Formation of positive cluster ions Li(n) Br (n = 2-7) and ionization energies studied by thermal ionization mass spectrometry

Clusters of the type Li(n)X (X = halides) can be considered as potential building blocks of cluster-assembly materials. In this work, Li(n)Br (n = 2-7) clusters were obtained by a thermal ionization source of modified design and selected by a magnetic sector mass spectrometer. Positive ions of the Li(n)Br (n = 4-7) cluster were detected for the first time. The order of ion intensities was Li(2)Br(+) > Li(4)Br(+) > Li(5)Br(+) > Li(6)Br(+) > Li(3)Br(+). The ionization energies (IEs) were measured and found to be 3.95 ± 0.20 eV for Li(2)Br, 3.92 ± 0.20 eV for Li(3)Br, 3.93 ± 0.20 eV for Li(4)Br, 4.08 ± 0.20 eV for Li(5)Br, 4.14 ± 0.20 eV for Li(6)Br and 4.19 ± 0.20 eV for Li(7)Br. All of these clusters have a much lower ionization potential than that of the lithium atom, so they belong to the superalkali class. The IEs of Li(n)Br (n = 2-4) are slightly lower than those in the corresponding small Li(n) or Li(n)H clusters, whereas the IEs of Li(n)Br are very similar to those of Li(n) or Li(n)H for n = 5 and 6. The thermal ionization source of modified design is an important means for simultaneously obtaining and measuring the IEs of Li(n)Br (n = 2-7) clusters (because their ions are hermodynamically stable with respect to the loss of lithium atoms in the gas phase) and increasingly contributes toward the development of clusters for practical applications.     

Photo-induced reactions of hemin (DMSO) n clusters (n = 0-3) produced with electrospray ionization

Photo-induced reaction of [Fe(III)-protoporphyrin]⁺ (hemin⁺) ions solvated with dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) is investigated by using a tandem mass spectrometer with electrospray ionization. We measure the photodissociation yields of mass-selected hemin⁺(DMSO)_n clusters for n = 0-3 in the energy region of 15 800-28 200 cm^-1. The mass spectra of the fragment ions show the β-cleavage of carboxymethyl groups in addition to the evaporation of solvent molecules. Yield of the β-cleavage reaction is found to depend strongly on the excitation energy and the number of solvent molecules. We also examine the metastable decomposition of the clusters following primary mass selection and determine the incremental solvent binding energies and internal energies for the clusters using evaporative ensemble model. From these results, we investigate the reaction mechanism of β-cleavage of hemin⁺ ion.     

CuH~n(n=0,+1,+2)分子及离子的势能函数与垂直电离势(英文)

推导出了CuHn(n=0、+1、+2)的基态电子状态及其离解极限.基于SDD和6-311G**基组,用B3PW91方法计算了他们的平衡几何、电子状态,在此基础上分别计算了CuH,CuH+1的Murrell-Sorbie解析势能函数和CuH+2的解析势能函数及其对应的力常数、光谱参数.CuHn(n=+1,+2)离子的垂直电离势为:I+=-965.00eV,I++=-944.70eV.计算表明CuH+、CuH2+的势能曲线均具有对应于稳定平衡结构的极小点,说明CuH+、CuH2+可稳定存在.     

The reactions N14(n, α)B11 and N14(n,t)C12 observed with a gridded ionization chamber

The cross sections for the reactions N¹⁴(n, α)B¹¹ and N¹⁴(n, t)C¹² have been measured in the neutron energy range 4.0 to 6.4 MeV and at 2.5 MeV. Mono-energetic neutrons were produced in the D(d, n) He³ reaction using a gas target. The (n, α) and (n, t) disintegrations were detected in a gridded ionization chamber filled with an argonnitrogen mixture. The response of the chamber under different operation conditions is described. The excitation functions, measured with a neutron energy resolution of 40 to 50 keV, are given for theα ₀ group from the N¹⁴(n,α)B¹¹ reaction over the entire neutron energy range and for theα ₁ group and the t₀ group from N¹⁴(n, t) C¹² for neutron energies above 4.3 and 5.6 MeV, respectively.     

钒氢分子及离子的势能函数与垂直电离势

为了搞清储氢材料的机理,需了解VHn(n=0、 1、 2)分子及离子体系势能函数和稳定性的信息,本工作用原子分子反应静力学原理推导出了VHn(n=0、 1、 2)的基态电子状态及其离解极限.对H原子采用6-311 G**基组,对V原子采用SVP全电子基组,用B3PW91方法计算了它们的平衡几何、离解能,在此基础上分别计算了VH,VH 1的Murrell-Sorbie解析势能函数和基态VH 2的解析势能函数及其对应的力常数、光谱参数和垂直电离势.计算表明VH 离子的2Σ 和4Δ以及VH2 离子的1Σ 均具有对应于离子稳定平衡结构的极小点,说明它们可稳定存在.而VH (6Σ )、基态的VH2 (3Φ)和VH2 (5Σ )离子的离解能太小,应是不稳定的.     

Pressure-tuned collapse of the Mott-like state in Ca(n+1)Ru(n)O(3n+1) (n=1,2): Raman spectroscopic studies

We report a Raman scattering study of the pressure-induced collapse of the Mott-like phases of Ca3Ru2O7 (T(N)=56 K) and Ca2RuO4 (T(N)=110 K). The pressure dependence of the phonon and two-magnon excitations in these materials indicate (i) a T approximately 0 pressure-induced collapse of the antiferromagnetic (AF) insulating phase above P(*) approximately 55 kbar in Ca3Ru2O7 and P(*) approximately 5-10 kbar in Ca2RuO4, (ii) a remarkable insensitivity of the exchange interaction to pressure in both systems, and (iii) evidence for persistent AF correlations above the critical pressure of Ca2RuO4, suggestive of phase separation involving AF insulator and ferromagnetic metal phases.     

(n,n)-(2n, 0)碳纳米管异质结的扭转力学特性

相近直径的锯齿型和扶手椅型碳纳米管可以共轴组合形成5-7碳环交替出现的柱形对称异质结. 本文利用分子动力学方法研究了直径相近且等长锯齿型和扶手椅型碳纳米管形成的(n, n)-(2n, 0)结在扭转过程中的扭矩和轴向应力随扭转角度的变化规律以及应力传递过程. 研究发现, (n, n)-(2n, 0)结扭转应变在达弹性限度内不会产生轴向应力, 该效应对基于碳纳米管扭转特性的纳米振荡器件的设计具有重要意义.     

(HgSe)_n(n=1～6)团簇结构和性质的密度泛函研究

本工作采用LANL2DZ赝势基组、B3LYP方法对(HgSe)n(n=1~6)团簇进行了结构优化、自然键原子轨道和频率计算,得到(HgSe)n(n=1~6)团簇基态的平衡几何结构、电子状态、垂直电离势、垂直电子亲和势、偶极矩、三个基本热力学函数等相关性质,并系统分析了该团簇的几何构型、原子净电荷布局、前沿分子轨道特征.结果表明:基态稳定结构(HgSe)2为平面四边形,(HgSe)n(n=3~6)为笼状结构,且稳定顺序为(HgSe)5(HgSe)4(HgSe)6(HgSe)2HgSe(HgSe)3,极性顺序为:(HgSe)4HgSe(HgSe)3(HgSe)5(HgSe)6(HgSe)2,(HgSe)6和(HgSe)2分子空间结构的对称性较好.(HgSe)n(n=1~6)团簇各体系都有较好的电子供体及受体等活性部位,随着n增大轨道离域现象明显,利于电子的转移,导电性增强.     

(HgSe)n(n=1~6)团簇结构和性质的密度泛函研究

本工作采用LANL2DZ赝势基组、B3LYP方法对(HgSe)n(n=1~6)团簇进行了结构优化、自然键原子轨道和频率计算,得到(HgSe)n(n=1~6)团簇基态的平衡几何结构、电子状态、垂直电离势、垂直电子亲和势、偶极矩、三个基本热力学函数等相关性质,并系统分析了该团簇的几何构型、原子的净电荷布局、前沿分子轨道特征。结果表明：基态稳定结构(HgSe)2为平面四边形,(HgSe)n(n=3~6)为笼状结构,且稳定顺序为(HgSe)5>(HgSe)4>(HgSe)6>(HgSe)2>HgSe>(HgSe)3,极性顺序为：(HgSe)4>HgSe>(HgSe)3>(HgSe)5>(HgSe)6>(HgSe)2,(HgSe)6、(HgSe)2分子空间结构的对称性较好。(HgSe)n(n=1~6)团簇各体系都有较好的电子供体及受体等活性部位,随着n增大轨道离域现象明显,利于电子的转移,导电性增强。     

A connection between the representations of U(n) and bases for representations of U(n) ⋇ U(n)

It is shown that a basis for a symmetric representation of U(n) ?U(n) can be constructed from the matrix of a representation of U(n). This result is studied in detail for the Wey bases of U(n).     

Interface control of emergent ferroic order in Ruddlesden-Popper Sr(n+1)Ti(n)O(3n+1)

We discovered from first principles an unusual polar state in the low n Sr(n+1)Ti(n)O(3n+1) Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) layered perovskites in which ferroelectricity is nearly degenerate with antiferroelectricity, a relatively rare form of ferroic order. We show that epitaxial strain plays a key role in tuning the "perpendicular coherence length" of the ferroelectric mode, and does not induce ferroelectricity in these low-dimensional RP materials as is well known to occur in SrTiO(3). These systems present an opportunity to manipulate the coherence length of a ferroic distortion in a controlled way, without disorder or a free surface.     

Measurement of cross sections for the reactions 241Am(n, 2n) and 241Am(n, 3n)

The cross sections for the reactions ²⁴¹Am(n, 2n)²⁴⁰Am and ²⁴¹Am(n, 3n)²³⁹Am are measured for several neutron-energy values in the range 13.42–14.86 MeV. An upper limit on the cross section for the reaction ²⁴¹Am(n, α)²³⁸Np is also obtained.     

WH(n) under pressure

An initial observation of the formation of WH under pressure from W gaskets surrounding hydrogen in diamond anvil cells led to a theoretical study of tungsten hydride phases. At P = 1 atm no stoichiometry is found to be stable with respect to separation into the elements, but as the pressure is raised WH(n) (n = 1-6, 8) stoichiometries are metastable or stable. WH and WH(4) are calculated to be stable at P > 15 GPa, WH(2) becomes stable at P > 100 GPa and WH(6) at P > 150 GPa. In agreement with experiment, the structure computed for WH is anti-NiAs. WH(2) shares with WH a hexagonal arrangement of tungsten atoms, with hydrogen atoms occupying octahedral and tetrahedral holes. For WH(4) the W atoms are in a distorted fcc arrangement. As the number of hydrogens rises, the coordination of W by H increases correspondingly, leading to a twelve-coordinated W in WH(6). In WH(8) H(2) units also develop. All of the hydrides considered should be metallic at high pressure, though the Fermi levels of WH(4) and WH(6) lie in a deep pseudogap. Prodded by these theoretical studies, experiments were then undertaken to seek phases other than WH, exploring a variety of experimental conditions that would favor further reaction. Though a better preparation and characterization of WH resulted, no higher hydrides have as yet been found.     

Lowering operators for the reduction U(n)↓SO(n)

A complete set of lowering operators is constructed for the reduction U(n)↓SO(n). In an irreducible representation of the unitary group U(n), every vector of maximal weight with respect to the subgroup SO(n) can be obtained using the lowering operators. The formula for the lowering operators is obtained using graphical techniques.     

(GaP)n,(GaP)+n和(GaP)-n(n=1～6)团簇的几何结构与稳定性

用密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3L YP方法,在6-31G*水平上,对(GaP)n,(GaP)n 和(GaP)n-(n=1~6)团簇的几何结构、红外光谱和热力学稳定性及电子态进行了研究.得到了(GaP)n,(GaP)n 和(GaP)n-(n=1~6)团簇的基态结构.结果表明:团簇的电荷状态对簇合物的结构有影响;在(GaP)n,(GaP)n 和(GaP)n-(n=1~6)团簇中,n=3,5团簇的基态结构较稳定.     

Tandem mass spectrometry of poly(ethylene imine)s by electrospray ionization (ESI) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI)

In this contribution, linear poly(ethylene imine) (PEI) polymers, which are of importance in gene delivery, are investigated in detail by using electrospray ionization-quadrupole-time of flight (ESI-Q-TOF) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry (MS). The analyzed PEIs with different end groups were synthesized using the polymerization of substituted 2-oxazoline via a living cationic ring-opening polymerization (CROP) and a subsequent hydrolysis under acidic conditions. The main goal of this study was to identify linear PEI polymers in a detailed way to gain information about their fragmentation pathways. For this purpose, a detailed characterization of three different linear PEIs was performed by using ESI-Q-TOF and MALDI-TOF MS in combination with collision-induced dissociation (CID) experiments. In ESI-MS as well as MALDI-MS analysis, the obtained spectra of PEIs resulted in fitting mass distributions for the investigated PEIs. In the tandem MS analysis, a 1,2-hydride shift with a charge-remote rearrangement via a four-membered cyclic transition state, as well as charge-induced fragmentation reactions, was proposed as the main fragmentation mechanisms according to the obtained fragmentation products from the protonated parent peaks. In addition, heterolytic and homolytic cleavages were proposed as alternative fragmentation pathways. Moreover, a 1,4-hydrogen elimination was proposed to explain different fragmentation products obtained from the sodiated parent peaks.     

THE SYSTEMATIC CALCULATIONS OF (n,2n) AND (n,3n) REACTION CROSS SECTIONS FOR MEDIUM-HEAVY NUCLEI AT 14.5MeV

The (n,2n) and (n,3n) reaction processes have been studied by mechanism analysis of the neutron-induced nuclear reactions,formulae for evaluating the reduced cross section have been given.The cross sections of 14.5MeV (n,2n),(n,3n) reactions have been calculated according to the systematic method for Z=58—83 about 53 nuclei.A good agreement between the results of the systematic calculations and the experimental data has been reached.