Evidence of a two-state picture for supercooled water and its connections with glassy dynamics

The picture of liquid water as consisting of a mixture of molecules of two different structural states (structured, low-density molecules and unstructured, high-density ones) represents a belief that has been around for long time awaiting for a conclusive validation. While in the last years some indicators have indeed provided certain evidence for the existence of structurally different “species”, a more definite bimodality in the distribution function of a sound structural quantity would be desired. In this context, our present work combines the use of a structural parameter with a minimization technique to yield neat bimodal distributions in a temperature range within the supercooled liquid regime, thus clearly revealing the presence of two populations of differently structured water molecules. Furthermore, we elucidate the role of the inter-conversion between the identified two kinds of states for the dynamics of structural relaxation, thus linking structural information to dynamics, a long-standing issue in glassy physics.     

硫脲21A激发态扭曲几何结构的共振拉曼光谱和理论研究

获得了硫脲在水和乙腈溶液中A吸收带的共振拉曼光谱,通过B3LYP/6-311++G(3df,3pd)和RCIS/6-311++G(3df,3pd)分别对硫脲的电子跃迁和2¹A 激发态鞍点结构进行了研究．对共振拉曼光谱进行了归属,并通过含时波包理论对吸收光谱和共振拉曼光谱进行拟合,结果表明硫脲动态结构特征主要沿着：C=S伸缩振动ν₆(|△|=0.95)、H₅N₃H₆+H₈N₄H₇弯曲振动ν₅(|△|=0.19)、NCN对称伸缩振动+C=S伸缩振动+N₃H₆+H₈N₄弯曲振动ν₄(|△|=0.18)．ν₁₅倍频2ν₁₅和4ν₁₅强度主要归因于ν₁₅激发态频率的改变而不是简正模位移量的变化．对S=CN₂面外变形振动ν₁₅倍频出现的机理进行了探究,结果表明Franck-Condon区域势能面鞍点是标准A项共振拉曼散射里的二次声子机制的驱动力,导致碳原子中心的锥形化,并使硫脲在2¹A激发态发生几何结构扭曲.     

氢键效应对2,3-二氢-3-酮基-1H-吡啶并[3,2,1-kl]吩噻嗪光物理性质的影响

利用含时密度泛函理论(TDDFT)方法和飞秒时间分辨的瞬态吸收光谱技术对2,3-二氢-3-酮基-1H-吡啶并[3,2,1-kl]吩噻嗪(PTZ4)和3-酮基-1H-吡啶并[3,2,1-kl]吩噻嗪(PTZ5)这两种荧光探针分子的光物理性质进行了研究. TDDFT结果表明PTZ4和PTZ5在甲醇溶液形成了氢键络合物导致它们吸收峰的红移. PTZ4分子在基态有四种稳定构型,其在四氢呋喃溶液中的双荧光峰正是来自于四种构型下的内部电荷转移态. PTZ4分子在四氢呋喃和甲醇溶液中的瞬态吸收光谱表明,从局域态到转移态的弛豫时间常数在四氢呋喃中为16.0 ps,在甲醇中为7.5 ps;PTZ4分子在甲醇中的激发态寿命为53.8 ps,而这种超短的寿命可能是由于PTZ4分子在激发态时形成的面外型氢键络合物导致的.     

Delay of terminal current in systems with abruptly changed Hamiltonian

The current response for the parameter change of a mesoscopic system is a practical issue for future's circuit design. Nowadays most considered cases are various types of bias modulation, while the effect of change of conductor Hamiltonian is seldom addressed. In this paper, we investigate the response of ballistic transport induced by a sudden change of the conductor Hamiltonian. We formulize the terminal current in language of non-equilibrium Green's function. Our method is applied to one-dimensional tight-binding chains and we find that the terminal current has a delay to the Hamiltonian change. The amount of delay is not determined by the velocity of incident electrons in the bias window, but depends on the tight-binding hopping energy γ. The delay of current response at the detecting point away from where the Hamiltonian changes is $C{\gamma }^{?1}$, where C is a constant independent of the system.     

理解O(3P)+CHD3→OH+CD3反应的转动模式特异性: 反应物排列图像

本文采用含时波包方法和七维约化量子模型研究了典型碳氢氧化反应O(³P)+CHD₃→OH+CD₃中反应分子CHD₃的转动模式特异性. 发现理论计算反应几率依赖于CHD₃转动量子数J在分子对称轴上的投影$K$和在O-CHD₃分子间轴上的投影K_tot,即P_Ktot=K=0>P_Ktot=K=J>P_Ktot=J,K=0=P_Ktot=0,K=J. 这种关系可以用反应物分子相对取向进行解释. 另外,反应物CHD₃的转动激发(J≤4)表现出比较弱的促进作用,但是K=0转动态激发的促进作用比K=J的强,主要得益于K=K_tot=0分量的贡献. 该分量对应于CHD₃的滚动转动,这种运动形式可以增大初始有效反应碰撞角度的范围.     

Powder MAS NMR lineshapes of quadrupolar nuclei in the presence of second-order quadrupole interaction

We derive a complete analytical solution for the powder magic angle spinning (MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) lineshape in the presence of second-order quadrupole interaction, considering a radiofrequency (rf) pulse of finite width, a finite MAS frequency, and a non-zero asymmetry parameter. I_x is calculated using two approaches. The first applies time-dependent perturbation theory in the presence of the rf pulse and stationary perturbation theory (SPT) in its absence. The second is based on the Magnus expansion of the density matrix in the interaction representation during the pulse and SPT in its absence. We solve the problem in the laboratory frame using the properties of the Fourier transform and spin operators. Diagonalisation is not required. Both approaches agree well with each other under all conditions and also with the transition probability approach for the central transition. The Magnus expansion exists at all times and the effect of the non-secular terms is negligible. We describe an analytical method of averaging I_x over the Euler angles and simulate the ¹¹B MAS NMR lineshapes for crystalline and vitreous B₂O₃. A critical analysis is given of all earlier calculations of the MAS NMR lineshape.     

Hydrogen Bonding Effects on the Photophysical Properties of 2,3-dihydro-3-keto-1H-pyrido[3,2,1-kl]phenothiazine

Time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) and femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy were used to investigate the photophysical properties of 2,3-dihydro-3-keto-1H-pyrido[3,2,1-kl]phenothiazine (PTZ4) and 3-keto-1H-pyrido[3,2,1-kl]phenothiazine (PTZ5). The calculated results obtained from TDDFT suggest that the red-shifts of the absorption spectra of these two fluorophores in methanol are due to the formation of hydrogen-bonded complexes at the ground state. Four conformers of PTZ4 were obtained by TDDFT. The two fluorescence peaks of PTZ4 in tetrahydrofuran (THF) came from the ICT states of the four conformers. The fluorescence of PTZ4 in THF showed a dependence on the excitation wavelength because of butterfly bending. The excited state dynamics of PTZ4 in THF and methanol were obtained by transient absorption spectroscopy. The lifetime of the excited PTZ4 in methanol was 53.8 ps, and its relaxation from the LE state to the ICT state was completed within several picoseconds. The short lifetime of excited PTZ4 in methanol was due to the formation of out-of-plane model hydrogen bonds between PTZ4 and methanol at the excited state.     

Time-dependent fluctuations in infrared vsCH2 frequencies in acyl chain membranes of Acholeplasma laidlawii cells

We measured FT-IR spectra of intact Acholeplasma laidlawii cells grown at 37 °C on palmitic acid (C16:0) or on binary palmitic acid-d31/oleic acid (C16:0-d31/C18:1(9)) at an initial mole ratio of 2:3, which have been previously reported to produce significant fluctuations in CH₂ symmetric stretching (ν_sCH₂) and CD₂ asymmetric stretching (ν_aCD₂) frequencies (Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1279 (1996) 49). Time courses for acyl chain ν_sCH₂ and ν_aCD₂ frequencies determined from fourth derivative spectra are presented. Fluctuations were detected with the C16:0 enriched cells at temperatures above 40 °C as well as with the cells enriched in 2:3 C16:0-d₃₁/C18:1(9). These observations at temperatures above 40 °C for the C16:0 enriched cells were not in agreement with the conclusion in the previous work by Moore et al. Our results have suggested that the 2850 cm⁻¹ ν_sCH₂ band comprises two components arising from trans and gauche conformations, and that the fluctuations in ν_sCH₂ frequency are caused by random temporal changes in the relative intensities of these two components.     

石墨烯条带的电子结构与性质:电场及长度效应

在密度泛函理论(DFT)和含时密度泛函理论(TDDFT)的基础上对宽度上含有8个zigzag链的石墨烯条带(8-ZGNR)的基态和激发态的性质进行了理论研究,着重考察了条带长度及电场的影响.B3LYP杂化泛函的计算结果显示:在基态上,8-ZGNR的最低能量态并不具有磁性,随着长度的增加,才会显示出反铁磁的性质.静电场的加入使8-ZGNR显示出反铁磁性和半金属性.在激发态上,诱导电子会随着外激光脉冲的变化而发生移动和变化,但是相比而言,α自旋电子更容易被激发而产生较明显的诱导电子密度,而β自旋电子则更容易脱离外激光场的控制而产生非绝热现象.     

含中氮茚有机太阳能电池染料敏化剂的分子设计

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)和含时密度泛函理论(TD-DFT)方法研究了9个新的中氮茚[3, 4, 5-ab]异吲哚(INI)为给体的染料敏化剂性质.对影响电池效率的光捕获效率、电子注入、染料再生和电荷复合等重要因素与D5和D9染料进行了对比.计算表明,设计的INI系列敏化剂在440-500 nm内有最大吸收峰,表现出明显的电荷分离特征, INI2具有比D9染料更高的最大理论短路电流. Fukui反应指数计算指出INI2的亲核加成最易实现.染料分子在二氧化钛(101)面吸附计算表明,染料INI2以间接注入途径实现电子注入.综合计算结果,中氮茚INI染料有希望作为性能优良的染料敏化剂而得到应用.