals状态方程与溶液理论间的密切关系。由van der Waals状态方程中的内压力和自由体积简捷地导得Scatchard-Hildebrand正规溶液理论、无热溶液理论和Flory-Huggins聚合物溶液理论。表明这些理论都是建立在van der Waals流体的基础上,为进一步改进这些理论提供了一条切实可行的思路。