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Kajino T, Sugimoto R, Ueda T, Fukuura S, Yumura T, Haneda M, Hosokawa S. Experimental and Computational Insights into the Catalytic Mechanism of Y 1-xBa xCoO 3-δ Perovskite Oxides with a Controlled Crystal Structure. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:10980-10986. [PMID: 38815988 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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The crystal structure of Co-based perovskite oxides (ACoO3) can be controlled by adjusting the A-site elements. In this study, we synthesized Y1-xBaxCoO3-δ (x = 0, 0.5, and 1.0) via a coprecipitation method and investigated their CO oxidation performances. YCoO3 (x = 0; cubic perovskite oxide; Pbnm) shows a higher catalytic performance than Y0.5Ba0.5CoO2.72 (x = 0.5; A-site-ordered double perovskite oxide; P4/nmm), which exhibits high oxygen nonstoichiometric properties, and BaCoO3 (x = 1.0; hexagonal perovskite oxide; P63/mmc), which contains high-valent Co4+ species. To elucidate the reaction mechanism, we conducted isotopic experiments with CO and 18O2. The CO oxidation reaction on YCoO3 proceeds via the Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanism, which is a surface reaction of CO and O2 gas that does not utilize lattice oxygen. Because of the significantly smaller specific surface area of YCoO3 compared with that of the reference Pt/Al2O3, the bulk features of the crystal structures affect the catalytic reaction. When density functional theory is applied, YCoO3 clearly exhibits semiconducting properties in the ground state with the diamagnetic t2g6eg0 states, which can translate to a magnetic t2g5eg1 configuration upon excitation by a relatively low energy of 0.64 eV. We propose that the unique nature of YCoO3 activates oxygen in the gas phase, thereby enabling the smooth oxidation of CO. This study demonstrates that the bulk properties originating from the crystal structure contribute to the catalytic activity and reaction mechanism.
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- Takanobu Kajino
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
- Advanced Research and Innovation Center, Denso Corporation, Nisshin, Aichi 470-0111, Japan
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Advanced Ceramics Research Center, Nagoya Institute of Technology, 10-6-29 Asahigaoka, Tajimi, Gifu 507-0071, Japan
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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Gao Y, Wang S, Jiang J, Liu Y, Francisco JS, Zeng XC. Evidence of Spontaneous Formation of Two-Dimensional Amorphous Clathrates on Superhydrophilic Surfaces. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:2503-2513. [PMID: 38237042 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Clathrate hydrates reserved in the seabed are often dispersed in the pores of coarse-grained sediments; hence, their formation typically occurs under nanoconfinement. Herein, we show the first molecular dynamics (MD) simulation evidence of the spontaneous formation of two-dimensional (2D) clathrate hydrates on crystal surfaces without conventional nanoconfinement. The kinetic process of 2D clathrate formation is illustrated via simulated single-molecule deposition. 2D amorphous patterns are observed on various superhydrophilic face-centered cubic surfaces. Notably, the formation of 2D amorphous clathrate can occur over a wide range of temperatures, even at room temperature. The strong water-surface interaction, the characteristic properties of guest-gas molecules, and the underlying surface structure dictate the formation of 2D amorphous clathrates. Semiquantitative phase diagrams of 2D clathrates are constructed where representative patterns of 2D clathrates for characteristic gas molecules on prototypical Pd(111) and Pt(111) surfaces are confirmed by independent MD simulations. A tunable pattern of 2D amorphous clathrates is demonstrated by changing the lattice strain of the underlying substrate. Moreover, ab initio MD simulations confirm the stability of 2D amorphous clathrate. The underlining physical mechanism for 2D clathrate formation on superhydrophilic surfaces is elucidated, which offers deeper insight into the crucial role of water-surface interaction.
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- Yurui Gao
- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China
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- Department of Earth & Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong
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Novotný M, Dubecký M, Karlický F. Toward accurate modeling of structure and energetics of bulk hexagonal boron nitride. J Comput Chem 2024; 45:115-121. [PMID: 37737623 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.27222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Materials that exhibit both strong covalent and weak van der Waals interactions pose a considerable challenge to many computational methods, such as DFT. This makes assessing the accuracy of calculated properties, such as exfoliation energies in layered materials like hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) problematic, when experimental data are not available. In this paper, we investigate the accuracy of equilibrium lattice constants and exfoliation energy calculation for various DFT-based computational approaches in bulk h-BN. We contrast these results with available experiments and reference fixed-node diffusion quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) results. From our reference QMC calculation, we obtained an exfoliation energy of - 33 ± 2 meV/atom (-0.38 ± 0.02 J/m2 ).
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- Michal Novotný
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
- ATRI, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Trnava, Slovakia
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
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Vuppala S, Chitumalla RK, Choi S, Kim T, Park H, Jang J. Machine Learning-Assisted Computational Screening of Adhesive Molecules Derived from Dihydroxyphenyl Alanine. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:994-1000. [PMID: 38222596 PMCID: PMC10785072 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c07208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Marine mussels adhere to virtually any surface via 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-L-alanines (L-DOPA), an amino acid largely contained in their foot proteins. The biofriendly, water-repellent, and strong adhesion of L-DOPA are unparalleled by any synthetic adhesive. Inspired by this, we computationally designed diverse derivatives of DOPA and studied their potential as adhesives or coating materials. We used first-principles calculations to investigate the adsorption of the DOPA derivatives on graphite. The presence of an electron-withdrawing group, such as nitrogen dioxide, strengthens the adsorption by increasing the π-π interaction between DOPA and graphite. To quantify the distribution of electron charge and to gain insights into the charge distribution at interfaces, we performed Bader charge analysis and examined charge density difference plots. We developed a quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) model using an artificial neural network (ANN) to predict the adsorption energy. Using the three-dimensional and quantum mechanical electrostatic potential of a molecule as a descriptor, the present quantum NN model shows promising performance as a predictive QSPR model.
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- Srimai Vuppala
- Department
of Nanoenergy Engineering, Pusan National
University, Busan 46241, Republic
of Korea
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- Department
of Nanoenergy Engineering, Pusan National
University, Busan 46241, Republic
of Korea
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- Department
of Nanoenergy Engineering, Pusan National
University, Busan 46241, Republic
of Korea
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- Department
of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Sejong
University, Seoul 05006, Republic
of Korea
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- Department
of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Sejong
University, Seoul 05006, Republic
of Korea
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- Department
of Nanoenergy Engineering, Pusan National
University, Busan 46241, Republic
of Korea
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Shima K, Cheng TS, Mellor CJ, Beton PH, Elias C, Valvin P, Gil B, Cassabois G, Novikov SV, Chichibu SF. Cathodoluminescence spectroscopy of monolayer hexagonal boron nitride. Sci Rep 2024; 14:169. [PMID: 38167439 PMCID: PMC10762211 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50502-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopy is a suitable technique for studying the luminescent properties of optoelectronic materials because CL has no limitation on the excitable bandgap energy and eliminates ambiguous signals due to simple light scattering and resonant Raman scattering potentially involved in the photoluminescence spectra. However, direct CL measurements of atomically thin two-dimensional materials have been difficult due to the small excitation volume that interacts with high-energy electron beams. Herein, distinct CL signals from a monolayer hexagonal BN (hBN), namely mBN, epitaxial film grown on a graphite substrate are shown by using a CL system capable of large-area and surface-sensitive excitation. Spatially resolved CL spectra at 13 K exhibited a predominant 5.5-eV emission band, which has been ascribed to originate from multilayered aggregates of hBN, markedly at thicker areas formed on the step edges of the substrate. Conversely, a faint peak at 6.04 ± 0.01 eV was routinely observed from atomically flat areas, which is assigned as being due to the recombination of phonon-assisted direct excitons of mBN. The CL results support the transition from indirect bandgap in bulk hBN to direct bandgap in mBN. The results also encourage one to elucidate emission properties of other low-dimensional materials by using the present CL configuration.
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Grants
- Crossover Alliance to Create the Future with People, Intelligence, and Materials Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
- Crossover Alliance to Create the Future with People, Intelligence, and Materials Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
- EP/K040243/1 The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council UK
- EP/P019080/1 The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council UK
- EP/V05323X/1 The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council UK
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- Kohei Shima
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire Charles Coulomb, UMR5221 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8577, Japan.
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Zeng Y, Qin M, Zhou F, Xie C, Gong L, Ou S, Zhou Y. Adsorption behavior of O 2 on U-Nb surface: a first-principles study. J Mol Model 2023; 29:275. [PMID: 37550471 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-023-05683-5] [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: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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CONTEXT Oxygen is a chemically active gas. Metal uranium will be rapidly oxidized when exposed to oxygen directly, forming a complex and uncompacted oxide layer on the surface. The U-O2 reaction system is a very complex metal oxidation system. The surface oxidation reaction of uranium-niobium alloy is more complex, and it is also the main corrosion form of uranium-niobium alloy. Exploring the microscopic mechanism of surface oxidation corrosion of uranium-niobium alloy is of great significance for understanding the surface corrosion phenomenon in practical applications. The adsorption of O2 on U-Nb (5at.%) surface was investigated by first-principles calculation using a periodic slab model within the density functional theory (DFT). The effect of different levels of Nb doping on O adsorption was investigated, and the stability of O-U and O-Nb adsorption was studied in conjunction with the Bader charge distribution, differential charge density map, electron density of states, and surface work function. The results showed that physical adsorption happens when O2 is vertically adsorbed at the top site of Nb atom, whereas dissociative adsorption happened in all other configurations considered here. The interaction between adsorbed O2 and U-Nb surface was essentially the hybridization between the O/2p orbital electrons and the U/6d, U/5f, Nb/4p, Nb/5s, and Nb/4d orbital electrons to form a relatively stable ionic bond. When Nb was doped into the second layer of the surface, the most stable O2 adsorption configuration was top-site horizontal adsorption. The adsorption energy was - 22.38 eV, which was more negative than the adsorption energy of - 21.38 eV for the first doped layer horizontal adsorption at hollow-site. The interaction was essentially the hybridization between O/2p orbital electrons and U/6d and U/5f electrons and between O/2s orbital electrons and U/6p orbital electrons to form a relatively stable ionic bond. METHOD In this paper, the adsorption and dissociation of oxygen molecules on the surface of U-Nb system were systematically studied by first-principles calculations, in order to explore the surface oxidation corrosion mechanism of uranium-niobium alloy from the micro level. The VASP program uses PAW pseudopotential, which belongs to the density functional method, and uses DSP.
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- Yizhi Zeng
- Xi'an Research Inst of Hi-Tech, Xi'an, 710025, China
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- Xi'an Research Inst of Hi-Tech, Xi'an, 710025, China
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- Xi'an Research Inst of Hi-Tech, Xi'an, 710025, China
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- Xi'an Research Inst of Hi-Tech, Xi'an, 710025, China
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- Xi'an Research Inst of Hi-Tech, Xi'an, 710025, China
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- National University of Defense Technology, Wuhan, 430000, China
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- Xi'an Research Inst of Hi-Tech, Xi'an, 710025, China.
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Ogawa S, Fukushima S, Shimatani M. Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Photonic Device Applications: A Review. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:2005. [PMID: 36903116 PMCID: PMC10004243 DOI: 10.3390/ma16052005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has emerged as a key two-dimensional material. Its importance is linked to that of graphene because it provides an ideal substrate for graphene with minimal lattice mismatch and maintains its high carrier mobility. Moreover, hBN has unique properties in the deep ultraviolet (DUV) and infrared (IR) wavelength bands owing to its indirect bandgap structure and hyperbolic phonon polaritons (HPPs). This review examines the physical properties and applications of hBN-based photonic devices that operate in these bands. A brief background on BN is provided, and the theoretical background of the intrinsic nature of the indirect bandgap structure and HPPs is discussed. Subsequently, the development of DUV-based light-emitting diodes and photodetectors based on hBN's bandgap in the DUV wavelength band is reviewed. Thereafter, IR absorbers/emitters, hyperlenses, and surface-enhanced IR absorption microscopy applications using HPPs in the IR wavelength band are examined. Finally, future challenges related to hBN fabrication using chemical vapor deposition and techniques for transferring hBN to a substrate are discussed. Emerging techniques to control HPPs are also examined. This review is intended to assist researchers in both industry and academia in the design and development of unique hBN-based photonic devices operating in the DUV and IR wavelength regions.
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Zheng X, Zhang Z, Zhou G, Zou M, Zhang F, Hou PX, Shi C, Cheng HM, Wang M, Liu C. Efficient fabrication of single-wall carbon nanotube nanoreactors by defect-induced cutting. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:3931-3939. [PMID: 36723243 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr06696c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with ultra-thin channels are considered promising nanoreactors for confined catalysis, chemical reactions, and drug delivery. The fabrication of SWCNT nanoreactors by cutting usually suffers from low efficiency and poor controllability. Here we develop a defect-induced gas etching method to efficiently cut SWCNTs and to obtain nanoreactors with ultrasmall confined space. H2 plasma treatment was performed to generate defects in the walls of SWCNTs, then H2O vapor was used as a "knife" to cut SWCNTs at the defect sites, and short cut-SWCNTs with an average length of 175 nm were controllably obtained with a high yield of 75% under optimized conditions. WO3@SWCNT derivatives with different morphologies were synthesized using short cut-SWCNTs as nanoreactors. The radiation resistance of WO3@SWCNT hybrids improved obviously, thus providing a platform for the synthesis of novel SWCNT-based derivatives with fascinating properties.
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- Xue Zheng
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China.
- Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China.
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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- Shi-changxu Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China.
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China.
- Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Anisotropy and Texture of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China.
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang, 110016, China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P.R. China
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Hong B, Fang T, Li W, Li S. Predicting the structures and vibrational spectra of molecular crystals containing large molecules with the generalized energy-based fragmentation approach. J Chem Phys 2023; 158:044117. [PMID: 36725497 DOI: 10.1063/5.0137072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
The generalized energy-based fragmentation (GEBF) approach under periodic boundary conditions (PBCs) has been developed to facilitate calculations of molecular crystals containing large molecules. The PBC-GEBF approach can help predict structures and properties of molecular crystals at different theory levels by performing molecular quantum chemistry calculations on a series of non-periodic subsystems constructed from the studied systems. A more rigorous formula of the forces on translational vectors of molecular crystals was proposed and implemented, enabling more reliable predictions of crystal structures. Our benchmark results on several typical molecular crystals show that the PBC-GEBF approach could reproduce the forces on atoms and the translational vectors and the optimized crystal structures from the corresponding conventional periodic methods. The improved PBC-GEBF approach is then applied to predict the crystal structures and vibrational spectra of two molecular crystals containing large molecules. The PBC-GEBF approach can provide a satisfactory description on the crystal structure of a molecular crystal containing 312 atoms in a unit cell at density-fitting second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory and density functional theory (DFT) levels and the infrared vibrational spectra of another molecular crystal containing 864 atoms in a unit cell at the DFT level. The PBC-GEBF approach is expected to be a promising theoretical tool for electronic structure calculations on molecular crystals containing large molecules.
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- Benkun Hong
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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- Genesys Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 6th Floor, 11th Building, No. 3000 LongDong Road, Pu Dong District, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People's Republic of China
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Sunny A, Balapure A, Ganesan R, Thamankar R. Room-Temperature Deep-UV Photoluminescence from Low-Dimensional Hexagonal Boron Nitride Prepared Using a Facile Synthesis. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:33926-33933. [PMID: 36188247 PMCID: PMC9520545 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Identification and evaluation of defect levels in low-dimensional materials is an important aspect in quantum science. In this article, we report a facile synthesis method of low-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) and study light emission characteristics due to the defects. The thermal annealing procedure is optimized to obtain clean multilayered h-BN as revealed by transmission electron microscopy. UV-vis spectroscopy shows the optical energy gap of 5.28 eV, which is comparable to the reported energy gap for exfoliated, clean h-BN samples. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy reveals the location of the valence band edge at 2 eV. The optimized synthesis route of h-BN generates two kinds of defects, which are characterized using room-temperature photoluminescence (PL) measurements. The defects emit light at 4.18 eV [deep-UV (DUV)] and 3.44 eV (UV) photons. The intensity of PL has an oscillatory dependence on the excitation energy for the defect emitting DUV light. A series of spectral lines are observed with the energy ranging between 2.56 and 3.44 eV. The average peak-to-peak energy separation is about 125 meV. The locations of the spectral lines can be modeled using Franck-Condon-type transition and associated with displaced harmonic oscillator approximation. Our facile route gives an easier approach to prepare clean h-BN, which is essential for classical two-dimensional material-based electronics and single-photon-based quantum devices.
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- Ashly Sunny
- Department
of Physics, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632014, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology
and Science (BITS), Pilani,
Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal, Medchal
District, Hyderabad, Telangana 500078, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology
and Science (BITS), Pilani,
Hyderabad Campus, Jawahar Nagar, Kapra Mandal, Medchal
District, Hyderabad, Telangana 500078, India
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- Centre
for Functional Materials, Vellore Institute
of Technology, Vellore, Tamilnadu 632014, India
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Zagorac J, Zagorac D, Babić B, Prikhna T, Matović B. Effect of aluminum addition on the structure and electronic properties of boron nitride. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2022.123153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lin H, Zhang Z, Zhang H, Lin KT, Wen X, Liang Y, Fu Y, Lau AKT, Ma T, Qiu CW, Jia B. Engineering van der Waals Materials for Advanced Metaphotonics. Chem Rev 2022; 122:15204-15355. [PMID: 35749269 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The outstanding chemical and physical properties of 2D materials, together with their atomically thin nature, make them ideal candidates for metaphotonic device integration and construction, which requires deep subwavelength light-matter interaction to achieve optical functionalities beyond conventional optical phenomena observed in naturally available materials. In addition to their intrinsic properties, the possibility to further manipulate the properties of 2D materials via chemical or physical engineering dramatically enhances their capability, evoking new science on light-matter interaction, leading to leaped performance of existing functional devices and giving birth to new metaphotonic devices that were unattainable previously. Comprehensive understanding of the intrinsic properties of 2D materials, approaches and capabilities for chemical and physical engineering methods, the resulting property modifications and novel functionalities, and applications of metaphotonic devices are provided in this review. Through reviewing the detailed progress in each aspect and the state-of-the-art achievement, insightful analyses of the outstanding challenges and future directions are elucidated in this cross-disciplinary comprehensive review with the aim to provide an overall development picture in the field of 2D material metaphotonics and promote rapid progress in this fast emerging and prosperous field.
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- Han Lin
- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia.,The Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training, Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
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- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710048, China
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, P.O. Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, P.O. Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, P.O. Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, P.O. Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials, School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, P.O. Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia.,Centre for Translational Atomaterials, School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, P.O. Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, Singapore
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- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia.,The Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training, Centre in Surface Engineering for Advanced Materials (SEAM), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia.,Centre for Translational Atomaterials, School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, P.O. Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
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The sp2-bonded layered compound boron nitride (BN) exists in more than a handful of different polytypes (i.e., different layer stacking sequences) with similar formation energies, which makes obtaining a pure monotype of single crystals extremely tricky. The co-existence of polytypes in a similar crystal leads to the formation of many interfaces and structural defects having a deleterious influence on the internal quantum efficiency of the light emission and on charge carrier mobility. However, despite this, lasing operation was reported at 215 nm, which has shifted interest in sp2- bonded BN from basic science laboratories to optoelectronic and electrical device applications. Here, we describe some of the known physical properties of a variety of BN polytypes and their performances for deep ultraviolet emission in the specific case of second harmonic generation of light.
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Ma J, Wang Y. Structures and Electromagnetic Properties of Boron Nitride Nanoribbons Doped with Transition Metals. Chemphyschem 2022; 23:e202200144. [PMID: 35332988 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200144] [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: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Inspired by the recent discovery of the Ti-doped BN nanocages, here we report the design of novel BN nanoribbons (BNNRs) doped with fourth-row transition metals (Sc-Cu) and the prediction of their structural and electromagnetic properties. First-principles calculations and ab initio molecular dynamics simulations show that Ti-doped BNNR possesses both thermodynamic and kinetic stability at high temperatures for synthesis of BN materials. Metal doping may make the nonmagnetic pristine BNNR ferromagnetic or antiferromagnetic, depending on the metal. The doping with all considered metals reduces substantially the band gap of pristine BNNR. For example, Sc-doped BNNR is ferromagnetic with an indirect band gap of 1.18 eV, while V-doped nanoribbon is antiferromagnetic with a direct gap of 2.50 eV. Remarkably, the carrier mobility in both materials is significantly enhanced compared to the pristine BNNR. Our findings suggest that doping with different metals may endow BNNRs with versatile electronic and magnetic properties.
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- Jiajun Ma
- Yangzhou University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou, CHINA
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- Yangzhou University, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 180 Siwangting Street, 225002, Yangzhou, CHINA
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Roy S, Zhang X, Puthirath AB, Meiyazhagan A, Bhattacharyya S, Rahman MM, Babu G, Susarla S, Saju SK, Tran MK, Sassi LM, Saadi MASR, Lai J, Sahin O, Sajadi SM, Dharmarajan B, Salpekar D, Chakingal N, Baburaj A, Shuai X, Adumbumkulath A, Miller KA, Gayle JM, Ajnsztajn A, Prasankumar T, Harikrishnan VVJ, Ojha V, Kannan H, Khater AZ, Zhu Z, Iyengar SA, Autreto PADS, Oliveira EF, Gao G, Birdwell AG, Neupane MR, Ivanov TG, Taha-Tijerina J, Yadav RM, Arepalli S, Vajtai R, Ajayan PM. Structure, Properties and Applications of Two-Dimensional Hexagonal Boron Nitride. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2101589. [PMID: 34561916 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202101589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) has emerged as a strong candidate for two-dimensional (2D) material owing to its exciting optoelectrical properties combined with mechanical robustness, thermal stability, and chemical inertness. Super-thin h-BN layers have gained significant attention from the scientific community for many applications, including nanoelectronics, photonics, biomedical, anti-corrosion, and catalysis, among others. This review provides a systematic elaboration of the structural, electrical, mechanical, optical, and thermal properties of h-BN followed by a comprehensive account of state-of-the-art synthesis strategies for 2D h-BN, including chemical exfoliation, chemical, and physical vapor deposition, and other methods that have been successfully developed in recent years. It further elaborates a wide variety of processing routes developed for doping, substitution, functionalization, and combination with other materials to form heterostructures. Based on the extraordinary properties and thermal-mechanical-chemical stability of 2D h-BN, various potential applications of these structures are described.
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- Soumyabrata Roy
- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Center for Natural and Human Sciences, Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Av. Dos Estados, 5001-Bangú, Santo André - SP, Santo André, 09210-580, Brazil
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Applied Physics Department, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-859, Brazil
- Center for Computational Engineering and Sciences (CCES), State University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo, 13083-859, Brazil
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Combat Capabilities Development Command, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD, 20783, USA
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- Combat Capabilities Development Command, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD, 20783, USA
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- Combat Capabilities Development Command, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD, 20783, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Engineering Department, Universidad de Monterrey, Av. Ignacio Morones Prieto 4500 Pte., San Pedro Garza Garcí, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, 66238, Mexico
- Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, TX, 78520, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
- Department of Physics, VSSD College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208002, India
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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Ma XY, Lyu HY, Hao KR, Zhu ZG, Yan QB, Su G. High-efficient ab initio Bayesian active learning method and applications in prediction of two-dimensional functional materials. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:14694-14704. [PMID: 34533170 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr03886a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Beyond the conventional trial-and-error method, machine learning offers a great opportunity to accelerate the discovery of functional materials, but still often suffers from difficulties such as limited materials data and the unbalanced distribution of target properties. Here, we propose the ab initio Bayesian active learning method that combines active learning and high-throughput ab initio calculations to accelerate the prediction of desired functional materials with ultrahigh efficiency and accuracy. We apply it as an instance to a large family (3119) of two-dimensional hexagonal binary compounds with unbalanced materials properties, and accurately screen out the materials with maximal electric polarization and proper photovoltaic band gaps, respectively, whereas the computational costs are significantly reduced by only calculating a few tenths of the possible candidates in comparison with a random search. This approach shows the enormous advantages for the cases with unbalanced distribution of target properties. It can be readily applied to seek a broad range of advanced materials.
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- Xing-Yu Ma
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
- School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, College of Materials Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
- Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences, and CAS Center of Excellence in Topological Quantum Computation, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Peng Z, Tao LQ, Zheng K, Ding Z, Huang Y, Yu J, Wang G, Chen X. A heterostructure of C3N/h-BN with effectively regulated electronic properties by E-field and strain. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cigarini L, Novotný M, Karlický F. Lattice dynamics in the conformational environment of multilayered hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) results in peculiar infrared optical responses. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:7247-7260. [PMID: 33876085 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp06188c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Stacking mismatches in hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanostructures affect their photonic, mechanical, and thermal properties. To access information about the stacked configuration of layered ensembles, highly sophisticated techniques like X-ray photoemission spectroscopy or electron microscopy are necessary. Here, instead, by taking advantage of the geometrical and chemical nature of h-BN, we show how simple structural models, based on shortened interplanar distances, can produce effective charge densities. Accounting these in the non-analytical part of the lattice dynamical description makes it possible to access information about the composition of differently stacked variants in experimental samples characterized by infrared spectroscopy. The results are obtained by density functional theory and confirmed by various functionals and pseudopotential approximations. Even though the method is shown using h-BN, the conclusions are more general and show how effective dielectric models can be considered as valuable theoretical pathways for the vibrational structure of any layered material.
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- Luigi Cigarini
- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Ostrava, 701 03 Ostrava, Czech Republic.
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Wang S, Zeng XC, Li H, Francisco JS. A possible unaccounted source of atmospheric sulfate formation: amine-promoted hydrolysis and non-radical oxidation of sulfur dioxide. Chem Sci 2020; 11:2093-2102. [PMID: 32190276 PMCID: PMC7059313 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc04756e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Numerous field and laboratory studies have shown that amines, especially dimethylamine (DMA), are crucial to atmospheric particulate nucleation. However, the molecular mechanism by which amines lead to atmospheric particulate formation is still not fully understood. Herein, we show that DMA molecules can also promote the conversion of atmospheric SO2 to sulfate. Based on ab initio simulations, we find that in the presence of DMA, the originally endothermic and kinetically unfavourable hydrolysis reaction between gaseous SO2 and water vapour can become both exothermic and kinetically favourable. The resulting product, bisulfite NH2(CH3)2 +·HSO3 -, can be readily oxidized by ozone under ambient conditions. Kinetic analysis suggests that the hydrolysis rate of SO2 and DMA with water vapour becomes highly competitive with and comparable to the rate of the reaction between SO2 and OH·, especially under the conditions of heavily polluted air and high humidity. We also find that the oxidants NO2 and N2O5 (whose role in sulfate formation is still under debate) appear to play a much less significant role than ozone in the aqueous oxidation reaction of SO2. The newly identified oxidation mechanism of SO2 promoted by both DMA and O3 provides another important new source of sulfate formation in the atmosphere.
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- Shixian Wang
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering , Beijing University of Chemistry Technology , Beijing 10029 , China .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Nebraska-Lincoln , Lincoln , Nebraska , USA 68588 .
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering , Beijing University of Chemistry Technology , Beijing 10029 , China .
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering , Beijing University of Chemistry Technology , Beijing 10029 , China .
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences , University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA 19104 .
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Wang X, Liu Y, Chen X, Zhang P, Liu X. Prediction of a novel robust superconducting state in TaS2 under high pressure. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:8827-8833. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cp00838a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A novel superconducting I4/mmm phase has been predicted in TaS2 under high pressure, illustrating an unusual superconductor–metal–superconductor transition.
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- Xiaojun Wang
- School of Physics and Physical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- Qufu
- China
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- Qufu
- China
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- Qufu
- China
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- Qufu
- China
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- School of Physics and Physical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- Qufu
- China
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Kodaya Y, Oki T, Yamakado H, Tokoyama H, Ohno K. Crystal Structure Exploration of Boron Nitride Polymorphs Using Anharmonic Downward Distortion Following Method with Potential Energy Surface Modified by the Inverse of Lattice Volume. CHEM LETT 2019. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.190520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Yoshitomo Kodaya
- Graduate School of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, Wakayama 640-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, Wakayama 640-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, Wakayama 640-8510, Japan
- Faculty of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University, 930 Sakaedani, Wakayama 640-8510, Japan
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- Institute for Quantum Chemical Exploration, 1-9-36 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan
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- Institute for Quantum Chemical Exploration, 1-9-36 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan
- Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, Japan
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Study of the stability and electronic properties of h-BN nanoribbons with reconstructed edges. Chem Phys Lett 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.04.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Schimpf C, Schwarz M, Lathe C, Kroke E, Rafaja D. Effect of the microstructure of graphitic boron nitride on the kinetics of the formation of boron nitride high-pressure phases. Ann Ital Chir 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2018.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Farajian AA, Mortezaee R, Osborn TH, Pupysheva OV, Wang M, Zhamu A, Jang BZ. Multiscale molecular thermodynamics of graphene-oxide liquid-phase exfoliation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:1761-1772. [PMID: 30623952 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp07115b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Liquid-phase exfoliation is one of the most feasible methods for mass-production of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials such as graphene, graphene-oxide (GO), etc. Assessing requirements for successful exfoliation necessitates molecular-level thermodynamic analysis that can provide quantitative measures such as free energy changes. Here we explain this methodology and apply it to the production of GO that is used as a precursor for graphene synthesis and as an ultrathin substrate for many applications. Three different routes to GO exfoliation are studied, namely parallel and perpendicular to the GO surface as well as exfoliation via edge bending, using multi-scale combination of density functional, force field, and continuum approaches. Detailed analysis of free energy variations reveals relative feasibility of different exfoliation mechanisms and their dependence on system size and surface coverage. The methodology is general and can be applied to liquid-phase exfoliation of other 2D nanomaterials.
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- Amir A Farajian
- Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Wright State University, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, Ohio 45435, USA.
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Liu L, Hu M, Liu C, Liang X, Pan Y, Ying P, Zhao Z, Gao G, He J, Tian Y. Novel carbon polymorphs with cumulative double bonds in three-dimensional sp-sp 2 hybrid framework. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:15022-15029. [PMID: 29697115 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp00107c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A conspicuous amount of theoretical study has been published on the properties of carbon allotropes with alternate single and triple bonds, (-C[triple bond, length as m-dash]C-)n. However, theoretical characterizations of carbon allotropes with cumulative double bonds ([double bond, length as m-dash]C[double bond, length as m-dash]C[double bond, length as m-dash])n is almost non-existent in literature. Based upon first-principles calculations, two new three-dimensional (3D) microporous carbon allotropes consisting of whorl chains connected by cumulative double bonds in a sp-sp2 hybrid framework have been proposed in this study. One of these structures, namely, Trig-C9 was obtained by an evolutionary particle swarm structural search, while the other structure, denoted as Trig-C15, was obtained by inserting double bonds into Trig-C9. Both the 3D sp-sp2 hybridized carbons have a trigonal structure with 9 and 15 atoms in the hexagonal primitive cells. The calculated results demonstrate that these polymorphs are thermodynamically, mechanically, and dynamically feasible. Trig-C9 and Trig-C15 are indirect semiconductors with band gaps of 2.70 eV and 1.25 eV, respectively. Their unique frameworks render them mechanical ductility and significant elastic anisotropy. These results open up new horizons for the exploration of new carbon phases with unique structural, mechanical, and electronic properties.
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- Lingyu Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China.
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Bhat SS, Gupta K, Bhattacharjee S, Lee SC. Role of zero-point effects in stabilizing the ground state structure of bulk Fe 2P. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2018; 30:215401. [PMID: 29658893 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/aabe52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Structural stability of Fe2P is investigated in detail using first-principles calculations based on density functional theory. While the orthorhombic C23 phase is found to be energetically more stable, the experiments suggest it to be hexagonal C22 phase. In the present study, we show that in order to obtain the correct ground state structure of Fe2P from the first-principles based methods it is utmost necessary to consider the zero-point effects such as zero-point vibrations and spin fluctuations. This study demonstrates an exceptional case where a bulk material is stabilized by quantum effects, which are usually important in low-dimensional materials. Our results also indicate the possibility of magnetic field induced structural quantum phase transition in Fe2P, which should form the basis for further theoretical and experimental efforts.
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- Soumya S Bhat
- Indo-Korea Science and Technology Center (IKST), Bangalore 560065, India
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Fabris G, Marana N, Longo E, Sambrano J. Theoretical study of porous surfaces derived from graphene and boron nitride. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2017.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wang D, Fan Y, Sun Z, Han D, Niu L. A theoretical study of formaldehyde adsorption and decomposition on a WC (0001) surface. RSC Adv 2018; 8:32481-32489. [PMID: 35547695 PMCID: PMC9086214 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra04983a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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A lot of research attention has been paid to designing and exploring efficient adsorbents for HCHO adsorption and decomposition. Herein, we have demonstrated a highly active material, WC, for HCHO adsorption through first-principles calculations. Due to the exposed three-coordinated W atoms (W3c) of the WC (0001) surface, HCHO molecules can be settled on the WC (0001) surface through newly formed OF–W3c and/or CF–W3c bonds, forming different adsorption configurations. When settled on the WC (0001) surface, the molecular configuration of the HCHO molecule and the corresponding CF–HF and CF–OF bond lengths would be greatly changed. Due to the enlarged CF–HF and CF–OF bond lengths, the adsorbed HCHO molecules tend to dissociate through two possible pathways; these are the two-step CF–HF bond scission or the one-step CF–OF bond scission. The former results in two H adatoms and a CO molecule chemisorbed to the surface and the latter produces an O adatom and a CH2 group on the surface. Further Cl-NEB calculations demonstrate that the pre-adsorbed O atom has little influence on the first CF–HF bond scission and the CF–OF bond scission, while promoting the second CF–HF bond scission. Considering the dissociative products, H and CH2 have the potential to couple into a CH3 group (or even a CH4 molecule) and two CH2 groups may couple into a C2H4 molecule. In the end, we propose that OH ions may couple with the dissociative products of HCHO, so an alkali solution could be used to post-process the WC (0001) surface to restore its surface active sites. These results demonstrated the potential of WC in HCHO sensing and abatement. WC is a material capable of HCHO adsorption and dissociation, indicating its potential application in HCHO sensing and elimination.![]()
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- Dandan Wang
- Center for Advanced Analytical Science
- c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Guangzhou University
- Guangzhou 510006
- P. R. China
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science
- c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Guangzhou University
- Guangzhou 510006
- P. R. China
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science
- c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Guangzhou University
- Guangzhou 510006
- P. R. China
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science
- c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Guangzhou University
- Guangzhou 510006
- P. R. China
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- Center for Advanced Analytical Science
- c/o School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Guangzhou University
- Guangzhou 510006
- P. R. China
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Vinson J, Jach T, Müller M, Unterumsberger R, Beckhoff B. Resonant X-ray Emission of Hexagonal Boron Nitride. PHYSICAL REVIEW. B 2017; 96:205116. [PMID: 29333524 PMCID: PMC5766010 DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.96.205116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The electronic structure of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is explored using measurements of x-ray absorption and resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) at the nitrogen K edge (1s) in tandem with calculations using many-body perturbation theory within the GW and Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) approximations. Our calculations include the effects of lattice disorder from phonons activated thermally and from zero point energy. They highlight the influence of disorder on near-edge x-ray spectra.
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- John Vinson
- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Abbestraße 2-12, 10587 Berlin, Germany
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- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Abbestraße 2-12, 10587 Berlin, Germany
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Mohammadpour E, Altarawneh M, Al-Nu’airat J, Jiang ZT, Mondinos N, Dlugogorski BZ. Thermo-mechanical properties of cubic titanium nitride. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2017.1393810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Ehsan Mohammadpour
- School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
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- School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
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- School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
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- School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
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- School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Australia
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A Density Functional Theory Study on the Effect of Lattice Impurities on the Electronic Structures and Reactivity of Fluorite. MINERALS 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/min7090160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Fluorite (CaF2), a halogen elemental mineral, always co-exists with other minerals. The Ca element in fluorite is often replaced by rare earth elements (REEs), such as cerium (Ce) and yttrium (Y). In this work, the electronic structures of fluorite crystals containing REE (Ce, Th, U, and Y) impurities were studied by density functional theory (DFT). The calculated results showed that the presence of impurities increased the lattice parameter of fluorite. The impurities caused the Fermi level to shift towards the high energy direction, making the fluorite accept electrons more easily. The impurities except Y led to the occurrence of an impurities state in the valence band. The Mullinken population values of F–REE bonds were larger than that of F–Ca and F–F bonds, and F–Y bonds had the largest population value. Analysis of the frontier molecular orbital showed that the impurities contributed greatly to the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO). The interaction between oleic acid and impurities-bearing fluorite were discussed. The results suggested that the incorporation of impurities would enhanced the reactivity of fluorite with oleic acid.
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Kvashnin DG, Kvashnina OP, Avramov PV, Sorokin PB, Kvashnin AG. Novel hybrid C/BN two-dimensional heterostructures. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 28:085205. [PMID: 28114121 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa55e9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Here we present an investigation of new quasi-two-dimensional heterostructures based on the alternation of bounded carbon and boron nitride layers (C/BN). We carried out a theoretical study of the atomic structure, stability and electronic properties of the proposed heterostructures. Such ultrathin quasi-two-dimensional C/BN films can be synthesized by means of chemically induced phase transition by connection of the layers of multilayered h-BN/graphene van der Waals heterostructures, which is indicated by the negative phase transition pressure in the calculated phase diagrams (P, T) of the films. It was shown that the band gap value of the C/BN films spans the infrared and visible spectrum. We hope that the proposed films and fabrication method can be considered as a possible route to obtain nanostructures with a controllable band gap in wide energy range. This makes these materials potentially suitable for a variety of applications, including photovoltaics, photoelectronics and more.
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- Dmitry G Kvashnin
- Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics, Russian Academy of Science, 4 Kosigin Street, Moscow, 119334, Russian Federation. National University of Science and Technology MISiS, 4 Leninskiy Prospekt, Moscow, 119049, Russian Federation
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Kvashnin AG, Oganov AR, Samtsevich AI, Allahyari Z. Computational Search for Novel Hard Chromium-Based Materials. J Phys Chem Lett 2017; 8:755-764. [PMID: 28103665 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.6b02821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Nitrides, carbides, and borides of transition metals are an attractive class of hard materials. Our recent preliminary explorations of the binary chemical compounds indicated that chromium-based materials are among the hardest transition metal compounds. Motivated by this, here we explore in detail the binary Cr-B, Cr-C, and Cr-N systems using global optimization techniques. Calculated enthalpy of formation and hardness of predicted materials were used for Pareto optimization to define the hardest materials with the lowest energy. Our calculations recover all numerous known stable compounds (except Cr23C6 with its large unit cell) and discover a novel stable phase Pmn21-Cr2C. We resolve the structure of Cr2N and find it to be of anti-CaCl2 type (space group Pnnm). Many of these phases possess remarkable hardness, but only CrB4 is superhard (Vickers hardness 48 GPa). Among chromium compounds, borides generally possess the highest hardnesses and greatest stability. Under pressure, we predict stabilization of a layered TMDC-like phase of Cr2N, a WC-type phase of CrN, and a new compound CrN4. Nitrogen-rich chromium nitride CrN4 is a high-energy-density material featuring polymeric nitrogen chains. In the presence of metal atoms (e.g., Cr), polymerization of nitrogen takes place at much lower pressures; CrN4 becomes stable at ∼15 GPa (cf. 110 GPa for synthesis of pure polymeric nitrogen).
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- Alexander G Kvashnin
- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology , Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel Street, Moscow 143026, Russian Federation
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , 9 Institutsky Lane, Dolgoprudny 141700, Russian Federation
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology , Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel Street, Moscow 143026, Russian Federation
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , 9 Institutsky Lane, Dolgoprudny 141700, Russian Federation
- Department of Geosciences and Center for Materials by Design, Institute for Advanced Computational Science, State University of New York , Stony Brook, New York 11794-2100, United States
- International Center for Materials Design, Northwestern Polytechnical University , Xi'an 710072, China
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology , Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel Street, Moscow 143026, Russian Federation
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- Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology , Skolkovo Innovation Center, 3 Nobel Street, Moscow 143026, Russian Federation
- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology , 9 Institutsky Lane, Dolgoprudny 141700, Russian Federation
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Wang D, Sun Z, Han D, Liu L, Niu L. Ti3BN monolayer: the MXene-like material predicted by first-principles calculations. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra00483d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An MXene-like Ti3BN monolayer whose electronic properties could be modulated has been predicted following the strategy of “atomic transmutation”.
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- Dandan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- c/o Engineering Laboratory for Modern Analytical Techniques
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Science
- Changchun
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- c/o Engineering Laboratory for Modern Analytical Techniques
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Science
- Changchun
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- c/o Engineering Laboratory for Modern Analytical Techniques
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Science
- Changchun
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications
- CIOMP
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry
- c/o Engineering Laboratory for Modern Analytical Techniques
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Science
- Changchun
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Wang JQ, Zhao CX, Niu CY, Sun Q, Jia Y. C 20 - T carbon: a novel superhard sp (3) carbon allotrope with large cavities. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2016; 28:475402. [PMID: 27635661 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/28/47/475402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Through first-principles calculations, we predict a new superhard carbon allotrope named C 20 - T, which possesses a cubic T symmetry with space group No.198(P213). This new carbon allotrope has an all-sp (3) hybridized bonding network with 20 atoms in its primitive unit cell. The dynamic, mechanical, and thermal stabilities of this new carbon phase at zero pressure are confirmed by using a variety of state-of-the-art theoretical calculations. Interestingly, despite the fact that C 20 - T carbon has a porous structure with large cavities, our calculations identify its superhard properties with the Vickers hardness of 72.76 Gpa. The ideal tensile and shear strength of C 20 - T carbon are calculated to be 71.1 and 55.2 GPa respectively, comparable to that of c-BN. Electronic band calculations reveal that this new carbon allotrope is a transparent insulator with an indirect band gap of 5.44 eV. These results broaden our understanding of superhard carbon allotropes.
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- Jia-Qi Wang
- International Joint Research Laboratory for Quantum Functional Materials of Henan, and School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, People's Republic of China
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Mukherjee R, Gupta V, Naik S, Sarkar S, Sharma V, Peri P, Chaudhuri B. Effects of particle size on the triboelectrification phenomenon in pharmaceutical excipients: Experiments and multi-scale modeling. Asian J Pharm Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajps.2016.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Afanasieva T. Adsorption and dynamics of group IV, V atoms and molecular oxygen on semiconductor group IV (0 0 1) surfaces. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2016; 28:313001. [PMID: 27299666 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/28/31/313001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In this review we address (1) the co-adsorption of group V (As, Sb, Bi) atoms and molecular oxygen on the Si(0 0 1) surface and (2) the adsorption and dynamics of Sb, Bi, Si and Ge ad-dimers on the Si(0 0 1) and Ge(0 0 1) surfaces. The adsorption and diffusion processes of group IV and V atoms on the (0 0 1) surfaces of group IV semiconductor surfaces have been studied using multi-configuration self-consistent field methods and density functional theory calculations. Results obtained by various types of first-principle total energy calculations are mutually compared and discussed. Our results demonstrate the capability of these quantum chemistry methods to provide relevant and reliable information on the interaction between adsorbate and semiconductor surfaces.
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- T Afanasieva
- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 64/13 Volodymyrs'ka Street, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
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Zhao CX, Niu CY, Qin ZJ, Ren XY, Wang JT, Cho JH, Jia Y. H18 Carbon: A New Metallic Phase with sp2-sp3 Hybridized Bonding Network. Sci Rep 2016; 6:21879. [PMID: 26903234 PMCID: PMC4763233 DOI: 10.1038/srep21879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Design and synthesis of three-dimensional metallic carbons are currently one of the hot issues in contemporary condensed matter physics because of their fascinating properties. Here, based on first-principles calculations, we discover a novel stable metallic carbon allotrope (termed H18 carbon) in () symmetry with a mixed sp2-sp3 hybridized bonding network. The dynamical stability of H18 carbon is verified by phonon mode analysis and molecular dynamics simulations, and its mechanical stability is analyzed by elastic constants, bulk modulus, and shear modulus. By simulating the x-ray diffraction patterns, we propose that H18 carbon would be one of the unidentified carbon phases observed in recent detonation experiments. The analysis of the band structure and density of states reveal that this new carbon phase has a metallic feature mainly due to the C atoms with sp2 hybridization. This novel 3D metallic carbon phase is anticipated to be useful for practical applications such as electronic and mechanical devices.
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Poncé S, Gillet Y, Laflamme Janssen J, Marini A, Verstraete M, Gonze X. Temperature dependence of the electronic structure of semiconductors and insulators. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:102813. [PMID: 26374006 DOI: 10.1063/1.4927081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The renormalization of electronic eigenenergies due to electron-phonon coupling (temperature dependence and zero-point motion effect) is sizable in many materials with light atoms. This effect, often neglected in ab initio calculations, can be computed using the perturbation-based Allen-Heine-Cardona theory in the adiabatic or non-adiabatic harmonic approximation. After a short description of the recent progresses in this field and a brief overview of the theory, we focus on the issue of phonon wavevector sampling convergence, until now poorly understood. Indeed, the renormalization is obtained numerically through a slowly converging q-point integration. For non-zero Born effective charges, we show that a divergence appears in the electron-phonon matrix elements at q → Γ, leading to a divergence of the adiabatic renormalization at band extrema. This problem is exacerbated by the slow convergence of Born effective charges with electronic wavevector sampling, which leaves residual Born effective charges in ab initio calculations on materials that are physically devoid of such charges. Here, we propose a solution that improves this convergence. However, for materials where Born effective charges are physically non-zero, the divergence of the renormalization indicates a breakdown of the adiabatic harmonic approximation, which we assess here by switching to the non-adiabatic harmonic approximation. Also, we study the convergence behavior of the renormalization and develop reliable extrapolation schemes to obtain the converged results. Finally, the adiabatic and non-adiabatic theories, with corrections for the slow Born effective charge convergence problem (and the associated divergence) are applied to the study of five semiconductors and insulators: α-AlN, β-AlN, BN, diamond, and silicon. For these five materials, we present the zero-point renormalization, temperature dependence, phonon-induced lifetime broadening, and the renormalized electronic band structure.
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- S Poncé
- European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility and Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Chemin des étoiles 8, bte L07.03.01, B-1348 Louvain-la-neuve, Belgium
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- European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility and Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Chemin des étoiles 8, bte L07.03.01, B-1348 Louvain-la-neuve, Belgium
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- European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility and Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Chemin des étoiles 8, bte L07.03.01, B-1348 Louvain-la-neuve, Belgium
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Via Salaria Km 29.3, CP 10, 00016 Monterotondo Stazione, Italy
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- European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility and Physique des matériaux et nanostructures, Université de Liège, Allée du 6 Août 17, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
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- European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility and Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, Chemin des étoiles 8, bte L07.03.01, B-1348 Louvain-la-neuve, Belgium
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Thomas S, Ajith KM, Chandra S, Valsakumar MC. Temperature dependent structural properties and bending rigidity of pristine and defective hexagonal boron nitride. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2015; 27:315302. [PMID: 26190799 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/27/31/315302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Structural and thermodynamical properties of monolayer pristine and defective boron nitride sheets (h-BN) have been investigated in a wide temperature range by carrying out atomistic simulations using a tuned Tersoff-type inter-atomic empirical potential. The temperature dependence of lattice parameter, radial distribution function, specific heat at constant volume, linear thermal expansion coefficient and the height correlation function of the thermally excited ripples on pristine as well as defective h-BN sheet have been investigated. Specific heat shows considerable increase beyond the Dulong-Petit limit at high temperatures, which is interpreted as a signature of strong anharmonicity present in h-BN. Analysis of the height fluctuations, ⟨h2⟩, shows that the bending rigidity and variance of height fluctuations are strongly temperature dependent and this is explained using the continuum theory of membranes. A detailed study of the height-height correlation function shows deviation from the prediction of harmonic theory of membranes as a consequence of the strong anharmonicity in h-BN. It is also seen that the variance of the height fluctuations increases with defect concentration.
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- Siby Thomas
- Computational Physics Lab, Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal, Mangalore-575025, India
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Berland K, Cooper VR, Lee K, Schröder E, Thonhauser T, Hyldgaard P, Lundqvist BI. van der Waals forces in density functional theory: a review of the vdW-DF method. REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS. PHYSICAL SOCIETY (GREAT BRITAIN) 2015; 78:066501. [PMID: 25978530 DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/78/6/066501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 309] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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A density functional theory (DFT) that accounts for van der Waals (vdW) interactions in condensed matter, materials physics, chemistry, and biology is reviewed. The insights that led to the construction of the Rutgers-Chalmers van der Waals density functional (vdW-DF) are presented with the aim of giving a historical perspective, while also emphasizing more recent efforts which have sought to improve its accuracy. In addition to technical details, we discuss a range of recent applications that illustrate the necessity of including dispersion interactions in DFT. This review highlights the value of the vdW-DF method as a general-purpose method, not only for dispersion bound systems, but also in densely packed systems where these types of interactions are traditionally thought to be negligible.
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- Kristian Berland
- Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology, SMN, University of Oslo, NO-0318 Oslo, Norway. Microtechnology and Nanoscience, MC2, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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Direction-controlled chemical doping for reversible G-phonon mixing in ABC trilayer graphene. Sci Rep 2015; 5:8707. [PMID: 25746467 PMCID: PMC4352872 DOI: 10.1038/srep08707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Not only the apparent atomic arrangement but the charge distribution also defines the crystalline symmetry that dictates the electronic and vibrational structures. In this work, we report reversible and direction-controlled chemical doping that modifies the inversion symmetry of AB-bilayer and ABC-trilayer graphene. For the "top-down" and "bottom-up" hole injection into graphene sheets, we employed molecular adsorption of electronegative I2 and annealing-induced interfacial hole doping, respectively. The chemical breakdown of the inversion symmetry led to the mixing of the G phonons, Raman active Eg and Raman-inactive Eu modes, which was manifested as the two split G peaks, G(-) and G(+). The broken inversion symmetry could be recovered by removing the hole dopants by simple rinsing or interfacial molecular replacement. Alternatively, the symmetry could be regained by double-side charge injection, which eliminated G(-) and formed an additional peak, G(o), originating from the barely doped interior layer. Chemical modification of crystalline symmetry as demonstrated in the current study can be applied to other low dimensional crystals in tuning their various material properties.
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Fan X, Zheng WT, Jiang Q, Singh DJ. Pressure evolution of the potential barriers for transformations of layered BN to dense structures. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra17153a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The energy barrier and stacking way from layered BN to dense phase under pressure.
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- Xiaofeng Fan
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Jilin University
- Changchun 130012
- China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- University of Missouri
- Columbia
- USA
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Primo A, Navalón S, Asiri AM, García H. Chitosan-Templated Synthesis of Few-Layers Boron Nitride and its Unforeseen Activity as a Fenton Catalyst. Chemistry 2014; 21:324-30. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201405469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Ren H, Zhang L, Su K, Zeng Q, Cheng L. Thermodynamic study on the chemical vapor deposition of boron nitride from the BCl3–NH3–H2 system. Theor Chem Acc 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-014-1583-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Sun Y, Kvashnin AG, Sorokin PB, Yakobson BI, Billups WE. Radiation-Induced Nucleation of Diamond from Amorphous Carbon: Effect of Hydrogen. J Phys Chem Lett 2014; 5:1924-8. [PMID: 26273874 DOI: 10.1021/jz5007912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Electron irradiation of anthracite functionalized by dodecyl groups leads to recrystallization of the carbon network into diamonds. The diamonds range in size from ∼2 to ∼10 nm and exhibit {111} spacing of 2.1 Å. A bulk process consistent with bias-enhanced nucleation is proposed in which the dodecyl group provides hydrogen during electron irradiation. Recrystallization into diamond occurs in the hydrogenated graphitic subsurface layers. Unfunctionalized anthracite could not be converted into diamond during electron irradiation. The dependence of the phase transition pressure on cluster size was estimated, and it was found that diamond particles with a radius up to 20 nm could be formed.
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- Yanqiu Sun
- †Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- ‡The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- §Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- ∥Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials, 7a Centralnaya Street, Troitsk, Moscow, Russia 142190
- ⊥Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), 9 Institutsky Lane, Dolgoprudny, Russia 141700
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- ∥Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials, 7a Centralnaya Street, Troitsk, Moscow, Russia 142190
- ⊥Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University), 9 Institutsky Lane, Dolgoprudny, Russia 141700
- #Emanuel Institute of Biochemical Physics RAS, 4 Kosigin Street, Moscow, Russia 119334
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- †Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- §Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- ‡The Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Kvashnin AG, Chernozatonskii LA, Yakobson BI, Sorokin PB. Phase diagram of quasi-two-dimensional carbon, from graphene to diamond. NANO LETTERS 2014; 14:676-681. [PMID: 24437392 DOI: 10.1021/nl403938g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We explore how a few-layer graphene can undergo phase transformation into thin diamond film under reduced or no pressure, if the process is facilitated by hydrogenation of the surfaces. Such a "chemically induced phase transition" is inherently nanoscale phenomenon, when the surface conditions directly affect thermodynamics, and the transition pressure depends greatly on film thickness. For the first time we obtain, by ab initio computations of the Gibbs free energy, a phase diagram (P, T, h) of quasi-two-dimensional carbon-diamond film versus multilayered graphene. It describes accurately the role of film thickness h and shows the feasibility of creating novel quasi-two-dimensional materials. Further, the role of finite diameter of graphene flakes and possible formation of the diamond films with the (110) surface are described as well.
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- Alexander G Kvashnin
- Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science and the Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University , Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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Niu CY, Wang XQ, Wang JT. K6 carbon: A metallic carbon allotrope in sp3 bonding networks. J Chem Phys 2014; 140:054514. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4864109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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