Si3Xn (X=C,O,N;n=1,2)团簇的密度泛函研究

使用密度泛函理论(DFT)的杂化密度泛函B3LYP方法在6-31G*基组水平上对Si3Xn(X=C,O,N;n=1,2)团簇各种可能的构型进行几何结构优化,预测了各团簇的最稳定结构.并对最稳定结构的电子结构、振动特性、成键特性和电荷特性等进行了理论研究.结果表明团簇的几何结构都是平面结构,通常Si3X2出现是Si-X键,较少出现X-X键;而Si3X中出现Si-X键和Si-Si键共存,Si3Xn(X=C,O,N;n=1,2)团簇的电荷布局分布表明这种电荷转移的作用使得团簇中所有X原子呈负电性,Si原子显正电性.处于不同位置的Si原子呈不同大小布局数,而且由于Si3X2的对称性,2个X负电性相同.     

单层金属卤化物CoX_2(X=Cl、Br、I)可调能隙和磁性研究

本文采用密度泛函理论系统的研究了二维单层金属卤化物CoX_2(X=Cl,Br,I)的结构稳定性、电子性质和磁性质.三种卤化物的束缚能分别是9.01、8.04和6.95 eV,表明Co原子和卤素原子间存在强相互作用.三种材料的能带结构都显示了间接带隙半导体特性.三种材料的总磁矩都是3 μ_B,主要来源于Co原子的磁矩.为了实现对材料物性的调控,我们考虑了双轴应变.发现压缩应变不仅可以显著增强铁磁态的稳定性,还可以实现体系从间接带隙半导体向直接带隙半导体的转变.     

Electronic structures and elastic properties of monolayer and bilayer transition metal dichalcogenides MX_2(M= Mo,W;X= O,S,Se,Te):A comparative first-principles study

First-principle calculations with different exchange-correlation functionals, including LDA, PBE, and vd W-DF functional in the form of opt B88-vd W, have been performed to investigate the electronic and elastic properties of twodimensional transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDCs) with the formula of MX2(M = Mo, W; X = O, S, Se, Te) in both monolayer and bilayer structures. The calculated band structures show a direct band gap for monolayer TMDCs at the K point except for MoO2 and WO2. When the monolayers are stacked into a bilayer, the reduced indirect band gaps are found except for bilayer WTe2, in which the direct gap is still present at the K point. The calculated in-plane Young moduli are comparable to that of graphene, which promises possible application of TMDCs in future flexible and stretchable electronic devices. We also evaluated the performance of different functionals including LDA, PBE, and opt B88-vd W in describing elastic moduli of TMDCs and found that LDA seems to be the most qualified method. Moreover, our calculations suggest that the Young moduli for bilayers are insensitive to stacking orders and the mechanical coupling between monolayers seems to be negligible.     

YPd3X（X=B,C）晶体结构、弹性性质与电子结构的第一性原理研究

在广义梯度近似（GGA）和GGA+U（在位库仑势）下,采用第一性原理方法系统地研究了三元过渡金属硼碳化合物YPd3X(X＝B,C)的晶体结构、弹性性质、电子结构和成键特性．计算的晶格参数和体弹性模量均与报道的实验结果吻合,而YPd3X(X＝B,C) 的弹性参数计算值则表明YPd3C的硬度大于YPd3B．根据晶体机械稳定标准得到YPd3B和YPd3C的失稳临界压强分别约为16.5GPa和23GPa．由Pugh经验关系可知YPd3X(X=B,C)均属于韧性材料,且YPd3B的韧性略高于YPd3C．电子能带结构分析表明YPd3B和YPd3C均具有金属特性,且导电能力相当．由态密度和电荷密度分析得知,X与Pd之间形成较强的共价键,而Y与Pd3X之间形成离子键,化学键键能的不同是两种材料的弹性参数存在差异的内在原因．上述的研究结果为YPd3X(X=B,C)的力电材料的设计和应用提供了一定的理论依据．     

静水压对立方钙钛矿CsSnX3(X=I, Br, Cl)光电性质的第一性原理探究

全无机无铅卤化物钙钛矿已经成为重要的新一代太阳能电池材料.采用密度泛函理论的第一性原理研究了不同静水压下CsSnX₃(X=I, Br, Cl)材料的晶体结构,电子结构和光学性能,并分析了其内在联系.结果表明施加静水压可使材料中Sn-X键长减小,使原子之间的耦合增强,带隙值减小,且随着卤族元素半径的增大,压力效应越明显;随着压力的增加,材料的吸收系数和复折射率增大,吸收光谱出现红移现象,在可见光区和近红外光区吸收增强.相比CsSnBr₃和CsSnCl₃,CsSnI₃在可见光区吸收最佳且受压力作用影响最小,更适用于钙钛矿太阳能电池材料.     

First-principles investigations on structural stability,mechanical, and thermodynamic properties of LaT_2Al_(20)(T = Ti,V,Cr,Nb,and Ta) intermetallic cage compounds

First principles calculations were used to explore the structural stability, mechanical properties, and thermodynamic properties of LaT_2 Al_(20)(T = Ti, V, Cr, Nb, and Ta) intermetallics. The calculated formation enthalpy and phonon frequencies indicate that LaT_2Al_(20) intermetallics exhibit the structural stability. The elastic moduli(B, G, E, and Hv) indicate that these intermetallics possess the better elastic properties than pure Al. The values of Poisson's ratio v and B/G demonstrate that LaT_2Al_(20) intermetallics are all brittle materials. The anisotropy of elasticity and Young's modulus(three-and two-dimensional figures) indicate that LaT_2Al_(20) compounds are anisotropic. Importantly, the calculated thermal quantities demonstrate that LaT_2Al_(20) intermetallics possess the better thermal physical properties than pure Al at high temperatures.     

(XB2)2(X=Al, Be, Na, Mg)团簇的密度泛函研究

用密度泛函理论(DFT)的杂化密度泛函B3LYP方法在6-31G*基组水平上对(XB2)2(X=Al,Be,Na,Mg)团簇各种可能的构型进行几何结构优化,预测了各团簇的最稳定结构.并对最稳定结构的电子结构、振动特性、成键特性和电荷特性等进行了理论研究.结果表明,团簇的几何结构大多是平面结构,通常是B-B键和B-X键共存,较少出现X-X键.团簇的稳定结构中通常是几个呈负电性的B原子形成一个负电中心,而其他B原子和X原子处在端位,且显正电性.     

Theoretical study on stability,mechanical properties and thermodynamic parameters of the orthorhombic-A2N2O (A=C,Si and Ge)

The structural stability, mechanical properties and thermodynamic parameters such as Debye temperature, minimum thermal conductivities of orthorhombic-A₂N₂O (A=C, Si and Ge) are calculated by first principles calculations based on density functional theory. The calculated lattice parameters, elastic constants of Si₂N₂O and Ge₂N₂O using PBEsol function are consisted with the experimental data and other calculated values. The full set elastic constants of the orthorhombic-A₂N₂O (A=C, Si and Ge) are calculated by stress–strain method. The mechanical moduli (bulk modulus, shear modulus and Young's modulus) are evaluated by the Voigt–Reuss–Hill approach. The orthorhombic-C₂N₂O exhibits larger mechanical moduli than the other two structures. The hardness of orthorhombic-A₂N₂O (A=C, Si and Ge) is evaluated according to the intrinsic hardness calculation theory of covalent crystal relying on Mulliken overlap population. The results indicate that the orthorhombic-C₂N₂O is a super hard material. Furthermore, the mechanical anisotropy, Debye temperature and minimum thermal conductivity of the orthorhombic-A₂N₂O (A=C, Si and Ge) have been estimated by empirical methods. The orthorhombic-Ge₂N₂O shows the lowest thermal conductivity, which may have useful applications as gas turbine engines and diesel engines.     

First-principles investigations on the mechanical,thermal,electronic,and optical properties of the defect perovskites Cs_2SnX_6(X= Cl,Br, I)

The mechanical properties, thermal properties, electronic structures, and optical properties of the defect perovskites Cs_2SnX_6(X = Cl, Br, I) were investigated by first-principles calculation using PBE and HSE06 hybrid functional. The optic band gaps based on HSE06 are 3.83 eV for Cs_2SnCl_6, 2.36 eV for Cs_2SnBr_6, and 0.92 eV for Cs_2SnI_6, which agree with the experimental results. The Cs_2SnCl_6, Cs_2SnBr_6, and Cs_2SnI_6 are mechanically stable and they are all anisotropic and ductile in nature. Electronic structures calculations show that the conduction band consists mainly of hybridization between the halogen p orbitals and Sn 5s orbitals, whereas the valence band is composed of the halogen p orbitals. Optic properties indicate that these three compounds exhibit good optical absorption in the ultraviolet region, and the absorption spectra red shift with the increase in the number of halogen atoms. The defect perovskites are good candidates for probing the lead-free and high power conversion efficiency of solar cells.     

Quantum mechanically guided design of Co43Fe20Ta(5.5)X(31.5) (X=B, Si, P, S) metallic glasses

A systematic ab initio molecular dynamics study was carried out to identify valence electron concentration and size induced changes on structure, elastic and magnetic properties for Co(43)Fe(20)Ta(5.5)X(31.5) (X=B, Si, P, S). Short range order, charge transfer and the bonding nature are analyzed by means of density of states, Bader decomposition and pair distribution function analysis. A clear trend of a decrease in density and bulk modulus as well as a weaker cohesion was observed as the valence electron concentration is increased by replacing B with Si and further with P and S. These changes may be understood based on increased interatomic distances, variations in coordination numbers and the electronic structure changes; as the valence electron concentration of X is increased the X bonding becomes more ionic, which disrupts the overall metallic interactions, leading to lower cohesion and stiffness. The highest magnetic moments for the transition metals are identified for X=S, despite the fact that the presence of X generally reduces the magnetic moment of Co. Furthermore, this study reveals an extended diagonal relationship between B and P within these amorphous alloys. Based on quantum mechanical data we identify composition induced changes in short range order, charge transfer and bonding nature and link them to density, elasticity and magnetism. The interplay between transition metal d band filling and s-d hybridization was identified to be a key materials design criterion.     

高压下Ti_2AlX(X=C,N)的结构、力学性能及热力学性质

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法,计算研究了压力对Ti_2AlC与Ti_2AlN结构、力学性能的影响.研究发现压力的增大会使体系的体积比降低,Ti_2AlC压缩性较Ti_2AlN好.力学性能研究发现,压力的增大使材料抵抗变形能力增强,体系的延展性有了很大的提升,当压力超过40 GPa后,Ti_2AlC与Ti_2AlN从脆性材料转变为延性材料,体模量与剪切模量的比值达到1.75,延展性有了很大的提升.通过准谐德拜模型,分析了压力与温度对Ti_2AlC与Ti_2AlN体模量、热容及热膨胀系数的影响.结果表明,随着温度的升高,Ti_2AlN与Ti_2AlC的体模量下降.定容热容与定压热容的变化趋势相同,但在高温下,定容热容遵循Dulong-Petit极限,温度对热容的影响效果较压力明显.温度与压力对Ti_2AlN与Ti_2AlC线膨胀系数的影响主要发生在低温区域.     

Pdn(n=1~9)团簇的结构及磁性的第一性原理计算简

采用密度泛函理论中的广义梯度近似泛函BPW91和三参数杂化密度泛函B3LYP对Pdn(n=1~9)团簇的结构、稳定性和磁性进行了详细的计算.两种泛函得到了相同的稳定结构,除n=3、4外,两种方法得到的基态结构是完全一致的,但在n=3、4时用三参数杂化密度泛函B3LYP得到的基态结构与文献[8,9,23]的相同.两种方法得到的平均配位数和平均键长有相似的变化规律,总体上随团簇尺寸的增大而增大,n=2~5时,增幅较大,n=5~9时,增幅较小.两种方法得到团簇能量的二阶差分、分裂能在n=4时均有较大的值,说明相对应的团簇具有较高的稳定性、较低的化学活性.两种方法得到团簇的平均每原子磁矩随团簇尺寸的增大有逐渐减小的趋势,个别团簇有振荡.结果表明两种泛函都可以描述团簇结构、稳定性和磁性的演变规律,但B3LYP泛函可以更加精确地描述Pdn团簇的结构演化.     

Pdn(n=1-9)团簇的结构及磁性的第一性原理计算

采用密度泛函理论中的广义梯度近似泛函BPW91和三参数杂化密度泛函B3LYP对Pdn(n=1-9)团簇的结构、稳定性和磁性进行了详细的计算. 两种泛函得到了相同的稳定结构, 除n=3、4外, 两种方法得到的基态结构是完全一致的, 但在n=3、4时用三参数杂化密度泛函B3LYP得到的基态结构与文献[8,9,23]的相同. 两种方法得到的平均配位数和平均键长有相似的变化规律, 总体上随团簇尺寸的增大而增大, n=2-5时, 增幅较大, n=5-9时, 增幅较小. 两种方法得到团簇能量的二阶差分、分裂能在n=4时均有较大的值, 说明相对应的团簇具有较高的稳定性、较低的化学活性. 两种方法得到团簇的平均每原子磁矩随团簇尺寸的增大有逐渐减小的趋势, 个别团簇有振荡. 结果表明两种泛函都可以描述团簇结构、稳定性和磁性的演变规律, 但B3LYP泛函可以更加精确地描述Pdn团簇的结构演化.     

Theoretical investigation on the electronic structure,elastic properties,and intrinsic hardness of Si₂N₂O

According to the density functional theory we systematically study the electronic structure, the mechanical prop- erties and the intrinsic hardness of Si2N2O polymorphs using the first-principles method. The elastic constants of four Si2N2O structures are obtained using the stress-strain method. The mechanical moduli (bulk modulus, Young’s mod- ulus, and shear modulus) are evaluated using the Voigt-Reuss-Hill approach. It is found that the tetragonal Si2N2O exhibits a larger mechanical modulus than the other phases. Some empirical methods are used to calculate the Vickers hardnesses of the Si2N2O structures. We further estimate the Vickers hardnesses of the four Si2N2O crystal structures, suggesting all Si2N2O phases are not the superhard compounds. The results imply that the tetragonal Si2N2O is the hardest phase. The hardness of tetragonal Si2N2O is 31.52 GPa which is close to values of β-Si3N4 and γ-Si3N4.     

Ab initio study of some fundamental properties of the M3X (M=Cr,V; X=Si,Ge) compounds

M₃X (M=Cr, V; X=Si, Ge) compounds are studied using first-principles calculations based on the Density Functional Theory (DFT). It is found that the bulk of Cr₃X (X=Si, Ge) compounds are comparable to those of Al₂O₃, the nearest-neighbor distance D_M−M and D_M−X in these compounds increase and the bulk modulus decrease, there is a strong interaction between M and M (M=Cr the interaction is stronger). Also the interaction between M (M=Cr, V) and X (X=Ge) is negative, an anti-bonding-type interaction is dominant between these atoms.     

密度泛函理论研究MN@H_2O (M=Ga,Ge, In,Sn, Sb; N=M,Al)团簇的特性

采用密度泛函理论的B3LYP, B3P86, B1B95, P3PW91和PBE1PBE方法结合SDD, LANL2DZ和CEP-121G基组计算了d~(10)组态二聚物MN(M=Ga, Ge, In, Sn和Sb; N=M和Al)的几何结构.采用B3P86/SDD进一步研究了MN@H_2O团簇的几何结构及吸附能.结果表明,水分子结合在二聚物M_2上时,对二聚物影响较大,对水分子自身影响较小.将M_2中Ga, Ge, In, Sn或Sb替换一个原子为Al时,水分子在GeAl和SnAl上的吸附能变化较大,而在GaAl, InAl和SbAl上吸附能变化较小.另外, H_2O吸附在Ga, Ge, In, Sn和Sb上时,与吸附在Al上时,吸附能的变化不大.     

CaAl2X2(X=C,Si,Ge)的稳定性、电子结构和力学性质研究

由于AB2X2类型的材料在储能、催化、超导、发光等领域都有着潜在应用价值,因此得到了广泛关注。本文通过第一原理方法计算分析了CaAl2X2(X=C,Si,Ge)的材料声子谱、电子结构、力学性质和硬度,其主要结果为：材料晶格常数的计算结果和实验值都与理论结构符合的很好;CaAl2C2和CaAl2Si2材料的声子谱没有出现虚频,表明这两种材料在热力学及动力学上是稳定的;计算的材料的能带结构表明,CaAl2Si2和 CaAl2Ge2具有金属特性, CaAl2C2具有较小带隙的间接半导体材料。这类材料的金属特性,热稳定性及力学各项异性特征对于其作为二次电池活性电极有着重要影响,因此本文的研究结果可为相关领域的研究提供较好的理论依据及参考。     

First-principles study of structural, elastic, electronic and optical properties of SrMO3 (M=Ti and Sn)

We present structural, elastic, electronic and optical properties of the perovskites SrMO₃ (M=Ti, and Sn) for different pressure. The computational method is based on the pseudo-potential plane wave method (PP-PW). The exchange-correlation energy is described in the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The calculated equilibrium lattice parameters are in reasonable agreement with the available experimental data. This work shows that the perovskites SrTiO₃, and SrSnO₃ are mechanically stable and present an indirect band gaps at the Fermi level. Applied pressure does not change the shape of the total valence electronic charge density and most of the electronic charge density is shifted toward O atom. Furthermore, in order to understand the optical properties of SrMO₃, the dielectric function, absorption coefficient, optical reflectivity, refractive index, extinction coefficient and electron energy-loss are calculated for radiation up to 80 eV. The enhancement of pressure decreases the dielectric function and refractive indices of SrTiO₃ and SrSnO₃.     

Predicting Physical Properties of Tetragonal,Monoclinic and Orthorhombic M_3N_4(M=C,Si,Sn) Polymorphs via First-Principles Calculations

The recently discovered tetragonal,monoclinic and orthorhombic polymorphs of M_3N_4(M=C,Si,Sn) are investigated by using first-principles calculations.A set of anisotropic elastic quantities,i.e.,the bulk and shear moduli,Young's modulus,Poisson ratio,B/G ratio and Vickers hardness of M_3N_4(M=C,Si,Sn) are predicted.The quasi-harmonic Debye model,assuming that the solids are isotopic,may lead to large errors for the non-cubic crystals.The thermal effects are obtained by the traditional quasi-harmonic approach.The dependences of heat capacity,thermal expansion coefficient and Debye temperature on temperature and pressure are systematically discussed in the pressure range of 0-10 GPa and in the temperature range of 0-1100 K.More importantly,o-C_3N_4 is a negative thermal expansion material.Our results may have important consequences in shaping the understanding of the fundamental properties of these binary nitrides.     

High-pressure studies on electronic and mechanical properties of FeBO3 (B = Ti,Mn, Cr) ceramics – a first-principles study

Using the density functional theory (DFT) method, the electronic and mechanical properties of perovskites FeBO₃ (B = Ti, Mn, Cr) nanostructures were studied in the pressure range of 0–100 GPa. The band structure studies show the change in the band structure upon substitution of different B cation in FeBO₃ perovskite structure. The density of states spectrum gives the perception of change in the electronic properties of FeBO₃ with the substitution of B cation. The bulk, shear and Young's moduli were calculated and an increase in the moduli is noticed. Moreover, the hardness increases under high pressure. The high-pressure studies of FeBO₃ perovskite nanostructures are explored at atomistic level. The findings show that ductility and hardness of FeBO₃ get increased upon an increase in the applied pressure. The substitution of Ti, Mn and Cr on FeBO₃ shows a significant change in the electronic and mechanical properties.