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Alkhalifah MA, Sheikh NS, Al-Faiyz YSS, Bayach I, Ludwig R, Ayub K. Rational Design, Stabilities and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Non-Conventional Transition Metalides; New Entry into Nonlinear Optical Materials. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:ma16093447. [PMID: 37176328 PMCID: PMC10180138 DOI: 10.3390/ma16093447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Electronic and nonlinear optical properties of endohedral metallofullerenes are presented. The endohedral metallofullerenes contain transition metal encapsulated in inorganic fullerenes X12Y12 (X = B, Al & Y = N, P). The endohedral metallofullerenes (endo-TM@X12Y12) possess quite interesting geometric and electronic properties, which are the function of the nature of the atom and the size of fullerene. NBO charge and frontier molecular orbital analyses reveal that the transition metal encapsulated Al12N12 fullerenes (endo-TM@Al12N12) are true metalides when the transition metals are Ni, Cu and Zn. Endo-Cr@Al12N12 and endo-Co@Al12N12 are at the borderline between metalides and electrides with predominantly electride characteristics. The other members of the series are excess electron systems, which offer interesting electronic and nonlinear optical properties. The diversity of nature possessed by endo-TM@Al12N12 is not prevalent for other fullerenes. Endo-TM@Al12P12 are true metalides when the transition metals are (Cr-Zn). HOMO-LUMO gaps (EH-L) are reduced significantly for these endohedral metallofullerenes, with a maximum percent decrease in EH-L of up to 70%. Many complexes show odd-even oscillating behavior for EH-L and dipole moments. Odd electron species contain large dipole moments and small EH-L, whereas even electron systems have the opposite behavior. Despite the decrease in EH-L, these systems show high kinetic and thermodynamic stabilities. The encapsulation of transition metals is a highly exergonic process. These endo-TM@X12Y12 possess remarkable nonlinear optical response in which the first hyperpolarizability reaches up to 2.79 × 105 au for endo-V@Al12N12. This study helps in the comparative analysis of the potential nonlinear optical responses of electrides, metalides and other excess electron systems. In general, the potential nonlinear optical response of electrides is higher than metalides but lower than those of simple excess electron compounds. The higher non-linear optical response and interesting electronic characteristics of endo-TM@Al12N12 complexes may be promising contenders for potential NLO applications.
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- Mohammed A Alkhalifah
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link, Gadong BE1410, Brunei
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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- University of Rostock, Institute of Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Albert-Einstein-Straße 27, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Department of Science and Technology of Life, Light and Matter, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Rostock, 18059 Rostock, Germany
- Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse an der Universität Rostock, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, KPK, Pakistan
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Yahyaei H, Sheikhi M, Azarakhshi F, Ahmadianarog M, Kaviani S, Shahab S. Predicting adsorption behavior of Triacanthine anticancer drug with pure B12N12 nano-cage: A theoretical study. J INDIAN CHEM SOC 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jics.2022.100812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Computational study of the effects of static electric field on the interaction of 5-Fluorouracil anti-cancer drug with pristine and Sc- and Ti-doped B12P12 nanocage as drug delivery. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-022-02486-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The effects of Cu, Zn doped, and static electrical field on the interaction of mercaptopyridine drug with B12P12 nanocage: Insight from DFT, TD-DFT. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Asif M, Sajid H, Ayub K, Gilani MA, Akhter MS, Mahmood T. Electrochemical sensing behavior of graphdiyne nanoflake towards uric acid: a quantum chemical approach. J Mol Model 2021; 27:244. [PMID: 34373938 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-021-04860-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Though the gas sensing applications of graphdiyne have widely reported; however, the biosensing utility of graphdiyne needs to be explored. This study deals with the sensitivity of graphdiyne nanoflake (GDY) towards the uric acid (UA) within the density functional framework. The uric acid is allowed to interact with graphdiyne nanoflake from all the possible orientations. Based on these interacting geometries, the complexes are differentiated with naming, i.e., UA1@GDY, UA2@GDY, UA3@GDY, and UA4@GDY (Fig. 1). The essence of interface interactions of UA on GDY is derived by computing geometric, energetic, electronic, and optical properties. The adsorbing affinity of complexes is evaluated at ωB97XD/6-31 + G(d, p) level of theory. The stabilities of the complexes are quantified through the interaction energies (Eint) with reasonable accuracy. The calculated Eint of the UA1@GDY, UA2@GDY, UA3@GDY, and UA4@GDY complexes are - 31.13, - 25.87, - 20.59, and - 16.54 kcal/mol, respectively. In comparison with geometries, it is revealed that the higher stability of complexes is facilitated by π-π stacking. Other energetic analyses including symmetry adopted perturbation theory (SAPT), noncovalent interaction index (NCI), and quantum theory of atoms in molecule (QTAIM) provide the evidence of dominating dispersion energy in stabilizing the resultant complexes. The HOMO-LUMO energies, NBO charge transfer, and UV-vis analysis justify the higher electronic transition in UA1@GDY, plays a role of higher sensitivity of GDY towards the π-stacked geometries over all other possible interaction orientations. The present findings bestow the higher sensitivity of GDY towards uric acid via π-stacking interactions. Fig. 1 Optimized geometries (with interaction distances in Å) of UA@GDY complexes.
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- Misbah Asif
- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, 22060, Pakistan. .,Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Bahrain, Zallaq, Bahrain.
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Ghiasi R, Emami R, Vasfi Sofiyani M. Interaction between carboplatin with B 12P 12 and Al 12P 12 nano-clusters: A computational investigation. PHOSPHORUS SULFUR 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/10426507.2021.1920590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Reza Ghiasi
- Department of Chemistry, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, East Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Unprecedented saturation limit achieved by inorganic polycationic cluster (Sb 7Te 8) 5+ for light noble gases (He & Ne). J Mol Graph Model 2021; 106:107910. [PMID: 33848947 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2021.107910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Among noble gases, Helium and Neon have smaller size, high ionization potential and low polarizability due to which these two gases exhibit weak binding affinities toward any surface. Bartlet's discovery and subsequent similar successful discoveries of stable complexes of noble gases opened new avenues for the storage of noble gases particularly on the new surfaces and their interactions for the storage of these gases. Here, we report the adsorption of light noble gases on polycationic clusters. Our current work not only investigates the interaction behavior of He and Ne with (Sb7Te8)5+ cluster but also explores the saturation limit of the cluster for He and Ne. Stability of various complexes of He and Ne with cationic surfaces is determined by the calculation of their interaction energies which reveal that the adsorption of single and multiple atoms of noble gases at faces of double cubic cluster is comparatively more favorable than at the bond lengths. Electronic properties such as HOMO-LUMO gaps show that complexes of He and Ne are more stable electronically than that of pure cluster, because HOMO-LUMO gap of complexes are higher than the bare polycationic cluster. NCI analysis of iso-surfaces and RDG maps confirms the presence of van der Waals forces between light noble gases and polycationic clusters. Saturation studies reveal that cluster can adsorb eleven He and/or ten Ne atoms with no or minimum distortion in the geometry of cluster. The results showed that Ne has greater tendency to interact with polycationic clusters due to the large electronic cloud and polarizability value than He.
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Aasi A, Mehdi Aghaei S, Panchapakesan B. Outstanding Performance of Transition-Metal-Decorated Single-Layer Graphene-like BC 6N Nanosheets for Disease Biomarker Detection in Human Breath. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:4696-4707. [PMID: 33644577 PMCID: PMC7905814 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c05495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the present work, we report highly sensitive and selective nanosensors constructed with metal-decorated graphene-like BC6N employing nonequilibrium Green's function (NEGF) formalism combined by density functional theory (DFT) toward multiple inorganic and sulfur-containing gas molecules (NO, NO2, NH3, CO, CO2, H2S, and SO2) as disease biomarkers from human breath. Monolayer sheets of pristine BC6N and Pd-decorated BC6N were evaluated for their gas adsorption properties, electronic property changes, sensitivity, and selectivity toward disease biomarkers. The pristine BC6N nanosheets exhibited sharp drops in the bandgap when interacted with gases such as NO2 while barely affected by other gases. However, the nanosecond recovery time and low adsorption energies limit the gas sensing applications of the pristine BC6N sheet. On the other hand, the Pd-decorated BC6N-based sensor underwent a semiconductor to metal transition upon the adsorption of NO x gas molecules. The conductance change of the sensor's material in terms of I-V characteristics revealed that the Pd-decorated BC6N sensor is highly sensitive (98.6-134%) and selective (12.3-74.4 times) toward NO x gas molecules with a recovery time of 270 s under UV radiation at 498 K while weakly interacting with interfering gases in exhaled breath such as CO2 and H2O. The gas adsorption behavior suggests that metal-decorated BC6N sensors are excellent candidates for analyzing pulmonary disease and cardiovascular biomarkers, among other ailments of the stomach, kidney, and intestine.
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- Aref Aasi
- Small Systems Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States
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- Small Systems Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States
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- Small Systems Laboratory,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States
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Younas F, Mehboob MY, Ayub K, Hussain R, Umar A, Khan MU, Irshad Z, Adnan M. Efficient Cu Decorated Inorganic B 12P 12 Nanoclusters for Sensing Toxic COCl 2 Gas: A Detailed DFT Study. JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL BIOPHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1142/s273741652150006x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Gas sensing materials have been widely explored recently owing to their versatile environmental and agriculture monitoring applications. Phosgene (COCl2) is a toxic and harmful gas, therefore, a reliable and sensitive technique is required for monitoring its quantity in the atmosphere. In this study, pure as well as copper decorated B[Formula: see text]P[Formula: see text](Cu-BP) nanoclusters were analyzed using DFT method to investigate their specific potential for phosgene gas adsorption. Cu interaction resulted in three optimized geometries S1, S2 and S3 with interaction energies of [Formula: see text]234.52[Formula: see text]kJ/mol, [Formula: see text]214.59[Formula: see text]kJ/mol and [Formula: see text]266.45[Formula: see text]kJ/mol, respectively. In all these three cases, the COCl2 prefers to interact at the top of the cage. The phosgene molecule (COCl2) interacts with bare nanocage at a distance of 3.22[Formula: see text]Å with interaction energy of [Formula: see text]6.22[Formula: see text]kJ/mol, while the observed interaction energies of phosgene at Cu decorated B[Formula: see text]P[Formula: see text] are [Formula: see text]76.90[Formula: see text]kJ/mol, [Formula: see text]119.03[Formula: see text]kJ/mol and [Formula: see text]29.60[Formula: see text]kJ/mol, respectively. To observe the variations in electronic structure, fermi level, molecular electrostatic potential (MEP), frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs), natural bonding orbital ([Formula: see text]), softness, hardness, chemical potential and electrophilicity are calculated before and after phosgene adsorption. Energy gap reduce significantly after phosgene adsorption from 2.31[Formula: see text]eV, 2.05[Formula: see text]eV and 2.46[Formula: see text]eV to 1.54[Formula: see text]eV, 1.57[Formula: see text]eV and 2.45[Formula: see text]eV, respectively. Results of all analysis suggested that decoration of Cu significantly enhanced the adsorption power of B[Formula: see text]P[Formula: see text] nan-cluster for COCl2 molecule. Therefore, the Cu-decorated B[Formula: see text]P[Formula: see text] nanocages are considered as potential candidates for application in COCl2 sensors.
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- Faiza Younas
- Department of Chemistry, University of Okara, Okara-56300, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Okara, Okara-56300, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Okara, Okara-56300, Pakistan
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- Graduate School, Department of Chemistry, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School, Department of Chemistry, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea
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Sajjad S, Hashmi MA, Mahmood T, Ayub K. Permeation of second row neutral elements through Al 12P 12 and B 12P 12 nanocages; a first-principles study. J Mol Graph Model 2020; 101:107748. [PMID: 32971489 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2020.107748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Both exohedral and endohedral complexes of second row elements doped X12Y12 (X = B, Al and Y = P) nano-cages are evaluated for thermodynamic stabilities, electronic properties and kinetic barriers. Interaction energies are calculated to deeply perceive the stability of these complexes. Further, interconversion of exohedral and endohedral complexes is explored through an unprecedented approach, where 2nd row elements translate into nano-cages through boundary crossing. Subsequently, the kinetic barriers for encapsulation and decapsulation are also investigated through PES scanning of all elements by passing through hexagon of nano-cages. Systematic investigations revealed that due to larger diameter, AlP nanocage exhibits low encapsulation barriers in comparison to BP nano-cage. Such as; the encapsulation barrier of F@AlP (7.57 kcal mol-1) is lower than that of F@BP (129.78 kcal mol-1). Moreover, distortion of nano-cages due to translation of elements is also estimated by distortion energies. Large distortion energies of 113.81/118.39 kcal mol-1 are noticed for exo-B@AlP/exo-C@BP complexes. In addition, the electronic properties for all the complexes are probed and depicted that the endohedral doping have remarkable influence on the electronic properties of the nanocage in comparison to exohedral doping. NBO charge analysis shows that Be metal delivers charges of 0.08 |e|/0.03 |e| to the AlP/BP nanocage, causing the later more electron rich. Contrary to Be, all other doped atoms show negative charges.
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- Saira Sajjad
- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Education, Attock Campus, Attock, 43600, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad, KPK, 22060, Pakistan.
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Paul D, Dua H, Sarkar U. Confinement Effects of a Noble Gas Dimer Inside a Fullerene Cage: Can It Be Used as an Acceptor in a DSSC? Front Chem 2020; 8:621. [PMID: 32850644 PMCID: PMC7424018 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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A detailed density functional theory investigation of He2-encapsulated fullerene C36 and C40 has been presented here. When confinement takes place, He-He bond length shortens and a non-covalent type of interaction exists between two He atoms. Energy decomposition analysis shows that though an attractive interaction exists in free He2, when it is confined inside the fullerenes, repulsive interaction is observed due to the presence of dominant repulsive energy term. Fullerene C40, with greater size, makes the incorporation of He2 much easier than C36 as confirmed from the study of boundary crossing barrier. In addition, we have studied the possibility of using He2-incorporated fullerene as acceptor material in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC). Based on the highest energy gap, He2@C40 and bare C40 fullerenes are chosen for this purpose. Dye constructed with He2@C40 as an acceptor has the highest light-harvesting efficiency and correspondingly will possess the maximum short circuit current as compared to pure C40 acceptor.
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- Debolina Paul
- Department of Physics, Assam University, Silchar, India
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- Department of Physics, Assam University, Silchar, India
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- Department of Physics, Assam University, Silchar, India
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Hussain S, Shahid Chatha SA, Hussain AI, Hussain R, Mehboob MY, Gulzar T, Mansha A, Shahzad N, Ayub K. Designing Novel Zn-Decorated Inorganic B 12P 12 Nanoclusters with Promising Electronic Properties: A Step Forward toward Efficient CO 2 Sensing Materials. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:15547-15556. [PMID: 32637830 PMCID: PMC7331065 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c01686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Gas sensing materials have been widely explored recently owing to their versatile environmental and agriculture monitoring applications. The present study advocates the electronic response of Zn-decorated inorganic B12P12 nanoclusters to CO2 gas. Herein, a series of systems CO2-Zn-B12P12 (E1-E4) are designed by adsorption of CO2 on Zn-decorated B12P12 nanoclusters, and their electronic properties are explored by density functional theory. Initially, placement of Zn on B12P12 delivers four geometries named as D1-D4, with adsorption energy values of -57.12, -22.94, -21.03, and -14.07 kJ/mol, respectively, and CO2 adsorption on a pure B12P12 nanocage delivers one geometry with an adsorption energy of -4.88 kJ/mol. However, the interaction of CO2 with D1-D4 systems confers four geometries named as E1 (E ad = -75.12 kJ/mol), E2 (E ad = -25.89 kJ/mol), E3 (E ad = -42.43 kJ/mol), and E4 (E ad = -28.73 kJ/mol). Various electronic parameters such as dipole moment, molecular electrostatic potential analysis, frontier molecular orbital analysis, Q NBO, global descriptor of reactivity, and density of states are also estimated in order to understand the unique interaction mechanism. The results of these analyses suggested that Zn decoration on B12P12 significantly favors CO2 gas adsorption, and a maximum charge separation is also noted when CO2 is adsorbed on the Zn-B12P12 nanocages. Therefore, the Zn-decorated B12P12 nanocages are considered as potential candidates for application in CO2 sensors.
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- Shahid Hussain
- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Government College
University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Government College
University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Okara, Okara 56300, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Government College
University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Government College
University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Government College
University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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Hussain S, Hussain R, Mehboob MY, Chatha SAS, Hussain AI, Umar A, Khan MU, Ahmed M, Adnan M, Ayub K. Adsorption of Phosgene Gas on Pristine and Copper-Decorated B 12N 12 Nanocages: A Comparative DFT Study. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:7641-7650. [PMID: 32280908 PMCID: PMC7144133 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Nanostructured gas sensors find diverse applications in environmental and agricultural monitoring. Herein, adsorption of phosgene (COCl2) on pure and copper-decorated B12N12 (Cu-BN) is analyzed through density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Adsorption of copper on B12N12 results in two optimized geometries, named Cu@b66 and Cu@b64, with adsorption energies of -193.81 and -198.45 kJ/mol, respectively. The adsorption/interaction energies of COCl2 on pure BN nanocages are -9.30, -6.90, and -3.70 kJ/mol in G1, G2, and G3 geometries, respectively, whereas the interaction energies of COCl2 on copper-decorated BN are -1.66 and -16.95 kJ/mol for B1 and B2, respectively. To examine the changes in the properties of pure and Cu-BN nanocages, geometric parameters, dipole moment, Q NBO, frontier molecular orbitals, and partial density of states (PDOS) are analyzed to comprehensively illustrate the interaction mechanism. The results of these parameters reveal that COCl2 binds more strongly onto copper-doped BN nanocages. Moreover, a higher charge separation is observed in COCl2-Cu-BN geometries as compared to copper-decorated BN geometries. Therefore, these nanocages may be considered as potential candidates for application in phosgene sensors.
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- Shahid Hussain
- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Government College
University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Okara, Okara 56300, Pakistan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Government College
University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Okara, Okara 56300, Pakistan
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- Department
of Applied Chemistry, Government College
University, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Okara, Okara 56300, Pakistan
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- Renacon
Pharma (PVT) Limited, Lahore 54600, Pakistan
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- College
of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Chosun University, Gwangju 501-759, Republic of Korea
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- Department
of Chemistry, COMSATS University, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
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Ahmed A, Hashmi MA, Ayub K. Permeation selectivity of alkali metal ions through crown ether based ion channels. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Adsorption of SO2 on pure B12P12 and Zn-doped B12P12 is investigated through density functional theory methods. Zn adsorption on BP delivers four optimized geometries: B-Top, P-top, b64, and ring-enlarged geometry with adsorption energies of −57.12 kJ/mol, −14.50 kJ/mol, −22.94 kJ/mol, and −14.83 kJ/mol, respectively. The adsorption energy of SO2 on pristine boron phosphide is −14.92 kJ/mol. Interaction of SO2 with Zn-doped boron phosphide gives four different geometries with adsorption energies of −69.76 kJ/mol, −9.82 kJ/mol, −104.92 kJ/mol, and −41.87 kJ/mol. Geometric parameters such as dipole moment, QNBO, frontier molecular orbital analysis, PDOS, and global indices of reactivity are performed to visualize the changes in electronic properties of B12P12 after Zn and SO2 adsorption.
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Hussain R, Saeed M, Mehboob MY, Khan SU, Usman Khan M, Adnan M, Ahmed M, Iqbal J, Ayub K. Density functional theory study of palladium cluster adsorption on a graphene support. RSC Adv 2020; 10:20595-20607. [PMID: 35517764 PMCID: PMC9054311 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01059f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The geometric, thermodynamic and electronic properties of Pd–graphene nanocomposites are comprehensively studied through quantum mechanical methods. Geometries of these clusters are optimized with the well-calibrated Minnesota functional M06-2X. The adsorption energies calculated at the M06-2X/LANL2DZ level show better agreement with those calculated from MP2/ANO-RCC-VDZP. Two different representative models for graphene, coronene and hexabenzocoronene, are used. The adsorption energies analysis reveals that the interaction energies increase with the size of the adsorbed cluster. However, for Pdn/hexabenzocoronene, the interaction energies show a sudden drop at Pd8/hexabenzocoronene. The difference in behavior between the interaction energies of Pdn/hexabenzocoronene and Pdn/coronene is attributed to the edge effect present in coronene. The electronic properties, including highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO), Fermi level, molecular electrostatic potential (MEP), dipole moment, vertical ionization potential (VIP), vertical electron affinity (VEA), chemical hardness (η), softness (S) and chemical potential (μ) are studied. The VIP and VEA reveal that Pdn/coronene clusters are stable in nature with the least reactivity. The HOMO–LUMO energy gaps are reduced with the increase in cluster size. The electronic properties show irregular trends, where the most favorable electronic properties are obtained for Pd7/coronene and Pd10/coronene. The geometric, thermodynamic and electronic properties of Pd–graphene nanocomposites are comprehensively studied through quantum mechanical methods.![]()
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- Riaz Hussain
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Okara
- Okara 56300
- Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry
- Government College University
- Faisalabad 38000
- Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry
- Government College University
- Faisalabad 38000
- Pakistan
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- College of Natural Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Chosun University
- South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Agriculture
- Faisalabad 38000
- Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
- Abbottabad
- Pakistan
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Zhao RN, Lu ZC, Chen R, Han JG. A theoretical study of the geometries, and electronic and surface properties of sphere-like (SiB)2n (n = 6–27, 30) functional nanomaterials. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:25302-25310. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04900b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The geometries and electronic properties of (SiB)2n (n = 6–27, 30) clusters are systematically investigated based on the gradient corrected Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof exchange–correlation functional.
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- Run-Ning Zhao
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Shanghai DianJi University
- Shanghai 201306
- People's Republic of China
- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
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- Cloud Computing Center
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dongguan 523808
- China
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- College of Arts and Sciences
- Shanghai DianJi University
- Shanghai 201306
- People's Republic of China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230029
- People's Republic of China
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Remarkable nonlinear optical response of alkali metal doped aluminum phosphide and boron phosphide nanoclusters. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.08.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Munsif S, Ayub K. Diffusion of alkali metal atoms (Li, Na, K) on aluminum nitride and boron nitride nanocages; a density functional theory study. J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Nagarajan V, Chandiramouli R. MoSe2 nanosheets for detection of methanol and ethanol vapors: A DFT study. J Mol Graph Model 2018; 81:97-105. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2018.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Rad AS, Ayub K. How can nickel decoration affect H 2 adsorption on B 12 P 12 nano-heterostructures? J Mol Liq 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.01.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Munsif S, Ayub K. Permeability and storage ability of inorganic X12Y12 fullerenes for lithium atom and ion. Chem Phys Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2018.02.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Arshad Y, Khan S, Hashmi MA, Ayub K. Transition metal doping: a new and effective approach for remarkably high nonlinear optical response in aluminum nitride nanocages. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj04971d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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NLO response of early transition metal (Sc)-doped aluminum nitride nanocages is comparable to those of their alkali-metal-doped analogues.
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- Yasir Arshad
- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
- Abbottabad 22060
- Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
- Abbottabad 22060
- Pakistan
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences (SCPS)
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Wellington
- New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry
- COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
- Abbottabad 22060
- Pakistan
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