Evolution of Structural, Electronic and Optical Properties of Monoclinic ZrO2 under High Pressure： A First Principles Study

The structural, electronic and optical properties of the monoclinic ZrO2 were studied by ab initio calculations based on the density functional theory and pseudopotential method. The calculated lattice parameters and band gap are in agreement with the experimental and other theoretical values. The evolution of lattice parameters and electronic properties were illustrated under high pressure. Meanwhile, the optical properties, such as adsorption coefficients, imaginary part of dielectric function, and energy loss function, were investigated under both ambient and high pressures.     

Syntheses,Structures,and Properties of Two New Coordination Polymers Based on Tetracarboxylate and 2,2′-Bipyridine Mixed Ligands

Two new coordination polymers {[Zn2L1(2,2'-bpy)2(H2O)2]·4H2O}n(1) and [Zn2L2(2,2'-bpy)2(H2O)2]n(2)(H4L1 = terphenyl-2,2',4,4'-tetracarboxylic acid, H4L2 = quarterphenyl-2,2',4,4'-tetracarboxylic acid, and 2,2'-bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction studies. Complex 1 displays 2D wavelike networks, which are further joined together through O–H···O hydrogen bonds to give a 3D supramolecular network. Complex 2 exhibits 1D ladder-like chains, and they are further joined together by π-π stacking and O–H···O hydrogen bonding interactions to form a 3D supramolecular network. The results indicate that the backbone of carboxylate ligands has significant effects on the formation and structure of the resulting functional coordination polymers. Additionally, thermal stability and photoluminescent properties of 1 and 2 are also investigated in detail.     

Density Functional Theory Study on the Structural and Electronic Properties of Ge（SiO_2）_n Clusters

The geometry,stability,binding energy and electronic properties of(SiO2)n and Ge(SiO2)n clusters(n = 7) have been investigated by Density functional theory(DFT).The results show that the lowest energy structures of Ge(SiO2)n are obtained by adding one Ge on the end site of the O atom or the Si near end site of the O atom in(SiO2)n.The chemical activation of Ge-(SiO2)n is improved compared with(SiO2)n.The calculated second-order difference of energies and fragmentation energies show that the Ge(SiO2)n clusters with n = 2 or 5 are stable.     

Theoretical Studies on the Thermodynamic Properties and Detonation Performances of Bicyclic Nitramines： TNAD Isomers

1 INTRODUCTION Nowadays, HEDMs have been receiving heated attention because of their superior explosive per- formances to the currently used materials. Searching for novel HEDMs to meet the future demands has become one of the most activated regions and seems to be never ending. As is well known, nitramines have important applications in both civilian and military fields for a long time. This group of com- pounds is still a source of explosives or propellants that possess predominantl…     

DFT Studies on Thermal Stabilities,Electronic Structures,and ~（13）C Chemical Shifts of C_（24）O_2 Based on Fullerene C_（24）（D_6）

Quantum chemical calculations on some possible equilibrium geometries of C24O2 isomers derived from C24 (D6) and C24O have been performed using density functional theory (DFT) method. The geometric and electronic structures as well as the relative energies and thermal stabilities of various C24O2 isomers at the ground state have been calculated at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level of theory. And the 1,4,2,5-C24O2 isomer was found to be the most stable geometry where two oxygen atoms were added to the longest carbon-carbon bonds in the same pentagon from a thermodynamic point of view. Based on the optimized neutral geometries, the vertical ionization potential and vertical electron affinity have been obtained. Meanwhile, the vibrational frequencies, IR spectrum, and 13C chemical shifts of various C24O2 isomers have been calculated and analyzed.     

Computational Investigation on the Surface Electronic Density, Morphology and Detonation Property of 1,1-Diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene （FOX-7） Crystal

The present study constructed and optimized FOX-7 crystal using a novel technique including grand canonical monte carlo (GCMC), density functional theory (DFT) and molecular dynamics (MD) methods. Therein, the crystal density, atomic and electronic actions were considered. The results showed that the 1.96 g?cm-3 FOX-7 crystal has the highest stability and detonation properties, such as the total crystal energy, surface electronic density, friction sensitivity, detonation pressure, and so on. These results are close to the experimental data.     

Electronic Structures of O2 Molecules Chemisorbed on a（8,0） SWNT with Different Oxygen Contents：A Density Functional Theory Study

We report a theoretical study on the electronic structures of O2 chemisorbed on a(8,0) SWNT with different oxygen contents of 6.25,12.5 and 25%,respectively.On the basis of DFT calculations,we find that eight O2 molecules chemisorbed on the(8,0) SWNT aligned in the middle row of the circumference of the tube in proportional spacing way,is seen to become metallic,and a significant increase in conductivity is expected.There are different electronic structures of the functionalized systems related to different oxygen contents or O2 molecules' chemisorbed positions.     

Adsorption and Reaction of CN ＋ O → OCN on Cu（100） Surface： A Density Functional Theory Study

1 INTRODUCTION The determination of structures of adsorbed cya- nide (CN) and cyanate (OCN) on transition metal surfaces is important for understanding their bon- ding and reactivity in catalysis and other surface phenomena[1～4]. During the past decade, the adsorp- tion of CN and CN-containing on transition metal surfaces has received a great deal of attention in both experimental[5～20] and theoretical[1～5, 13, 20～33] inves-tigations, and the previous work about the adsorp- tion of…     

Addition Reaction of Fe（CO）_n （n = 3～5） on Fullerene C_（50）, C_（60）, and C_（70）： A Density Functional Theory Study

The electronic structure and reactivities of Fe(CO)n (n = 3~5) addition to different fullerenes have been investigated through the first-principles calculations, and the results indicate that Fe(CO)3 and Fe(CO)4 can be adsorbed to the outside network of fullerene via hollow and bridge sites, respectively. Both of them have larger binding energy, but when Fe(CO)5 is adsorbed via the top site, the binding energy is relatively smaller. According to the directional curvature theory, the reactivities of Fe(CO)3 addition to the fullerenes are determined by KM of the ring center, and those of Fe(CO)4 addition by KD of the C-C bond curvature; while for Fe(CO)5, it presents weak reactivities in the addition reaction because of the larger volume effect. No matter whether the addition reaction takes place on the hollow or bridge site, the binding energies show a linear relationship with KD. This work further enriched the directional curvature theory and applied the isolobel analogy theory in the fullerene addition reactions.     

Pyrenoimidazole‐Based Deep‐Blue‐Emitting Materials: Optical,Electrochemical, and Electroluminescent Characteristics

A series of pyrenoimidazoles that contained various functional chromophores, such as anthracene, pyrene, triphenylamine, carbazole, and fluorene, were synthesized and characterized by optical, electrochemical, and theoretical studies. The absorption spectra of the dyes are dominated by electronic transitions that arise from the pyrenoimidazole core and the additional chromophore. All of the dyes exhibited blue‐light photoluminescence with moderate‐to‐high quantum efficiencies. They also displayed high thermal stability and their thermal‐decomposition temperatures fell within the range 462–512 °C; the highest decomposition temperature was recorded for a carbazole‐containing dye. The oxidation propensity of the dyes increased on the introduction of electron‐rich chromophores, such as triphenylamine or carbazole. The application of selected dyes that featured additional chromophores such as pyrene, carbazole, and triphenylamine as blue‐emissive dopants into multilayered organic light‐emitting diodes with a 4,4′‐bis(9H‐carbazol‐9‐yl)biphenyl (CBP) host was investigated. Devices that were based on triphenylamine‐ and carbazole‐containing dyes exhibited deep‐blue emission (CIE 0.157, 0.054 and 0.163, 0.041), whereas a device that was based on a pyrene‐containing dye showed a bright‐blue emission (CIE 0.156, 0.135).     

苯-噻吩低聚物电子结构及载流子传输性质的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP/6-31G(d)方法对以低聚噻吩为端基、 苯并二噻吩(TPT)和并三噻吩(TTT)为共轭桥、 炔键为连接臂的20个模型化合物进行了计算研究. 在优化中性与离子态几何构型基础上, 获得了前线轨道能级、 电离能(IPs)、 电子亲和势(EAs)、 空穴/电子重组能(λ_h/λ_e)、 载流子迁移率(μ_h/μ_e)及吸收光谱等信息. 结果表明, 炔键的引入及端基低聚噻吩的增加对LUMO能级的调控作用较为显著, 而共轭桥的类型对HOMO能级影响较大; 合理选择端基、 共轭桥和连接臂等结构单元可对该类材料吸光波段及强度进行有效调节. 一维电荷传输模型结果表明, 所设计的化合物均是潜在的双极性有机半导体材料, 其中2,7-二([2,2':5',2'-三噻吩]-5-基)苯并[1,2-b:6,5-b']二噻吩(A3)和2,7-二(二噻吩并噻吩-2-基乙炔基)苯并[1,2-b:6,5-b']二噻吩(a-3)具有较高的电子迁移率, 值得进一步的实验探索研究.     

Electronic Properties and Field‐Effect Transistors of Thiophene‐Based Donor–Acceptor Conjugated Copolymers

Summary: The thiophene‐quinoxaline donor–acceptor conjugated copolymer poly[(thiophene‐2,5‐diyl‐alt‐(2,3‐diheptylquinoxaline‐5,8‐diyl)] (PTHQx) was explored as a semiconductor in thin‐film organic field‐effect transistors (OFETs). A hole mobility of 3.6 × 10⁻³ cm² · V⁻¹ · s⁻¹ and an on/off current ratio of 6 × 10⁵ were observed in p‐channel OFETs made from spin‐coated PTHQx thin films. The electronic structures of PTHQx and a related thiophene‐thienopyrazine donor–acceptor copolymer were calculated by density functional theory. Atomic force microscopy of PTHQx thin films showed a polycrystalline grain morphology that varied with the substrate.

Output (left) and transfer (right) characteristics of a PTHQx (structure shown) organic field‐effect transistor.     

组氨酸残基在芳基胺类N-乙酰基转移酶（NATs）乙酰化过程中有何作用？——量子化学研究

Arylamine N-acetyltransferases(NATs,EC 2.3.1.5)catalyze an acetyl group transfer from acetyl coenzyme A(AcCoA)to primary arylamines and play a very important role in the metabolism and bioactivation of drugs andcarcinogens.Experiments revealed that His-107 was likely the residues responsible for mediating acetyl transfer.The full catalytic mechanism of acetylation process has been examined by density functional theory.The results in-dicate that,if the acetyl group is directly transferred from the donor,p-nitrophenyl acetate,to the acceptor,cysteine,the high activation energy will be a great hindrance.These energies have dropped in a little range of 20—25 kJ/molwhen His-107 assisted the transfer process.However,when protonated His-107 mediated the reaction,the activa-tion energies have been dropped about 73—85 kJ/mol.Our calculations strongly supported an enzyme acetylationmechanism that experiences a thiolate-imidazolium pair,and verified the presumption from experiments.     

分子团簇的量子化学研究

采用Hartree-Fock方法、密度泛函(DFT)方法(BLYP、B3LYP)和MP2方法对Se4分子团簇的各种可能构型进行了结构优化和频率分析, 结果表明有5种构型是势能面上的稳定驻点, 同时对上述4种量子化学方法计算结果的差异进行了分析。并对这5种构型的结构稳定性、几何构型、前线分子轨道、Mulliken布局分析和偶极矩进行了分析, 根据分析结果对Se4分子的某些物理和化学性质进行了预测。     

Effects of Mechanical Stretching on the Properties of Conjugated Polymers: Case Study for MEH-PPV and P3HT Oligomers

Nowadays, the development of new materials for applications in flexible optoelectronic devices is one of the main frontiers of science. However, in order to improve the applicability and durability of such devices, a deeper understanding of the effects induced by mechanical deformations on the properties of their components is still necessary. In this sense, in the present study, it is evaluated the effect of mechanical stretching in the structural, electronic, and optical responses of two widely investigated organic polymers with great technological interest: poly(2-methoxy,5-(2′-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene) and poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl). Hartree–Fock and density functional theory electronic structure calculation methods were employed for the study of oligomeric structures subjected to increasing stretch levels along the polymerization axis. The results show a dependence of the polymer properties with the mechanical deformation, allowing to identify distinct response regimes according to the main chain stretching. In particular, it is noticed that large stretches lead to nonfunctional devices, mainly due to the localization of the frontier orbitals and degradation of optoelectronic properties. In addition, it was also identified that very small deformations can lead to some interesting optoelectronic responses, which could indicate an alternative route for the design of organic devices via mechanical processes. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2018 , 56, 1413–1426     

Strain‐Engineered Modulation on the Electronic Properties of Phosphorous‐Doped ZnO

The modulation of strain on the electronic properties of ZnO:P is investigated by density functional theory calculations. The variation of formation energy (E^f) and band structure with strains ranging from ?0.1 to 0.1 are considered. Although both the conduction band minimum (CBM) and the valence band maximum of ZnO are antibonding states, the CBM is more sensitive to strain, reducing the band gap with an increase in strain. P‐substituted O (P_O) defects show poor p‐type conductivity due to a smaller E^f and lower lying acceptor levels as a consequence of lattice expansion. The E^f of P‐substituted Zn (P_Zn) defects decreases under tension, owing to the release of strong repulsive stress induced by excess electrons from P_Zn. The donor energy band of P_Zn broadens under tensile strain, which benefits n‐type conductivity. For Zn vacancies (V_Zn) and P_Zn–2V_Zn complexes, the distances between the O atoms around V_Zn are so large that repulsive and attractive interactions become weak, which results in an easy release of the strain. We herein present for the first time that the E^f values of V_Zn and P_Zn–2V_Zn complexes decrease under both tension and compression, or in the high‐pressure rock‐salt phase. Under a strain of 0.1 the P_Zn–2V_Zn complex shows the smallest E^f. Under ?0.07 strain the wurtzite/rock‐salt phase transition occurs and the direct band gap becomes an indirect one. The variation of band structures in the rock‐salt phase is similar to that in the wurtzite phase. Consequently, the p‐type conductivity of ZnO:P can be improved with an increase in solubility of P_Zn–2V_Zn or V_Zn defects.     

基于卟啉衍生物红光材料的合成及物性研究

利用Schiff base反应合成了两个卟啉衍生物TPP-AQ, TPP-PD. 通过循环伏安、紫外可见吸收光谱、荧光光谱及理论计算等对其物性进行了研究. 结果显示: TPP-AQ, TPP-PD氧化电位分别为E_1/2＝1.07, 1.30 V和1.21, 1.36 V, 与TPP-PD相比, TPP-AQ的两个氧化还原电位都发生了负移|TPP-AQ与TPP-PD的最大紫外可见吸收峰分别在441和431 nm, TPP-AQ的吸收波长较TPP-PD有一定程度的红移, 通过理论计算可知这是由于TPP-AQ共轭程度优于TPP-PD导致的. TPP-AQ和TPP-PD的荧光主发射峰分别在657和656 nm, 半峰宽分别为30和27 nm, 有较好的红光色纯度.     

Synthesis,Characterization, and Properties of [4]Cyclo‐2,7‐pyrenylene: Effects of Cyclic Structure on the Electronic Properties of Pyrene Oligomers

A cyclic tetramer of pyrene, [4]cyclo‐2,7‐pyrenylene ([4]CPY), was synthesized from pyrene in six steps and 18 % overall yield by the platinum‐mediated assembly of pyrene units and subsequent reductive elimination of platinum. The structures of the two key intermediates were unambiguously determined by X‐ray crystallographic analysis. DFT calculations showed that the topology of the frontier orbitals in [4]CPY was essentially the same as those in [8]cycloparaphenylene ([8]CPP), and that all the pyrene units were fully conjugated. The electrochemical analyses proved the electronic properties of [4]CPY to be similar to those of [8]CPP. The results are in sharp contrast to those obtained for the corresponding linear oligomers of pyrene in which each pyrene unit was electronically isolated. The results clearly show a novel effect of the cyclic structure on cyclic π‐conjugated molecules.