PdH2、YH2分子的结构与势能函数

用密度泛函理论的B3LYP方法,对钯和钇原子采用SDD收缩价基函数,氢原子采用6-311＋＋G**全电子基函数,对PdH2和YH2体系的结构进行优化计算,得到PdH2分子最稳态为C2v构型,电子组态为1A1,平衡核间距RPdH=0.1692 nm,键角∠HPdH=29.4°,离解能De=5.5212 eV,基态简正振动频率:ν1(b2)=1470.1 cm－1、ν2(a1)=1007.9 cm－1、ν3(a1)=2907.0 cm－1.YH2分子最稳态也为C2v构型,电子组态2A1,RYH=0.1962 nm,∠HYH=114.3°,De=5.6691 eV,基态简正振动频率:ν1(b2)=1457.9 cm－1、ν2(a1)=476.0 cm－1、ν3(a1)=1506.3 cm－1.由微观过程的可逆性原理分析了分子的可能离解极限.并用多体项展式理论方法分别导出基态PdH2和YH2分子的势能函数,其等值势能面图准确地再现了PdH2和YH2分子的结构特征和离解能,由此讨论了Pd ＋ H2和Y ＋ H2分子反应的势能面静态特征.     

Surface free energy of a solid from contact angle hysteresis

Nature of contact angle hysteresis is discussed basing on the literature data (Colloids Surf. A 189 (2001) 265) of dynamic advancing and receding contact angles of n-alkanes and n-alcohols on a very smooth surface of 1,1,2,-trichloro-1,2,2,-trifluoroethane (FC-732) film deposited on a silicon plate. The authors considered the liquid absorption and/or retention (swelling) processes responsible for the observed hysteresis. In this paper hysteresis is considered to be due to the liquid film left behind the drop during retreating of its contact line. Using the contact angle hysteresis an approach is suggested for evaluation of the solid surface free energy. Molecular spacing and the film structure are discussed to explain the difference in n-alkanes and n-alcohols behaviour as well as to explain the difference between dispersion free energy gamma(s)(d) and total surface free energy gamma(s)(tot) of FC-732, as determined from the advancing contact angles and the hysteresis, respectively.     

Plastic deformation and performance of engineering polymer materials

The plastic deformation mechanism operating in polymer glasses is analyzed. The whole process consists of two main stages: nucleation of special shear defects, called PSTs (plastic shear transformations), and their disappearance. The important feature of plastic deformation of glasses is the storage of a large amount of internal energy ΔU_def upon straining. Such energy storage is the critical issue for mechanical performance of polymeric material: if the amount of stored energy is high, the appearance of macroscopic failure is very probable while glassy materials collecting a small amount of stored deformation energy are quite ductile. It is proposed that the rate of disappearance of PSTs is a key factor in dissipation of stored deformation energy. A parameter describing the dissipation ability of material upon deformation is introduced.     

Influence of solvent polarity upon salt solubilities,II: Solubilities of two potassium carboxylates at 85°C in aqueous 1,4-dioxane

The solubilities of potassium acetate and benzoate in aqueous 1,4-dioxane at a temperature of 85°C are reported together with a quasi-thermodynamic general treatment of the experimental results.This brief contribution is a second report upon the results of systematic solubility measurements, commenced with Ref.¹, which have been performed by Dr.John A. McNaney during his abruptly truncated lifetime.     

Geometries and electronic structures of W4 and W clusters

Geometries and electronic structures of W₄ and W clusters were studied by use of density functional methods B3LYP, B3P86, B3PW91, BHLYP, BLYP, and MPW1PW91. The calculated results indicate that the three‐dimensional structure of singlet state with either D_2d symmetry (B3LYP, B3P86, B3PW91, BLYP, and MPW1PW91) or C_2v symmetry (BHLYP) is the ground state for the W₄ cluster. For the W cluster, the doublet state is preferred, and the most stable structure is also 3D with either D_2d symmetry (B3LYP, B3PW91, BHLYP, BLYP) or C_2v symmetry (B3P86 and MPW1PW91). The calculated electron affinity at B3P86 gives the best performance compared with experiment. For the dissociation channel, W + W₃ is suggested to be the possible route for the W₄ cluster. For the W cluster, W + W is the most likely route for dissociation, in agreement with experiment. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005     

SiO2·(CO)n(n=1～2)结构和属性的理论研究

用密度泛函理论详细地研究了SiO2·(CO)n(n=1～2)的结构和属性.研究表明,SiO2·CO是一个T形的具有C2v对称性的分子,SiO2·(CO)2具有C2对称性的分子;频率计算结果与实验值一致,CO在与SiO2成键过程中,C-O伸缩振动频率有所增加,说明静电势在复合过程中起了重要作用;基组重叠误差(BSSE)修正在计算相互作用能时不可忽视,相互作用能和解离能的计算以及NBO分析表明,SiO2·(CO)2中的SiO2与CO之间的作用相对SiO2·CO来说较弱;SiO2和CO2与CO的成键特点不同,主要是缘于SiO2与CO2的能隙不同.     

THERMODYNAMIC STUDY OF ADSORPTION OF PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION BY A WATER-COMPATIBLE HYPERCROSSLINKED POLYMERIC ADSORBENT

Equilibrium data for the adsorption of phenolic compounds, i.e., phenol, p-cresol, p-chlorophenol and p-nitrophenol from aqueous solutions by a water-compatible hypercrosslinked polymeric adsorbent (NJ-8) within temperature range of 283-323 K were obtained and correlated with a Freundlich-type of isotherm equation, so that equilibrium constants KF and n were obtained. The capacities of equilibrium adsorption for all the four phenolic compounds on the NJ-8 from aqueous solutions are around 2 times as high as those of Amberlite XAD-4, which may be attributed to the unusual micropore structure and the partial polarity on the network. The values of the enthalpy (always negative) are indicative of an exothermic process, which manifests the adsorption of all the four phenolic compounds on the two polymeric adsorbents to be a process of physical adsorption. The negative values of free energy change show that the solute is more concentrated on the adsorbent than in the bulk solution. The absolute free energy values of adsorption for NJ-8 are always higher than those for Amberlite XAD-4, which indicates that phenolic compounds are preferentially adsorbed on NJ-8. The negative values of the adsorption entropy are consistent with the restricted mobilities of adsorbed molecules of phenolic compounds as compared with the molecules in solution. The adsorption entropy values of phenolic compounds for NJ-8 are lower than those for Amberlite XAD-4, which means the micropores of NJ-8 require more orderly arranged adsorbate.     

Some Comments on the Matter Wave-light Wave Hypothesis

From the de Broglie matter wave hypothesis and Planck’s energy quantization law, and assuming conservation of energy in the absorption of a photon and its consequent conversion to kinetic energy of motion by a material particle initially at rest, one can deduce a simple mathematical relationship between the wavelength λ (or frequency ν), of the photon absorbed by the particle at rest, and the resulting de Broglie matter wave length, λ_D, of the particle with kinetic energy of motion of mv²/2. The relationship so deduced, λ_D∝√λ, suggests that visible wavelengths of light, from about 4000 ?, in the violet, to beyond about 7000 ?, in the red, on absorption by an electron at rest, lead to material electron wavelengths, λ_D, of the order of the size of the electron transfer proteins seen in the photosynthetic reaction centers of photosynthesizing organisms, at about a size of 50–100 ?. In addition to understanding the mechanism of photosynthesis as a material wave mediated phenomenon, further areas of importance of the relations pointed out in this paper are in the design of experiments to gain a deeper understanding of the basic tenets of wave mechanics, and in the use of tunable lasers to probe various properties of material waves, and to precisely control their properties for applications including lithography.     

On the accuracy of correlation energy calculated by the correlation factor method: first- and second-row atoms

Summary The correlation energy of two- and four-isoelectronic series, a representative example for which the existing spin-density functionals fails, is calculated using the Colle and Salvetti method, considering mono- and multideterminantal wave functions. The results are in agreement with experimental data, and show the potentiality of this method when it is applied to wave functions including the most relevant configurational features. Also, results for the ionization energies and electron affinities of first- and second-row atoms are reported.