Classification of oxide glasses: A polarizability approach

A classification of binary oxide glasses has been proposed taking into account the values obtained on their refractive index-based oxide ion polarizability α_O2−(n₀), optical basicity Λ(n₀), metallization criterion M(n₀), interaction parameter A(n₀), and ion's effective charges as well as O1s and metal binding energies determined by XPS. Four groups of oxide glasses have been established: glasses formed by two glass-forming acidic oxides; glasses formed by glass-forming acidic oxide and modifier's basic oxide; glasses formed by glass-forming acidic and conditional glass-forming basic oxide; glasses formed by two basic oxides. The role of electronic ion polarizability in chemical bonding of oxide glasses has been also estimated. Good agreement has been found with the previous results concerning classification of simple oxides. The results obtained probably provide good basis for prediction of type of bonding in oxide glasses on the basis of refractive index as well as for prediction of new nonlinear optical materials.     

Synchrotron X-ray absorption of LaCoO3 perovskite

LaCoO₃ perovskite was prepared at 700°C using citrate precursors. The product was then characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The powder XRD pattern indicates rhombohedral or its monoclinic I2/a subgroup symmetry. The electronic configuration and the short-range atomic structure of the LaCoO₃ perovskite at room temperature were investigated using synchrotron near-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XANES) and extended X-ray absorption spectroscopy (EXAFS). From the XANES region of the XAS we conclude that Co(III) is at least partly in its intermediate- or high-spin state, which is in accordance with most of the published literature on LaCoO₃ perovskite. The EXAFS region of the LaCoO₃ perovskite spectrum, which up to now was almost not investigated, was simulated satisfactorily for the first two radial structure peaks in terms of the dominant scattering contributions generated with the FEFF8 code and the structural information available from crystallographic data. The best simulation results were obtained with I2/a symmetry. The obtained amplitude reduction factor, zero-energy shift and Debye-Waller factors are useful reference values for data analyses of similar compounds like partly substituted LaCoO₃ perovskite, such as La_1−xCa_xCoO₃ or La_1−xSr_xCoO₃, which are materials of technical interest in catalyst and other applications.     

A Siloxane Homopolymer with Interacting Ferrocenes as a New Material for the Preparation of Sensors Based on the Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide

The electrochemical characterization of a hydrogen peroxide sensor based on a ferrocene‐containing polymer electrochemically deposited onto a platinum electrode is described. The redox polymer consists of a siloxane‐based homopolymer, with pendant electronically communicated ferrocenyl moieties. The electrodes were used as the transducer for glucose and lactate‐sensing enzyme sensors. Amperometric biosensors were prepared by immobilization of glucose oxidase (Gox) or lactate oxidase (Lox) onto these modified electrodes. The steady‐state amperometric response of the sensors is investigated as a function of the applied potential and substrate concentration. Interferences, sensitivity and stability of the sensors were also studied.     

C28X4（X=H,Cl）,CX4（X=H,Cl）的结构和电子光谱的理论研究

用ＩＮＤＯ法对Ｃ２８Ｘ４（Ｘ＝Ｈ，Ｃｌ）和ＣＸ４（Ｘ＝Ｈ，Ｃｌ）进行几何构型优化，得到Ｔｄ对称性的构型Ｃ２８Ｘ４有４种键、４种不等同原子，基态为稳定的闭壳层分子，以此构型为基础计算了上述分子的电子光谱，并预测Ｃ２８Ｘ４的电子光谱。     

PHOTOEMISSION WITHIN AND BEYOND THE ONE-STEP MODEL

Photoemission in the vacuum ultraviolet photon regime has proved to be an effective tool for the investigation of valence band surface electronic structure. The interpretation cannot be exclusively confined to the valence bands but has to consider cross sections with realistic final states consistently designed within the one-step model. Therefore especially in the surface sensitive photoemission, several effects hide the final goal of deducing the energetic and wavefunction structure together with microscopic potential parameters through a convincing agreement of calculated with measured spectra. The final states band structure is much less well understood than the valence band structure under consideration. The optical potential, which controls the surface sensitivity through the underlying damping mechanisms, widely relies on empirical assumptions. Furthermore, the photon field is not only strongly influenced but in the vicinity of the plasma frequency also deteriorated by the electronic response. In view of high resolution spectroscopy the accuracy of the data interpretation is affected, and in fact, band-mapping methods are no longer valid. Examples of recent calculations to account for these effects are reviewed.     

沙蚕毒系化合物的结构与生物活性关系

用ＭＮＤＯ－ＰＭ３方法对沙蚕毒系化合物二氢沙蚕毒，硫氰酸酯，巴丹，杀虫单及其异构件的几何构型进行了全自由度优化，并计算了其电子结构，讨论了生物活性与几何构型和电了结构的关系。     

硝基烃光异构化反应的密度泛函理论计算

采用DFT(B3LYP)计算方法, 在6-31G*水平上获得了反式-β-硝基苯乙烯、硝基乙烯和硝基甲烷基态异构化反应时的过渡态分子结构, 并计算了异构化能垒及激发态电子跃迁能. 结果显示, 反式-β-硝基苯乙烯和硝基苯与硝基甲烷相比具有较短的过渡态C—N键长, 较低的异构化能垒, 并且随着不饱和度的增加, 硝基苯和反式-β-硝基苯乙烯电子垂直跃迁能与基态异构化反应过渡态之间能量的差值ΔE迅速减小. 从能量的角度分析, 取代基的不饱和度越大, 越有利于激发态势能面与异构化反应势能面发生锥型或漏斗交叉, 因而越有利于光化学反应沿光异构化通道进行. 激发态分子的初始电子运动的定域或离域特征的差别可能是导致硝基苯等硝基芳烃与硝基甲烷等硝基烷烃光解通道不同的一个重要原因.     

Structure and Dynamics of Methyl-substituted Beryllocene: [Be(C5Me5)2]

In this paper we study theoretically the molecular structure of [Be(C₅Me₅)₂], with special interest in similarities and differences found in the computed geometric parameters, depending on the treatment of the electron correlation used. Given the low energy differences found between the different configurations studied (less than 4 kcal mol⁻¹), and the high fluxionality found in experimental studies for this compound, we analyzed the dynamics of the system by means of first principles molecular dynamics calculations. A complex dynamics is found and analyzed in terms of two molecular rearrangement processes: 1,2-sigmatropic intraring rearrangement and a ring inversion mechanism that interchanges the roles (with regard to their coordination to the central Be atom) of the two rings.Dedicated to Dr. Jeal Paul Malrieu on occasion of his 65th birthday.     

Quantitative analysis of photoelectron angular distribution of single-domain organic monolayer film: NTCDA on GeS(0 0 1)

Angle-resolved photoelectron spectra were measured for a single-domain monolayer film of naphthalene-1,4,5,8-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (NTCDA) prepared on a cleaved GeS(0 0 1) surface using synchrotron radiation. The observed photoelectron angular distributions were analyzed by a calculation using the single-scattering approximation combined with molecular orbital calculation. With the help of the low-energy electron diffraction pattern, the structure of the NTCDA monolayer on GeS(0 0 1) was estimated quantitatively.