N-doped graphene as a nanostructure adsorbent for carbon monoxide: DFT calculations

ABSTRACT

This work reports the physisorption of carbon monoxide (CO) on the surface of N-doped graphene. To study the adsorption of CO on N-doped graphene, some quantum chemical calculations were used through density functional theory. Based on our results, it can be found that the CO molecule could be adsorbed on the surface of N-doped graphene physically with the adsorption energies (E_ads) of ?2.9 and ?0.8 kcal mol^?1 (depends on the kind of configuration) while positive adsorption energies were calculated upon adsorption of CO on pristine graphene. We used the charge analysis for calculation of the net transferred charge of adsorbed CO on pristine and N-doped graphene sheets to evaluate the sensing ability of surface. The global indices of reactivity were calculated from the differences of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital and highest occupied molecular orbital energies. Graphs for density of states point to some orbital hybridisation between CO molecule and N-doped graphene. Consequently, the N-doped graphene transforms the existence of CO molecules into electrical signal, and it may be potentially used as a sensor for CO.     

Surface energy and pressure of diamond and silicon nanocrystals

Based on the pair potential of interatomic interaction, we study the dependence of various properties of diamond and silicon nanocrystals with a free surface on size, surface shape, and temperature. A model nanocrystal has the form of a parallelepiped faceted by {100} planes with a square base. The number of atoms N in the nanocrystals is varied from 5 to infinity. The Debye temperature, Gruneisen parameter, specific surface energy, isochoric derivative of specific surface energy with respect to temperature, and surface pressure are calculated as a function of the size and shape of diamond and silicon nanocrystals at temperatures ranging from 20 K to the melting point. The surface pressure P _sf(N) ∼ N ^−1/3 is much lower than the pressure calculated by the Laplace formula for similar nanocrystals for given values of density, temperature, and number of atoms. As the temperature increases from 20 K to the melting point, the isotherm P _sf(N) lowers and changes the shape of the dependence on N; at high temperatures, it goes to the region of extension of small nanocrystals of diamond and silicon.     

Novel pathway to the growth of diamond on cubic beta-SiC(001)

By carrying out first-principles calculations on diamond-forming processes, we predict a method for the heteroepitaxial growth of diamond on cubic beta-SiC(001). In the method, we used two processes: (i) the preformation of an sp(3)-like surface configuration of beta-SiC(001) by the adsorption of group-V surfactants; (ii) the successive growth of diamond by the segregation of the surfactants onto a surface and the desorption of surface hydrogen. Analyzing the segregation energies, we found that the atomic size effect plays a crucial role in the surfactant-mediated growth of diamond on beta-SiC(001).     

CALCULATION OF THE RELATIVISTIC CORRECTION ENERGIES OF Ne-LIKE IONS WITH ORBITAL POLARIZATION CORRECTION

This paper reports the theoretical calculation of Breit, self-energy, and vacuum polarization corrections in the Ne-like system using multi-configuration Dirac-Fock method with the orbital polarization. The relations of these corrections with the atomic number and the orbital symmetries are shown and the calculated correction energies are compared with other calculated results. Our Breit correction energies are all smaller by 1eV as maximum than the other theoretical Breit correction energies and the differences reveal ystematical relation with atomic number. It is found that the configuration interactions have great effect on Breit corrections while the orbital polarization has much smaller effect on Breit corrections. The self-energy and vacuum polarization obtained by our calculation are much different from that in previous literatures for some transitions.     

Scanning tunneling microscopy and molecular orbital calculation of pentacene molecules adsorbed on the Si(100)2×1 surface

Adsorption of the organic molecule pentacene on Si(100)2×1 surfaces was imaged using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The molecular images exhibit distinct shapes corresponding to the expected shapes for adsorption configurations. Semi-empirical molecular orbital (MO) calculations reveal a local surface density of states for the adsorbed pentacene on the Si surface. In the cases where the pentacene molecule is adsorbed on an Si dimer row, the calculated MOs are in good agreement with the molecular images observed in STM. In the case of pentacene adsorbed on two or three Si-dimer rows, however, the MOs of the pentacene do not correlate directly with the observed STM images. It is thus considered that the STM images are produced by a combination of Si dimer states and MO.     

Molecular dynamics simulation of the surface properties of nanocrystalline uranium dioxide

The molecular dynamics method is used to simulate the nanosized UO₂ crystals. The phase-transition temperatures are calculated for the nanosized crystals of the uranium dioxide. It is demonstrated that the melting point and the temperature of the transition to the superionic state (melting of the anion sublattice) of the crystals decrease with decreasing sizes. In particular, melting point (T _m ～ 2300 K) for the cubic nanocrystal with a size of 3.3 nm is lower than the melting point of the single crystal by almost 1000 K. The calculated surface energies are in agreement with the experimental results. The dependence of the surface energy on the size of the UO₂ nanocrystals is obtained. The effect of the nanocrystal temperature on the surface energy is studied. The temperature dependence of the thickness of the melt layer is obtained in the framework of the model of the heterogeneous melting. The parameters and dependences can be used for the further analysis of the microstructure properties of nuclear fuel in working systems.     

C2团簇在金刚石(111)表面吸附结构的分子动力学模拟

利用Brenner(#2)半经验多体相互作用势和分子动力学模拟方法研究荷能的C₂在金刚石(111)表面的化学吸附过程.模拟300 K时,初始入射动能分别为1,20,30 eV的C₂团簇从6个不同位置轰击金刚石(111)表面,观察到C₂团簇在金刚石(111)表面形成的吸附结构,表面C原子键的打开以及C₂团簇与表面C原子成键等物理过程,并讨论不同入射位置和入射能量对沉积团簇的结构特性的影响.结果表明,对于表面不同的局部构型,C₂团簇发生不同的碰撞过程,C₂团簇入射能量的提高有利于成键过程的发生,从原子尺度模拟沉积机制.     

Effects of subsurface Na,H and C on the bonding of carbon to nickel surfaces

This paper reports the results of a theoretical study of Na, H and C subsurface atomic species in nickel and demonstrates how these interstitial atoms influence the reactivity of the Ni(111) surface and the structure of carbon species adsorbed on the surface. The benzene molecule, C₆H₆, in planar and nonplanar geometries, is used to probe bonding at the surface. Adsorption energies are calculated by ab initio configuration interaction techniques modelling the surface as an embedded cluster. Adsorption energies of planar C₆H₆ at the most stable, three-fold, adsorption site are 18 kcal/mol for the Ni(111) surface, and 10, 19 and 44 kcal/mol in the presence of the Na, H and C interstitials, respectively. The energies required for the planar to puckered distortion are 99 kcal/mol on Ni(111), 69 kcal/mol with the Na interstitial, 83 kcal/mol with H, and 134 kcal/mol with C compared to 198 kcal/mol for distortion of C₆H₆ in the gas phase. The possible relevance of these results to the nucleation of diamond on nickel are discussed. The results indicate that subsurface Na stabilizes tetrahedrally bonded carbon subunits of the diamond structure while subsurface C may make it easier for the overlayer to revert to a planar graphite structure.     

HNO二聚体蓝移氢键的理论研究

利用分子轨道从头算理论和密度泛函理论结合不同理论基组对于N-H…O蓝移氢键进行了详细的研究.利用标准方法和均衡校正方法对二聚体进行了几何优化,振动频率和相互作用能的计算.拓扑学和自然键轨道理论对于蓝移氢键的本质进行分析.自然键轨道(NBO)分析表明,σ*(N-H)轨道上电子密度降低是电子密度重排效应的结果.分子内电子重排、轨道再杂化和电子受体内部结构重组共同作用结果导致了N-H的振动频率大幅蓝移现象的出现.     

Accurate double many-body expansion potential energy surface of HS_2(A~2A') by scaling the external correlation

A globally accurate single-sheeted double many-body expansion potential energy surface is reported for the first excited state of HS_2 by fitting the accurate ab initio energies, which are calculated at the multireference configuration interaction level with the aug-cc-pVQZ basis set. By using the double many-body expansion-scaled external correlation method,such calculated ab initio energies are then slightly corrected by scaling their dynamical correlation. A grid of 2767 ab initio energies is used in the least-square fitting procedure with the total root-mean square deviation being 1.406 kcal · mol~(-1).The topographical features of the HS_2(A_2A') global potential energy surface are examined in detail. The attributes of the stationary points are presented and compared with the corresponding ab initio results as well as experimental and other theoretical data, showing good agreement. The resulting potential energy surface of HS_2(A_2A') can be used as a building block for constructing the global potential energy surfaces of larger S/H molecular systems and recommended for dynamic studies on the title molecular system.     

Unique geometric and electronic structure of CO adsorbed on Ge(100): A DFT study

CO adsorption on the Ge(100) surface has been investigated using a slab model with density functional theory implemented in SIESTA. CO was found to be exclusively adsorbed on the asymmetric dimer with C attaching on the lower Ge dimer atom. The adsorption process is barrierless. The calculated adsorption energy and vibration frequencies are comparable to previous experimental results. The crystal orbital Hamilton analysis showed that the bonding between Ge and CO is mainly attributable to the Ge 4p_z orbital overlapping with C 2 s, or with CO molecular orbitals 3σ and 4σ. The repulsive energy between adsorbed CO molecules is less than 1 kcal/mol. The diffusion barrier of CO on the Ge(100) surface is about 14 kcal/mol.     

硼/氮原子共注入金刚石的原子级研究

利用Tersoff势和分子动力学方法研究了室温下500 eV的能量粒子硼(4个)和氮(8个)共注入金刚石晶体中晶体结构的变化特征和缺陷分布特征.结果表明：粒子注入金刚石后产生的空位比间隙原子更靠近晶体的近表层分布；间隙原子主要以四面体间隙(T形)和哑铃状分裂间隙的形式存在于晶体中，T形间隙结构更容易存在，并且大部分间隙原子富集在空位的周围；注入金刚石中的硼原子和氮原子有78%左右处于替代位置,硼、氮原子之间的键长比完整金刚石结构的键长短13%，硼氮原子成键有利于减少金刚石晶格的畸变程度.     

The adsorption of hydrogen on the (100) surfaces of silicon and diamond

Energy and structural calculations of hydrogen interacting with 9-atom clusters modelling the (100) surfaces of silicon and diamond, using the MINDO/3 and MNDO semiempirical quantum chemistry procedures, are reported. The equilibrium structure of the monohydride phases are symmetric dimers with stretched dimer bond lengths (2.53 Å for Si and 1.67 Å for C). The dihydrides have bulk-like structures with the H layer raised about 20% relative to tetragonal layer separations. We show that the dimer bonds on the monohydride phases are unstable against corrosion by atomic hydrogen (in contrast to the back bonds) and that there is a large difference between the desorption energies of the two phases, in agreement with the observed difference in thermal desorption temperatures. Values are calculated for the work function changes on formation of both hydride phases.     

多组态Dirac-Fock方法与准相对论组态相互作用方法的比较研究

利用多组态Dirac-Fock(MCDF)方法与准相对论组态相互作用方法,分别详细计算了低Z、中Z和高Z原子(离子)各个壳层上电子的束缚能、平均轨道半径、总束缚能、激发能、精细结构能级以及类Ne等电子系列离子的2p53s 1,3P1-2p6 1S0跃迁能,并且对这两种方法的结果进行了数值比较.     

Adsorption of water monomer and clusters on platinum(111) terrace and related steps and kinks: I. Configurations,energies, and hydrogen bonding

Adsorption and rotation of water monomer, dimer, and trimer on the (111) terrace, (221) and (322) stepped, and (763) and (854) kinked surfaces of platinum were studied by density functional theory calculations using the PW91 approximation to the energy functional. On the (111) terrace, water monomer and the donor molecule of the dimer and trimer adsorb at atop sites. The per-molecule adsorption energies of the monomer, dimer, and trimer are 0.30, 0.45, and 0.48 eV, respectively. Rotation of monomers, dimers, and trimers on the terrace is facile with energy barriers of 0.02 eV or less. Adsorption on steps and kinks is stronger than on the terrace, as evidenced by monomer adsorption energies of 0.46 to 0.55 eV. On the (221) stepped surface the zigzag extended configuration is most stable with a per-molecule adsorption energy of 0.57 eV. On the (322) stepped surface the dimer, two configurations of the trimer, and the zigzag configuration have similar adsorption energies of 0.55 ± 0.02 eV. Hydrogen bonding is strongest in the dimer and trimer adsorbed on the terrace, with respective energies of 0.30 and 0.27 eV, and accounts for their increased adsorption energies relative to the monomer. Hydrogen bonding is weak to moderate for adsorption at steps, with energies of 0.04 to 0.15 eV, as the much stronger water–metal interactions inhibit adsorption geometries favorable to hydrogen bonding. Correlations of hydrogen bond angles and energies with hydrogen bond lengths are presented. On the basis of these DFT/PW91 results, a model for water cluster formation on the Pt(111) surface can be formulated where kink sites nucleate chains along the top of step edges, consistent with the experimental findings of Morgenstern et al., Phys. Rev. Lett., 77 (1996) 703.     

Molecular orbital study of the chemisorption of carbon monoxide on a tungsten (100) surface

The adsorption energies of carbon monoxide chemisorbed at various sites on a tungsten (100) surface have been calculated by extended Hückel molecular orbital theory (EHMO). The concept of a “surface molecule” in which CO is bonded to an array of tungsten atoms W_n has been employed. Dissociative adsorption in which C occupies a four-fold, five-coordination site and O occupies either a four- or two-fold site has been found to be the most stable form for CO on a W surface. Stable one-fold and two-fold sites of molecularly adsorbed CO have also been found in which the CO group is normal to the surface plane and the C atom is nearest the surface. Adsorption energies and molecular orbitals for the stable molecularly and dissociatively adsobred CO sites are compared with the experimental data on various types of adsorbed CO, i.e., virgin-, α-, and β-CO. Models are suggested for each of these adsorption types. The strongest bonding interactions occur between the CO 5σ orbital and the totally symmetric 5d and 6s orbitals of the W_n cluster. Possible mechanisms for conversion of molecularly adsorbed CO to dissociatively adsorbed CO are proposed and the corresponding activation energies are estimated.     

铑原子基态的理论研究

在有心力场近似和组态相互作用理论框架下,通过对电子波函数、各个壳层上电子的束缚能、平均轨道半径、总束缚能、基组态时的激发能、电离能的分析和计算,研究了Lr原子的可能基组态及其基组态时的原子态.研究结果表明:基组态为5f147s27p,基态时的原子态为2P1/2.     

First principles calculations of the structural and electronic properties of(CdSe)n clusters

The structural and electronic properties of (CdSe)n(1≤n≤5) clusters are calculated using density functional theory within the pseudopotential and generalized gradient approximations. The calculated binding energies and highest occupied molecular orbital lowest unoccupied molecular orbital gaps are compared with those obtained within local density approximation.     

Size-dependent melting of nanocrystals: a self-consistent statistical approach

A self-consistent statistical method is used to describe size effects on melting of free nanocrystals. The melting transition is assumed to be directly related to evolution of high-temperature instability of the phonon subsystem of the crystal, caused by strong anharmonicity of atomic vibrations. We show that depression of the melting temperature of small free particles is mainly due to presence of surface atoms which are bound to smaller numbers of atoms than those of the interior. The melting temperatures of spherical nanocrystals of Ar and Au were calculated as functions of the inverse of their radii and compared with experimental and molecular dynamics data.     

DFT and TD-DFT approach for the analysis of NLO and OLED applications of 9-anthraldehyde

The geometric parameters characterization and ground state energies for 9-anthraldehyde have been calculated using density functional theory (DFT). NBO analysis has been done on the same level to investigate the hyper conjugative interaction. HF/6-31G (d) method is adopted to calculate the first order hyperpolarizability (β). Frontier molecular orbital analysis has also been done in support of β. The excited state energies, as well as absorption wavelengths, are computed using time dependent-density functional theory (TD-DFT). For the emission wavelength the excited state geometry optimization has been carried out using configuration interaction singlets (CIS). The emission wavelength has been calculated in TD-DFT approach. The theoretical data so obtained is analyzed for the applications of NLO and OLED. One of the important conclusions from our study is that this material is suitable for both the applications. The macroscopic second harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency has also been identified through Kurtz–Perry powder technique.