Theoretical Studies on the Thermo- electric Properties of Tin-based Clathrates： Cs8M4Sn42 （M = Zn,C小 Hg） and Cs8Sn44□2

The site occupancies and thermoelectric properties of tin-based clathrates Cs8M4Sn44□2 （M = Zn, Cd, Hg） and CssSn44□2 were studied by the first principle calculations. We had provided an efficient way to probe the relationship between the crystalline structure and power factor. Detailed analyses indicated the p states of Sn at 16i and 24k sites together with the p states of M substitute contributed significantly to the maximum power factor, yet Cs atoms nearly did not. The dangling bonds of vacancies in Cs8Snn44□2 are also discussed. The power factors of p- and n-type CssMaSn42 and Cs8Sn44□2 at optimal temperature and carder concentration are predicted. Our results suggest that Cs8ZnaSn44□2 is a promising candidate at the 5.25 ×10^19 cm-3 hole carrier concentration as a high temperature thermoelectric material that is competitive to the state-of-art Ge-based clathrate thermoelectric materials.     

Cavity Ring Down Laser Absorption Spectroscopy of Nil

The absorption spectrum of NiI between 445 and 510 nm has been investigated using the technique of laser vaporization/reaction with free jet expansion and cavity ring down laser absorption spectroscopy. Two new transitions namely,[21.3]^2△5/2-X^2△5/2 and [21.9]^2Ⅱ3/2-X^2△5/2 systems were identified and studied. Spectra of both ^58NiI and ^60NiI isotopic molecules were observed. Equilibrium molecular constants for both electronic states are reported and the equilibrium bond length for the [21.3]^2△5/2 state and the[21.9]^2Ⅱ3/2 state was respectively determined to be 2.431 and 2.481 A.     

The First-principlies Calculations of the Electronic Structures and Optical properties of Ⅱ-Ⅲ2-Ⅵ4 （Ⅱ=Zn,Cd; Ⅲ= In; Ⅵ=Se,Te）

The electronic structures and optical properties of II-III2-VI4 （II = Zn, Cd; III = In; VI = Se, Te） compounds are studied by the density functional theory （DFT） using the Vienna ab initio simulation package （VASP）. Geometrical optimization of the unit cell is in good agreement with the experimental data. Our calculations show that the valence band maximum （VBM） and conduction band minimum （CBM） are located at G resulting in a direct energy gap. The optical properties are analyzed, and the independent second harmonic generation （SHG） coefficients are determined. By an analysis of the band structure, we can get that SHG response of the system can be attributed to the transitions from the bands near the top of valence band that are derived from the Se/Te p states to the unoccupied bands contributed by the p states of In atoms.     

Theoretical Study of the Structure, Mechanism of Detonation Initiation and Stability of Transition Metal Carbohydrazide Nitrates

The geometric structure, mechanism of detonation initiation and stability of transition metal carbohydrazide （CHZ） nitrates are investigated via density functional theory. The obtained results show that the Heyd-Scuseria-Ernzerhof （HSE） functional yields the most accurate geometry. The initiating reaction of detonation in [Mn（CHZ）3]（NO3）2 and [Zn（CHZ）3]（NO3）2 is the formation of NO3 radicals. The calculated heat of formation and energy gap predict that the Mn and Zn complexes, which have the half-filled （3d5） and full-filled （3d10） electron configurations for the transition metal ions, respectively are more stable than the Co, Ni and Cu complexes. This indicates that the electron configuration of transition metal ion plays an important role in the stabilities of these energetic complexes.     

Theoretical Study on the Stable Structures and Aromaticities for Pnictogen Dianionic Sb4^2-, Bi4^2-, and （SbBi）2^2- Clusters

Through the theoretical calculation of structural optimization, vibrational frequencies and atomization energies with one method of density functional theory （B3LYP） and two post- Hartree-Fock approaches （MP2, CCSD（T））, several stable isomers for new three pnictogen dianionic Sb4^2-, Bi4^2-, and （SbBi）2^2- species were determined. For two homoatomic Sb4^2- and Bi4^2- species, there are three stable isomers： square （D4h）, roof-shaped （C2v-1）, and C2v-2 structure with the square isomer being the ground state. For the heteroatomic dian- ionic （SbBi）2^2- species, there are also three stable isomers： rhombus （D2h）, roof-shaped （C1）, and C2v structures with the rhombic isomer being the ground state. The calculated NICS values show that nucleus-independent chemical shifts （NICS） values of roof-shaped isomers for Sb4^2-, Bi4^2-, and （SbBi）2^2- species are all negative, consequently indicating that these roof-shaped isomers possess aromaticities. NICS values for the planar ring isomers are all positive, suggesting that these three planar ring isomers have antiaromatic characters. The aromaticity for the two stable roof-shaped and square isomers are preliminarily explained and discussed with MO analysis.     

Synthesis,and Experimental and Theoretical Characterization of 3-（4-（Dimethylamino） benzylidene）-l,5-dioxaspiro [5.5] Undecane-2,4-dione

The title molecule, 3-（4-（dimethylamino）benzylidene）-l,5-dioxaspiro[5.5] unde- cane-2,4-dione （I）, was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV-vis spectra and X-ray diffraction analysis. The compound belongs to the triclinic system, space group Pi with a = 6.3640（6）, b = 7.7404（8）, c = 16.2890（18） A, α = 86.860（2）, β = 85.837（2）, γ = 79.6720（10）°, V = 786.60（14） A3, D, = 1.331 g/cm3, and F（000） = 336. Geometrical structure of the title compound was optimized by density functional theory （DFT） using B3LYP method with 6-31G＊＊ as the basis set. The vibrational frequencies were calculated by the DFT method and the results are consistent with the observed frequencies. The electronic absorption spectra were studied with the time- dependent density functional theory （TD-DFT）, showing the calculation results in good agreement with the corresponding experimental data.     

Hydrogen Adsorption Study upon Ni/AI203 Nano-composite Synthesized by MOCVD Technique

The hydrogen adsorption （storage） studies upon Ni/A1203 nano-composite prepared by metal organic chemical vapor deposition technique （MOCVD） exploiting single source molec ular precursor （SSP） approach were carried out. The Ni/A1203 nano-composite is prepared in cold walled MOCVD reactor by the decomposition of SSP, [H2AI（OtBu）]2, on a substrate holding Ni（acac）2 powder. The SSP is a reducing agent which reduces Ni＋2 to Ni0 and works as source for Al203 matrix in which the Ni0 is dispersed. The resulting Ni/A1203 nano-composite is characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, and EDX. The hydrogen adsorption （storage） studies are performed using home-made Sievert＇s type apparatus. The hydrogen storage studies reveal that approximately 2.9% （mass ratio） hydrogen can be stored in the Ni/A1203 nano-composite. The results show that Ni/A1203 nano-composite can be a po- tential candidate for hydrogen storage which can be used for onboard fuel purposes.     

Entropy Production along Dominant Pathway of Nonequilibrium Phase Transition in Mesoscopic Chemical System

We consider a bistable mesoscopic chemical reaction system and calculate entropy produc- tion along the dominant pathway during nonequilibrium phase transition. Using probability generating function method and eikonal approximation, we first convert the chemical master equation into the classical Hamilton-Jacobi equation, and then find the dominant pathways between two steady states in the phase space by calculating zero-energy trajectories. We find that entropy productions are related to the actions of the forward and backward dominant pathways. At the coexistence point where the stabilities of the two steady states are equiv alent, both the system entropy change and the medium entropy change are zero; whereas at non-coexistence point both of them are nonzero.     

Structural studies of indium and thallium insertion into the framework of the cluster compound Ti2Nb6Cl14O4

We have investigated the possibility of altering the electronic configuration of the niobium oxochloride cluster compound Ti2Nb6Cl14O4 (I) by doping this material with monovalent cations that can fit into cavities present in its cluster framework. The doping of I with In+ and Tl+ ions resulted in the formation of MxTi2Nb6Cl14-xO4+x (M = In, x = 0.10, 0.20, 0.27; M = Tl, x = 0.10, 0.20) in which the M+ ions partially occupy these cavities. The crystal structure analysis indicated that the additional charge provided by M+ ions is compensated by substitution of chlorine by oxygen, which leads to the cluster electronic configuration being intact. Crystal data: In0.272Ti2Nb6Cl13.728O4.272, space group C2/c (No. 15), a = 12.679(2) A, b = 14.567(2) A, c = 12.632(3) A, beta = 95.26(2) degrees, Z = 4; Tl0.196Ti2Nb6Cl13.804O4.196, space group C2/c (no. 15), a = 12.732(1) A, b = 14.607(2) A, c = 12.662(2) A, beta = 95.28(1) degrees, Z = 4.     

Chemical Dynamics Simulations of the Hydroxyl Radical Reaction with Ethene

We present a theoretical study of the reaction of the hydroxyl radical with ethene using electronic structure calculations and direct-dynamics simulations. High-accuracy electronic structure calculations at the CCSD（T）/aug-cc-pVTZ//MP2/aug-ce-pVDZ level have been carried out to characterize the representative regions of the potential energy surface of various reaction pathways, including OH-addition and H-abstraction. These ab initio calculations have been employed to derive an improved set of parameters for the MSINDO semiempirieal Hamiltonian specific to the OH＋C2H4 reaction. The specific-reaction-parameter Hamilto- nian captures the ab initio data accurately, and has been used to perform direct quasiclassica] trajectory simulations of the OH＋C2H4 reaction at collision energies in the range of 2-10 kcal/mol. The calculated cross sections reveal that the OH-addition reaction domi- nates at all energies over H-abstraction. In addition, the excitation function of addition is reminiscent of a barrierless capture process, while that for abstraction corresponds to an activated one, and these trends can be connected to the transition-state energies of both reactions. We note that the development of an accurate semiempirical Hamiltonian for the OH＋C2H4 reaction in this work required the inclusion of empirical dispersion corrections, which will be important in future applications for which long-range intermoleeular attraction becomes significant.     

On the prospects of polynuclear complexes with acetylenedithiolate bridging units

The generation of polynuclear complexes with one, two, or four acetylenedithiolate bridging units via the isolation of eta2-alkyne complexes of acetylenedithiolate K[Tp'M(CO)(L)(C2S2)] (Tp'=hydrotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate, M=W, L=CO (K-3a), M=Mo, L=CNC6H3Me2 (K-3b)) is reported. The strong electronic cooperation of Ru and W in the heterobimetallic complexes [(eta5-C5H5)(PPh3)Ru(3a)] (4a) and [(eta5-C5H5)(Me2C6H3NC)Ru(3a)] (4b) has been elucidated by correlation of the NMR, IR, UV-vis, and EPR-spectroscopic properties of the redox couples 4a/4a+ and 4b/4b+ with results from density functional calculations. Treatment of M(II) (M=Ni, Pd, Pt) with K-3a and K-3b afforded the homoleptic bis complexes [M(3a)2] (M=Ni (5a), Pd (5b), Pt (5c)), and [M(3b)2] (M=Pd (6a) and Pt (6b)), in which the metalla-acetylendithiolates exclusively serve as S,S'-chelate ligands. The vibrational and electronic spectra as well as the cyclic voltammetry behavior of all the complexes are compared. The structural analogy of 5a/5b/5c and 6a/6b with dithiolene complexes is only partly reflected in the electronic structures. The very intense visible absorptions involve essential d orbital contributions of the central metal, while the redox activity is primarily attributed to the alkyne complex moiety. Accordingly, stoichiometric reduction of 5a/5b/5c yields paramagnetic complex anions with electron-rich alkyne complex moieties being indistinguishable in the IR time scale. K-3a forms with Cu(I) the octanuclear cluster [Cu(3a)]4 (7) exhibiting a Cu4(S2C2)4W4 core. The nonchelating bridging mode of the metalla-acetylenedithiolate 3a- in 7 is recognized by a high-field shift of the alkyne carbon atoms in the 13C NMR spectrum. X-ray diffraction studies of K[Tp'(CO)(Me3CNC)Mo(eta2-C2S2)] (K-3c), 4b, 6a, 6b, and 7 are included. Comparison of the molecular structures of K-3c and 7 on the one hand with 4b and 6a/6b on the other reveals that the small bend-back angles in the latter are a direct consequence of the chelate ring formation.     

La3Ni2O6: a new double T'-type nickelate with infinite Ni1+/2+O2 layers

New mixed-valent, Ni1+/Ni2+, metastable nickelate, La3Ni2O6, was synthesized by low-temperature reduction of La3Ni2O7 with CaH2. The crystal structure of La3Ni2O6 (space group: I4/mmm, a = 3.9686(1) A and c = 19.3154(6) A) was determined from powder neutron diffraction data by Rietveld analysis. The structure can be described as an intergrowth of LaO2 fluorite and double infinite layer (LaNiO2)2 blocks and represents the n = 2 homologue of the T'-type series Lan+1NinO2n+2. Such double T'-type structural arrangement has never been observed before. The 3d9/3d8 electronic configuration of Ni1+/Ni2+ and the presence of NiO2 infinite layers resemble electronic and structural features of the superconducting cuprates. X-ray absorption spectroscopy supports the 1+/2+ oxidation state and planar coordination of Ni in agreement with the structure determination.     

Theoretical determination of the ionization potentials of the 1σ and 2σ electrons of CO(Σ)

Large-basis-set calculations of near Hartree-Fock accuracy were performed on CO⁺(1σ-hole ²Σ⁺) and CO⁺)2σ-hole, ²Σ⁺); correlation energies for these systems and for CO were calculated using an atoms-in-molecule approach, relativistic energies and vibrational structure corrections were also considered. The results are: IP(CO, 1σ) = 542.4 (542.57) eV, IP(CO,2σ) = 297.0 (296.24) cV, D_c(CO, ¹Σ⁺) = 10.8 (11.1) Ev, D₃(CO⁺, 1σ, ²Σ⁺) = 11.9 eV, D_e(CO⁺, 2σ, ²Σ⁺) = 9.1 eV, where IP and D_e stand respectively for ionization potential and dissociation energy, and where the numbers in parentheses refer to the most recent experimental values. The electron transfers resulting from the ionization of inner-shell electrons are discussed. Finally a quantitative correlation is developed correlating absolute chemical shifts to charge densities. Agreement between the calculated values and those derived from the correlation is quite satisfactory.     

Ternary magnesium rhodium boride Mg2Rh1-xB6+2x with a modified Y2ReB6-type crystal structure

The new ternary magnesium rhodium boride Mg2Rh1-xB6+2x has been prepared by the reaction of the mixture of Mg powder, RhB, and crystalline boron in a Ta container sealed under argon. The crystal structure of Mg2Rh0.75(1)B6.50(4) is determined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction, electron diffraction, and high-resolution electron microscopy (space group Pbam, a=8.795(2) A, b=11.060(2) A, c=3.5279(5) A, Z=4, 630 reflections, RF=0.045). It represents a modified Y2ReB6 structure type with an unusual replacement of part of the Rh atoms by boron pairs located in the pentagonal channels parallel to the c axis. The pairs interconnect the neighboring planar boron nets into the 3D framework. The variation of the lattice parameters reveals a homogeneity range Mg2Rh1-xB6+2x. The random distribution of the Rh atoms and boron pairs and the stabilizing effect of the boron pairs on the Y2ReB6 type structure motif are discussed using electronic band structure calculations and chemical bonding analysis with the electron localization function (ELF).     

Theoretical Studies on the Hydrogen Bonds of Different Position Action Mechanisms of Thymine with Uracil

In this research, the hydrogen bonds Y···H-X(X = C, N; Y = N, O) of thymine and uracil have been theoretically studied. The results show that hydrogen bond leads to bond length elongation and stretches the frequency red-shift of N-H···Y. Meanwhile, the C-H···O bonds shorten and stretch the frequency blue-shift. They all belong to traditional hydrogen bonds. The intermolecular charge transfer caused by the intermolecular hyperconjugation ρ*(N–H) →n(Y) and intramolecular charge redistribution by intramolecular hyperconjugation ρ(C-H)→ρ*(C-N) play important roles in the formation of hydrogen bonds. According to the judgment standards proposed by Bader and Popelier, these hydrogen bonds have typical electron density topological properties. Electrostatic surface potential(ESP) is a useful physicochemical property of a molecule that provides insights into inter- and intramolecular associations, as well as the prediction of likely sites of electrophilic and nucleophilic metabolic attack.     

New tetraphenylpyridinium-baseci luminogens with aggregation-induced emission characteristics

The research on aggregation-induced emission （AIE） has drawn increasing interests in the past decade. With the efforts scientists paid, a variety of AIE systems have been developed, among which the tetraphenylethelene and silole derivatives are the most studied. Development of new AIE systems could further enrich the AIE molecules and promote the development of AIE area. In this communication, we prepared a new AIE system based on 1,2,4,6-tetraphenylpyridinium ions according to the restriction of intramolecular rotation mechanism. These molecules could be facilely synthesized via one-step and one-pot reaction. The ionic AIE-active molecules could find wide application in sensing and optoelectronic areas.     

Determination of the composition and the stability constants of complexes of silver(I) with some sulphur containing pyridines a potentiometric investigation

A series of sulphide-containing pyridines of general formula ? (CH₂)_x? S? R where R = CH₃, C₂H₅, CH₂CH₂OH and x = 1, 2 has been prepared and studied potentiometrically in the presence of Ag⁺ in 0.5 M (K)NO₃ medium at 25°C. The complex formation is discussed in terms of the Taft σ*-parameters for the substituents. In acid region, where the complexes AgLH²⁺ and AgL₂H₂³⁺ were formed, coordination occurs through the thioether group. In neutral and alkaline medium their was evidence for the species AgL₂H²⁺, AgL⁺, AgL₂⁺, Ag₂L₂²⁺ and Ag₂L²⁺ in which Ag⁺? S and Ag⁺? bonds are involved. The five membered chelate rings for the AgL⁺ and AgL²⁺ species are found to be more stable than the six-membered ones.     

Laser Flash Photolysis on Electron Transfer Reactions between 1,8-Dihydroxyanthraquinone with Adenine and Cytosine

Electron transfer （ET） reactions between 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone （DHAQ） and two DNA bases, adenine （A） and cytosine （C）, have been investigated in CH3CN/H20 solution with nanosecond time-resolved laser flash photolysis. After irradiation at 355 nm, the triplet DHAQ is produced via intersystem crossing and reacts with two nucleobases. ET processes for both reactions have been definitely identified, in which two bases play a significant role of electron donor. Based on the measured decay dynamics of various intermediates and the corresponding quenching rates, an initial ET process followed by a secondary proton-transfer reaction is suggested for both the overall reactions. By plotting the observed quenching rate against the concentration of two DNA bases, the bimolecular quenching rate constants are determined as 9.0-10s L/（mol.s） for the 3DHAQ＊＋C reaction and 3.3x10^8 L/（mol.s） for the 3DHAQ＊＋A reaction, respectively.     

Time-dependent Density Functional-based Tight-bind Method Efficiently Implemented with OpenMP Parallel and GPU Acceleration

The time-dependent density functional-based tight-bind （TD-DFTB） method is implemented on the multi-core and the graphical processing unit （GPU） system for excited state calcu-lations of large system with hundreds or thousands of atoms. Sparse matrix and OpenMP multithreaded are used for building the Hamiltonian matrix. The diagonal of the eigenvalue problem in the ground state is implemented on the GPUs with double precision. The GPU- based acceleration fully preserves all the properties, and a considerable total speedup of 8.73 can be achieved. A Krylov-space-based algorithm with the OpenMP parallel and CPU acceleration is used for finding the lowest eigenvalue and eigenvector of the large TDDFT matrix, which greatly reduces the iterations taken and the time spent on the excited states eigenvalue problem. The Krylov solver with the GPU acceleration of matrix-vector product can converge quickly to obtain the final result and a notable speed-up of 206 times can be observed for system size of 812 atoms. The calculations on serials of small and large systems show that the fast TD-DFTB code can obtain reasonable result with a much cheaper computational requirement compared with the first-principle results of CIS and full TDDFT calculation.