Collisional Reactions of Energetic Methane Molecules with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

We study the collisions of energetic methane molecules with single-walled carbon nanotubes in the incident energyrange from 5 to 100 eV using classical molecular dynamics simulations combined with ab initio calculations. Themethane molecules can be decomposed into different hydrocarbon radicals, e.g. CHn (n = 1-3), in the collisionsdepending on the incident energy. Chemical functionalization of the single-walled carbon nanotubes resulting fromthe chemical adsorption of these hydrocarbon radicals on the outside wall of single-walled carbon nanotubes canbe achieved simultaneously. Some stable adsorption configurations of hydrocarbon-functionalized single-walledcarbon nanotubes are also presented based on ab initio calculations.     

Influence of High Atomic Hydrogenation on the Electronic Structure of Zigzag Carbon Nanotubes： A First-Principles Study

Using density functional theory, we study high hydrogenated zigzag single-walled carbon nanotubes from （7,0） to （11,0）. Two structure transitions are classified： type A is a metallic transition and type B is a ＂semiconductive transition＂ according to the energy band structure. The charge density transforms only at the C-C bonds without hydrogenated sites. The sp^3 hybridization is mainly enhanced for all the C-C bonds in the vertical axial direction for type-A configurations, and the sp^3 hybridization mainly increases for all C-C bonds along the axial direction for the type-B case.     

Theoretical Studies on Interaction Between Methanol and Functionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

We study the adsorption of a methanol molecule on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with various diameters and chiral angles by using the density functional theory based calculations. We find that methanol prefers to be adsorbed physically on the exterior surface of chiral nanotubes in comparison to the armchair and zigzag tubes with binding energy of about-2.76 kcal/mol, which is consistent with recent experimental andtheoretical investigation results. We further consider the adsorption of methanol on the exterior surface and edge site of functionalized SWCNTs. The obtained results indicate that the binding energy of methanol is significantly increased for adsorption on the sidewall of functionalized nanotubes. It is also found that the adsorption of methanol at the edge site of both functionalizedand pristine SWCNT is remarkably different (chemisoption process) incomparison to the exterior sidewall of the tubes. Furthermore, the electronic structures and Mulliken charge population of the considered complexes at their ground state are discussed within the context.     

Electronics and Structural Properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Interacting with a Glucose Molecule: ab initio Calculations

The adsorption of glucose molecule on single-walled carbon nanotubes(SWCNTs)is investigated by density functional theory calculations.Adsorption energies and equilibrium distances are evaluated,and glucose binding to the typical semiconducting and metallic nanotubes with various diameters and chirality are compared.We also investigated the role of the structural defects on the adsorption capability of the SWCNTs.We could observe larger adsorption energies for the larger diameters semiconducting CNTs,while the story is paradoxical for the metallic CNTs.The obtained results reveal that the adsorption energy is significantly higher for nanotubes with higher chiral angles.Finally,the adsorption energies are calculated for defected nanotubes for various configurations such as glucose molecule approaching to the pentagon,hexagon,and heptagon sites in the tube surface.We find that the respected defects have a minor contribution to the adsorption mechanism of the glucose on SWNTs.The calculation of electron transfers and the density of states supports that the electronic properties of SWCNTs do not change significantly after the gluycose molecular adsorption.Consequently,one can predict that presence of glucose would neither modify the electronic structure of the SWCNTs nor direct to a change in the conductivity of the intrinsic nanotubes.     

单壁碳纳米管的快速、高效提纯方法研究

本文采用改进的流化床装置对碳纳米管进行空气氧化处理、浓盐酸浸泡处理、空气氧化、浓盐酸浸泡组合处理, 利用扫描电镜和拉曼光谱方法检测了四种处理方法对碳纳米管提纯的效果, 结果发现, 在873 K经空气氧化30分钟, 再用浓盐酸浸泡10分钟, 这种组合处理方法下, 得到的单壁碳管纯度最高, 产率最大。     

Mechanical Properties of Single-Walled （5,5） Carbon Nanotubes with Vacancy Defects

First-principles simulation is used to investigate the structural and mechanical properties of vacancy defective single-walled （5,5） carbon nanotubes. The relations of the defect concentration, distribution and characteristic of defects to Young＇s modulus of nanotubes are quantitatively studied. It is found that each dangling-bond structure （per supercell） decreases Young＇s modulus of nanotube by 6.1% for symmetrical distribution cases. However the concentrative vacancy structure with saturated atoms has less influence on carbon nanotubes. It is suggested that the mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes depend strongly upon the structure and relative position of vacancies in a certain defect concentration.     

氘代甲烷几何构型及物性的量子化学研究

用HF/6-31G^**、密度泛函方法B3LYP/31G^**、二级微扰MP2/6-31G^**、四级微扰MP4/6-31G^**方法对甲烷和氘代甲烷进行几何构型全优化,并将优化的结果与实验值进行比较.用上述4种方法对甲烷和氘代甲烷分子进行分子的振动基频计算.密度泛函、二级微扰、四级微扰优于HF/6-31G^**,尤其是密度泛函、四级微扰方法.密度泛函方法所用的机时远小于微扰方法.不同方法计算所得的氘代甲烷振动频率值与实验值的最大误差为10.4%,最小误差为2.0%.     

高压下TiN的结构转变、弹性和热力学性质的第一性原理计算

 利用基于密度泛函的第一性原理,计算了高压下TiN的结构转变、弹性和热力学性质。计算结果表明：在压力作用下,TiN经历了从NaCl型结构到CsCl型结构的转变,转变压力为348 GPa;TiN的弹性系数随着压力的增加呈线性增加规律。此外,还给出了德拜温度和热容量这两个重要热力学量与温度和（或）压力的依赖关系。     

单壁碳纳米管中暗激子变亮的多体格林函数理论研究

本文发现了吸附在碳纳米管外壁和管内的有机分子可以调控碳纳米管的光学性质. 本文以手性为(7,0)的单壁碳纳米管与有机分子方酸菁和聚噻吩组成的复合物为例,利用从头算多体格林函数理论研究了物理吸附的有机分子对碳纳米管光激发性质的影响. 碳纳米管的E₁₁和E₂₂吸收峰红移了几十个毫电子伏特. 重要的是,碳纳米管与分子之间的弱相互作用使得(7,0)管原来能量低于E₁₁峰的暗激子获得一定的振子强度,成为亮激子,从而在低能量处产生一个较弱的卫星吸收峰. 吸附分子的类型影响该卫星峰的能量. 这些发现可为调控碳纳米管的发光波长和发光效率提供有价值的信息.     

Role of electron correlation in the polydeprotonation of benzene to form trianions

Computations for anion, dianions, and trianions of benzene are carried out to study the role of electron correlation in the polydeprotonation of benzene leading to benzene trianions both in the singlet and triplet states. The computations, while assessing the use of polarization and diffuse functions, are performed with Møller–Plesset second‐order (MP2) perturbation theory and coupled‐cluster theory up to the level of CCSD(T)/6‐311++G(d,p)//MP2/6‐311++G(d,p), and with density functional theory (DFT) employing a hybrid, B3LYP, and a meta‐hybrid, M05‐2X, exchange‐correlation functionals with Gaussian basis set 6‐311++G(d,p) and correlation consistent basis set aug‐cc‐pVDZ. The deprotonation energies, including zero‐point energy correction, of benzene anion and dianions are found to be highly sensitive to the quantum mechanical method and the basis set used. The formation of dianions and trianions, where the anionic centers lie adjacent to each other, is observed with unusual behavior in the deprotonation energy and the geometrical parameters obtained from the different level of the theories. The two exchange‐correlation functionals compared show contrasting and unusual results for the trianionic species particularly for the triplet states, even if the diffuse functions are included in the basis set. Besides this, the ortho‐dianion and 1,3,5‐trianion are predicted to be ground‐state triplet at CCSD(T)/6‐311++G(d,p)//MP2/6‐311++G(d,p) and DFT/M05‐2X/6‐311++G(d,p) levels, whereas DFT/B3LYP/6‐311++G(d,p) predicts meta‐dianion and 1,2,3‐trianion to be ground‐state triplet where all the anionic centers lie adjacent to each other. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Conformational equilibria in dihaloheptasilanes X2Si[SiMe(SiMe3)2]2 with X = F,Cl, Br,I: A Raman spectroscopic and quantum chemical DFT study

Equilibrium geometries, stabilities and vibrational wavenumbers for conformers of the dihaloheptasilanes X₂Si[SiMe(SiMe₃)₂]₂ with X = F, Cl, Br and I were calculated at the density functional B3LYP level employing 6‐311G(d) basis sets and SDD pseudopotentials for Br and I. Two spectroscopically distinct low‐energy conformers were located for all four heptasilanes with energy differences of 5.5, 4.7, 1.9 and 1.2 kJ mol⁻¹ for X = F, Cl, Br and I, respectively. Five more conformers were found for difluoroheptasilane and four for X = Cl, Br and I. They all have relative energies larger than 7.5 and up to 17 kJ mol⁻¹ and are negligibly populated at room temperature. Variable temperature solution Raman spectra (−70 to + 100 °C) in a wavenumber range typical for Si Si stretching vibrations (280‐350 cm⁻¹) confirm these results. For X = Br and I, no temperature effects at all could be observed as a very rapid inter‐conversion between the two low‐energy conformers, which is fast even on the time scale of Raman spectroscopy, occurs. For X = Cl, rapid inter‐conversion also occurs, and a third conformer could be detected at higher temperatures (50–100 °C). For X = F, intensity changes with temperature are consistent with the presence of two low‐energy conformers. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.