一种超硬新材料BeP2N4的电子结构和力学性质及本征硬度

基于密度泛函理论,采用局域密度近似(LDA)和广义梯度近似(GGA)泛函研究了硅铍石、尖晶石结构的 BeP₂N₄ 材料的晶格参数、能带结构、态密度、分态密度、Mulliken布居值和弹性性质, 计算结果与已有的实验值和理论值符合很好. 能带结构和态密度表明两种结构的BeP₂N₄材料是宽的直接带隙的绝缘体材料. 尖晶石结构BeP₂N₄的体弹性模量、剪切模量和弹性模量比硅铍石结构的相应的力学量大得多. 利用Sung等提出的硬度经验判据和Gao等提出的基于Mulliken轨道重叠布居数的共价固体本征硬度计算方法, 预测了两种结构的本征硬度值. 计算结果表明硅铍石结构BeP₂N₄虽然体弹模量小, 但是它并不是一种软的材料, 而是一种易脆的硬度较硬的材料, 随着压力增加硅铍石结构BeP₂N₄的脆性逐渐过渡到延性. 尖晶石结构BeP₂N₄是一种易脆的超硬材料. 采用GGA计算得到的硅铍石BeP₂N₄向尖晶石相转变压力为14 GPa, 与理论预测值(24 GPa)相比偏小.     

超细的显微结构使超硬材料变得更硬

<正>金刚石和立方氮化硼作为先进工具材料,在现代加工业中发挥着至关重要的作用.然而这两种材料都存在各自的缺点:例如金刚石的热稳定性较差,立方氮化硼的硬度和韧性偏低.同时提高这些材料的综合力学性能(硬度和韧性)及热稳定性是科学界和产业界长期以来的共同目标.此外,寻找硬度超过天然金刚石的人工材料也一直是人类的梦想.然而,多年的努力使人们对能否实现这一梦想持悲观态度,     

钠离子电池用生物质基硬碳的研究进展

生物质基硬碳具有原材料资源丰富、可持续、成本低和储钠容量高等特点,是钠离子电池的理想负极材料。生物质基硬碳材料的微结构是决定钠离子存储性能的关键。本综述回顾了硬碳负极对钠离子存储机理的研究现状。从生物质原料的角度,分类总结了高性能生物质基硬碳材料的制备方法。探讨了生物质基硬碳结构的调控与钠离子存储性能提升的关系,对钠离子电池用生物质基硬碳负极材料的研究方向进行了展望。     

硬碳作为钠离子电池负极材料的研究进展

硬碳由于具有来源广泛、制备简单、稳定性好等优势而成为钠离子电池负极材料的理想选择之一。从硬碳的来源、合成方法、孔结构和杂原子掺杂等4个方面对硬碳负极材料在近5年的发展进行了概述。     

基于不同前驱体制备的硬碳负极材料的储锂性能

以聚丙烯腈、石油沥青和花生壳为前驱体,在1200℃下碳化制备三种不同的硬碳材料.通过扫描电子显微、X射线衍射、氮气吸附/脱附测试和拉曼光谱等方法探究不同前驱体所制备的硬碳材料的表面形貌和物相结构.通过恒流充放电测试考察了这三种硬碳负极材料的电化学性能.结果表明,花生壳基硬碳的初始放电比容量最高,但首圈库仑效率最低,石油...     

硬碳材料电极首周嵌钠过程的电化学阻抗谱研究

运用电化学阻抗谱（EIS）研究了硬碳材料电极嵌钠的过程,发现EIS谱由两个半圆和一条斜线组成,两个半圆可归因于接触阻抗和钠离子通过固体电解质界面膜（SEI膜）扩散的过程和电荷传递的过程,斜线域则反映了钠离子在硬碳材料颗粒内部的固态扩散相关的斜线.通过选取适当的等效电路,对实验结果进行拟合,可以得出硬碳电极首周嵌钠过程中SEI膜电阻、电子电阻等随电极极化电位的变化规律.     

超卤素掺杂立方相卤化物钙钛矿太阳能电池材料第一性原理研究

卤化物钙钛矿（ABC₃）太阳能电池由于其优异的光电性质引起了人们的广泛关注,对结构中的A位及B位离子进行等价离子取代是调控钙钛矿材料禁带宽度的有效方法之一.本文研究拟用超卤素离子团簇（BeX₃^-,MgX₃^-,BX₄^-,AlX₄^-,SiX₅^-,PX₆^-,X＝F,Cl）对立方相CsPbI₃钙钛矿中的I^-离子进行部分掺杂或完全取代,设计了一系列基于超卤素团簇掺杂的新型卤化物钙钛矿太阳能电池材料,并运用第一性原理的方法对材料的结构和性质进行了模拟研究.结果表明,采用上述超卤素离子团簇对CsPbI₃钙钛矿中的I^-离子进行部分掺杂比全部取代后得到的结构体系禁带宽度小;采用PCl₆^-团簇取代I^-离子得到的CsPb （PCl₆）₃体系的禁带宽度是1.58 eV,其导带底部主要由Cl原子的3p轨道、P原子的3s轨道以及Pb原子的6p轨道杂化组成,该材料是一种潜在的钙钛矿太阳能电池材料.     

储氢材料第一性原理计算的研究进展

综述了第一性原理计算在储氢材料研究中取得的成果和最新的进展。 第一性原理计算在储氢材料研究中的应用主要有以下4个方面： 1）研究纳米结构的储氢性能; 2） 研究储氢材料中掺杂和缺陷的作用及对储氢性能的影响; 3）研究储氢机理; 4）确定氢化物的几何结构以及预测新型储氢材料。 同时展望了第一性原理计算在储氢领域中的应用前景。     

一种新型碳电极材料的制备及其电化学性质研究

进入21世纪，汽车也成为了主要的交通工具，随着带来的问题是废旧轮胎的增加，然而到目前为止还没有一种有效的方法回收利用这些废旧轮胎，目前的主要处理方法是将轮胎以垃圾形式进行填埋，然而轮胎是很难分解的，因此带来了严重的环境污染问题。目前我国在废旧轮胎回收上还存在技术比较落后，再生产品单一，同时每年全国仍有大量的废旧轮胎不能得以及时回收处理。到目前为止，还没有关于以轮胎粉制作电极材料的报导。合理利用废旧轮胎制备电极材料，既能有效解决黑色污染，又能制备出价值更大的电极材料，带来良好的经济效益。     

催化超滑:金催化作用下非晶含氢碳薄膜的工程超滑

摩擦磨损是导致机械系统高能耗和失效的主要原因,降低摩擦系数、减小磨损,特别是实现超滑(超低摩擦,μ＜0.01)是解决上述困窘的有效方法.本文针对在工程尺度难以实现超滑应用的技术壁垒,将催化与摩擦学相结合,提出了金催化非晶含氢碳薄膜原位生成石墨烯纳米带实现工程超滑的新方法,即"催化超滑".本文采用等离子体化学气相沉积法(...     

Spiro-Carbon: A Metallic Carbon Allotrope Predicted from First Principles Calculations

A structurally stable microporous metallic carbon allotrope, poly(spiro[2.2]penta-1,4-diyne) or, for short, spiro-carbon, with I4₁/amd (D_4h) symmetry is predicted by first-principles calculations using density functional theory (DFT). The calculations of electronic, vibrational, and structural properties show that spiro-carbon has lower relative energy than other elusive carbon allotropes such as T-Carbon and 1-diamondyne (Y-Carbon). Its structure can be pictured as a set of trans-cisoid-polyacetylene chains tangled and interconnected together by sp³ carbon atoms. Calculations reveal a metallic electronic structure arising from an “intrinsic doping” of trans-cisoid-polyacetylene chains with sp³ carbon atoms. Possible synthetic routes and various simulated spectra (XRD, NMR, and IR absorption) are provided in order to guide future efforts to synthesize this novel material.     

o-C8 Carbon: a New Allotrope of Superhard Carbon

An orthonormal crystal of carbon with PMMA space group (o-C₈) was found to be a stable superhard carbon allotrope by particle swarm optimization algorithm and density functional calculations. The phonon spectrum calculations demonstrate that the o-C₈ carbon phase is dynamically stable. The volume compression calculations show that it is highly incompressible, with bulk modulus of 298.6 GPa. The calculations demonstrate that it is a low-density superhard material with density of 2.993 g/cm³ and Vickers hardness of 82.4 GPa.     

一维新型碳的同素异形体:碳链

碳链是一种完全一维的、具有电子轨道sp杂化结构的新型碳的同素异形体.正是由于碳链的独特的一维结构,使其拥有区别于富勒烯、石墨烯和碳纳米管的化学键,从而表现出更加优异的性能,如:理论预言碳链的机械强度是石墨烯的几倍;碳链的导热也类似于石墨烯和碳纳米管;碳链是具有直接带隙的半导体材料,且带隙的大小可以通过其长度来调控,其长...     

The influence of high pressure on the structural stability,Vickers hardness and mechanical properties of Re and Ru dodecaborides

We apply the first-principles approach to study the structural stability, Vickers hardness, and elastic modulus of ReB₁₂ and RuB₁₂. In particular, we further investigate the influence of high pressure on the structural stability and mechanical properties of ReB₁₂ and RuB₁₂. The calculated results show that ReB₁₂ and RuB₁₂ are thermodynamic stability under high pressure. Here, ReB₁₂ is more thermodynamic stability than that of the RuB₁₂. The calculated Vickers hardness of ReB₁₂ and RuB₁₂ is 16.25 and 16.55 GPa, respectively. It is found that the calculated elastic constants and elastic modulus of ReB₁₂ and RuB₁₂ increase with increasing pressure. In particular, the calculated elastic constants and elastic modulus of ReB₁₂ are larger than that of the RuB₁₂. The calculated electronic structure shows that the high hardness and elastic modulus of ReB₁₂ and RuB₁₂ are attributed to the 3D network B-B covalent bonds.     

第一性原理计算在锂离子电池负极材料中的应用

本文综述了第一性原理计算在锂离子电池负极材料中的应用,包括锂离子在负极材料上的吸附和相互作用、结构稳定性、锂离子的扩散、电池反应过程的模拟和实验现象的解释. 第一性原理计算在研究和设计锂离子电池负极材料,特别是其容量、电压、反应过程、扩散、倍率充放电、结够与性能对应关系等方面,已发挥了重要的作用. 随着计算机技术的发展,第一性原理计算将可更深刻地反映负极材料的电化学可逆嵌/脱锂本质.     

t-Si64: A Novel Silicon Allotrope

Utilizing first principle calculations, a novel Si₆₄ silicon allotrope in the I4₁/amd space group with tetragonal symmetry (denoted as t-Si₆₄ below) is proposed in this work. In addition, also its structural, anisotropic mechanical, and electronic properties along with its minimum thermal conductivity κ_min were predicted. The mechanical and thermodynamic stability of t-Si₆₄ were evaluated by means of elastic constants and phonon spectra. The electronic band structure indicates that t-Si₆₄ is an indirect band gap semiconductor with a band gap: 0.67 eV (primitive cell) compared to a direct band gap of 0.70 eV with respect to a conventional cell. The minimum thermal conductivity of t-Si₆₄ (0.74 W cm⁻¹ K⁻¹) is much smaller than that of diamond silicon (1.13 W cm⁻¹ K⁻¹). Therefore, Si−Ge alloys in the I4₁/amd space group are potential thermoelectric materials.     

Deformation of single‐walled carbon nanotubes by interaction with graphene: A first‐principles study

The interaction between single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and graphene were studied with first‐principles calculations. Both SWNTs and single‐layer graphene (SLG) or double‐layer graphene (DLG) display more remarkable deformations with the increase of SWNT diameter, which implies a stronger interaction between SWNTs and graphene. Besides, in DLG, deformation of the upper‐layer graphene is less than in SLG. Zigzag SWNTs show stronger interactions with SLG than armchair SWNTs, whereas the order is reversed for DLG, which can be interpreted by the mechanical properties of SWNTs and graphene. Density of states and band structures were also studied, and it was found that the interaction between a SWNT and graphene is not strong enough to bring about obvious influence on the electronic structures of SWNTs. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

BC3 Sheet Functionalized with Lithium‐Rich Species Emerging as a Reversible Hydrogen Storage Material

The decoration of a BC₃ monolayer with the polylithiated molecules CLi₄ and OLi₂ has been extensively investigated to study the hydrogen‐storage efficiency of the materials by first principles electronic structure calculations. The binding energies of both lithiated species with the BC₃ substrate are much higher than their respective cohesive energies, which confirms the stability of the doped systems. A significant positive charge on the Li atom in each of the dopants facilitates the adsorption of multiple H₂ molecules under the influence of electrostatic and van der Waals interactions. We observe a high H₂‐storage capacity of 11.88 and 8.70 wt % for the BC₃‐CLi₄ and BC₃‐OLi₂ systems, respectively, making them promising candidates as efficient energy‐storage systems.     

Thermal Stability of Oxidized Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Competitive Elimination and Decomposition Reaction Depending on the Degree of Functionalization

The thermal stability of oxidized single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) with various degrees of oxidation was investigated. The oxidized SWNTs exhibited lower absorption and radial breathing mode (RBM) peaks and a higher intensity ratio of the D band to the G band (D/G) in their absorption and Raman spectra than those of the pristine SWNTs. After the thermal treatment, the D/G ratio of the oxidized SWNTs almost recovered its original intensity, regardless of the degree of oxidation. The absorption, photoluminescence (PL), and RBM peaks could not recover their original intensities when the oxidation degree was high. The results indicate that the elimination and decomposition reactions proceeded competitively depending on the degree of oxidation. In addition, a new PL peak was observed in the near‐infrared region, and the PL peak intensity increased with the subsequent thermal treatment. The theoretical calculations provided an insight into the possible pathways for the decomposition of oxidized SWNTs, showing that the O₂ elimination and CO/CO₂ evolution proceed competitively during thermal treatment.     

Thermal dissociation of tripropylamine as the first step in the growth of carbon nanotubes inside AlPO4‐5 channels

Tripropylamine (TPA) is a template for the synthesis of porous AlPO₄‐5, whose calcination in the absence of air leads to the formation of 4 Å single‐walled carbon nanotubes. The thermal dissociation of TPA is the first step in this remarkable process. We examined the dissociation mechanisms of TPA by first principles calculations, under three types of conditions. In the gas phase, the unimolecular dissociation was a complex process initiated by the breaking of either the N? C^α and the C^α? C^β bonds. Within a confined space inside neutral zeolitic channels, the diffusion of H radicals enhanced a cycle of reactions to produce dipropylamine and monopropylamine, in agreement with experimental observations. In the presence of an acidic site, the dissociation of TPA was catalyzed to produce ammonia and propylene molecules, which were identified as the precursors for the eventual formation of carbon nanotubes. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2010