一氧化氮——一种重要的生物活性分子

讨论了一氧化氮在哺乳动物体内的作用，形成及其重要反应，以期使人们对这种过去只被看作是有毒气体的物质，有一个新的理解和认识。     

蛋白质分子的HNP格点模型

从 6 0种球形蛋白质的结构出发 ,采用Miyazawa Jernigan相互作用矩阵 ,计算了蛋白质分子中氨基酸之间的相互作用能 .发现构成蛋白质分子的 2 0种氨基酸可分成疏水 (Hydrophobic ,H)、中性 (Neutral,N)、亲水(Hydrophilic ,P)基团 .在计算它们之间相互作用能的基础上 ,建立了蛋白质分子的HNP格点模型 .用这个模型计算了二维蛋白质分子在自然态 (Nativestate)时的构象性质 .同时研究了氨基酸序列为HHNHNPNHPP HPNPPHPHPPHHPHNH的折叠过程 ,得到其基态能量为 - 6 4 89RT .这能为研究球形蛋白质的构象性质及折叠过程提供一种更合理的格点模型     

有机污染物分子的STM研究

本文结合本研究室的部分工作,简要介绍了近年来运用扫描隧道显微镜(STM)对吸附在金属及非金属表面的有机污染物分子的结构、界面行为及反应动力学过程研究中所取得的代表性结果,展示了该技术在污染物降解研究中的重要作用及发展前景。     

氯苯分子第一激发态超快动力学

利用时间分辨飞秒光电子影像技术结合时间分辨质谱技术, 研究了氯苯分子第一激发态的超快过程. 266.7 nm单光子将氯苯分子激发至第一激发态. 母体离子时间变化曲线包括了不同的双指数曲线. 一个是时间常数为(152±3) fs的快速组分, 另一个是时间常数为(749±21) ps的慢速组分. 通过时间分辨的光电子影像得到了时间分辨的光电子动能分布和角度分布. 时间常数为(152±3) fs的快速组分反映了第一激发态内部的能量转移过程, 这个过程归属为氯苯分子第一激发态耗散型振动驰豫过程. 时间常数为(749±21) ps的慢速组分反映了第一激发态的慢速内转换过程. 另外, 实验实时观察到典型的非对称陀螺分子(氯苯)激发态的非绝热准直和转动退相干现象. 并推算出第一次转动恢复时间为205.8 ps (C类型)和359.3 ps (J类型).     

溶致凝聚过程中分子链构象的演变

详细讨论了稀溶液、亚浓溶液、浓溶液和极浓溶液中分子链构象的演变,考察了在溶致凝聚过程中分子链的链间相互作用、关联作用和分子链尺寸的变化规律,给出了排除体积的严格定义,引入热关联效应、长程关联效应和全高斯链浓度等概念。指出在不同浓度溶液中,分子链在不同尺度上构象状态不同;在从孤立单链态(良溶液中)向多链聚集态的溶致凝聚过程中,单链的尺寸一直在收缩,由Flory尺寸RF缩小至无扰尺寸R0。这是大分子凝聚过程的一个特点。     

L-色氨酸分子印迹传感器敏感膜的制备与性能

以L-色氨酸(L-Trp)为模板分子, 邻苯二胺(o-PD)为功能单体, 在金电极表面原位合成了分子印迹聚合物敏感膜; 通过循环伏安法(CV)、 差示脉冲伏安法(DPV)和电化学阻抗谱法(EIS)考察了该电极的性能. DPV测试结果表明, 在1×10^-8~2×10^-7 mol/L范围内, 峰电流与L-Trp的浓度呈线性关系, 检出限为0.3×10^-8 mol/L; 选择识别性实验结果表明, L-Trp印迹敏感膜的印迹因子达到3.72, 相对于干扰物的选择因子均大于1, 对与L-Trp结构相似的L-酪氨酸(L-Tyr)的选择因子也达到2.30, 说明该印迹膜对L-Trp具有良好的选择性; 识别过程动力学研究结果表明, 印迹膜对L-Trp的识别是一个两步连续发生的过程, 即快结合过程和慢吸附过程.     

超分子组装体动态重构综合实验

为提高化学及相关专业本科生对超分子化学及耗散结构的认知并锻炼其大学化学综合实验技能，设计了基于鸟苷5’-单磷酸二钠盐与尿素-脲酶计时反应的超分子组装体动态重构综合实验。本实验主要包括基于计时反应的非平衡超分子组装体系构建方法、结构表征、组装体动态重构机制探究等内容。通过科教融合的形式提高学生对科学研究的兴趣，培养学生科学思维；通过本实验的实践，可提升学生综合技能。     

含氧化还原活性基团的荧光分子开关构建与门

报道了一个基于光致电子转移(PET)机理的双稳态荧光分子开关,其中具有氧化还原活性的二茂铁基团作为荧光团蒽PET过程的氧化还原控制单元,通过双Schiff碱C=N键与蒽相连。研究了不同条件下蒽的荧光发射行为。以不同的化学试剂作为体系的输入信号,以不同的荧光发射强度作为输出信号,利用荧光分子开关的质子化反应和氧化反应实现了一个分子水平的逻辑功能。输入信号及其相应的输出结果在分子水平上符合数字逻辑与门的真值表。     

《分子催化》征稿启事

《分子催化》是由中国科学院主管、科学出版社出版,由中国科学院兰州化学物理研究所主办的向国内外公开发行的学术刊物.主要报导有关分子催化方面的最新进展与研究成果.辟有学术论文、研究简报、研究快报及进展评述等栏目.内容侧重于络合催化、酶催化、光助催化、催化过程中的立体化学问题、催化反应机理与动力学、催化剂表面态的研究及     

金属Cu晶化与玻璃化行为的分子动力学模拟

A series of simulations of the crystallization and vitrification processes for metal Cu were carried out by means of the molecular dynamics technique. The radial distribution function, common neighbors, internal energy and volume of the system were recorded during the processes. The atomic internal energy, atomic Voronoi volume and atomic stress field of the relax system were analyzed at zero temperature. The interaction between atoms in the system is described using the embedded atom potential as proposed by Mishin. The simulation results show that crystalline and non-crystalline phases form at lower and higher cooling rates respectively. In comparison to nanocrystals, it is found that metallic glass has higher internal energy and larger volume. The intrinsic stress field is induced by distortion of the lattice.     

Molecular spintronics

The electron spin made its debut in the device world only two decades ago but today our ability of detecting the spin state of a moving electron underpins the entire magnetic data storage industry. This technological revolution has been driven by a constant improvement in our understanding on how spins can be injected, manipulated and detected in the solid state, a field which is collectively named Spintronics. Recently a number of pioneering experiments and theoretical works suggest that organic materials can offer similar and perhaps superior performances in making spin-devices than the more conventional inorganic metals and semiconductors. Furthermore they can pave the way for radically new device concepts. This is Molecular Spintronics, a blossoming research area aimed at exploring how the unique properties of the organic world can marry the requirements of spin-devices. Importantly, after a first phase, where most of the research was focussed on exporting the concepts of inorganic spintronics to organic materials, the field has moved to a more mature age, where the exploitation of the unique properties of molecules has begun to emerge. Molecular spintronics now collects a diverse and interdisciplinary community ranging from device physicists to synthetic chemists to surface scientists. In this critical review, I will survey this fascinating, rapidly evolving, field with a particular eye on new directions and opportunities. The main differences and challenges with respect to standard spintronics will be discussed and so will be the potential cross-fertilization with other fields (177 references).     

Molecular electric polarizabilities

The electric field variant (EFV) Gaussian basis sets of double-zeta (2-) quality are used for the calculation of the electric dipole polarizabilities of diatomic molecules in the Hartree-Fock approximation. The explicit external electric field dependence of the GTO basis set, introduced according to the method described in Part I of this series, is shown to account for the major portion of the electric field induced deformation of the wavefunction. The Polarizabilities obtained in the present calculations are quite close to the best Hartree-Fock results. The deviations from near-Hartree-Fock values amount to 3–8 per cent for the parallel component and to 10–15 per cent for the perpendicular one. It was also shown that the same method leads simultaneously to a considerable improvement of the dipole moments.This research was supported by the Institute of Low Temperatures and Structure Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences.     

Molecular Ionization from Carbon Nanotube Paper

Ambient ionization is achieved by spraying from a carbon nanotube (CNT)‐impregnated paper surface under the influence of small voltages (≥3 V). Organic molecules give simple high‐quality mass spectra without fragmentation in the positive or negative ion modes. Conventional field ionization is ruled out, and it appears that field emission of microdroplets occurs. Microscopic examination of the CNT paper confirms that the nanoscale features at the paper surface are responsible for the high electric fields. Raman spectra imply substantial current flows in the nanotubes. The performance of this analytical method was demonstrated for a range of volatile and nonvolatile compounds and a variety of matrices.     

Molecular alignment in a liquid induced by a nonresonant laser field: Molecular dynamics simulation

We carried out molecular dynamics (MD) simulations for a dilute aqueous solution of pyrimidine in order to investigate the mechanisms of field-induced molecular alignment in a liquid phase. An anisotopically polarizable molecule can be aligned in a liquid phase by the interaction with a nonresonant intense laser field. We derived the effective forces induced by a nonresonant field on the basis of the concept of the average of the total potential over one optical cycle. The results of MD simulations show that a pyrimidine molecule is aligned in an aqueous solution by a linearly polarized field of light intensity I approximately 10(13) W/cm2 and wavelength lambda = 800 nm. The temporal behavior of field-induced alignment is adequately reproduced by the solution of the Fokker-Planck equation for a model system in which environmental fluctuations are represented by Gaussian white noise. From this analysis, we have revealed that the time required for alignment in a liquid phase is in the order of the reciprocals of rotational diffusion coefficients of a solute molecule. The degree of alignment is determined by the anisotropy of the polarizability of a molecule, light intensity, and temperature. We also discuss differences between the mechanisms of optical alignment in a gas phase and a liquid phase.     

Dynamics Studies on Molecular Diffusion in Zeolites

1 INTRODUCTION Zeolites have attracted much attention in both scientific and industrial areas for their special characteristics and multiple uses. Zeolites are composed of TO4 (T = Si, Al, Ga, P, etc.) tetrahedra which are connected with each other by sharing oxygen atoms to produce a complex and repetitive three-dimensional atom network with regular molecular dimension cavities joined by channels. Shape selectivity is the most important property of zeolites. Combined with the possib…     

Molecular switch on a metal surface

We report a theoretical study for the conformational switching of molecules on Au(111) surface in the presence of an applied electric field. Ab initio calculations for N-(2-mercaptoethyl)benzamide indicate that this molecule, when adsorbed, can exist as two stable conformers of nearly equal energies, but the dipoles point in reverse directions with respect to the surface. An electric field can be used to "switch" one conformer to the other, and during this process, there is an abrupt change in the height of the molecule from the surface. This change is expected to cause a conductance switching in the system. Further calculations for N-(2-mercaptoethyl)-4-phenylazobenzamide suggest that the experimentally observed phase switching of this molecule is associated with a conformational change accompanied by dipole reversal.     

共价双金属配合物在分子导线方面的研究进展

共价双金属配合物因其结构的优越性,在分子器件特别是分子导线的研究方面有广阔的应用前景。分子内电子耦合作用的研究是揭示这类配合物构成的分子导线性能的关键之一。本文介绍了共价双金属配合物的分子内电子耦合作用及此类配合物的结构特点,总结了近年来共价双金属配合物在分子导线领域的研究进展,并对共价双金属配合物的发展前景进行了展望。     

Molecular dynamics simulations of polycarbonate doped with Lemke chromophores

In the search for optimal electro-optical modulating materials we report in this work molecular dynamics simulations of polycarbonate doped with Lemke chromophores which is a promising candidate system for materials with such functionality. The simulations cover the electric field poling effects on the chromophore order at a temperature above the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the material, the cooling procedure from liquid state to the glass state in the presence of the poling field, and the back relaxation of the system after removal of the field. Our study shows that electric field poling results in a higher chromophore order and that the order is also maintained during the cooling procedure with the poling field applied. In the liquid state, the applied poling field has little effect on the structure of the material. However, after the cooling procedure, the structure changes significantly because the polymer matrix tends to become closely packed. Our study thus indicates that for the bulk material, the structure of the host matrix is very important in determining the performance of the material.     

Surface Assembly and Molecular Electronics

The use of molecules as electronic devices is one of the focuses in the emerging field of nanotechnology. Two issues of relevance to this topic will be discussed in this lecture. In the first part, I will discuss the interfacial electronic structure and electron transport mechanism at molecular-metal junctions. Recent results from my laboratory revealed the role of chemical anchor in electron transport and the formation of molecular quantum wells at metal/organic interfaces. In the second part, I will present a general strategy to integrate molecular components into silicon technology. The application of this chemistry beyond molecular electronics will also be discussed.