Valence of elements in HgBa_2Ca_(n-1)Cu_nO_(2n+2+δ)(n=1, 2, 3, 4)

HgBa2Can-1CunO2n+2+( (n=1, 2, 3, 4) 1 are tetragonal with space group space P4/mmm. For n=1,2,3, nearly single-phase crystals were obtained, while for n=4, the sample was primarily a mixture of the n=3 and 4 phases. These materials also possessed the highest Tc values yet observed for any superconductors. In this paper, the valences of elements in the title compounds were calculated from bond valence sum method 2. The calculated bond covalency, valences of elements were summarized in Table …     

Li-storage and cycling properties of Sn–Sb-mixed oxides, (M1/2Sb1/2Sn)O4, M = In, Fe

The mixed oxide compounds, (M_1/2Sb_1/2Sn)O₄, M = In and Fe are prepared by the high-temperature solid-state reaction, at 800 °C for M = In and at 1,150 °C for M = Fe. High-energy ballmilling is used to reduce the particle size to nm-range. The compounds are characterized by X-ray diffraction, Rietveld refinement, scanning electron microscopy, and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area methods. The Li-storage and cycling properties of the bare and ballmilled compounds are evaluated by galvanostatic cycling at ~0.15 C and in the voltage ranges 0.005–1.0 and 0.005–1.2 V vs. Li up to 50 (or 100) cycles and by cyclic voltammetry (CV) at room temperature. Effect of electrode heat treatment and carbon nanotube (CNT) addition is also studied. Initial reversible capacities in the range 425–550 mAh g^?1 are observed depending on the metal (M) upper cut-off voltage, CNT content and electrode heat treatment. Ballmilled (In_1/2Sb_1/2Sn)O₄ showed a stable capacity of 445 mAh g^-1 up to 30 cycles and 5 % capacity fading after 50 cycles. In all other cases, capacity fading is observed ranging from 9 to 60 %. The CV showed that the main cathodic and anodic peaks occur at 0.15–0.25 V and ~0.5 V vs. Li, respectively, for both M. The reaction mechanism involves alloying–de-alloying reactions of Sn and In with Li₃Sb or Fe acting as conducting matrix, and corroborated by the ex-situ X-ray diffraction data on (In_1/2Sb_1/2Sn)O₄.     

Interactions of M(z)-X complexes (M = Cu, Ag, and Au; X = He, Ne, and Ar; and z = ±1)

The coupled cluster singles and doubles method with perturbative treatment of triple excitations is applied to calculate the potentials of M(z)-X complexes (M = Cu, Ag, and Au; X = He, Ne, and Ar; and z = ±1). The bond functions and the basis set superposition errors are considered to obtain accurate interaction energies. The potential energy curves of all complexes are obtained. The vibrational energy levels and the spectroscopic parameters for these complexes are determined. The analytical potential energy functions are also fitted based on the potential energies.     

Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Analysis of La(1-x)M(x)MnO(3+δ) (M = Ce, Sr) Perovskite-Like Nanostructured Catalysts

The physical-chemical properties of some nanostructured perovskite-like catalysts of general formula La(1-x)M(x)MnO(3+δ) (M = Ce, Sr) have been investigated, in particular by using the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technique. We show that the interplay between the -O-Mn(3+)-O-Mn(4+)-O- electron double-exchange and the electron mobility is strictly dependent on the dopant nature and the annealing conditions in air. A relationship between the observed properties of these samples and their activity in the methane flameless catalytic combustion is proposed.     

Role of B-site ion on proton conduction in acceptor-doped Sm2B2O(7-δ) (B = Ti, Sn, Zr and Ce) pyrochlores and C-type compounds

Proton conduction in three pyrochlores, Sm(1.92)Ca(0.08)B(2)O(7-δ), B = Ti, Sn, Zr and one phase with a related C-type fluorite superstructure, B = Ce, has been investigated. The samples were prepared by solid state reaction. Infrared spectroscopy measurements and thermogravimetric analysis were carried out to study the extent of proton dissolution and determine its dependence on the B-site ion. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, performed on heating and cooling pre-hydrated samples, confirmed significant levels of proton conduction for Sm(1.92)Ca(0.08)Ti(2)O(7-δ) and Sm(1.92)Ca(0.08)Sn(2)O(7-δ) up to T～ 500 °C. In comparison the B = Zr and Ce samples revealed lower levels of proton conductivity, confined to temperatures below ～ 400 °C. Proton diffusion coefficients of 3.36 × 10(-8), 1.73 × 10(-9), 5.53 × 10(-10) and 2.78 × 10(-11) cm(2) s(-1) were determined at 300 °C for samples with B = Ti, Sn, Zr and Ce respectively. The proton mobility of Sm(1.92)Ca(0.08)Ti(2)O(7-δ) is therefore approximately one order of magnitude lower than that found in yttrium-doped perovskite phases such as BaZrO(3) and BaCeO(3).     

Thermal activation of methane and ethene by bare MO·+ (M=Ge, Sn, and Pb): a combined theoretical/experimental study

The thermal ion/molecule reactions (IMRs) of the Group 14 metal oxide radical cations MO ^{. +} (M=Ge, Sn, Pb) with methane and ethene were investigated. For the MO ^{. +}/CH₄ couples abstraction of a hydrogen atom to form MOH⁺ and a methyl radical constitutes the sole channel. The nearly barrier‐free process, combined with a large exothermicity as revealed by density functional theory (DFT) calculations, suggests a fast and efficient reaction in agreement with the experiment. For the IMR of MO ^{. +} with ethene, two competitive channels exist: hydrogen‐atom abstraction (HAA) from and oxygen‐atom transfer (OAT) to the organic substrate. The HAA channel, yielding C₂H₃ ^. and MOH⁺ predominates for the GeO ^{. +}/ethene system, while for SnO ^{. +} and PbO ^{. +} the major reaction observed corresponds to the OAT producing M⁺ and C₂H₄O. The DFT‐derived potential‐energy surfaces are consistent with the experimental findings. The behavior of the metal oxide cations towards ethene can be explained in terms of the bond dissociation energies (BDEs) of MO⁺? H and M⁺? O, which define the hydrogen‐atom affinity of MO⁺ and the oxophilicity of M⁺, respectively. Since the differences among the BDEs(MO⁺? H) are rather small and the hydrogen‐atom affinities of the three radical cations MO ^{. +} exceed the BDE(CH₃? H) and BDE(C₂H₃? H), hydrogen‐atom abstraction is possible thermochemically. In contrast, the BDEs(M⁺? O) vary quite substantially; consequently, the OAT channel becomes energetically less favorable for GeO ^{. +} which exhibits the highest oxophilicity among these three group 14 metal ions.     

Spectroscopic analysis of the coupled 1(1)Π, 2(3)Σ+ (Ω = 0-, 1), and b(3)Π (Ω = 0±, 1, 2) states of the KRb molecule using both ultracold molecules and molecular beam experiments

We report the spectroscopic characterization of excited electronic states of KRb by combining spectra from molecular beam (MB) experiments with those from ultracold molecules (UM) formed by photoassociation (PA) of ultracold atoms. Spectra involving the 1(1)Π, 2(3)Σ(+), and b(3)Π states in a strongly perturbed region have been identified. This approach provides a powerful method to identify the vibrational levels of the excited electronic states perturbed globally by neighboring electronic states. This is because the two sets of spectra from the UM and the MB experiments probe the same energy region from very different initial electronic states. The UM experiments utilize high v' levels of the a(3)Σ(+) state with large internuclear separations, while the MB experiments utilize low v' levels of the ground X(1)Σ(+) state with near-equilibrium internuclear separations. Only the Ω = 1 levels of the 2(3)Σ(+) and b(3)Π states are observed in the MB spectra, while the Ω = 0(-), 1 levels of the 2(3)Σ(+) state and the Ω = 0(±), 1, 2 levels of the b(3)Π state are observed in the UM spectra.     

Two-step hydrothermal synthesis of submicron Li(1+x)Ni(0.5)Mn(1.5)O(4-δ) for lithium-ion battery cathodes (x = 0.02, δ = 0.12)

A facile two-step hydrothermal method is developed for the large-scale preparation of lithium nickel manganese oxide spinel as a cathode material for lithium ion batteries. In the reaction, nickel is introduced in a first step at neutral pH, followed by lithium insertion under base to form a product having composition Li(1.02)Ni(0.5)Mn(1.5)O(3.88). The X-ray diffraction pattern and Raman spectroscopy of the synthesized material support a cubic Fd3m structure in which Ni and Mn are disordered on the 16d Wyckoff site, necessary for good cycling characteristics. XP spectroscopy and elemental analysis confirms that Mn remains reduced in the final product (Z(Mn) = 3.82) and that two different chemical environments for Ni exist on the surface. SEM imaging shows a primary particle size of ~200 nm, and galvanostatic cycling of the material vs. Li(+/0) gives a reversible gravimetric capacity of ~120 mA h g(-1) at 1 C rate (147 mA g(-1)) with reversible cycling up to 1470 mA g(-1), supported by rapid Li(+) diffusion. The capacity fade at 1 C is substantial, 17.3% over the first 100 cycles between 3.4 and 5.0 V. However, when the voltage limits are altered, the capacity retention is excellent: nearly 100% when cycled either between 3.4 and 4.4 V (where oxygen vacancies are not electrochemically active) or 89% when cycled between 4.4 and 5.0 V (where the Jahn-Teller active Mn(4+/3+) couple is not accessed).     

Redox chemistry and magnetism of LaSrM(0.5)Ru(0.5)O(4±δ) (M = Co, Ni and Zn) Ruddlesden-Popper phases

The n = 1 Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) phases LaSrM(0.5)Ru(0.5)O(4±δ) (M = Co, Ni and Zn) have been prepared by solid state reactions and structurally characterized by powder X-ray and electron diffraction. All the samples adopt the tetragonal I4/mmm space group with random M and Ru cation occupation on the B-sites. The potential causes of no cation ordering are discussed. A combined analysis of the tolerance factors, the distortion of the octahedral coordination of M and Ru cations and the magnetic interactions between M and Ru cations provide a better understanding for forming a phase with 3D cation ordering on the B-sites in the n = 1 RP phases. The investigation of XPS spectra suggests that the transition element species exist as mixed ion pairs, Ru((4-δ)+)-Ru(4+)? Co(2+)-Co(3+) in LaSrCo(0.5)Ru(0.5)O(4), and Ru(4+)-Ru((4+δ)+)? Ni(+)-Ni(2+) in LaSrNi(0.5)Ru(0.5)O(4), which is consistent with cation disorder over the B sites. LaSrCo(0.5)Ru(0.5)O(4) shows a weakly ferromagnetic behaviour below 50 K; LaSrNi(0.5)Ru(0.5)O(4) is evidenced by the presence of long-range magnetic ordering at a Néel temperature of 125 K, and LaSrZn(0.5)Ru(0.5)O(4) exhibits a paramagnetic behaviour down to 5 K. Due to atomic disorder, Ru4d, O2p covalent coupling is weakened, strengthening the intraatomic spin-spin coupling among the π* electrons. Charge transfer between Ru and Co or Ru and Ni, as well as the increasing overlap of both nearest-neighbour and next-nearest-neighbour Ru 4d electrons due to atomic disorder, favour the formation of ferromagnetic interactions. Although antiferromagnetism is dominant, particularly in LaSrNi(0.5)Ru(0.5)O(4), ferromagnetic interactions are stronger in the title compounds than in the related La(2)MRuO(6) (M = Co, Ni) double perovskites where the B-site cations are ordered.     

CnBδ(δ=0, ±1; n =1～6)团簇的结构、稳定性和光谱

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)的B3LYP方法,在6-31G*和6-311＋G(3df)水平上对C_nB(n=1～6)团簇及其阴离子和阳离子的几何构型和电子结构进行了优化和振动频率计算.得到了C_nB(n=1～6)团簇的电离能,绝热电子亲合势以及C_nB^δ(δ=0,±1)团簇的能隙.结果表明C_nB^－(n=1～6)团簇的基态构型均为线形,这与等电子的C_n簇合物的结构是一致的; C_nB(n=1～6)团簇的基态构型中,除C₂B为不对称的三角形,C₆B为具有C_2v对称性的环状结构外,其余均为线形结构.阳离子团簇中n=2、3、6的基态结构具有C_2v对称性外,其它几个均为线形结构.从几何参数和振动频率上发现,采用密度泛函B3LYP方法在6-311＋G(3df)和6-31G*两种基组上计算得到的键长参数和振动频率非常接近,说明B3LYP方法在计算C_nB簇合物结构参数上对于基组的选择是不太敏感的.通过对C_nB(n=1～6)的光电子能谱性质的研究发现,C₄B容易获得一个电子形成阴离子团簇,但失去一个电子是很困难的,这与实验上观测到的结果非常吻合.     

Micro- and nanostructure of (Sn1−xGex)S mixed crystals

Mixed crystals (Sn_1−xGe_x)S had been prepared by a reaction of solvochemically activated tin and activated germanium with elemental sulfur. The homogeneity of the samples and the sizes of the crystals depend on the annealing temperature. Nanocrystals and larger crystals exhibit characteristic planar defects. The defects real structure was reconstructed from HRTEM observations. Image simulations indicate that two models of the real structure are consistent with the experimental data. Both models are characterized by a combination of structural features of the high and low temperature phases of SnS.     

Quantum-mechanical calculation of the reactions D + FH(ν = 0, 1, 2) → DF(ν′) + H and H + FD(ν = 0, 1, 2, 3) → HF(ν′) + D on a realistic potential energy surface

Collinear (two-mathematical-dimensional (2MD)) coupled-channel quantum-mechanical calculations have been performed on the reactions D + FH(ν = 0, 1, 2) → DF(ν′) + H and H + FD(ν = 0, 1, 2, 3) → HF(ν′) + D on a potential energy surface with a 40 kcal/mole barrier to exchange. This barrier height is close to that predicted by ab initio calculations and suggested by experiments. The relative effectiveness of reagent vibrational and translational excitation to promote reaction is considered. A one-mathematical-dimensional (1MD) model for these reactions is constructed and is shown to work very well for the D + FH reaction at high temperatures, and less well for that reaction at lower temperatures as well as for the reverse H + FD reaction. Possible reasons for the breakdowns of this model are discussed.     

Magnetization, Mössbauer and isothermal dilatometric behavior of oxidized YBa(Co,Fe)4O(7+δ)

M?ssbauer spectroscopy and magnetization studies of YBaCo(4-x)Fe(x)O(7+δ) (x = 0-0.8) oxidized at 0.21 and 100 atm O(2), indicate an increasing role of penta-coordinated Co(3+) states when the oxygen content approaches 8-8.5 atoms per formula unit. Strong magnetic correlations are observed in YBaCo(4-x)Fe(x)O(8.5) from 2 K up to 55-70 K, whilst the average magnetic moment of Co(3+) is lower than that for δ ≤ 0.2, in correlation with the lower (57)Fe(3+) isomer shifts determined from M?ssbauer spectra. The hypothesis on dominant five-fold coordination of cobalt cations was validated by molecular dynamics modeling of YBaCo(4)O(8.5). The iron solubility limit in YBaCo(4-x)Fe(x)O(7+δ) corresponds to approximately x ≈ 0.7. The oxygen intercalation processes in YBaCo(4)O(7+δ) at 470-700 K, analyzed by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry and controlled-atmosphere dilatometry, lead to unusual volume expansion opposing to the cobalt cation radius variations. This behavior is associated with increasing cobalt coordination numbers and with rising local distortions and disorder in the crystal lattice on oxidation, predicted by the computer simulations. When the oxygen partial pressure increases from 4 × 10(-5) to 1 atm, the linear strain in YBaCo(4)O(7+δ) ceramics at 598 K is as high as 0.33%.     

Adducts and dimers of SFn+ (n = 1–5) with benzene,acetonitrile, and pyridine. Gas-phase generation and ab initio structures and thermochemistry

Pentaquadrupole (QqQqQ) mass spectrometry is used to explore the abilities of gaseous SF_n⁺ (n = 1–5) ions to form adducts and dimers with three π-electron rich molecules—benzene, acetonitrile, and pyridine, whereas ab initio calculations estimate most feasible structures, bond dissociation energies (BDEs), and reaction enthalpies of the observed products. With benzene, SF⁺ reacts by net H-by-SF^+· replacement. As suggested by the calculations, this novel benzene reaction forms ionized benzenesulfenyl fluoride, C₆H₅–SF^+·, via a Wheland-type intermediate that spontaneously loses a H atom. SF₃⁺ forms a rare, loosely bonded π complex with benzene, [Bz ⋯ SF₃]⁺, which is stable toward both H and HF loss. No dimer, Bz₂SF₃⁺, is formed. According to calculations, an unsymmetrically bonded, π-coordinated Bz₂SF₃⁺ dimer exists, i.e. (Bz–SF₃ ⋯ Bz)⁺, but its formation from [Bz ⋯ SF₃]⁺ is endothermic; hence, thermodynamically unfavorable. With acetonitrile, SF₂^+·, SF₃⁺, and SF₅⁺ form both adducts and dimers. CH₃–C^·N–SF₂⁺ (a new distonic ion) and CH₃CN–SF₅⁺ are covalently bonded, but CH₃CN ⋯ SF₃⁺ is loosely bonded. The binding natures of the acetonitrile adducts are reflected in the dimers; [CH₃CN–SF₂ ⋯ NCCH₃]^+· and [CH₃CN–SF₅ ⋯ NCCH₃]⁺ are unsymmetrically bonded, whereas [CH₃CN ⋯ SF₃ ⋯ NCCH₃]⁺ is symmetrically and loosely bonded. Such dimers as [CH₃CN ⋯ SF₃ ⋯ NCCH₃]⁺ are ideal for measurements of ion affinity via the Cooks’ kinetic method. With pyridine, only SF₃⁺ forms adduct and dimer. Py–SF₃⁺ is covalently bonded through nitrogen; [Py ⋯ SF₃ ⋯ Py]⁺ is loosely but unsymmetrically bonded. The unsymmetric 2.28 and 2.44 Å long N–S bonds in [Py ⋯ SF₃ ⋯ Py]⁺, which are expected to rapidly interconvert, result likely from steric hindrance that forces orthogonal alignment of the two pyridine rings. Most observed adducts and dimers display relatively high BDEs, i.e. they are formed in thermodynamically favorable reactions. The extents of dissociation of the adducts and dimers observed in MS³ experiments reflect the structures and BDEs predicted by the calculations.     

Electronic structure of the surface compounds ≡SiOElCl3 (El, = C,Si, Ge,Sn) and their thermal stability

The SCF MO LCA0 method in the MNDO approximation has been used to consider the electronic structure of the surface compounds SlODlCl₃ (El = C, Si, Ge, Sn), modelled by extended clusters. The thermal stabilities of these groups are compared and conclusions ore drawn about the probable mechanism of the interaction of the surface silanol groups of SiO₂ with ElCl₄ molecules.Institute for Surface Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Kiev. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 19–22, January–February, 1991. Original article submitted March 11, 1990.     

Structure and stability for (AlN)_n~+ and (AlN)_n~- (n=1-15) clusters

Using density functional theory (DFT) method with 6-31G* basis set, we have carried out the optimizing calculation of geometry, vibrational frequency and thermodynamical stability for(AIN)n+ and (AIN)n- (n =1-15) clusters. Moreover, their ionic potential (IP) and electron affinity(EA) were discussed. The results show that the electrical charge condition of the cluster has a relatively great impact on the structure of the cluster and with the increase of n, this kind of impactis reduced gradually. There are no AI-AI and N-N bonds in the stable structure of (AIN)n+ or (AIN)n-, and the AI-N bond is the sole bond type. The magic number regularity of (AIN)n+, and (AIN)n- is consistent with that for (AIN)n, indicating that the structure with even n such as 2, 4,6, … is more stable. In addition, (AIN)10 has the maximal ionization power (9.14 eV) and the minimal electron affinity energy (0.19 eV), which manifests that (AIN)10 is more stable than other clusters.     

掺杂对超导体(Tl1-x-yPbxMy)Sr2(Ca0.8Ln0.2)Cu2O7-δ(M=Sn4+或Sb5+, Ln=Y,La, Nd或Pr)性能的影响

Subramanian et al. found superconductivity at 80 K in Tl_(0.5)Pb_(0.5)Sr_2CaCu_2O_y sample with YBa_2 Cu_3 O_(7-δ)-like structure. However, there is unstable factor in the structure of the superconductor. Total plus valence is 12.5, and total minus valence is 14. The structure was further stabilized by partial substitution of Y, La, Nd orPr for Ca and Sn~(4+) or Sb~(5+) for (Tl, Pb), so that T_c was achieved above 100 K. For example, T_c is about 103 K in a sample with nominal composition (Tl_(0.4) Pb_(0.5)Sn_(0.2))Sr_2(Ca_(0.8)Y_(0.2))Cu_2O_(7-δ). During the preparation of superconductors, the temperature of samples was very slowly down after sintering, or samples were annealed at 500—700 ℃. The samples absorbed the oxygen during cooling, but no phase change occured. Appropriate amount of the oxygen made T_e higher.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structures,and Properties of (4,4'-Hbipy)2[Sn2(C2O4)3] and (4,4'-Hmbipy)[SnX2] (X = C2O42–, m = 2; X = Cl,m = 0; bipy = bipyridine)

Three new tin coordination compounds (4,4'-Hbipy)₂[Sn₂(C₂O₄)₃] ( 1 ), (4,4'-H₂bipy)[Sn(C₂O₄)₂] ( 2 ), and SnCl₂(4,4'-bipy) ( 3 ) were synthesized under hydro-(solvo-)thermal conditions and their crystal structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Compound 1 exhibits a ionic structure based on discrete [4,4'-Hbipy]⁺ cations and [Sn₂(C₂O₄)₃]^2– anions. These two units are linked via N–H ··· O hydrogen bonds to form a pseudo-one-dimensional zigzag hydrogen-bonded chain. In compound 2 , four-coordinate Sn atoms form monomeric tin dioxalato complexes, which are connected to the doubly protonated [4,4'-H₂bipy]²⁺ cations through N–H ··· O hydrogen bonded to give a one-dimensional zigzag hydrogen-bonded chain. Compound 3 forms a three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded network, in which ¹_∞[SnCl₂(4,4'-bipy)] linear chains are interconnected to each other by C–H ··· Cl hydrogen bonding. The solid-state UV/Vis/NIR diffuse reflectance spectroscopy shows that three compounds are broadband semiconductors. The thermogravimetric analysis evidences the thermal stability of the three compounds up to 175, 201, and 246 °C, respectively.