C60富勒烯及其非经典衍生物:C58,C59和C62的第一性原理计算

利用密度泛涵理论对具有四元环、五元环、六元环、七元环、八元环和九元环等的C60富勒烯及其非经典衍生物:C62,C60,C59和C58共8个笼状分子进行了结构优化和电子结构计算,得到平衡构型下的结合能、HOMO-LUMO能隙、电离能、电子亲和能.对具有缺陷环的富勒烯,还研究了H2分子的贯穿行为,讨论了贯穿势垒与缺陷环尺寸的关系.     

C60与聚乙烯咔唑（PVK）键合物和共混物在紫外激光作用下的碳笼增强融合

用飞行时间质谱测量３０８ｎｍ激光熔蚀Ｃ６０化学修饰的聚乙烯咔唑（Ｃ６０－ＰＶＫ）与Ｃ６０／聚乙烯咔唑共混物（Ｃ６０／ＰＶＫ）的产物分布，分析了正负离子质谱，发现明显的碳笼融合现象。比较分析了融合过程的增强机理，认为Ｃ６０与ＰＶＫ间的化学键合以及电荷转移络合分别在Ｃ６０－ＰＶＫ键合物和Ｃ６０／ＰＶＫ共混物的富勒烯融合过程中起了重要作用。     

Distorted cage structures of Si36 cluster

Using full-potential linear-muffin-tin-orbital molecular-dynamics (FP-LMTO-MD) method, we have performed calculations on the fullerene cage structures and the binding energies of Si₃₆ cluster. It is found that their atomic arrangement tends towards tetrahedral geometry. The distorted structures are very stable. In addition, we have also investigated a stacked structure by tricapped trigonal prisms (TTP). The stacked structure is slightly more stable than the distorted fullerene cages. Their electronic states suggest that they present different electric properties.     

Inorganic nanotubes and fullerenes

The possibility of stable non-carbon fullerenes is discussed for the case of phosphorus fullerene-like cage structures. On the basis of Density Functional Tight Binding calculations it is shown that many such cages correspond to metastable structures, but with increasing nuclearity become less stable with respect to separate molecular P₄ units. Stability rules, known for carbon fullerenes, such as the “isolated pentagon rule”, do not reflect the different electronic and steric requirements of the phosphorus atom. The computational results tend to rule out phosphorus fullerenes.     

富勒烯衍生物苯基C71-丁酸甲酯的结构和电学性质第一性原理研究

使用B3LYP/6-31G(d)方法对有机太阳电池中作为电子受体材料的富勒烯衍生物苯基C71-丁酸甲酯([70]PCBM)的同分异构体进行了计算.PCBM与C70通过六元环和六元环共用的CC双键加成得到的产物是热力学控制产物;通过五元环和六元环共用的C-C键加成得到的产物则是动力学控制产物.[70]PCBM与C70的第一绝热电子亲和势很接近.PCBM对前线轨道贡献很小,[70]PCBM的最高占据分子轨道和最低未占据分子轨道(LUMO)的电子云主要分布在C70笼上.PCBM提升了C70的LUMO能级水平,有利于提高太阳电池的光电转换效率.自然布居分析表明,PCBM与C70之间没有发生显著的电荷转移.所有的性质研究表明,PCBM基团并不涉及电池光电转换过程,但在调整C70能级水平提高光电转换效率中发挥了重要作用.     

Real time microscopy, kinetics, and mechanism of giant fullerene evaporation

We report in situ high-resolution transmission electron microscopy observing the shrinkage of single-layer giant fullerenes (GF). At temperatures approximately 2000 degrees C, the GF volume reduces by greater than one 100-fold while the fullerene shell remains intact, evolving from a slightly polygonized to a nearly spherical shape with a smaller diameter. The number of carbon atoms in the GF decreases linearly with time until the small subbuckyball cage opens and rapidly disappears. Theoretical modeling indicates that carbon atoms are removed predominantly from the weakest binding energy sites, i.e., the pentagons, leading to the constant evaporation rate. The fullerene cage integrity is attributed to the collective behavior of interacting defects. These results constitute the first experimental evidence for the "shrink-wrapping" and "hot-giant" fullerene formation mechanisms.     

C40富勒烯分子的电子结构与传输特性研究

本文采用密度泛涵理论对富勒烯C40分子进行了结构优化,得到了稳定构型,然后构建了以金原子面为电极的电子输运模型．使用非平衡格林函数方法对构建的电子输运模型进行了电子输运性质的计算,得到了电子透射谱和伏安曲线,并分析了分子器件产生电子输运性质的原因. 研究结果发现：C40富勒烯的化学活性明显强于富勒烯C60和C32分子,在一些分子能级处,该分子为一个良导体．     

氢、氮、铍、锂原子在缺陷富勒烯C_x(X=58～62)中的吸附与渗透

碳富勒烯包合物由于潜在的应用前景受到广泛关注.我们采用第一性原理方法计算了氢、氮、锂、铍原子在不同碳富勒烯中的吸附和穿越.根据原子在不同碳富勒烯笼中的势能曲线,我们给出了原子穿越碳富勒烯笼的势垒和势阱,归纳出原子穿越碳笼机理分为插入机理、渗透机理以及插入机理和渗透机理的混合机理.     

氢、氮、铍、锂原子在缺陷富勒烯CX（x=58-62）中的吸附与渗透

碳富勒烯包合物由于潜在的应用前景受到广泛关注。我们采用第一性原理方法计算了氢、氮、锂、铍原子在不同碳富勒烯中的吸附和穿越。根据原子在不同碳富勒烯笼中的势能曲线,我们给出了原子穿越碳富勒烯笼的势垒和势阱,归纳出原子穿越碳笼机理分为插入机理、渗透机理以及插入机理和渗透机理的混合机理。     

Formation of Zero Density Regions During the Dissolving of C60 and C70

Based on a comprehensive review of the calculated and experimental data obtained in this and previous articles by the authors, a phenomenological model of the supramolecular structure of fullerene solutions is proposed. The model suggests the development in the fullerene solutions of some zero density regions due to poor packing of spheroidal fullerene molecules C₆₀ and C₇₀, on the one hand, and columnar or ribbon supramolecular structures formed by solvent molecules, on the other. It is assumed that the source of the long-range energy of fullerenes is a physical vacuum, concentrated not only in the cavities of the fullerene molecules but also in new regions forming outside the fullerenes during their dissolving in single-ring aromatic solvents.     

富勒烯衍生物苯基C71-丁酸甲酯的结构和电学性质第一性原理研究

使用B3LYP/6-31G（d）方法对有机太阳电池中作为电子受体材料的富勒烯衍生物苯基C₇₁-丁酸甲酯（［70］PCBM）的同分异构体进行了计算.PCBM与C₇₀通过六元环和六元环共用的CC双键加成得到的产物是热力学控制产物;通过五元环和六元环共用的C—C键加成得到的产物则是动力学控制产物.［70］PCBM与C₇₀的第一绝热电子亲和势很接近.PCBM对前线轨道贡献很小,［70］PCBM的最高占据分子轨道和最低未占据分子轨道（LUMO）的电子云主要分布在C₇₀笼上.PCBM提升了C₇₀的LUMO能级水平,有利于提高太阳电池的光电转换效率.自然布居分析表明,PCBM与C₇₀之间没有发生显著的电荷转移.所有的性质研究表明,PCBM基团并不涉及电池光电转换过程,但在调整C₇₀能级水平提高光电转换效率中发挥了重要作用. 关键词： 71-丁酸甲酯')" href="#">苯基C₇₁-丁酸甲酯 电子受体 结合能 第一绝热电子亲和势     

Atomic and electronic structures of divacancy in graphene nanoribbons

First principles calculations have been performed to investigate the electronic structures and transport properties of defective graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) in the presence of pentagon-octagon-pentagon (5-8-5) defects. Electronic band structure results reveal that 5-8-5 defects in the defective zigzag graphene nanoribbon (ZGNR) is unfavorable for electronic transport. However, such defects in the defective armchair graphene nanoribbon (AGNR) give rise to smaller band gap than that in the pristine AGNR, and eventually results in semiconductor to metal-like transition. The distinct roles of 5-8-5 defects in two kinds of edged-GNR are attributed to the different coupling between π^? and π subbands influenced by the defects. Our findings indicate the possibility of a new route to improve the electronic transport properties of graphene nanoribbons via tailoring the atomic structures by ion irradiation.     

Modeling of the structure and electronic structure of condensed phases of small fullerenes C<Subscript>28</Subscript> and Zn@C<Subscript>28</Subscript>

A comparative analysis of the stability factors and electronic structure of two possible crystalline forms of small fullerene C₂₈ and endohedral fullerene Zn@C₂₈ with diamond and lonsdaleite structures is performed using a cluster model. Atoms of elements that, when placed inside C₂₈ cages, have no significant effect on the stability of free small-fullerene molecules are shown to be able to dramatically change the electronic properties and reactivity of the C₂₈ skeleton and to be favorable for forming small-fullerene crystalline modifications, which are covalent crystals. In contrast, if the presence of foreign atoms inside C₂₈ cages stabilizes the isolated nanoparticles, then molecular crystals (such as C₆₀ fullerites) are formed due to weak van der Waals forces.     

Fullerenes as nuclei of carbon black particles

The existing models for the structure and inception processes of carbon black particles are analyzed taking into account the experimental data on the cluster formation. A new model of the formation of carbon black particles is proposed. The inference is made that single-layer fullerenes being the minimum possible closed carbon black particles serve as nuclei of large-sized carbon black particles. These particles grow via the deposition of carbon layers on the surface of fullerenes with defects. The defects fulfill the role of seeds that give rise to the front of the layer growth. The defect-free fullerenes do not take part in the carbon black formation due to the thermodynamic stability as a result of structural perfection. The primary carbon black particles—globules—are many-layer formations with a hole in the center whose size and configuration match the size and configuration of the initial fullerene nucleus. The layers in the form of concentric spheroids inserted into each other are composed of distorted and defect carbon networks. The flatest parts of several outer layers of carbon black particles are the regions of the coherent X-ray scattering.     

First-principles study of structural evolution of medium-sized Si<Subscript>N</Subscript> clusters (41 N 50) within stuffed fullerene cages

The stuffed fullerene structures of medium-sized Si_N ( ) clusters have been systemically studied using the all-electron density functional theory with gradient correction. For each cluster size, fullerene cages with different topologies and filled by different number of atoms were constructed and optimized to find the lowest-energy structure. The core atoms filled in the fullerene cages tend to form cage-like structures that resemble structural character of bulk diamond fragments. The size-dependent physical properties such as binding energies, electronic gaps, and ionization potentials have been discussed. Si₄₅ exhibits relatively higher stability that can be associated with the low chemical reactivity observed by experiment.     

The electronic structure of different forms of solid carbon studied by electron momentum spectroscopy

The purpose of this paper is to first give an overview of the information obtained by electron momentum spectroscopy (EMS) on the electronic structure of different forms of solid carbon (single crystal graphite, polycrystalline carbon, different forms of amorphous carbon, and fullerenes). We show for sp² bonded carbon that, with decreasing order, the structures observed change but certain basic features remain. sp³-bonded carbon films and fullerene films both have electronic structures different from these graphitic films. The results of EMS are compared with the results of other spectroscopic and scattering techniques. It is argued that the combination of energy and momentum resolution is crucial in order to get a clear picture of the changes in the electronic structure due to the changes in atomic arangements. Only EMS resolves both energy and momentum for all these solids.     

Encapsulation of small fullerenes into nitrogenated holey nanotubes: a density functional theory study

Encapsulation of fullerene into nanotubes based on a C₂N sheet, known as nitrogenated holey graphene, was investigated using density functional theory. The structural and electronic properties of these carbon hybrid materials, consisting of nitrogenated holey nanotubes and a small C₂₀ fullerene, were studied. The formation energies showed that encapsulation of the fullerene into the nitrogenated holey nanotube is an exothermic process. To characterise the electronic properties, the electronic band structure and density of states of armchair and zigzag nitrogenated holey nanotubes were calculated. Filling these nanotubes with the C₂₀ fullerene resulted in a p-type semiconducting character. The energy band gap of the nitrogenated holey nanotubes decreased with fullerene encapsulation. The results are indicative of the possibility of band gap engineering by encapsulation of small fullerenes into nitrogenated holey nanotubes.     

Controllable synthesis of fullerene nano/microcrystals and their structural transformation induced by high pressure

Fullerene molecules are interesting materials because of their unique structures and properties in mechanical, electrical, magnetic, and optical aspects. Current research is focusing on the construction of well-defined fullerene nano/microcrystals that possess desirable structures and morphologies. Further tuning the intermolecular interaction of the fullerene nano/microcrystals by use of pressure is an efficient way to modify their structures and properties, such as creation of nanoscale polymer structures and new hybrid materials, which expands the potential of such nanoscale materials for di- rect device components. In this paper, we review our recent progress in the construction of fullerene nanostructures and their structural transformation induced by high pressure. Fullerene nano/microcrystals with controllable size, morphology and structure have been synthesized through the self-assembly of fullerene molecules by a solvent-assisted method. By virtue of high pressure, the structures, components, and intermolecular interactions of the assemblied fullerene nano/microcrystals can be finely tuned, thereby modifying the optical and electronic properties of the nanostructures. Several examples on high pressure induced novel structural phase transition in typical fullerene nanocrystals with C60 or C70 cage serving as build- ing blocks are presented, including high pressure induced amorphization of the nanocrystals and their bulk moduli, high pressure and high temperature （HPHT） induced polymerization in C60 nanocrystals, pressure tuned reversible polymeriza- tion in ferrocene-doped C60/C70 single crystal, as well as unique long-range ordered crystal with amorphous nanoclusters serving as building blocks in solvated C60 crystals, which brings new physical insight into the understanding of order and disorder concept and new approaches to the design of superhard carbon materials. The nanosize and morphology effects on the transformations of fullerene nanocrystals have also been discussed. These results provide the foundation for the fabrication of pre-designed and controllable geometries, which is critical in fullerenes and relevant materials for designing nanometer-scale electronic, optical, and other devices.