Exchange mechanism of half-metallic ferromagnetism of TiO2 doped with double impurities: A first-principles ASW study

The electronic structure and ferromagnetic properties of rutile TiO₂ doped with double-impurities Ti_1−2xCr_xMn_xO₂ has been investigated using first-principles calculations within the density-functional theory (DFT) and the local density approximation (LDA), functional for treating the effects of exchange and correlation. They were performed using the scalar-relativistic implementation of the augmented spherical wave (ASW). The advantages of doping TiO₂ with double impurities instead of single impurities are the increase of the total moment of the system and the exhibition of the half-metallic ferromagnetic nature in Cr- and Mn-doped TiO₂ rutile. These behaviors are due to the hybridization of Cr 3d states and nearest-neighboring O 2p states. The spin-spin interaction between magnetic impurities examined by the total energy between parallel and antiparallel aligned states indicated that the Cr and Mn impurities are energetically favorable to be parallel coupled, which mean that the ferromagnetic state is more stable than the ferrimagnetic one. We proposed a bond magnetic polarons (BMP) model, based on localized carriers, to explain the mechanism of ferromagnetism in these systems.     

First-principles study of electronic structure and magnetic properties of doped SnO2 (rutile) with single and double impurities

Using the augmented spherical wave method, the electronic structure and magnetic properties of the rutile SnO₂ doped with single and double impurities: Sn_1−xMn_xO₂, Sn_1−xW_xO₂, and Sn_1−2xMn_xW_xO₂ with x=0.0625, have been studied. The scalar-relativistic implementation with a generalized gradient approximation functional has been used for treating the effects of exchange and correlation. The ground state of Mn-, and W-doped SnO₂ systems have a total magnetic moments of 3 and 2 μ_B, respectively. The half-metallic nature appears in Sn_1−2xMn_xW_xO₂, which makes them suitable as spintronic systems with total magnetic moment of 5 μ_B. The advantages of doping SnO₂ with double impurities are investigated in this work. The total moment of the system, the local magnetic moments of the impurities, and their oxidation states are also discussed. Since there are two possible couplings between the impurities, we studied both configurations (ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic) for double-impurities-doped SnO₂. Magnetic properties and interatomic exchange have been computed for various distances between Mn and W. The indirect exchange between double impurities has similarities with the Zener mechanism in transition metal oxides. Based on the interaction between localized moments, via hybridization between impurities orbitals with the host oxygen, a double exchange mechanism is proposed to explain the ferromagnetism of our system.     

(110) Facet of rutile-structured GeO2: an ab initio investigation

GeO₂ is an enticing candidate to replace SiO₂ in electronics industry. To date, no work has appeared in the literature specifically focusing on the (110) facet of rutile GeO₂. Density functional theory was applied along with plane-wave approximation to describe the structure and energetics of the (110) plane of tetragonal germanium dioxide. Surface energies were estimated using dispersion-free Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof (PBE) method as well as dispersion-corrected PBE-D3, D3-corrected revised version of PBE (RPBE-D3), optB88-vdW and optB86b-vdW methods. Atomic displacements with respect to the bulk structure were also reported for slabs relaxed using the aforementioned exchange–correlation functionals. Adsorption energies for weakly bound CO on rutile GeO₂(110) surface were also computed using the above-mentioned methods. Vibrational frequency blue-shift of CO as adsorbed onto rutile GeO₂(110) surface was also predicted. All the calculated values were comparable to the pertinent literature data, either theoretical or experimental, when available.     

First-principles study of ferromagnetism in N doped TiO2 and TiO

N doped TiO is nonmagnetic, in which spin-split impurity states are not induced near the Fermi energy (E_F) by N dopant. N doped TiO₂ along with transition-metal (TM) doped TiO is magnetic, in which spin-split impurity states are induced across E_F. The magnetic moment is determined by the 3d4s electron configurations and the valence states of TM-dopant ions when they substitute Ti. Hence, the origin of ferromagnetism of N doped TiO₂ and TiO is not closely related to the width of the band gaps of host oxides, but would be crucially related to that if the dopant can induce spin-split impurity states near E_F.     

过渡金属(Fe,Co,Ni,Zn)掺杂金红石TiO2的电子结构和光学性质

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法对未掺杂以及不同浓度过渡金属Fe,Co,Ni,Zn掺杂金红石TiO₂的超晶胞体系进行了几何优化,并讨论了其晶格常数,电子能带结构和光学性质.研究结果表明:掺杂前后的晶格参数与实验值偏差在3.6%以下;适量的过渡金属掺杂不但影响体系能带结构,拓宽光吸收范围,而且扮演着俘获电子的重要角色,有利于光生电子-空穴对的有效分离以及增强光吸收能力;Fe,Co,Ni,Zn最佳理论掺杂体系分别为Ti_0.75Fe_0.25O₂,Ti_0.75Co_0.25O₂,Ti_0.75Ni_0.25O₂,Ti_0.83Zn_0.17O₂;Fe,Co,Ni3d态分裂为t_2g和e_g态,分别贡献于价带高能级和导带低能级部分,促进了电子-空穴对的生成,从而可提高TiO₂的光催化性能;Zn3d态电子成对填满轨道,不易被激发,故光催化活性无明显提高.     

稀土钇、镧掺杂TiO2薄膜的拉曼谱分析

采用溶胶-凝胶法在石英玻璃衬底上用旋涂法制备了未掺杂、掺杂钇和掺杂镧的TiO₂薄膜样品,对样品在700—1100 ℃范围内进行退火处理,并对样品的拉曼光谱进行了分析.分析表明:随着退火温度的升高,未掺杂TiO₂薄膜发生了从锐钛矿相经混相最终向金红石相的转换,掺杂钇和掺杂镧对TiO₂薄膜的晶相转换起阻碍作用,掺杂镧的阻碍作用更强;稀土掺杂能使TiO₂薄膜晶粒细化,并使晶粒内部应力增大从而阻碍晶格振动,掺杂镧比掺杂钇的效果 关键词： 2薄膜')" href="#">TiO₂薄膜 稀土掺杂 拉曼光谱 溶胶-凝胶     

High-pressure polymorphic transformation of rutile to alpha-PbO2-type TiO2 at {011}R twin boundaries

The presence of nano-scale lamellae of the α-PbO₂-type polymorph of TiO₂ sandwiched between twinned rutile inclusions in jadeite has been confirmed by electron diffraction and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, backed up by image simulation techniques, from ultrahigh-pressure jadeite quartzite at Shuanghe in the Dabie Mountains, China. The crystal structure is orthorhombic with lattice parameters a = 4.58 Å, b = 5.42 Å, c = 5.02 Å and space group Pbcn. A three-dimensional structural model has been constructed for the rutile to α-PbO₂-type TiO₂ phase transformation based on high-resolution electron microscopic images. Computer image simulation and structural model analysis reveal that rutile {0 1 1}_R twin interface is a basic structural unit of α-PbO₂-type TiO₂. Nucleation of α-PbO₂-type TiO₂ lamellae 1–2 nm thick is caused by the displacement of one half of the titanium cations within the {0 1 1}_R twin slab. This displacement reduces the Ti–O–Ti distance and is favored by high pressure.     

Preparation and Characterization of Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) Coated TiO2 Nanoparticles

Titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanoparticles were modified with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) to improve the dispersion stability of the nanoparticles in a dielectric medium and to reduce the density mismatch between TiO₂ and a dielectric medium for a microcapsule‐type electrophoretic display application. Nanoparticles were coated with PMMA by in situ dispersion polymerization. The PMMA‐coated TiO₂ nanoparticles were characterized by fourier transform‐infrared spectrometrey (FT‐IR), electrophoretic light scattering (ELS), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Density of PMMA‐coated TiO₂ nanoparticles was found to be dependent on the thickness of the PMMA coating on the nanoparticles. An increase of thermal stability of the PMMA layer and the contents of PMMA on the surface of the nanoparticles were measured via thermogravimetric analysis (TGA).     

O2流量对磁控溅射N掺杂TiO2薄膜成分及晶体结构的影响

利用直流脉冲磁控溅射方法在室温下通过改变O₂流量制备具有不同晶体结构的N掺杂TiO₂薄膜,利用台阶仪、X射线光电子能谱仪、X射线衍射仪、紫外-可见分光光度计等设备对薄膜沉积速率、化学成分、晶体结构、禁带宽度等进行分析.结果表明:所制备的薄膜元素配比约为TiO_1.68±0.06N_0.11±0.01,N为替位掺杂,所有样品退火前后均未形成Ti—N相结构,N掺杂TiO₂薄膜的沉积速率、晶体结构等主要依赖于O₂流量.在O₂流量为2 sccm时,N掺杂TiO₂薄膜沉积速率相对较高,薄膜为非晶态结构,但薄膜内含有锐钛矿(anatase)和金红石(rutile)相晶核,退火后薄膜呈anatase和rutile相混合结构,禁带宽度仅为2.86 eV.随着O₂流量的增加,薄膜沉积速率单调下降,退火后样品禁带宽度逐渐增加.当O₂流量为12 sccm时,薄膜为anatase相择优生长,退火后呈anatase相结构,禁带宽度为3.2 eV.综合本实验的分析结果,要在室温条件下制备晶态N掺杂TiO₂薄膜,需在高O₂流量(＞10 sccn)条件下制备. 关键词： 2薄膜')" href="#">N掺杂TiO₂薄膜 磁控溅射 化学配比 晶体结构     

First-principles study of native defects in rutile TiO2

Native point defects in the rutile TiO₂ are studied via first-principles pseudopotential calculations. Except for the two antisite defects, all the native point defects have low formation energies. Under the Ti-rich growth condition, high concentrations of titanium interstitials and oxygen vacancies would form spontaneously in p-type samples; whereas high concentrations of titanium vacancies would form spontaneously in n-type samples regardless of the oxygen partial pressure.     

CH3I分子的光解离的自旋-轨道从头计算

采用从头计算二阶自旋-轨道多组态准简并微扰理论计算了碘代甲烷CH₃I分子与基态²I⁰_3/2和激发态²I^0*_1/2原子解离极限相关联的势能曲线. 计算了CH₃I分子的吸收谱,分析了CH₃I分子的光解离过程,并估计了激发态碘原子²I^0*_3/2的量子产额. 计算结果表明,该方法可用以解释光解离实验结果. 关键词： 3I分子')" href="#">CH₃I分子 自旋-轨道耦合 量子产额 光解离     

Hydrogen shallow donors in ZnO and rutile TiO2

A combined study of IR absorption, photoconductivity, photoluminescence and Raman measurements in ZnO samples supports the theoretical suggestions of a shallow bond-centered hydrogen donor and a shallow hydrogen donor within the oxygen vacancy. In rutile TiO₂ we also identify a shallow hydrogen donor in contrast to recent theoretical predictions. A possible solution to this obvious discrepancy is proposed.     

Synthesis of TiO2 rutile nanoparticles by PLA in solution

This paper describes the synthesis of TiO₂ nanoparticles by laser ablation in solution synthesis (Lasis). The laser excimer beam passes through a focusing lens and it is sent to the reaction chamber. The frequency used during the synthesis was 20 Hz, intensity 26 kV The metal ablated by the laser beam undergoes an oxidation process resulting from the reaction with water. We obtain TiO₂ nanoparticles with average size of 6.5 nm, crystallized in the rutile structure. The crystallographic and morphological structure was studied by transmission electron microscopy.     

三元化合物ZnVSe2半金属铁磁性的第一性原理计算

采用基于密度泛函理论(DFT)框架下的第一性原理平面波赝势(PWP)方法,结合广义梯度近似(GGA),对三元化合物ZnVSe₂晶体的电子结构进行了计算,分析了ZnVSe₂晶体自旋极化的能带结构、电子态密度、电荷布居、磁矩等.计算结果表明,三元化合物ZnVSe₂会产生自旋极化状态,能带结构和态密度显示为半金属特征,表现出显著的铁磁性行为,具有高达近100%的传导电子自旋极化率,其半金属能隙为0.443eV,理论预测其可能是一种具有一定应用潜能 关键词： 2')" href="#">ZnVSe₂ 平面波赝势方法 半金属铁磁性 第一性原理     

An ab initio calculation of O and Si NMR parameters for SiO2 polymorphs

Ab initio molecular orbital calculations (Hartree–Fock, HF and density functional theories, DFTs) have been carried out for SiO₂ polymorphs coesite, low cristobalite, and α-quartz, in order to investigate the reliability of this method for predicting ²⁹Si and ¹⁷O nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) properties of silicates. Oxygen- and silicon-centered clusters consisting of one (1T) to three tetrahedral (3T) shells (one to four atomic shells), taken from real crystal structure, have been investigated. It is found that for reasonable predication of both the ²⁹Si and ¹⁷O chemical shifts (δ_i^Si and δ_i^O), the minimum cluster is one that gives the correct second neighbors to the nucleus of interest. Both the δ_i^Si and δ_i^O have reached convergence with respect to cluster size at the OH-terminated two tetrahedral (2T) shell (three atomic shells around Si and four atomic shells around O) model. At convergence, the calculated δ_i^Si values agree well (within ±1 ppm) with experimental data. The calculated ¹⁷O electric field gradient (EFG)-related parameters also agree with experimental data within experimental uncertainties. The calculation also reproduces small differences in δ_i^O for O sites with similar tetrahedral connectivities, but shows deviations up to about 10 ppm in relative difference for O sites with different tetrahedral connectivities. The poor performance for the latter is mainly due to the approximations of the HF method. Our study thus suggests that the ab initio calculation method is a reliable mean for predicting ²⁹Si and ¹⁷O NMR parameters for silicates. Such an approach should find application not only to well-ordered crystalline phases, but also to disordered materials, by combining with other techniques, such as the molecular dynamics simulation method.     

Co离子注入TiO2薄膜的显微结构和磁性研究

利用直流磁控溅射技术在玻璃衬底上沉积了TiO₂薄膜,并对其进行了Co离子注入,最后在真空中500 ℃退火50 min,得到系列薄膜样品. 利用剥离-分散方法制备了薄膜的透射电镜样品,并用扫描电镜(SEM)、X射线能量散射谱(EDX)和高分辨透射电镜(HRTEM)对样品做了近似原位观察,研究了薄膜样品中不同Co离子注入深度的成分分布和显微结构. 结果表明,薄膜呈锐钛矿结构,Co元素主要分布在薄膜表层,Co离子的注入使TiO₂薄膜的晶粒被部分破坏,并形成CoO,而5 关键词： 2薄膜')" href="#">Co注入TiO₂薄膜 电镜原位观察 室温铁磁性     

Characterization of TiO2 Nanoparticles in Langmuir-Blodgett Films

In this work we have synthesized TiO₂ nanoparticles, using either a sol–gel base catalysed process in the interior of CTAB reversed micelles (TiO₂ CTAB sol), or the neutralization of a TiO₂/H₂SO₄ solution in the interior of AOT reversed micelles. From the absorption and emission data of the TiO₂ nanoparticles it is possible to conclude that in the sol–gel route there remains alkoxide groups in the structure, originating transitions lower than the energy gap of TiO₂ semiconductor. These transitions disappear in the neutralization procedure, where the alkoxide groups are absent in the structure. We have assigned the observed indirect and direct optical transitions according to the anatase band structure. TiO₂ Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films were prepared either by direct deposition of titanium isopropoxide or by deposition of the TiO₂ CTAB sol. These films showed photoluminescence, which was attributed to band-gap emission and to surface recombination of defect states.     

The location of excess electrons on H2O/TiO2(110) surface and its role in the surface reactions

Excess electrons play a key role in many of the properties of Titanium dioxide (TiO₂). Understanding their behaviour is important for improving the performance of TiO₂ in energy-related applications. Here, we describe a DFT + U study of the locations of the unpaired electron (UPE) on rutile TiO₂(110) (R-TiO₂(110)) surface and H₂O/R-TiO₂(110) surface. Our results show that the subsurface are preferred with R-TiO₂(110) surface. In contrast to previous studies, we find that the UPE tends to migrate to the surface H₂O-Ti_5c (the five-coordinated titanium (Ti_5c) at surface with H₂O adsorption) with the increasing of H₂O coverage and UPE concentration. In addition, we have shown that the UPE plays an important role in the O-H bond dissociation and other important elementary reactions in photo-catalytic H₂O dissociation on R-TiO₂(110) such as H, OH and H₂ desorption. Specifically, it enhances the O-H bond dissociation, as well as H and H₂ desorption from bridging hydroxyl and Ti_5c-OH (the Ti_5c with OH adsorption), but hinders the OH and H desorption from Ti_5c. We believe our results afford a further understanding of the adsorbent dependent UPE migration, and the role of UPE in the surface reactions.     

Nanostructured carbon nanotube/TiO2 composite coatings using electrophoretic deposition (EPD)

Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) has been used to combine multi-walled carbon nanotubes of diameter in the range 20–30 nm and commercially available TiO₂ nanoparticles (23 nm particle size) in composite films. Laminate coatings with up to four layers were produced by sequential EPD, while composite coatings were obtained by electrophoretic co-deposition of carbon nanotubes and TiO₂ nanoparticles, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy was used to characterize the resultant microstructures. The mechanism of EPD of carbon nanotube/TiO₂ nanoparticle composites is discussed.