Theoretical study of ZnO adsorption and bonding on Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> (0001) surface

ZnO adsorption on sapphire (0001) surface is theoretically calculated by using a plane wave ultrasoft pseudo-potential method based onab initio molecular dynamics. The results reveal that the surface relaxation in the first layer Al-O is reduced, even eliminated after the surface adsorption of ZnO, and the chemical bonding energy is 434.3(±38.6) kJ · mol⁻¹. The chemical bond of ZnO (0.185 ± 0.01 nm) has a 30° angle away from the adjacent, Al-O bond, and the stable chemical adsorption position of the Zn is deflected from the surface O-hexagonal symmetry with an angle of about 30°. The analysis of the atomic populations, density of state and bonding electronic density before and after the adsorption indicates that the chemical bond formed by the O²⁻ of the ZnO and the surface Al³⁺ has a strong ionic bonding characteristic, while the chemical bond formed by the Zn²⁺ and the surface O²⁻ has an obvious covalent characteristic, which comes mainly from the hybridization of the Zn 4s and the O 2p and partially from that of the Zn 3d and the O 2p.     

第一性原理研究O2和H2O在ZnO (101 ̅0)表面上的吸附行为

运用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的第一性原理方法研究了O2和H2O单分子在ZnO (101 ̅0)表面上的吸附行为。吸附位点主要考虑了表面的Zn顶位和Zn桥位,同时也考虑了其它可能的吸附行为。对于O2在ZnO (101 ̅0)表面上的吸附设计了9个模型,H2O在ZnO (101 ̅0)表面上的吸附设计了12个模型。通过形成能计算发现,O2在表面上的吸附为正值,H2O的吸附为负值。O2和H2O单分子在表面上发生分子吸附,未见解离形态。对于O2吸附最稳定的结构是O2分子与表面相邻的Zn原子形成了Znslab1-Oads1-Oads2-Znslab2桥连键。其它较为稳定的结构是Oads1原子迁移到下一个表面重复晶胞的O原子位置附近,在表面上形成了Znslab1-Oads1键,同时Oads2原子扩散至表面沟渠上方。对于H2O吸附,不论以何种方式吸附结构都比较稳定。其中最稳定的构型是Oads迁移到下一个表面重复晶胞的O原子位置附近,形成了Znslab1-Oads键以及Oslab3-H氢键。另外较稳定的构型是Oads迁移到ZnO (101 ̅0)表面台阶上方,形成了Znslab1-Oads键以及Oslab1-H氢键。     

(Zn,Al)O电子结构第一性原理计算及电导率的分析

采用第一性原理平面波赝势方法和广义梯度近似计算了ZnO与(Zn,Al)O的电子结构.结合分子轨道理论,从原子布居、键布居、能带结构和态密度角度分析了掺Al前后ZnO的成键情况及对电子间相互作用的影响.利用第一性原理计算结果理论推导计算了(Zn,Al)O的载流子浓度并进一步分析了ZnO电导率的变化情况.与实验结果比较可知,掺Al后ZnO载流子浓度增加,并且ZnO的电导率比未掺杂时有了显著的提高. 关键词： 第一性原理 电子结构 电导率 (Zn Al)O     

LSDA+U方法研究PuO2电子结构和成键特征

采用LSDA(局域自旋密度近似) U(有效库仑相关能)方法计算研究了PuO2的电子结构和成键特征。计算的平衡体积和半导体带隙分别为0.03875 nm3和0.18 eV,与实验结果符合得很好。能态密度和电子密度的分析表明PuO2并不是纯粹的离子晶体,Pu5f和O2p轨道杂化形成共价键。计算结果有助于理解PuO2晶体中Pu5f电子的关联效应。     

A Theoretical Study of a Single-Walled ZnO Nanotube as a Sensor for H_2 O Molecules

We have studied the property of single-walled ZnO nanotubes with adsorbed water molecules, and theoretically designed a new sensor for detecting water molecules using single-walled ZnO nanotubes using a combination of density functional theory and the non-equilibrium Green's function method. Details of the geometric structures and adsorption energies of the H 2 O molecules on the ZnO nanotube surface have been investigated. Our computational results demonstrate that the formation of hydrogen bonding between the H 2 O molecules and the ZnO nanotube, and adsorption energies of the H 2 O molecules on the ZnO nanotube are larger than the adsorption energies of other gas molecules present in the atmospheric environment. Moreover, the current-voltage curves of the ZnO nanotube with and without H 2 O molecules adsorbed on its surface are calculated, the results of which showed that the H 2 O molecules form stable adsorption configurations that could lead to the decrease in current. These results suggest that the single-walled ZnO nanotubes are able to detect and monitor the presence of H 2 O molecules by applying bias voltages.     

第一性原理研究H_2O分子在CaCO_3(104)表面吸附

基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法模拟研究H_2O在CaCO_3(104)表面的吸附特征.首先,研究H_2O分子在CaCO_3(104)表面的顶位、桥位(短桥位、长桥位)和穴位上垂直和平行表面两种类型下的8种高对称吸附结构模型,结合吸附能和稳定吸附构象确定最优吸附位.而后,基于H_2O/CaCO_3(104)最优吸附结构模型,研究吸附前后H_2O和CaCO_3(104)表面的物理结构、电子结构(Mulliken电荷布居数、态密度、电子局域函数)的特征,分析H_2O/CaCO_3(104)表面之间的相互作用以及成键机理.研究结果:吸附能和体系稳定构象显示H_2O分子/CaCO_3(104)表面的最稳定吸附结构为穴位-平行.在穴位-平行位吸附后,H_2O分子的O-H键长和H-O-H键角均发生改变; CaCO_3晶体平行和垂直(104)表面方向上原子位置均发生改变,表面层变化最大;即吸附作用对H_2O分子和CaCO_3晶体的物理结构均产生较大影响; H_2O/CaCO3(104)最优吸附体系的Mulliken电荷布居数、电子态密度、电子局域函数的研究均说明H_2O分子与CaCO3(104)之间存在电子的转移形成化学键.其中,Ca-O(H_2O)形成离子键,H(H_2O)-O(CaCO_3)之间存在氢键作用.本文研究揭示了方解石表面水湿性的原因,同时为方解石润湿性的深入研究奠定基础.     

The orientation of formate and carbonate on ZnO(101&#x0304;0)

Polarisation dependent CK-edge NEXAFS spectra of carbonate and formate species on ZnO(101&#x0304;0) indicate that both species are aligned by the substrate. The carbonate species, formed by adsorption of CO₂, is oriented with its molecular plane close to the [0001] azimuth. This suggests a bond geometry in which one O atom of CO²⁻₃ is in the substrate, and a second interacts with a surface cation, consistent with the results of previous cluster calculations. In contrast, the formate species, formed by adsorption of formic acid, is not azimuthally ordered, although the molecular rotation axis is aligned close to the surface normal, consistent with bidentate bonding to a single cation.     

温度对ZnO/Al2O3(0001)界面的吸附、扩散及生长初期模式的影响

构建了一个ZnO沉积在α-Al₂O₃(0001)表面生长初期的模型，采用基于密度泛函理论的平面波超软赝势法进行了动力学模拟.发现在400，600和800℃的条件下界面原子有不同的扩散能力，因此温度对ZnO/α-Al₂O₃(0001)表面界面结构以及ZnO薄膜生长初期模式有决定性的影响.在整个ZnO吸附生长过程中，O原子的扩散系数大于Zn原子的扩散系数，O原子的层间扩散对薄膜的均匀生长起着重要作用.进一步从理论计算上证实了ZnO在蓝宝石(0001)上两种生长模式的存在，400℃左右生长模式主要是Zn螺旋扭曲生长，具有Zn六角平面对称特征，且有利于Zn原子位于最外表面.600℃左右呈现为比较规则的层状生长，且有利于O原子位于最外表面.模拟观察到在ZnO薄膜临近Al₂O₃基片表面处，Zn的空位缺陷明显多于O的空位缺陷. 关键词： 扩散 薄膜生长 2O₃(0001)')" href="#">α-Al₂O₃(0001) ZnO     

三氧化钨表面氢吸附机理的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理平面波超软赝势方法,在广义梯度近似下,研究了立方WO_3,WO_3(001)表面结构及其氢吸附机理.计算结果表明立方晶体WO_3理论带隙宽度为0.587 eV.WO_3(001)表面有WO终止(001)表面和O终止(001)表面两种结构,表面结构优化后W—O键长和W—O—W键角改变,从而实现表面弛豫;WO终止(001)表面和O终止(001)表面分别呈现n型半导体特征和p型半导体特征.分别计算了H原子吸附在WO终止(001)表面和O终止(001)表面的H—O_(2c)—H,H—O_(2c)…H—O_(2c),H—O_(1c)—H和H—O_(1c)…H—O_(1c)四种吸附构型,其中H—O_(1c)—H吸附构型的吸附能最小,H—O键最短,H失去电子数最多,分别为-3.684 eV,0.0968 nm和0.55e,此吸附构型最稳定.分析其吸附前后的态密度,带隙从吸附前的0.624 eV增加到1.004 eV,价带宽度基本不变.H的1s轨道电子与O的2p,2s轨道电子相互作用,在-8和-20 eV附近各形成了一个较强的孤立电子峰,两个H原子分别与一个O_(1c)原子形成化学键,最终吸附反应生成了一个H_2O分子,同时产生了一个表面氧空位.     

Evolution of the bonding mechanism of ZnO under isotropic compression: A first-principles study

The electronic structure and the bonding mechanism of ZnO under isotropic pressure have been studied by using the full-potential linear augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method within the density-functional theory (DFT) based on LDA+U exchange correlation (EXC) potential. We used the theory of Atoms in Molecules (AIM) method to analyze the change of the charge transfer and the bonding strength under isotropic pressure. The results of the theoretical analysis show that charge transfer between Zn and O atomic basins nearly linearly increases with the increasing pressure. Charge density along the Zn-O bond increases under the high pressure. The bonding strength and the ionicity of Zn-O bond also increase with the increasing pressure. The linear evolution process of the bonding mechanism under isotropic pressure was shown clearly in the present paper.     

CH_4/H_2O/CO_2在β-SiO_2(100)面吸附的第一性原理研究

多孔介质中的吸附直接影响页岩气赋存、运移.基于密度泛函理论从量子力学角度研究CH_4/H_2O/CO_2在页岩储层主体矿物成分SiO_2上的吸附构型和吸附特性,计算并分析了吸附能与态密度等特征.研究表明:CH_4、H_2O和CO_2在β-SiO_2(100)面的吸附能分布在-0.2 eV～-0.1eV区间内,为物理吸附;最小吸附能大小依次为:CH_4 H_2O CO_2,即,CO_2的吸附能力最强,H_2O次之,CH_4最弱;各吸附质处于吸附能最大与最小时的键长键角变化均小于1%,最大吸附能对应的吸附质键长键角变化率均大于吸附能最小时的,吸附质的物理结构变化微弱表明其所受作用力微弱;基底处于最稳定吸附位时态密度基本重合,表明各吸附质与β-SiO_2表面相互作用相似且差异较小;CH_4、H_2O、CO_2的态密度均出现不同程度偏移,且CO_2在能量更低的区域具有态密度分布,更易优先吸附.     

TiO2分子在GaN(0001)表面吸附的理论研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的平面波超软赝势法,计算了TiO₂分子在GaN(0001)表面的吸附成键过程、吸附能量和吸附位置. 计算结果表明不同初始位置的TiO₂分子吸附后,Ti在fcc或hcp位置,两个O原子分别与表面两个Ga原子成键,Ga-O化学键表现出共价键特征,化学结合能达到7.932-7.943eV,O-O连线与GaN[1120]方向平行,与实验观测(100)[001] TiO₂//(0001)[1120]GaN一致. 通过动力学过程计算分析,TiO₂分子吸附过程经历了物理吸附、化学吸附与稳定态形成的过程,稳定吸附结构和优化结果一致. 关键词： GaN(0001)表面 2分子')" href="#">TiO₂分子 密度泛函理论 吸附     

Surface defects on ZnO nanowires: implications for design of sensors

Surface defects are commonly believed to be fundamentally important to gas-sensor performance. We examine the effect of gas coverage and ethanol orientation on its adsorption on the stoichiometric and oxygen deficient (101(-)0) nanowire surface. Our density functional theory calculations show that ethanol adsorbs in multiple stable configurations at coverages between 1/4 and 1 ML, highlighting the ability of ZnO to detect ethanol. Ethanol prefers to bind to a surface Zn via the adsorbate oxygen atom and, if a surface oxygen atom is in close proximity, the molecule is further stabilized by formation of a hydrogen bond between the hydrogen of the hydroxyl group and the surface oxygen. Two primary adsorption configurations were identified and have different binding strengths that could be distinguished experimentally by the magnitude of their OH stretching frequency. Our findings show that ethanol adsorbed on the oxygen deficient ZnO(101(-)0) surface has a reduced binding strength. This is due to either the lack of a hydrogen bond (due to a deficiency in surface oxygen) or to surface reconstruction that occurs on the defect surface that weakens the hydrogen bond interaction. This reduced binding on the oxygen deficient surface is in contrast to the defect enhanced gas-sensor interaction for other gases. Despite this difference, ethanol still acts as a reducing gas, donating electrons to the surface and decreasing the band gap. We show that multiple adsorbed ethanol molecules prefer to be orientated parallel to each other to facilitate the hydrogen bonding to the defect-free surface for enhanced interaction.     

赤铁矿和三羟铝石吸附Cu~(2+)的红外光谱研究

应用红外光谱法,研究了不同pH值和Cu2+浓度条件下,合成赤铁矿和三羟铝石吸附Cu2+后表面羟基结构及其特征吸收峰的变化。结果表明:(1)随Cu2+浓度增加,赤铁矿表面H—O—H和OH的变形振动参与了吸附反应,Cu2+强烈地缔结在Fe—O上,形成了Fe—O—(Cu)结构。(2)酸性条件下,H+破坏了赤铁矿表面的O—H结构,NO3-促使弱峰1 131 cm-1的产生。随pH值增大,赤铁矿表面OH-逐渐由伸缩振动转变为变形振动,Fe—OH和Fe3+—O2-结构不断发生改变。(3)三羟铝石对Cu2+的吸附发生在高波位,随Cu2+浓度增大,其表面游离羟基的O—H弯曲振动、水分子的OH-伸缩振动和H—O—H弯曲振动均参与了吸附反应,Al—O基中的Al3+渐被Cu2+取代从而加强了较低波位的振动强度。(4)随pH值增加,三羟铝石Al—OH的弯曲振动和Al—O的伸缩振动逐渐发生着改变,表明吸附Cu2+后,在其表面形成了AlOCu+与AlOCuOH结构。     

XPS和FTIR分析仿生呼吸法对硅酸盐改性杉木浸渍效果的影响

杉木进行硅酸盐浸渍改性处理后,木材内部的改性剂相关元素含量与分布是衡量浸渍效果的重要指标,对改性杉木的各项物理力学性能有着至关重要的作用。以硅酸盐为浸渍改性剂,采用仿生呼吸法对杉木进行浸渍改性。研究了仿生呼吸法对硅酸盐改性杉木的密度、抗弯强度、抗压强度、三切面硬度和24 h吸水率影响,利用XPS和FTIR分析了杉木素材与改性材的化学成份与化学结构,并对硅酸盐改性剂在改性杉木中的分布深度与分布规律进行了探讨。结果表明：经过硅酸盐浸渍改性后,改性杉木平均密度大于0.721 g·cm-3,抗弯强度和抗压强度分别增大了170.19%和286.64%。改性杉木横切面、径切面和弦切面的硬度均有不同程度的提高。硅酸盐改性使杉木的24 h吸水率从91.17%±2.51%降至39.23%±1.62%,表明杉木的尺寸稳定性大幅度提高。相比于杉木素材,改性杉木木材的XPS全谱扫描中出现了Na元素和Si元素的吸收峰,窄扫谱图中出现了Si-O-C和Na-O化学结构。同时,改性杉木木材的FTIR谱图中出现了Si-O-Si的吸收峰,并且游离羟基含量减少,缔合羟基增多。XPS和FTIR分析都表明硅酸盐浸注到了杉木木材的孔隙中,且硅酸钠与杉木木材中羟基形成了化学键结合和氢键结合。这也是改性杉木的力学性能和耐水性能提高的重要原因。另外,通过XPS测试发现改性杉木木材沿横向从表面到30 mm处都出现了C,O,Na和Si元素,并且沿横向从表面到30 mm处,Si-O-C结合结构的吸收峰强度基本相同,说明从表面到中间部位,硅酸钠与杉木木材中的羟基都较均匀地形成了化学键。对各元素进行定量分析发现,改性杉木木材中C,O,Na和Si元素的相对含量从表面到中间部位（30 mm）差异较小,进一步表明改性剂能较好浸入杉木木材中间,并且均匀性较好。研究结果将为杉木浸渍改性效果提供数据支撑,并为优化改性工艺与方法、进一步提高改性杉木的物理力学性能提供依据。     

用GGA+U法研究稀土掺杂对ZnO电子结构磁性和光学性质的影响

基于自旋密度泛函理论框架下的广义梯度近似平面波模守恒赝势方法,确定了准确计算Zn_(16)O_(16)超晶胞各原子对应的U值;通过计算形成能和化学键的布局分析了掺杂结构的稳定性;通过原子电荷布局和自旋电子态密度的计算分析了掺杂结构的能带结构和磁性状态;讨论了各稀土原子掺杂对ZnO吸收光谱的影响.结果表明:稀土元素的引入使晶格膨胀,Zn-O键最长键增大而最小键减小,导致氧四面体畸变;Y/La/Ce掺杂的ZnO具有亚铁磁性,Th掺杂ZnO则呈弱铁磁性,Ac掺杂ZnO为顺磁体;稀土元素使ZnO的价带和导带下移,费米能级进入导带,增强了体系的电导率;Y/La/Ac掺杂对ZnO带隙宽度的影响较小,吸收光谱略微蓝移,而Ce/Th掺杂则有效提升了ZnO对可见光的吸收.     

Site-specific interaction of H2O with ZnO single-crystal surfaces studied by thermal desorption and UV photoelectron spectroscopy

The adsorption and condensation of H₂O(D₂O) on ZnO(101&#x0304;0), (0001)Zn and (0001&#x0304;)O surfaces was investigated by means of thermal desorption (TDS) and UV photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS). The clean ZnO single-crystal surfaces were prepared by Ar-ion sputtering and annealing and characterised by Auger electron spectroscopy, LEED, UPS and work-function measurements. On all three surfaces six different adsorption states were found. In the monolayer regime there is a stronger bonding to Zn sites (desorption temperature 340 K) than to O sites (190 K), The bonding to the Zn sites seems to be accompanied by some clustering. Before the chemisorption layer is completed a first ice state is found whose desorption temperature shifts from 162 to 168 K with increasing exposures. At higher exposures the multilayer ice state is found at 152 K. On the (0001&#x0304;)O face defect-induced features were identified. The water lone-pair orbital 1b₁, whose energy falls between the O p and the Zn 3d emission of the substrate and which is known to show bonding shifts, was analysed using angle-resolved UPS. In the monolayer, the main chemisorption states are found at E_B^V(1b₁) = ?9.6 eV for the (0001)Zn face and at ? 10.6 eV for the (0001&#x0304;)O face and are compared with the multilayer ice emission at 1&#x0304;1.1 eV. The difference in binding energies shows the same trend as the TDS data. For the (101&#x0304;0) face the 1b₁ emission is very broad, indicating some overlap between different states.     

First-principles study of O2 adsorption on the α-U(001) surface

First-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT) have been performed to investigate the adsorption structures and electronic properties for O₂ on the α-U(001) surface. It was found that O₂ tends to dissociate with significant energetic preference compared to molecular adsorption. When approaching the surface perpendicularly along top site, the O₂ adsorbates were found to remain as molecule on the surface. The density of states of the system showed strong hybridization features for O2p, U6d and U5f states in the case of dissociative adsorption which is weaker for molecular adsorption. Further electronic properties analysis demonstrated that the bonding character of U–O bond is related to the symmetry of the adsorption site. Top site configuration showed stronger covalent component for the U–O bond, while the ionic character was found to be more obvious for hollow site adsorption.     

Electronic properties of a zinc oxide nanotube under uniaxial tensile strain: a density functional theory study

In this article, density functional theory calculations were employed to investigate the electronic properties of (4,4) armchair zinc oxide single-walled nanotubes (ZNONTs) under uniaxial mechanical deformations. It was found that the highest-occupied molecular orbital and the lowest-unoccupied molecular orbital gap and the value of radial buckling will both decrease linearly with the increase of axial strain. The elongation of the ZNONT mainly originates from the decrease and increase of two characteristic bond angles rather than Zn–O ionic bond elongation. This mechanical behavior is very different from the uniaxial tensional processes of carbon nanotubes and silicon carbide nanotubes formed by covalent bonds. The partial densities of states of the Zn atom and O atom show that the unoccupied states are gradually left-shifted as ZNONT elongates from 0 to 15%. Neither Mulliken charge nor deformation density clearly changes with the different tension strains. Bond order analysis also indicates the bonding strength will decrease as the strain increases from 0 to 15%.     

Ag掺杂氧化锌纳米材料的制备及高压相变拉曼光谱研究

宽禁带直接带隙半导体材料氧化锌（ZnO）,具有优异的光电性能、机械性能和化学特性。ZnO材料的结构对其性能影响较大,元素掺杂可改变ZnO晶体结构和带隙宽度,是提升ZnO材料性能的有效手段,当前常用Ag掺杂ZnO即为提高光催化反应效率。高压独立于温度、成分,是调控材料结构组织性能的重要手段,是产生新材料、发现新调控原理的重要因素。该研究通过对比纯ZnO晶体和Ag掺杂ZnO晶体的高压相变行为,揭示了元素掺杂对ZnO纳米晶体材料结构性能的影响。研究首先采用水热法辅助制备纯ZnO纳米微球和Ag掺杂ZnO纳米微球（1∶150Ag/ZnO）,表征结果显示水热法合成的纯ZnO和1∶150Ag/ZnO均为六角纤锌矿晶体结构,形貌均为几十纳米尺寸小颗粒堆积形成的微球,ZnO晶格常数随着Ag离子掺杂而变大,Ag掺杂导致ZnO晶格膨胀。随后应用金刚石压腔结合原位拉曼光谱技术测定了纯ZnO和Ag掺杂ZnO的高压结构相变行为。相比于纯ZnO拉曼峰,Ag掺杂ZnO的E₂（high）振动模式439 cm-1拉曼峰峰宽变窄,并呈现向低频方向移动的趋势,与无定形ZnO谱峰相近,表明Ag+取代Zn2+影响了Zn-O键,同时也影响了ZnO晶格结构的长程有序性。随体系压力增大,表征六角纤锌矿结构ZnO的拉曼特征峰439 cm-1出现瞬间弱化和宽化。压力增大至9.0 GPa时,纤锌矿结构ZnO拉曼特征峰439 cm-1消失,585 cm-1处出现新峰,ZnO晶体发生由六角纤锌矿向岩盐矿的结构转变。压力继续增大至11.5 GPa,新的拉曼峰显著增强,峰形变窄,同时向高波数方向移动,相变完成,岩盐矿结构ZnO性能稳定。1∶150 Ag/ZnO从六角纤锌矿结构到立方岩盐结构的相变压力为7.2 GPa,低于纯ZnO。相变压力降低表明晶体结构稳定性下降,可能的原因在于掺杂Ag导致ZnO晶格膨胀,晶体结构松弛,两相相对体积变化增加,从而导致相变势垒降低,使样品在较低压力下发生相变。纳米材料的高压研究揭示了元素掺杂对材料结构稳定性的影响,是纳米材料调控原理的潜在研究手段。