Electronic structures of efficient MBiO_-3(M= Li,Na, K,Ag) photocatalyst

In order to deepen the understanding of the relationship between fundamental properties(including: microstructure and composition) and photocatalytic performance, four bismuthate compounds, including: LiBiO_3, NaBiO_3, KBiO_3, and AgBiO_3, are regarded as research examples in the present work, because they have particular crystal structures and similar compositions. Using density functional theory calculations, their structural, electronic, and optical properties are investigated and compared systematically. First of all, the calculated results of crystal structures and optical properties are in agreement with available published experimental data. Based on the calculated results, it is found that the tunneled or layered micro-structural properties lead to the stronger interaction between bismuth and oxygen, and the weaker interaction between alkaline-earth metal and [BiO_6] octahedron, resulting in the feature of multi-band gaps in the cases of LiBiO_3,NaBiO_3, and KBiO_3. This conclusion is supported by the case of AgBiO_3, in which the feature of multi-band gaps disappears, due to the stronger interaction between the noble metal and [BiO_6] octahedron. These properties have significant advantages in the photocatalytic performance: absorbing low energy photons, rapidly transferring energy carriers. Furthermore, the features of electronic structures of bismuthate compounds are well reflected by the absorption spectra, which could be confirmed by experimental measurements in practice. Combined with the calculated results, it could be considered that the crystal structures and compositions of the photocatalyst determine the electronic structures and optical properties,and subsequently determine the corresponding photocatalytic performance. Thus, a novel Bi-based photocatalyst driven by visible-light could be designed by utilizing specific compositions to form favorable electronic structures or specific micro-structures to form a beneficial channel for energy carriers.     

Novel non-covalent interactions involved with the Al13M cluster (M = Li,Na, K,Cu, Ag,Au)

The complexes of Al₁₃M cluster (M = Li, Na, K, Cu, Ag, Au) and Lewis bases NH₃, H₂O, C₆H₆, and HLi have been predicted and characterised. The results showed that the cluster Al₁₃M forms the alkali-bonding or coinage metal-bonding interaction through M with these Lewis bases. These complexes exhibit some similarities and differences in the structures, properties, and nature with conventional molecules. The formation of these interactions has a negligible or small effect on the structures of Al₁₃M. This study combines the cluster Al₁₃M with non-covalent interactions, which is of great importance in supramolecular chemistry.     

Luminescence spectroscopy of Ce3+-doped ABaPO4 (A=Li, Na, K) phosphors

Ce³⁺ doped ABaPO₄ (A=Li, Na, K) phosphors were prepared by conventional high temperature solid-state reaction. The phosphors were investigated by XRD, photoluminescence excitation and emission spectra, and luminescence decay curves. The five 5d levels corresponding to the 4f¹→4f⁰5d¹ transition of Ce³⁺ ions were identified. The spectroscopic parameters, e.g., the 5d barycenter, the crystal-field splitting, and the Stokes shift, were discussed. LiBaPO₄:Ce³⁺ phosphor could be efficiently excited by the near-UV lights (330–420 nm) and showed a broad emission band in the range of 430–620 nm with the maximum wavelength at 468 nm. In contrast, Ce³⁺-doped NaBaPO₄ and KBaPO₄ showed only excitation bands in a limited UV region (230–370 nm) and have blue emission at 385 nm and 416 nm, respectively. The temperature quenching of luminescence and the chromaticity coordinates were reported. The luminescence properties were discussed by analyzing the crystal structure and the local surroundings of Ce³⁺ ions on the Ba²⁺ sites.     

Upconversion studies in Er doped TeO2-M2O (M=Li, Na and K) binary glasses

The luminescence properties of Er³⁺ doped alkali tellurite [ TeO₂-M₂O (M=Li, Na and K)] glasses are investigated. Infrared to visible upconversion emissions are observed at 410, 525, 550 and 658 nm using 797 nm excitation. These bands are assigned to the ²H_9/2  →⁴I_15/2, ²H_11/2  →⁴I_15/2, ⁴S_3/2  →⁴I_15/2, ⁴F_9/2  →⁴I_15/2 transitions of Er³⁺ respectively. Detailed study reveals that the ²H_9/2  →⁴I_15/2 transition at 410 nm involves a three-step process while the other transitions involve two-steps. Excitation with 532 nm radiation gives additional bands at 380, 404, 475 and 843 nm wavelengths due to the ⁴G_11/2  →⁴I_15/2, ²P_3/2  →⁴I_13/2, ²P_3/2  →⁴I_11/2, and ⁴S_3/2  →⁴I_13/2 transitions, respectively, along with the bands observed on NIR excitation. The fluorescence yield is found to be largest for the TeO₂-Na₂O glass. The lifetime of the ⁴S_3/2 level has been measured for all the three cases and used to explain the upconversion mechanisms. The fluorescence intensity ratio corresponding to the two thermally coupled levels (²H_11/2, ⁴S_3/2) has been used to estimate the temperature of the glass. It is observed that the temperature sensing capacity of TeO₂-Li₂O glass is better than the other two glasses.     

Half-metallic ferromagnetism in rocksalt and zinc-blende MS (M=Li, Na and K): A first-principles study

First-principles full-potential linearized augmented plane-wave method is used to investigate the electronic structure and magnetic properties of hypothetical zinc-blende and rocksalt LiS, NaS and KS. We find that all the compounds except rocksalt LiS exhibit half-metallic ferromagnetism with an integer magnetic moment of 1.00 μ_B per formula unit. The ferromagnetism results from the spin-polarization of p states of anion S. Total energies calculations indicate the rocksalt phase is lower in energy than the zinc-blende one. The total energy differences are about 0.38, 0.36 and 0.32 eV per formula unit for LiS, NaS and KS, respectively. Meanwhile, it is shown that rocksalt NaS and KS have the half-metallic gaps of 0.22 and 0.41 eV, respectively, and the half-metallic gaps are 0.03, 0.46 and 0.65 eV for zinc-blende LiS, NaS and KS, respectively. We also find the half-metallicity is robust against the lattice contraction up to 7% and 13% for rocksalt NaS and KS, respectively. Although rocksalt LiS is nonmagnetic and metallic at the equilibrium lattice constant, it shows half-metallic ferromagnetism when the lattice constant is larger than 5.40 Å.     

N^＋（N=Li,Na,K）对发光材料M3（M=Ca,Sr,Ba）Y2（BO3）4：Eu^3＋光谱的影响

采用高温固相反应方法在空气中制备了M3(M=Ca,Sr,Ba)Y2(BO3)4∶Eu3 红色发光材料,测量结果显示,材料的主发射峰均位于613 nm处,监测613 nm发射峰时,所得材料的激发光谱相同。研究了Li ,Na 和K 对M3(M=Ca,Sr,Ba)Y2(BO3)4∶Eu3 材料激发与发射光谱的影响,结果显示,加入Li ,Na 和K 后,M3(M=Ca,Sr,Ba)Y2(BO3)4∶Eu3 材料的激发与发射光谱的峰值位置并不发生变化,但材料的激发与发射光谱的峰值强度均得到了不同程度的增强。在Li ,Na 和K 掺入浓度相同的条件下,研究发现,与加入Na 和K 时相比,加入Li 时,M3(M=Ca,Sr,Ba)Y2(BO3)4∶Eu3 材料的激发与发射光谱的峰值增强效果最明显。进而研究了Sr3Y2(BO3)4∶Eu3 材料发射峰强度随Li 掺杂浓度的变化情况,结果表明,随着Li 掺杂浓度的增大,Sr3Y2(BO3)4∶Eu3 材料发射峰强度先增大后减小,在Li 浓度为5 mol%时到达峰值,约为未掺杂时的两倍。     

Electronic and vibrational spectroscopy of the low-lying states of potassium mono-sulphide KS,and comparison in the series of MS (M = Li,Na, K,Rb, Cs)

ABSTRACT

Potential energy curves (PECs) of the lowest electronic states of the potassium mono-sulphide KS have been determined with highly correlated ab initio calculations, using internally contracted multi reference interaction configuration methods including Davidson correction (MRCI?+?Q) with and without considering spin-orbit effects. For the three low-lying bound states, we report a set of spectroscopic parameters including equilibrium distances, dissociation energies, vibrational and rotational constants. The effects of spin-orbit-induced changes on these parameters are also discussed. An analysis of the properties of the three bound states, X²Π, 1²Σ⁺ and 2²Π, illustrates the common characteristics of the whole series of compounds in the MS family (M?=?Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs). Indeed, the shapes of the PECs of these bound states are strongly affected by the interactions between the two ionic states, ²Σ⁺ and ²Π, correlating at large internuclear separations (R_MS) to the first ionic dissociation limit [M⁺?+?S^?] and the electronic states correlating to the three/four lowest dissociation limits. The spectroscopy of these low-lying electronic states and the lifetime of their vibrational levels are thus affected by the spin-orbit interactions which are mainly related to the S atom and consequently common to all alkali-metal mono-sulphides.     

M+AsF6-(M=Li,Na,K,Rb和Cs)离子对的结构和振动光谱

利用abinitio计算方法研究了AsF6-阴离子和M AsF6-(M =Li ,Na ,K ,Rb 和Cs )直接接触离子对的结构和光谱行为。结果表明,具有C3V结构三齿相互作用的M AsF6-最稳定,二齿配位的结构只有在特定条件下才可能稳定存在。当形成离子对后,阳离子与AsF6-的相互作用将改变AsF6-的结构,这其中Li 的影响最大。另外,AsF6-光谱的变化可用来指认溶液中离子的缔合和离子对的种类。     

Theoretical Study of Endohedral Fullerenes M@C60 (M = Li,Na, or K) in Periodic Boundary Conditions

Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics - Density functional calculations in periodic boundary conditions (PBCs) were performed to investigate the structural and electronic properties of...     

M_2NO(M=Sc-Zn)团簇的基态结构、电子态和频率研究

基于密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP方法,计算并确定了M_2NO(M=Sc-Zn)的基态结构、电子态和频率.计算结果和已有的相关实验或计算结果基本一致.随着元素周期表从左向右,基态结构M_2NO的N-O伸缩振动频率逐渐增大,而N-O键长逐渐减小,NO与M2相互作用削弱了M-M键.     

M2NO（M=Sc-Zn）团簇的基态结构、电子态和频率研究

基于密度泛函理论（DFT）的B3LYP方法,计算并确定了M2NO（M=Sc-Zn）的基态结构、电子态和频率。计算结果和已有的相关实验或计算结果基本一致。随着元素周期表从左向右,基态结构M2NO的N-O伸缩振动频率逐渐增大,而N-O键长逐渐减小,NO与M2相互作用削弱了M-M键。     

Spin-driven ferroelectricity in triangular lattice antiferromagnets ACrO2 (A=Cu, Ag, Li, or Na)

The correlation between the dielectric and magnetic properties is investigated on the triangular-lattice antiferromagnets ACrO2 (A=Cu, Ag, Li, or Na) with a 120-degree spiral structure. For the A=Cu and Ag compounds with a delafossite structure, the ferroelectric polarization emerges with a spiral-spin order, implying strong coupling between ferroelectricity and the spiral-spin structure. For the A=Li and Na compounds with an ordered rock salt structure, on the other hand, no spontaneous polarization is discerned, while the clear anomaly in the dielectric constant can be observed upon the transition to the spiral-spin ordered state. This feature can be ascribed to the possible antiferroelectric state induced by the alternate stacking of the Cr-spin sheet with opposite vector spin chirality.     

MLi2H3(M=Na,K)与NH3反应的密度泛函理论研究

采用杂化密度泛函方法,对MLi₂H₃(M=Na, K)团簇与NH₃的反应机理进行计算分析,对反应中各驻点几何构型进行优化,经频率分析和内禀反应坐标计算以确证各驻点的正确性和连接关系.经单点能校正计算,给出反应相关的能量信息.结果表明：引入Na和K原子后,反应物LOMO轨道有大幅度的向Na、K原子处的转移. KLi₂H₃有较小的能隙和电离势及较高的费米能,有较高反应活性. Na、K元素的引入,能破坏反应物的稳定性,降低反应能垒.     

Structural and optical properties of the M@C59X cages (X=N,B and M=Li,Na)

Using B3LYP/6-31G* density functional level of theory, the structural and optical properties of the C₆₀ and M@C₅₉X cages have been investigated. Results indicate that the charge on C atoms and band gap of C₆₀ cage are changed dramatically with the substitution of one B or N atom at one of the C sites and the Li and Na atom encapsulations in the C₆₀ cage. The Mulliken analyses show that the charge is transferred completely between the alkali atoms and the C₅₉X cage. The substitutional and encapsulation doping (SED) reduce the optical gaps of the C₆₀ cage. Also, the oscillator strengths of the absorption peaks are dependent on dopant types.     

Gas-phase quasi-degeneracy of zwitterionic and canonical tautomers of glycine and proline induced by the presence of the MAlF4 (M = Li,Na, K) salts

The ionic MAlF₄ salts (M = Li, Na, K) are postulated to act as effective stabilising agents with respect to glycine and proline zwitterionic tautomers. On the basis of ab-initio MP2/6-311++G(d,p) theoretical calculations, it is demonstrated that strong electrostatic interactions between the polar MAlF₄ moiety and either Gly and Pro zwitterion should allow to suppress the intra-molecular proton transfer in the amino acid and thus render the zwitterion tautomer stable in the gas phase. Among the systems proposed, the K⁺AlF₄^– turned out to be the most efficient stabilising compound as its presence is expected to lead to the energetic quasi-degeneracy of the canonical and zwitterionic tautomers of glycine and proline.     

MC6Li6 (M = Li,Na and K): a new series of aromatic superalkalis

Organic superalkalis are carbon-based species possessing lower ionisation energy than alkali atom. We study the MC₆Li₆ (M?=?Li, Na, and K) complexes and their cations by decorating hexalithiobenzene with an alkali atom using density functional theory. All MC₆Li₆ complexes are stable against dissociation into M?+?C₆Li₆ fragments, irrespective of their charge. Furthermore, their degree of aromaticity increases monotonically from M?=?Li to K, unlike MC₆Li₆ ⁺ cations, which are not aromatic as suggested by their NICS values. The adiabatic ionisation energies of MC₆Li₆ (2.60–2.78?eV) and vertical electron affinities of MC₆Li₆ ⁺ (2.32–2.62?eV) suggest that MC₆Li₆ species form a new series of aromatic superalkalis. The superalkali nature of MC₆Li₆ ⁺ and its relation with NICS values are explained on the basis of the positive charge delocalisation. We believe that these species will not only enrich the aromatic superalkalis but also their possible applications will be explored.     

内嵌复合物M@C60（M=Li,Na,K,Rb,Cs）的分子力学研究

利用分子力学方法计算了碱金属内嵌复合物Ｍ＠Ｃ６０中Ｍ与Ｃ６０之间的相互作用，考察了Ｍ在Ｃ６０笼内的平衡位置。研究表明Ｌｉ和Ｎａ的平衡位置偏离Ｃ６０分子的中心，Ｋ、Ｒｂ和ＣＳ的平衡位置在Ｃ６０分子的中心。平衡位置的确定取决于色散作用和排斥作用的大小。最后，讨论了碱金属原子进入笼内的可能机制。