Ab Initio Study of Structural and Electronic Properties of Hexagonal BC2N

We investigate hexagonal BC2N in graphite unit cells using the first-principles method and calculate the total energies, lattice parameters, and electronic band structures after full relaxation. It is shown that stable hexagonal BC2N should be stacked sequentially with one graphite layer and one h-BN layer. The density of states indicates that this structure should have metallicity.     

M2As-和M2Br+(M=Cu,Ag,Au)的赝势从头算研究

使用赝势在HF和MP2水平上计算了M2As-和M2Br+(M=Cu,Ag,Au)的平均几何和振动频率。计算的结果表明,这些化合物呈弯曲结构(C2v)。在MP2水平上研究了电子相关对这些化合物的几何结构的修正,键角减少10°到20°。在MP2,MP3,MP4,CCSD,和CCSD(T)水平上还较详细地研究了电子相关对Au2As-的几何结构的修正。通过对这些化合物稳定性的研究,预言了Au2As-的成键可能性。     

Optoelectronic Properties,Elastic Moduli and Thermoelectricity of SrAlGa： An Ab Initio Study

Half-Heusler compounds are an impressive class of materials with a huge potential for different applications such as in future energy, especially in the fields of thermoelectrics and solar cells. We present ab fnitio total energy calculations within the modified Becke-Johnson generalized gradient approximation （mBJ-GGA） to obtain the physical properties of SrAlGa compounds. The structural, elastic, acoustic, electronic, chemical bonding, optical, and thermoelectric properties are calculated and compared with the available calculation data. The SrAlGa is found to be a small-band-gap （0.125-0.175 eV） material, suitable for thermoelectric applications with a relatively high Seebeck coefficient. Also, SrAIGa has the potential in the optoelectronic applications due to high optical conductivity and reflectivity in the infrared and visible region of electromagnetic spectra.     

Effect of Oxygen on the Quantum,Magnetic, and Thermodynamic Properties of Co Nanowires on the Reconstructed Anisotropic (1 × 2)/Au(110) and (1 × 2)/Pt(110) Surfaces: Ab Initio Approach

Ab initio theoretical study of the quantum magnetic properties of Co nanowires on the pure and oxygen-reconstructed (1 × 2)/Au(110) and (1 × 2)/Pt(110) surfaces is performed. Their structures and electronic configurations are calculated using the electron density functional theory. High values of magnetic moment and magnetic anisotropy energies of Co atoms are found on both pure and oxygen-reconstructed (1 × 2)/Au(110) and (1 × 2)/Pt(110) surfaces. The adsorption of oxygen atoms on the (1 × 2)/Au(110) substrate is shown to affect the structural arrangement of Co nanowire atoms on this substrate and to increase the magnetic anisotropy energy (by 1.91 meV per nanowire atom). The adsorption of oxygen on the Pt(110) substrate substantially decreases the magnetic anisotropy energy of the Co nanowire on it (by 5.98 meV per atom). The origin of these changes is revealed by analyzing the local densities of states of the d electrons of nanowire atoms. The temperature ranges of the states with the lowest free surface energy are determined using the atomistic thermodynamics methods. These data and the available experimental data are used to predict the possibility of observing the structures under study in experiments.     

Tensor Force Manifestations in ab Initio Study of the 2H(d, γ)4He, 2H(d, p)3H, and 2H(d, n)3He Reactions

The ²H(d, γ)⁴He capture reaction and the ²H(d, p)³H and ²H(d, n)³He transfer reactions at very low energies are studied in an extended microscopic cluster model with a realistic nucleon–nucleon force. Our results show that the tensor force in realistic interactions plays an essential and indispensable role to reproduce the very low-energy astrophysical S factor of these reactions.     

Spectroscopic Properties of Cu(L-met)2, Cu(DL-met)2, Cu(L-ala)2 and Cu(DL-ala)2˙H2O and Qualitative Explanations to the Magnetism and Relative Ordering of the One-Electron Energy Levels.

Electronic absorption spectra and photoacoustic spectra of four copper(II)-amino acid complexes of formulas Cu(L-met)˙(1). Cu(DL-met)˙(2). Cu(L-ala)x(3) and Cu(DL-ala)˙-H₂O(4)(L-met=L-methioninato;DL-met=DL-methioninato;L-ala=L-alaninato DL-ala=DL-alaninato) were recorded and the results are discussed quantitatively with respect to llgand field theory and the radical wave function of a non-free copper(II) ion. The relationship between the maximum absorption peak in PAS and magnetic properties is also discussed. Lastly, a qualitative explanation on the senquence of splitting energy in going from regular octahedral to strongly elongately and slightly tetragonally distorted octahedral around each copper(II) center is proposed.     

Ab initio study of synergetic effects of two strong interactions of cation–π interaction and lithium bond in M+ ··· phenyl lithium ··· N (M = Li,Na, K; N = H2O and NH3) complex

Quantum chemical calculations have been performed to investigate the interplay between the cation–π interaction and lithium bonding in the M⁺?···?phenyl lithium?···?OH₂ and M⁺?···?phenyl lithium?···?NH₃ (M?=?Li, Na, K) complexes. The cation–π interaction and lithium bonding in the trimers become stronger relative to the dimers. The interaction energy of cation–π interaction is increased by about 4.4–6.3%, while that of lithium bonding is increased by about 5.2–15.9%. The cooperative energy becomes larger for the stronger cation–π interaction and lithium bond. The F atom and methyl group in the phenyl ring impose a reverse effect on the cation–π interaction and lithium bond. The interaction mechanism in the complexes has been understood with the many-body interaction analysis, electrostatic potentials, and energy decomposition.     

Structures,stabilities and adsorption mechanisms of nitrogen adsorbed on Mon (n = 1–8) clusters

Configurations, stabilities and adsorption mechanisms of ground-state Mo_nN and Mo_nN₂ (n?=?1–8) clusters are calculated by using the density functional method within the PBE level. Evidently, N atoms tend to approach more Mo atoms. Doping with two N impurity prefers to occupy symmetrical position of the host Mo_n (n?=?1–8) cluster except for Mo₂N₂ clusters. Mo₄N, Mo₆N, Mo₂N₂, Mo₄N₂ and Mo₆N₂ clusters have higher structural stabilities than their neighbors by the second derivative of total binding energy. Mo₂N, Mo₄N and Mo₇N, Mo₂N₂, Mo₅N₂ and Mo₇N₂ clusters have higher kinetic reactivity than their neighbors by the HOMO–LUMO gaps. The adsorption capacity of a N atom to Mo₄ cluster is stronger than the other Mo–N clusters.     

A comparison of the197Au Mössbauer spectra of MAu (M=K,Rb, Cs) with (2, 2, 2-crypt M) Au

Gold-197 Mössbauer spectroscopy has been used to investigate the MAu system (M=K, Kb, Cs). Of the 11 alloys RbAu and CsAu give Mössbauer spectra consistent with cubic gold environments, while (2,2,2-crypt M) Au, (M=K, Pb, Cs) all have cubic gold environments. Comparison of the isomer shifts for the crypted and uncrypted salts leads to the conclusion that in RbAu and CsAu considerable electron density is removed from the gold 5d orbitals.     

Effect of (H2O)n (n = 1–3) clusters on H2O2 + HO → HO2 + H2O reaction in tropospheric conditions: competition between one-step and stepwise routes

ABSTRACT

Effects of (H₂O)_n (n?=?1–3) on the H₂O₂?+?HO?→?HO₂?+?H₂O reaction have been investigated by the reactions of H₂O₂L(H₂O)_n (n?=?1–3)?+?HO and H₂O₂?+?HOL(H₂O)_n (n?=?1–3) at the CCSD(T)/CBS//M06-2X/aug-cc-pVTZ level of theory, coupled with rate constant calculations by using canonical variational transition state theory. Interestingly, for the former reactions, one-step process and stepwise mechanism are involved, where one-step processes occurring though cage-like hydrogen bonding network complexes and the transition states are favourable. Due to larger effective rate constants, these favourable processes are also favourable than the corresponding latter reactions. Meanwhile, the catalytic effect of (H₂O)_n (n?=?1–3) is mainly taken from water monomer, because the effective rate constant (k'(R_WM2)) of H₂O₂···H₂O?+?HO reaction is, respectively, larger by 3, 6–10 orders of magnitude than that of H₂O₂···(H₂O)₂?+?HO (k'(R_WD1)) and H₂O₂···(H₂O)₃?+?HO (k'(R_WT1)) reactions. Furthermore, the enhancement factor of water molecular (k'(R_WM2)/k_tot) is only 0.28% at 240?K, while at high temperature (such as at 425?K), the positive water vapour effect enhances up to 27.13%. This shows that at high temperatures the positive water effect is obvious under atmospheric conditions.     

Ab initio calculation of the geometric,electronic and magnetic properties of neutral and anionic Au n Pd (n = 1–9) clusters

The ab initio method based on density functional theory at the B3PW91 level has been applied to study the geometric, electronic, and magnetic properties of neutral and anionic Au _n Pd (n?=?1–9) clusters. The results show that the most stable geometric structures adopt a three-dimensional structure for neutral Au₇Pd and Au₈Pd clusters, but for anionic clusters, no three-dimensional lowest-energy structures were obtained. The relative stabilities of neutral and anionic Au _n Pd clusters were analysed by means of the dependent relationships between the binding energies per atom, the dissociation energies, the second-order difference of energies, the HOMO–LUMO energy gaps and the cluster size n, and a local odd–even alternation phenomenon was found. Natural population analysis indicates the sequential transfer from the Pd atom to the Au _n frame in Au_1,2,3,5Pd and Au_2,3Pd^? clusters, and from the Au _n frame to the Pd atom in other clusters. Much to our surprise, irrespective of whether it is the total magnetic moment or the local magnetic moment, the magnetic moment presents an odd–even alternation phenomenon as a function of the cluster size n. The magnetic effects are mainly localized on the various atoms (Au or Pd) for different cluster size n.     

Structure and Dynamics of a Lattice of Tetragonal Germanates R2Ge2O7 (R = Tb–Lu,Y): Ab Initio Calculation

Physics of the Solid State - The crystal structure, phonon spectrum, and elastic constants of a series of rare-earth germanates (including yttrium germanate R2Ge2O7 (R = Tb–Lu, Y)) with a...     

Thermal Dehydration and Vibrational Studies of ZnK4(P3O9)2 · 6H2O

The thermal dehydration of ZnK₄(P₃O₉)₂ · 6H₂O was studied in the range 25–500°C by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA and DSC) and X‐ray diffraction. We found, based on the TGA and DSC scans, the dehydration of this salt takes place in three stages with a loss of the six water molecules. The infrared and Raman spectra of ZnK₄(P₃O₉)₂ · 6H₂O have been recorded and interpreted using a factor group analysis. The internal modes are assigned in terms of POP and PO₂ structural units using experimental and theoretical IR and Raman frequencies.     

水合金属团簇M~+(H_2O)_n(M=Cu,Ag,Au;n=1-4)的结构和稳定性研究

利用密度泛函理论B3LYP方法优化了M~+(H_2O)_n(M=Cu,Ag,Au;n=1-4)团簇的几何结构,并对它们的稳定性和电子性质进行了系统研究.计算结果表明,Cu~+(H_2O)_n和Ag~+(H_2O)_n团簇的水合骨架结构由三个氧原子与金属离子相连接而成,而Au~+(H_2O)_n团簇则由两个氧原子与金属离子形成的线性结构而得到.通过计算的结合能和HOMO-LUMO能隙也发现:三种水合金属离子体系的稳定性大小为:Eb(Cu)=Eb(Au)Eb(Ag),但是Ag~+(H_2O)_n团簇具有较高的动力学稳定性.这些研究对于今后过渡金属离子水溶液性质的研究和应用提供了重要的理论参考.     

Crystal structure of the inverse weberite ZnFeF5(H2O)2, magnetic and mössbauer study of the antiferromagnet ZnFeF5(H2O)2 and ferrimagnet Mn FeF5(H2O)2

The room temperature crystal structure of the inverse weberite ZnFeF₅ (H₂O)₂ is refined from powder X-ray diffraction. The cell is orthorhombic (S.G. Imma, a = 7.475(1) →A, b = 10.766(1) →A, c = 6.594(1) →A, z = 4). Below T_N = 9(2) K, ZnFeF₅(H₂O)₂ becomes a 1-D antiferromagnet. This behaviour was characterized by susceptibility and magnetization measurements and Mössbauer spectroscopy. On the contrary, isotypic MnFeF₅(H₂O)₂ is confrimed to be a ferrimagnet below T_c = 39.5(1)K. Its magnetic and Mössbauer characteristics are, above and below T_c,and agree with a 3-D magnetic character. Ferrimagnetism could be due to frustration effects as in previously described Fe₂F₅(H₂O)₂.     

Theoretical study of Si+(2PJ)–RG complexes and transport of Si+(2PJ) in RG (RG = He–Ar)

We calculate accurate interatomic potentials for the interaction of a singly charged silicon cation with a rare gas atom of helium, neon or argon. We employ the RCCSD(T) method, and basis sets of quadruple-ζ and quintuple-ζ quality; each point is counterpoise-corrected and extrapolated to the basis set limit. We consider the lowest electronic state of the silicon atomic cation, Si⁺(²P), and calculate the interatomic potentials for the terms that arise from this: ²Π and ²Σ⁺. We additionally calculate the interatomic potentials for the respective spin-orbit levels, and examine the effect on the spectroscopic parameters; we also derive effective ionic radii for C⁺ and Si⁺. Finally, we employ each set of potentials to calculate transport coefficients, and compare these to available data for Si⁺ in He.     

Ab initio investigation of isomeric and conformeric structures of halogen nitrites,XONO (X = Cl,Br, I)

A comparative study of isomers and conformers of halogen nitrites, XONO (X?=?Cl, Br, I), with particular emphasis on the I derivatives, has been carried out using high levels of electronic structure theory. All isomeric and conformeric structures and cis- to trans- conformational barriers were determined for each family. The nitryl halide isomers, XNO₂, were calculated to be the lowest energy compounds. Interesting variations in the structural parameters, harmonic vibrational frequencies and stabilization energies were obtained on halogen substitution, that are particularly pronounced in the iodine family.     

M2Al2(M=Au,Ag,Cu)混合小团簇的密度泛函研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的B3LYP方法,利用小核实赝势LANL2DZ,优化了含重金属二元混合团簇M2Al2(M=Au,Ag,Cu)的稳定结构,并得出具有C2v(1A1)对称性的蝴蝶结构比平面构型更加稳定,其中团簇Au2Al2最稳定.计算了稳定结构的结合能、电离势、电子亲和能、最高占据轨道能级和最低空轨道能级及二者间的能隙,得出参杂团簇M2Al2比非参杂团簇M4(M=Au,Ag,Cu)更稳定的结论.