二维材料XTe_2(X=Pd,Pt)热电性能的第一性原理计算

利用密度泛函理论结合玻尔兹曼输运方程,预测了二维层状热电材料XTe_2 (X=Pd, Pt)的热电性质.两种材料都具有较低的热导率,材料的晶格热导率随温度的升高而降低,且表现出各向异性.而电子热导率随温度的升高而升高.在较低温时,晶格热导率对总热导率的贡献占据主导地位.较高的载流子迁移率、电导率及塞贝克系数也对材料的热电转换效率产生极大的影响,展现出较为优异的电输运性能.对比分析PdTe_2和PtTe_2两种材料的ZT值,发现两种材料的热电性能以p型掺杂为主. PtTe_2单层的ZT值高于PdTe_2单层,并且PtTe_2单层在常温下的ZT峰值可达到2.75,是一种极具潜力的热电材料.     

金属超晶格中的电子输运过程

本文借助文献[1]的方法解出在存在温度梯度和外磁场时金属超晶格的电子系统Boltz-mann方程,并以Nb-Ti超晶格系统为例计算出其电子热导率、热电功率、Thomson系数和Hall系数随调制周期变化的曲线,以此说明这种人造材料的电子输运性质与其微观结构的关系的基本物理特性。 关键词：     

考虑界面散射的金属纳米线热导率修正

理论分析了声子和电子输运对Cu, Ag金属纳米线热导率的贡献. 采用镶嵌原子作用势模型描述纳米尺寸下金属原子间的相互作用, 应用平衡分子动力学方法和Green-Kubo函数模拟了金属纳米线的声子热导率; 采用玻尔兹曼输运理论和Wiedemann-Franz定律计算电子热导率; 并通过散射失配模型和Mayadas-Shatzkes模型引入晶界散射的影响. 在此基础上, 考察分析了纳米线尺度和温度的影响. 研究结果表明: Cu, Ag纳米线热导率的变化规律相似; 电子输运对金属纳米线的导热占主导地位, 而声子热导率的贡献也不容忽视; 晶界散射导致热导率减小, 尤其对电子热导率作用显著; 纳米线总热导率随着温度的升高而降低; 随着截面尺寸减小而减小, 但声子热导率所占份额有所增加. 关键词： 纳米线 热导率 表面散射 晶界散射     

Mo2C二维材料晶格热导率的第一性原理研究

Mo₂C是构建Mxene基器件的重要材料之一,对Mo₂C二维材料声子输运的理解非常必要.文章结合第一性原理方法和声子玻尔兹曼输运方程,研究了二维Mo₂C材料的晶格热导率.研究表明,室温下二维Mo₂C导热系数非常低,其锯齿方向和扶手椅方向的晶格热导率分别为7.20和5.04 W/mK.计算了声学振动和光学振动模式对晶格热导率的贡献,揭示总热导率主要由面内声学横波的振动模式所贡献.还进一步计算了声子群速度、声子弛豫时间、三声子散射空间和模式格林艾森参数,发现二维Mo₂C中的声子群速度和声子弛豫时间对晶格传输有重要的影响.     

表面共振圆环结构对Si纳米线热传导的调控

利用声子的波动性,在纳米线表面引入共振结构,可以有效阻碍声子输运.为进一步优化共振结构,本文基于平衡态分子动力学(EMD)方法,研究表面共振圆环结构的高度和宽度对Si纳米线热输运性质的影响.结果表明：随着共振圆环高度的增加,Si纳米线的热导率逐渐减小,最大减幅可达61.9%.当高度达到2nm以后,热导率基本不再变化.共振圆环宽度则对热导率的影响较小.声子色散关系中出现的平带,证实了共振圆环引起的声子共振效应;最低共振频率的变化说明了共振圆环中的声子波长决定了共振圆环高度对纳米线热导率的最大影响程度.研究进一步发现,随着共振圆环高度的增加,声学支声子对热导率贡献的比重变小.本文研究结果对高效热电材料和隔热材料的微纳结构设计提供了一种新的思路.     

Bi2Te3/Sb超晶格纳米线的外延生长和热电测量

通过脉冲电沉积,外延生长出小单元长度的Bi₂Te₃/Sb超晶格纳米线.借助哈曼方法,测量了超晶格纳米线阵列的热电性能,330 K时的ZT值可达0.15.研究了Bi₂Te₃/Sb超晶格纳米线阵列器件的制冷或者加热能力,发现器件的上下表面的最大温差可以达到6.6 K.     

低维纳米材料热电性能测试方法研究

通过近几十年的研究,人们对于块体及薄膜材料的热电性能已经有了较全面的认识,热电优值ZT的提高取得了飞速的进展,比如碲化铋相关材料、硒化亚铜相关材料、硒化锡相关材料的最大ZT值都突破了2.但是,这些体材料的热电优值距离大规模实用仍然有较大的差距.通过理论计算得知,当块体热电材料被制作成低维纳米结构材料时,比如二维纳米薄膜、一维纳米线,热电性能会得到显著的改善,具有微纳米结构材料的热电性能研究引起了科研人员的极大兴趣.当块体硅被制作成硅纳米线时,热电优值改善了将近100倍.然而,微纳米材料的热电参数测量极具挑战,因为块体材料的热电参数测量方法和测试平台已经不再适用于低维材料,需要开发出新的测量方法和测试平台用来研究低维材料的热导率、电导率和塞贝克系数.本文综述了几种用于精确测量微纳米材料热电参数的微机电结构,包括双悬空岛、单悬空岛、悬空四探针结构,详细介绍了每一种微机电结构的制备方法、测量原理以及对微纳米材料热电性能测试表征的实例.     

固体氩的晶格热导率的非简谐晶格动力学计算

用一种非简谐晶格动力学方法, 使用相互作用势作为惟一的输入参数, 准确地计算了固体氩的各个声子的频率和弛豫时间. 并将这些结果进一步和玻尔兹曼输运方程相结合, 预测了固体氩从10 K 到80 K 区间的热导率, 并得到了与实验值非常符合的结果. 分析了运用非简谐晶格动力学方法进行数值计算过程中的各个相关的计算参数, 包括布里渊区中倒格子矢量的选取, δ 函数的展宽的选择等对热导率和声子弛豫时间预测结果的影响. 通过对各个声子模式对热导率贡献的分析, 发现随着温度升高, 高频声子对于热导率的贡献率也逐渐变大, 结果和理论预测完全一致. 关键词： 热导率 固体氩 非简谐晶格动力学 声子     

Sn1-xGexTe的高温高压合成及热电性能

在众多热电材料中,SnTe具有与PbTe相同的晶体结构且不含重金属Pb,近年来引起了人们的广泛关注。目前,本征SnTe的热电性能并不特别优异,存在以下问题:大量本征Sn空位导致载流子浓度过高,从而降低了电输运性能;价带中的轻带与重带能量劈裂较大,且带隙过窄,不利于通过重带参与电运输提高Seebeck系数;晶格热导率较大。利用高温高压方法快速合成了Ge掺杂的SnTe合金,系统研究了不同Ge含量对SnTe的微观结构和热电性能的影响。结果表明:Ge掺杂能够有效地调控SnTe材料的电运输性能;Ge掺杂使样品的微观结构发生变化,样品晶粒细化,且析出纳米第二相,晶界和纳米相对声子的散射作用降低了热导率;样品Ge_0.2Sn_0.8Te在700 K时的热电优值达到0.35。     

非化学计量比AgSbTe2+x化合物制备及热电性能

采用高纯元素直接熔融、淬火并结合放电等离子烧结方法制备了非化学计量比AgSbTe_2+x(x=0—0.05)系列样品,研究了不同Te含量在300—600 K范围内对样品热电性能的影响规律.结果表明:随着Te含量的增加,Ag⁺离子空位浓度增加,空穴浓度和电导率大幅度提高,Seebeck系数减小.热导率随Te过量程度的增加略有增加,但所有Te过量样品的晶格热导率均介于0.32—0.49 W/mK之间,低于化学计量比样品的值,接近理论最低晶格热导率.AgS 关键词： 2')" href="#">AgSbTe₂ 非化学计量比 热电性能 热导率     

Electronic transport properties of lead nanowires

Lead nanowire occupies a very important position in an electronic device. In this study, a genetic algorithm(GA)method has been used to simulate the Pb nanowire. The result shows that Pb nanowires are a multishell cylinder. Each shell consists of atomic rows wound up helically side by side. The quantum electron transport properties of these structures are calculated based on the non-equilibrium Green function(NEGF) combined with the density functional theory(DFT),which indicate that electronic transport ability increases gradually with the atomic number increase. In addition, the thickest nanowire shows excellent electron transport performance. It possesses great transmission at the Fermi level due to the strongest delocalization of the electronic state. The results provide valuable information on the relationship between the transport properties of nanowires and their diameter.     

Adsorption patterns of caffeic acid on titania: affinity,charge transfer and sunscreen applications

ABSTRACT

Several photo-induced processes contribute to titania-catalysed photodegradation of organic UV-absorbing compound, caffeic acid (CA), utilised as skin photoprotector in sunscreens containing titania. Optical transitions, channels of photoexcitations, and charge transfer state formation in anatase TiO₂ nanowire sensitised by CA are computed and analysed. Trends of charge transfer state formation are explored through modelling of non-adiabatic dynamics using reduced density matrix approach combined with density functional theory with Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof functional, in the basis of plane waves, using Vienna Ab initio Simulation Package software. The electronic structure of the explored model shows signatures of quantum confinement of TiO₂ nanowire. A change of excitation energy provides control of either one of the possible channels for photoexcitations: (1) local excitation at either nanowire or CA-adsorbate or (2) photo-induced electron transfer from CA-adsorbate to titania. The conclusions obtained from this computational modelling deliver further understanding of the adsorption of catechol groups on the surface of titania nanowire that will help in designing titania-based materials least damaging to CA and skin.     

Ti掺杂W$lt;sub$gt;18$lt;/sub$gt;O$lt;sub$gt;49$lt;/sub$gt;纳米线的电子结构与NO$lt;sub$gt;2$lt;/sub$gt;敏感性能的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函理论框架下的第一性原理平面波超软赝势方法,通过理论建模,研究了Ti掺杂的非化学计量比W₁₈O₄₉纳米线的几何与能带结构以及电子态密度,并通过进一步计算NO₂/Ti-W₁₈O₄₉纳米线吸附体系的吸附能、电荷差分密度与电荷布居,分析了Ti掺杂W₁₈O₄₉纳米线的气体吸附与敏感性能. 计算发现,Ti掺杂改变了W₁₈O₄₉纳米线的表面电子结构,引入的额外的杂质态密度和费米能级附近能带结构的显著变化,使掺杂纳米线带隙与费米能级位置改变,纳米线导电性能增强. 吸附在W₁₈O₄₉纳米线表面的NO₂作为电子受体从纳米线导带夺取电子,导致纳米线电导降低,产生气体敏感响应. 与纯相W₁₈O₄₉纳米线相比,NO₂/Ti-W₁₈O₄₉纳米线吸附体系内部存在更多的电子转移,从理论上定量地反映了Ti掺杂对改善W₁₈O₄₉纳米线气敏灵敏度的有效性. 对Ti掺杂纳米线不同气体吸附体系电子布居的进一步计算表明,Ti掺杂纳米线对NO₂气体具有良好的灵敏度和选择性. 关键词： 密度泛函计算 Ti掺杂 18O₄₉纳米线')" href="#">W₁₈O₄₉纳米线 气敏     

Guided dispersion characteristics of metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes in the presence of dielectric media

Propagation of surface plasma waves in a metallic single-walled carbon nanotube that either is encapsulated in a solid metallic channel or encapsulates a metallic nanowire are studied within the framework of the classical electrodynamics. The linearized hydrodynamic theory is used to describe the electronic excitations on the nanotube’s surface, while the dielectric function of dielectric media is modeled on the basis of the Drude approximation. It is shown that for all wavelengths, only the transverse magnetic wave with no angular dependence can propagate in these systems and the dispersion relations of this mode are obtained.     

Spacer induced magnetism and its effect on interlayer exchange coupling in Fe/(Pd,Cu, Au,Ag) multilayered nanowires

We have investigated the one dimensional Fe/Pd, Fe/Cu, Fe/Ag, and Fe/Au multilayered nanowire systems by using first principles density functional theory. Our study reveals a gain in the binding energies of these heterostructures regardless of nature of the spacer. We have identified the electronic structure dependent enhancement of magnetic properties, and a switching behavior of the interlayer exchange coupling, with respect to the nature and dimension of the nonmagnetic spacer layer. We observe a down-spin (minority) d-charge depletion at the Fe site and a up-spin d-charge gain at Pd site in Fe/Pd nanowire which accounts for the enhanced magnetic moment of the Fe atoms and the ferromagnetic behavior of the Pd, in contrast to the paramagnetism appearing in their bulk state. We find the interlayer exchange coupling, I _ex , in Fe/Pd nanowire to be very strong, and it shows a change of sign and a decrease in magnitude with increase in Pd spacer width. On the other hand, I _ex shows an unusual increasing trend with increase in the Cu spacer layer thickness.     

B36团簇组装一维纳米线的密度泛函研究

采用密度泛函理论计算方法系统研究了B₃₆团簇组装一维纳米线的几何结构、电子结构及稳定性.发现两种不同构型的B₃₆团簇组装纳米线静态结构能量相同,且均为动力学稳定结构,但二者电子结构明显不同:分别呈现出半金属和小带隙半导体特征.对两类纳米线的H原子吸附显示:半金属纳米线转变为半导体,而半导体纳米线仍保持为半导体,但带隙明显增大.表明H原子吸附对于B₃₆团簇组装纳米线的电子结构具有明显的调控作用.     

Theoretical study of the migration of the hydrogen atom adsorbed on aluminum nanowire

We study the behavior of a hydrogen atom adsorbed on aluminum nanowire based on density functional theory. In this study, we focus on the electronic structure, potential energy surface (PES), and quantum mechanical effects on hydrogen and deuterium atoms. The activation energy of the diffusion of a hydrogen atom to the axis direction is derived as 0.19 eV from PES calculations. The probability density, which is calculated by including quantum effects, is localized on an aluminum top site in both cases of hydrogen and deuterium atoms of the ground state. In addition, some excited states are distributed between aluminum atoms on the surface of the nanowire. The energy difference between the ground state and these excited states are below 0.1 eV, which is much smaller than the activation energy of PES calculations. Thus using these excited states, hydrogen and deuterium atoms may move to the axial direction easily. We also discuss the electronic structure of the nanowire surface using quantum energy density defined by one of the authors.     

镍掺杂硅纳米线电子结构和光学性质的第一性原理研究

利用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理计算,对镍掺杂硅纳米线的结构稳定性、电子与光学性质进行了研究.结果表明:Ni容易占据硅纳米线表面的替代位置.镍掺杂后的硅纳米线引入了杂质能级,杂质能级主要来源于Ni的3d电子的贡献.由于Ni的3d态和Si的3p态的耦合作用,使禁带宽度变窄.掺杂后的硅纳米线在低能区出现了一个较强的吸收峰,且吸收带出现宽化现象. 关键词： 硅纳米线 掺杂 电子结构 光学性质     

Polymerization of Silicon-Doped Heterofullerenes： an Ab Initio Study

We perform the calculations on geometric and electronic structures of Si-doped heterofullerene C5oSi10 and its derivatives, a C40Si20-C40Si20 dimer and a C40Si20-based nanowire by using density-functional theory, The optimized configuration of the C40Si20-based nanowire exhibits a regular dumbbell-shaped chain nanostructure. The electronic structure calculations indicate that the HOMO-LUMO gaps of the heterofullerene-based materials can be greatly modified by substitutionally doping with Si atoms and show a decreasing trend with increase cluster size. Unlike the band structures of the conventional wide band gap silicon carbide nanomaterials, the C40Si20- based nanowire has a very narrow direct band gap of 0.087eV.     

Cd12O12 cage cluster-assembled nanowires and band gap regulation: A first-principles investigation

Based on the first-principle calculation, the stability and electronic properties of Cd₁₂O₁₂ cluster-assembled nanowires and Na-doped Cd₁₂O₁₂ nanowire are studied. The results show that both Cd₁₂O₁₂ nanowire and Na-doped Cd₁₂O₁₂ nanowire are thermodynamically stable (at least at room temperature). The most stable Cd₁₂O₁₂ nanowire exhibits semiconducting properties with a direct energy gap. After doping Na atoms into the nanowire, the electronic properties of the Cd₁₂O₁₂-based nanowire present dramatic changes, and the system transforms from semiconducting to metallic. It can provide a theoretical guidance for the potential application of Cd₁₂O₁₂-based semiconductor devices.