界面氢键对受限水结构和动态特性的影响

应用反应力场分子动力学方法, 模拟了水限制在全羟基化二氧化硅晶体表面间的弛豫过程, 研究了基底表面与水形成的界面氢键, 及其对受限水结构和动态特性行为的影响. 当基底表面硅醇固定时, 靠近基底表面水分子中的氧原子与基底表面的氢原子形成强氢键, 这使得靠近表面水分子中的氧原子比对应的氢原子更靠近基底表面, 从而水分子的偶极矩远离表面. 当基底表面硅醇可动时, 靠近基底表面水分子与基底表面原子形成两种强氢键, 一种是水分子中的氧原子与表面的氢原子形成的强氢键, 数量较少, 另一种是水分子中的氢原子与表面的氧原子形成的强氢键, 数量较多, 这使得靠近表面水分子中的氢原子比对应的氧原子更靠近表面, 从而水分子的偶极矩指向表面. 在相同几何间距下, 当基底表面硅醇可动时, 表面的活动性使得几何限制作用减弱, 导致了受限水分层现象没有固定表面限制下的明显. 此外, 固定表面比可动表面与水形成的界面氢键作用较强, 数量较多, 导致了可动表面限制下水的运动更为剧烈.     

IR spectroscopic study of surface properties of amorphous water ice

The state of the surface of amorphous ice with a specific surface area of about 160 m²/g obtained by the condensation of water vapor at 77 K is studied by IR spectroscopy. As the temperature increases to 130–160 K, absorption bands of surface hydroxyl groups vanish, whereas changes in bands characteristic of hydroxyl groups in the bulk of ice are indicative of a phase transition of ice from amorphous to the polycrystalline structure. The surface sites of amorphous ice are characterized with low-temperature adsorption of carbon monoxide. It is shown that there are two types of CO adsorption sites, free hydroxyl groups and oxygen atoms of surface coordinately unsaturated water molecules. Upon adsorption of nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide, in addition to the perturbation of surface OH groups, reversible changes in the spectrum are observed in the region of vibrations of bulk hydroxyls, which indicate that the strength of hydrogen bonds between water molecules in the surface layer of icy particles increases approaching the strength of these bonds in the crystal and that the ice surface becomes less amorphous. These results indicate that the properties of the ice surface layer substantially depend on the presence of adsorbed molecules.     

Interaction mechanism between copolymer inhibitor and β-dicalcium silicate surface based on molecular dynamics simulation

Copolymer inhibitor with multifunctional groups has a good effect on inhibiting the secondary reaction in the clinker leaching process for alumina production, but the inhibition mechanism of the copolymer is not clear yet. In this paper, molecular dynamics simulation was used to study the adsorption process of the copolymer inhibitor with multifunctional groups, such as acrylic acid-vinyl alcohol copolymer (PAV) and acrylic acid-hydroxypropyl acrylate copolymer (PAH), on the β-dicalcium silicate (C₂S) crystal surface, and reveal its inhibiting mechanism. Meanwhile, the polyacrylic acid (PAA) with only the carboxyl group also is simulated for comparing the inhibition effect with copolymer inhibitors. The results show that the binding energy between copolymer (PAV, PAH) and β-C₂S is greater than that of PAA with a single functional group. The order of binding energy is as follows: PAH?>?PAV?>?PAA. In aqueous solution, the water molecule can restrict the degree of deformation of polymers, increase the distance between polymers and β-C₂S and then lead to weakening of the adsorption of polymers on the crystal surface. The comprehensive and coordination effect of carboxyl and hydroxyl functional groups in PAV and PAH can strengthen the adsorption of copolymers on the β-C₂S surface. The different spatial distribution of multifunctional groups in the molecular structure has a different influence on the adsorption of the copolymer. The results can provide a theoretical basis for researching new and highly effective copolymer inhibitors with multifunctional groups.

Compared the adsorption state: The comprehensive and coordinate action of carboxyl and hydroxyl groups of the inhibitor with multifunctional groups make the inhibitor have a stronger adsorption ability on the surface of β-C₂S than that with a single functional group. The results obtained in this paper can provide a theoretical basis for the research and development of new and highly effective polymeric inhibitors with multifunctional groups.

Highlights

The interaction between copolymer and β-C₂S was investigated by MD simulation.

The binding energy order between polymers and β-C₂S is PAH?>?PAV?>?PAA.

The presence of water molecules can weaken the adsorption of the copolymer on the surface of β-C₂S.

The comprehensive and coordinate action of carboxyl and hydroxyl groups of the inhibitor with multifunctional groups make the inhibitor have a stronger adsorption ability on the surface of β-C₂S than that with a single functional group.     

Structure of rutile TiO2 (1 1 0) in water and 1 molal Rb at pH 12: Inter-relationship among surface charge, interfacial hydration structure, and substrate structural displacements

The rutile (1 1 0)-aqueous solution interface structure was measured in deionized water (DIW) and 1 molal (m) RbCl + RbOH solution (pH 12) at 25 °C with the X-ray crystal truncation rod method. The rutile surface in both solutions consists of a stoichiometric (1 × 1) surface unit mesh with the surface terminated by bridging oxygen (BO) and terminal oxygen (TO) sites, with a mixture of water molecules and hydroxyl groups (OH⁻) occupying the TO sites. An additional hydration layer is observed above the TO site, with three distinct water adsorption sites each having well-defined vertical and lateral locations. Rb⁺ specifically adsorbs at the tetradentate site between the TO and BO sites, replacing one of the adsorbed water molecules at the interface. There is no further ordered water structure observed above the hydration layer. Structural displacements of atoms at the oxide surface are sensitive to the solution composition. Ti atom displacements from their bulk lattice positions, as large as 0.05 Å at the rutile (1 1 0)-DIW interface, decay in magnitude into the crystal with significant relaxations that are observable down to the fourth Ti-layer below the surface. A systematic outward shift was observed for Ti atom locations below the BO rows, while a systematic inward displacement was found for Ti atoms below the TO rows. The Ti displacements were mostly reduced in contact with the RbCl solution at pH 12, with no statistically significant relaxations in the fourth layer Ti atoms. The distance between the surface 5-fold Ti atoms and the oxygen atoms of the TO site is 2.13 ± 0.03 Å in DIW and 2.05 ± 0.03 Å in the Rb⁺ solution, suggesting molecular adsorption of water at the TO site to the rutile (1 1 0) surface in DIW, while at pH 12, adsorption at the TO site is primarily in the form of an adsorbed hydroxyl group.     

The adsorption of water on clean and oxygen covered Cu(110)

The water adsorption on clean and oxygen precovered Cu(110) surfaces is studied by means of UPS, LEED, work function measurements and ELS. At 90 K on the clean surface molecular water adsorption is indicated by UPS. The H₂O molecules are bonded at the oxygen end and the H-O-H angle is increased as compared with the free molecule. In the temperature range between 90 and 300 K distorted H₂O molecules and adsorbed hydroxyl species (OH) are detected, which are desorbed at room temperature. On an oxygen covered surface hydroxyl groups are formed by dissociation of adsorbed water molecules at a lower temperature than on the clean surface. Multilayers of condensed water are found below 140 K in both cases.     

咖啡酸分子表面增强拉曼光谱的理论与实验研究

咖啡酸（CA）是一种具有很高的医学价值的药物成分,在抗菌抗病毒方面应用广泛,尤其是咖啡酸及其衍生物在抗肿瘤方面有着巨大作用,现在对咖啡酸的相关研究越来越多,但大部分都是关于咖啡酸医学性质的研究,所以对咖啡酸分子的微观结构研究是非常有必要的。目前关于CA在Ag表面上的表面增强拉曼散射（SERS）光谱的理论与实验结合的研究尚未见报道,而对其振动光谱及表面增强机理的研究可以为咖啡酸的各种药学机理的研究提供一种科学的物理解释,所以有必要将密度泛函理论（DFT）方法与表面增强拉曼散射技术相结合,对咖啡酸在Ag纳米颗粒上的吸附性质及表面增强机理进行全面的研究,这对推进它们在医药学等领域的相关研究有着重要的参考价值。采用SERS与DFT技术对CA分子在Ag纳米颗粒表面上的表面增强拉曼光谱进行了研究。在实验方面,利用热还原反应原理,使用柠檬酸三钠和硝酸银在加热搅拌情况下制备Ag纳米颗粒,并使用激光共聚焦显微拉曼光谱仪测量了CA分子的常规拉曼散射（NRS）光谱及其表面增强拉曼散射（SERS）光谱。在理论计算方面,采用DFT的B3LYP方法,以6-31+G**和LANL2DZ分别作为C,H,O和Ag的计算基组来优化咖啡酸的分子构型,羟基与Ag₄的吸附构型,羧基与Ag₄的吸附构型,羟基与羧基共同与Ag₄吸附的构型,并以此为基础分析计算了CA分子的NRS光谱以及三种可能吸附模型的SERS光谱,并结合实验结果进行比较。同时对CA分子的振动模式进行了详细指认。根据实验数据和理论结果分析,在452 cm-1处的谱峰归属为环面外弯曲振动和O-H面外弯曲振动的耦合,这说明CA分子上的酚羟基是与Ag纳米颗粒表面作用的,不过相互作用较弱,推测CA分子平面可能与Ag基底表面不垂直;出现在1 338 cm-1处的谱峰归属于COO-伸缩振动,则可以说明CA分子上的羧基可能与Ag纳米颗粒垂直吸附。结果表明,CA分子是以羧基和酚羟基为吸附位吸附在Ag纳米颗粒表面上的。同时对CA分子的振动模式进行了详细指认。该工作对推进咖啡酸在生物医药等领域进一步的应用将起到重要作用。     

醇类抑制剂对甲烷水合物形成的影响

在本工作中,甲烷水合物的生长动力学是通过甲醇、乙醇、乙二醇三种不同醇类抑制剂存在下的分子动力学模拟研究的.模拟结果发现,三种醇类都可作为甲烷水合物的抑制剂,醇类分子中的亲水性羟基极大地破坏了水合物笼的结构,并且羟基可以与局部的液态水分子形成氢键,从而增加了形成水合物笼型结构的难度,导致甲烷水合物的生长速率降低.对于甲醇分子,甲醇分子的亲水性羟基与水分子形成氢键从而破坏了水分子结构,而亲油性甲基对周围的水分子具有簇效应,两者都会降低水合物生长速率;对于乙二醇和乙醇分子,它们只含有羟基,特别是乙二醇分子含有两个羟基,其对H₂O分子有很强的吸附作用,导致水合物生长速率降低.在抑制效果方面,甲醇分子最优,乙二醇稍微优于乙醇.     

双酚A在氧化石墨烯表面吸附的分子动力学模拟

双酚A(bisphenol A,BPA)是一种内分泌干扰物,会对机体多方面产生不良影响,包括生殖系统、神经系统、胚胎发育等.因此,在水环境中如何检测和去除BPA显得尤为重要.实验研究表明,氧化石墨烯(graphene oxide,GO)对BPA具有优异的吸附去除性能,但在分子层面的吸附机制尚不清楚.分子动力学模拟,能提供BPA在GO表面的动态吸附过程以及吸附构象等详细信息,可以弥补实验的不足.本文利用GROMACS分子动力学模拟软件,系统模拟了BPA在含GO的水溶液中的吸附过程,并计算了吸附自由能.结果显示:所有的BPA均被吸附在GO两侧,通过分析BPA的吸附构象以及与GO的相互作用,发现π-π疏水作用对吸附起主导作用,且显示出很好的稳定性,而静电和氢键作用增加了GO的吸附能力.通过自由能计算,BPA在GO表面的结合能达30 k J/mol,远大于水分子的5 k J/mol.这些结果进一步证实GO对BPA具有很强的吸附能力以及GO作为吸附剂在水溶液中去除BPA的可行性.     

基于芯-电子结合能偏移的碱金属中的表面、尺寸和热效应

还原氧化石墨烯是大规模生产石墨烯的前体;然而迄今为止,还原氧化石墨烯的电子结构还没有达成共识. 本文运用从头分子动力学方法研究羟基在石墨烯表面的吸附过程. 在吸附过程中,OH基团首先在位于两个碳原子桥位上方形成物理吸附络合物,然后翻越过渡态,最终被吸附在一个碳原子的顶位位点. 结果显示5×5石墨烯表面最多可以吸附6个羟基,表明石墨烯表面羟基的覆盖率约为12%. 计算结果还显示,负吸附能随着羟基吸附数目的增加而线性增加,带隙也随着羟基吸附数目的增加而线性增加.     

Interaction of water molecules with defective carbonaceous clusters: An ab initio study

First-principle calculations are used to study the interaction of water molecules with carbonaceous clusters containing single carbon atom vacancy, similar to those which may be found in soot nanoparticles. It is shown that the dissociative adsorption of one water molecule at the vacancy site may lead to the formation of a “ketone-like” structure which can then act as a nucleation center for additional water molecules. Such a mechanism can thus participate in the hydrophilic behavior of soot primary particles although it appears less favorable than water nucleation around more hydrophilic sites such as carboxyl or hydroxyl groups.     

Reactions and structures of water on clean and oxygen covered Pt(111) and Fe(100)

An atom superposition and election delocalization (ASED) technique applied to water adsorption on a small cluster model of Pt(111) shows weak and reversible chemisorption and facile and reversible hydrogen transfer to preadsorbed oxygen atoms as observed by Fisher, Sexton and Gland in EELS and UPS studies. Our theory predicts much stronger adsorption of water to Fe(100) with low barriers to dehydrogenation, in agreement with high temperature LEED-Auger results of Dwyer, Simmons, and Wei and wide temperature range XPS studies of Akimov. We predict a low barrier to transfer of hydrogen from water to adsorbed oxygen atoms, forming hydroxyl groups on the iron surface, and a fairly low barrier to the reverse reaction. On both metals we find hydroxyl groups are strongly held. Our calculations produce a trend toward greater negativity on going from adsorbed water to hydroxyl groups, and to hydroxyl dissociation products on these surfaces. We present reaction mechanisms, transition state geometries, and analysis in terms of molecular orbital theory and the total energy. It is found that the platinum is generally less reactive than iron toward water and hydroxyl species because platinum orbitals are less diffuse and the platinum s-d band lies lower, closer to adsorbate energy levels such that adsorbate-platinum antibonding orbitals are filled.     

Structure and dynamics of ordered water in a thick nanofilm on ionic surfaces

The structure and dynamics of water in a thick film on an ionic surface are studied by molecular dynamic simulations. We find that there is a dense monolayer of water molecules in the vicinity of the surface. Water molecules within this layer not only show an upright hydrogen-down orientation, but also an upright hydrogen-up orientation. Thus, water molecules in this layer can form hydrogen bonds with water molecules in the next layer. Therefore, the two-dimensional hydrogen bond network of the first layer is disrupted, mainly due to the O atoms in this layer, which are affected by the next layer and are unstable. Moreover, these water molecules exhibit delayed dynamic behavior with relatively long residence time compared with those bulk-like molecules in the other layers. Our study should be helpful to further understand the influence of water film thickness on the interfacial water at the solid-liquid interface.     

Adsorption of propylene carbonate on the Li Mn_2O_4 (100) surface investigated by DFT+U calculations

Understanding the mechanism of the interfacial reaction between the cathode material and the electrolyte is a significant work because the interfacial reaction is an important factor affecting the stability,capacity,and cycling performance of Li-ion batteries.In this work,spin-polarized density functional theory calculations with on-site Coulomb energy have been employed to study the adsorption of electrolyte components propylene carbonate(PC)on the LiMn2O4(100)surface.The findings show that the PC molecule prefers to interact with the Mn atom on the LiMn2O4(100)surface via the carbonyl oxygen(Oc),with the adsorption energy of?1.16 eV,which is an exothermic reaction.As the adsorption of organic molecule PC increases the Mn atoms coordination with O atoms on the(100)surface,the Mn3+ions on the surface lose charge and the reactivity is substantially decreased,which improves the stability of the surface and benefits the cycling performance.     

Phase transitions of interfacial water at 165 and 240 K. Connections to bulk water physics and protein dynamics

We are considering water adsorbed as a monolayer on Vycor, a porous silica glass. The interfacial water molecules interact with the substrate through hydrogen bonding with the numerous silanol (Si-OH) groups present all over the surface. This special form of water exhibits peculiar dynamical properties. A combined calorimetric, diffraction, high resolution quasi-elastic and inelastic neutron scattering study shows that interfacial water experiences a glass transition at 165 K and a liquid-liquid transition at 240 K from a low-density to a high density-liquid. We show that this unusual behaviour, compared to the bulk, is due to a strong weakening of the hydrogen-bond strength, possibly due to the reduced number of hydrogen-bonds engaged by water molecules when they are in an interfacial two dimensional situation. The connections of these findings to the physics of bulk water and protein dynamics are discussed.     

羟基对界面水分子的扰动与其对非离子型氢氟烃杂化表面活性剂聚集行为的改变

本文合成并比较了具有和不具有羟基的两种非离子型氢氟烃杂化表面活性剂,它们均表现出良好的热稳定性和优异的表面活性. 实验观察到羟基对改变其溶液的表面张力和所形成胶束的形态具有较大的影响. 该作用可归因于烷烃基团从空气/水表面上方到其下方的重排以及由羟基诱导的界面水结构的扰动. 本工作提供了一种通过修改界面处的取向结构来弱化碳氢链和碳氟链之间的不混溶性,从而利于设计具有不同界面性质表面活性剂的策略.     

Structure and Dynamics of Ethanol Adsorbed on a Mica Surface

The structural and dynamic properties of nanoscale ethanol film on a mica surface are investigated via molecular dynamics simulations.We observe a dense,almost flat ethanol bilayer formed in the vicinity of the mica surface,with the hydrophobic alkyl groups pointing outward from the surface.Remarkably,such ethanol bilayer is laterally well-ordered with patterned adsorption sites.Each ethanol molecule in the first layer donates one hydrogen bond to the surface basal oxygen atoms and accepts one hydrogen bond from that in the second layer.The ethanol molecules within the bilayer exhibit constrained lateral mobility and delayed dynamics as compared with bulk ethanol,whereas those on top of the bilayer have bulk-like characteristics.     

Insights into the adsorption of water and oxygen on the cubic CsPbBr3 surfaces: A first-principles study

The degradation mechanism of the all-inorganic perovskite solar cells in the ambient environment remains unclear. In this paper, water and oxygen molecule adsorptions on the all-inorganic perovskite (CsPbBr₃) surface are studied by density-functional theory calculations. In terms of the adsorption energy, the water molecules are more susceptible than the oxygen molecules to be adsorbed on the CsPbBr₃ surface. The water molecules can be adsorbed on both the CsBr- and PbBr-terminated surfaces, but the oxygen molecules tend to be selectively adsorbed on the CsBr-terminated surface instead of the PbBr-terminated one due to the significant adsorption energy difference. While the adsorbed water molecules only contribute deep states, the oxygen molecules introduce interfacial states inside the bandgap of the perovskite, which would significantly impact the chemical and transport properties of the perovskite. Therefore, special attention should be paid to reduce the oxygen concentration in the environment during the device fabrication process so as to improve the stability and performance of the CsPbBr₃-based devices.     

特定和非特定溶剂化对BPTI在金表面吸附的分子动力学模拟

采用分子动力学方法研究了三种水溶剂环境(即介电常数模型、部分溶剂化模型和全溶剂化模型)中牛胰蛋白酶抑制剂(BPTI)在金表面上的吸附效应. 结果表明BPTI在介电常数模型中会发生快而强的吸附作用并导致蛋白质结构发生大的结构偏差、明显的沿金表面的平铺展开、二级结构的快速消失、更多的原子出现在与金表面强相互作用的区域. 与介电常数模型相比,部分溶剂化模型中蛋白质与金表面间的显含水分子削弱了金的吸附作用,使得吸附速度和结构的变化程度减弱,但金吸附导致的蛋白质紧密水化层的损失仍然使得它的结构发生明显的变化. 蛋白质在全溶剂化的体系中吸附速度和程度是最慢最弱的,结构变化最小并能发生一定程度的旋转来寻找合适的吸附     

脱氧胆酸钇络合物的EXAFS和FTIR表征

用ＥＸＡＦＳ，ＦＴＩＲ以及ＩＣＰ等实验方法，对脱氧胆酸钇的结构进行了初步探讨。实验结果证实，钇与脱氧胆酸配位，生成稀土络合物，其中钇周围有八个氧原子，配位数为八，Ｙ－Ｏ平均距离为０．２３４ｎｍ。脱氧胆酸中羧基氧原子，羟基氧原子均与钇发生配位作用。     

基于第一性原理的CVD金刚石涂层表面氧原子作用分析

采用第一性原理方法研究了氧原子在CVD金刚石涂层表面吸附形成的两种氧掺杂结构的差异及脱附CO的难易程度.仿真计算结果表明：氧原子在金刚石表面顶位和桥位吸附形成C=O羰结构和C-O-C醚结构,改变与其直接成键的局部金刚石结构;C-O-C结构吸附能比C=O结构大,其结构更加稳定;C=O结构断键脱附形成CO的能垒比C-O-C结构更低,CVD金刚石涂层表面脱附CO主要是以C=O断键形成;氢终止表面能够增强碳原子之间成键,提高C=O脱附的能垒,而氧终止表面作用相反,降低脱附能垒.