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Structure, fragmentation patterns, and electronic properties of small indium oxide clusters. Theor Chem Acc 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-018-2231-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Kaplan IG, Miranda U, Trakhtenberg LI. Study of the In2O3 molecule in the free state and in the crystal. Mol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2017.1414963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ilya G. Kaplan
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales , Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Department of Kinetics and Catalysis, Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Kinetics and Catalysis, Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- SSC RF ʻKarpov Institute of Physical Chemistryʼ, Moscow, Russia
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Zhang Q, Cheng L. Structural Determination of (Al2O3)(n) (n = 1-15) Clusters Based on Graphic Processing Unit. J Chem Inf Model 2015; 55:1012-20. [PMID: 25928795 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.5b00069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Global optimization algorithms have been widely used in the field of chemistry to search the global minimum structures of molecular and atomic clusters, which is a nondeterministic polynomial problem with the increasing sizes of clusters. Considering that the computational ability of a graphic processing unit (GPU) is much better than that of a central processing unit (CPU), we developed a GPU-based genetic algorithm for structural prediction of clusters and achieved a high acceleration ratio compared to a CPU. On the one-dimensional (1D) operation of a GPU, taking (Al2O3)n clusters as test cases, the peak acceleration ratio in the GPU is about 220 times that in a CPU in single precision and the value is 103 for double precision in calculation of the analytical interatomic potential. The peak acceleration ratio is about 240 and 107 on the block operation, and it is about 77 and 35 on the 2D operation compared to a CPU in single precision and double precision, respectively. And the peak acceleration ratio of the whole genetic algorithm program is about 35 compared to CPU at double precision. Structures of (Al2O3)n clusters at n = 1-10 reported in previous works are successfully located, and their low-lying structures at n = 11-15 are predicted.
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- Qiyao Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230039, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230039, People's Republic of China
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Amoli V, Sibi MG, Banerjee B, Anand M, Maurya A, Farooqui SA, Bhaumik A, Sinha AK. Faceted titania nanocrystals doped with indium oxide nanoclusters as a superior candidate for sacrificial hydrogen evolution without any noble-metal cocatalyst under solar irradiation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:810-822. [PMID: 25490530 DOI: 10.1021/am507293b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Development of unique nanoheterostructures consisting of indium oxide nanoclusters like species doped on the TiO2 nanocrystals surfaces with {101} and {001} exposed facets, resulted in unprecedented sacrificial hydrogen production (5.3 mmol h(-1) g(-1)) from water using methanol as a sacrificial agent, under visible light LED source and AM 1.5G solar simulator (10.3 mmol h(-1) g(-1)), which is the highest H2 production rate ever reported for titania based photocatalysts, without using any noble metal cocatalyst. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis of the nanostructures reveals the presence of Ti-O-In and In-O-In like species on the surface of nanostructures. Electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) elemental mapping and EDX spectroscopy techniques combined with transmission electron microscope evidenced the existence of nanoheterostructures. XPS, EELS, EDX, and HAADF-STEM tools collectively suggest the presence of indium oxide nanoclusters like species on the surface of TiO2 nanostructures. These indium oxide nanocluster doped TiO2 (In2O3/T{001}) single crystals with {101} and {001} exposed facets exhibited 1.3 times higher visible light photocatalytic H2 production than indium oxide nanocluster doped TiO2 nanocrystals with only {101}facets (In2O3/T{101}) exposed. The remarkable photocatalytic activity of the obtained nanoheterostructures is attributed to the combined synergetic effect of indium oxide nanoclusters interacting with the titania surface, enhanced visible light response, high crystallinity, and unique structural features.
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- Vipin Amoli
- CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum , Dehradun 248005, India
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Deacon-Smith DEE, Scanlon DO, Catlow CRA, Sokol AA, Woodley SM. Interlayer cation exchange stabilizes polar perovskite surfaces. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2014; 26:7252-6. [PMID: 25196987 PMCID: PMC4241033 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201401858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Revised: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Global optimization is used to study the structure of the polar KTaO3 (001) surface. It is found that cation exchange near the surface leads to the most stable structure. This mechanism is likely to be general to metal oxides containing cations of differing charge.
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- Daniel E E Deacon-Smith
- University College London, Kathleen Lonsdale Materials Chemistry, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK
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Kapilashrami M, Zhang Y, Liu YS, Hagfeldt A, Guo J. Probing the Optical Property and Electronic Structure of TiO2 Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy Applications. Chem Rev 2014; 114:9662-707. [DOI: 10.1021/cr5000893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 379] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Mukes Kapilashrami
- Advanced
Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- College
of Chemistry and Material Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, People’s Republic of China
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- Advanced
Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Physical
Chemistry, Department of Chemistry−Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University, 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Advanced
Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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Yuan HK, Chen H, Tian CL, Kuang AL, Wang JZ. Density functional calculations for structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of gadolinium-oxide clusters. J Chem Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4871410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Chen Z, Jiang X, Li J, Li S. A sphere-cut-splice crossover for the evolution of cluster structures. J Chem Phys 2013; 138:214303. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4807091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Ding XL, Li ZY, Meng JH, Zhao YX, He SG. Density-functional global optimization of (La2O3)n clusters. J Chem Phys 2012; 137:214311. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4769282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Rahane AB, Deshpande MD, Chakraborty S. Optical Properties of Gallium Oxide Clusters from First-Principles Calculations. J Phys Chem A 2012; 116:10559-65. [DOI: 10.1021/jp3084474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Amol B. Rahane
- Department of Physics, H.P.T. Arts and R.Y.K. Science College, Nasik, Maharashtra 422 005, India
- Department of Physics, University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra
411 007, India
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- Department of Physics, H.P.T. Arts and R.Y.K. Science College, Nasik, Maharashtra 422 005, India
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Max-Planck-Strasse 1,
D-40237 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Walsh A, Da Silva JLF, Wei SH. Multi-component transparent conducting oxides: progress in materials modelling. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2011; 23:334210. [PMID: 21813942 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/23/33/334210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) play an essential role in modern optoelectronic devices through their combination of electrical conductivity and optical transparency. We review recent progress in our understanding of multi-component TCOs formed from solid solutions of ZnO, In(2)O(3), Ga(2)O(3) and Al(2)O(3), with a particular emphasis on the contributions of materials modelling, primarily based on density functional theory. In particular, we highlight three major results from our work: (i) the fundamental principles governing the crystal structures of multi-component oxide structures including (In(2)O(3))(ZnO)(n) and (In(2)O(3))(m)(Ga(2)O(3))(l)(ZnO)(n); (ii) the relationship between elemental composition and optical and electrical behaviour, including valence band alignments; (iii) the high performance of amorphous oxide semiconductors. On the basis of these advances, the challenge of the rational design of novel electroceramic materials is discussed.
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- Aron Walsh
- Kathleen Lonsdale Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
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Woodley SM. Atomistic and electronic structure of (X
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nanoclusters;
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=1–5, X=B, Al, Ga, In and Tl. Proc Math Phys Eng Sci 2011. [DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2011.0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The stable and metastable, as measured using an all-electron density functional theory approach, stoichiometric clusters of boron, aluminium, gallium, indium and thallium oxide are reported. Initial candidate structures were found using an evolutionary algorithm to search the energy landscape, defined using classical interatomic potentials, for alumina and india followed by data mining or rescaling. Characterization of the refined structures was performed by electronic structure techniques at the hybrid density functional and many-body GW levels of theory. We make accurate predictions of the spectroscopic properties represented by mean ionization potentials of 11.4, 9.9, 9.8, 8.8 and 8.4 eV and electron affinities of 0.05, 1.1, 1.6, 1.9 and 2.5 eV for boria, alumina, gallia, india and thallia, respectively. The changes in the global minima, atomistic and electronic properties with respect to the cluster and cation size are discussed.
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- Scott M. Woodley
- Department of Chemistry, Kathleen Lonsdale Materials Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, UK
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Walsh A, Payne DJ, Egdell RG, Watson GW. Stereochemistry of post-transition metal oxides: revision of the classical lone pair model. Chem Soc Rev 2011; 40:4455-63. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cs15098g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 484] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Nolan M. Surface modification of TiO2 with metal oxide nanoclusters: a route to composite photocatalytic materials. Chem Commun (Camb) 2011; 47:8617-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c1cc13243a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Woodley SM, Catlow R. Themed issue: Solid state and cluster structure prediction. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:8436-7. [PMID: 20640251 DOI: 10.1039/c0cp90058c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sokol AA, Catlow CRA, Miskufova M, Shevlin SA, Al-Sunaidi AA, Walsh A, Woodley SM. On the problem of cluster structure diversity and the value of data mining. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:8438-45. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cp00068j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Woodley SM, Hamad S, Catlow CRA. Exploration of multiple energy landscapes for zirconia nanoclusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:8454-65. [DOI: 10.1039/c0cp00057d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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