Study on the polarization effect by Ce doping in MnSb alloy

Using discrete variationalX _α method within the local-density-functional theory and cluster models, the electronic structure and magnetic property of MnSb(Ce) are investigated. It is found that Sb-5p state is much polarized by Ce doping. The spin moment of Sb changes from −0.06μ _s in MnSb to −0.32μ _s in Mnsb(Ce). The interaction between Mn and doped Ce is small compared with that between Sb and Ce in MnSb(Ce). The influence to the magneto-optical property of MnSb by the doped Ce is discussed. It is expected that the Sb-5p polarization caused by Ce will make MnSb(Ce) a promising magneto-optical material. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Zhang Long: born in Nov. 1972, Master     

Zr 掺杂对锐钛矿型TiO2 电子结构和光学性质的影响

本文采用密度泛函理论的平面波超软赝势方法研究了Zr 掺杂对锐钛矿型TiO₂ 电子结构和光学性质的影响, 计算了Zr 掺杂前后锐钛矿型TiO₂ 的电子态密度分布、能带结构、光吸收系数等性质, 定性地分析了掺杂前后电子结构和光学性质的变化. 研究结果表明: Zr 掺杂锐钛矿型TiO₂, 导致带隙减小, 掺杂后在360~400nm 附近的光吸收系数增大, TiO₂ 的吸收带产生红移, 增强了TiO₂ 的光催化活性, 理论与实验结果 一致.     

Compression behavior and equation of state of Ni77P23 amorphous alloy

The compression behavior of Ni77P23 amorphous alloy is investigated at room temperature in a diamond-anvil cell instrument using insitu high pressure energy dispersive X-ray diffraction with a syn- chrotron radiation source. The equation of state is determined by fitting the experimental data accord- ing to Birch-Murnaghan equation: -ΔV/V0=0.08606P-3.2×10-4P2 5.7×10-6P3. It is found that the structure of Ni77P23 amorphous alloy is stable under pressures up to 30.5 GPa.     

Infrared spectroscopic and theoretical studies on cobalt (II) complex of maleinitriledithiolate and 4, 4′-dimethyl-2, 2′-bipyridine

The complete experimental IR spectra and vibrational analysis of the title complex Co(mnt) (dmbpy) were reported in this paper. The results show that the complex molecule has a planar geometry belonging to point groupC _2v and ground electronic state with spin quartet. A new method for analyzing vibrational spectra of complicated molecule is established. The essential of this method is to point out main fixed points and pivotal vibrational units in assignment for each fundamental band. Two new symbols π (heaving along the specified direction) andM (midpoint of a bond or unit) were defined for describing the vibrational modes accurately. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 29771025) Biography: Peng Zheng-he(1945-), male, Professor, research direction: functional materials & physical inorganic chemistry.     

Electrical anisotropy of orientedtrans-polyacetylene undoped and doped with SO3

We use extended Huckel methods of molecular orbitds and crystal orbitals (EHMO/CO) to calculate the two-dimensional band structures of highly oriented trans-polyacetylene (PA) undoped and doped with SO3. According to the energy band theory of solids, we explain the changes of band gap (Eg) and bandwidth (BW) from undoped PA to SO3-doped PA, and discuss the electrical anisotropy of oriented trans-polyacetylene doped with SO3. The calculated results show that the conductivity anisotropy ratio (σ///σ⊥) is determined by Eg and BW in the directions both parallel (σ//) and perpendicular (σ⊥) to the PA chains, respectively. The conductivity anisotropy ratio σ///σ⊥ decreases when PA is doped with SO3, because the dopant plays a conjugated bridge role between the interchains of PA, and makes the dopant itself and PA chains show a strong interchain coupling. The theoretical results for undoped and doped PA are in good agreement with experimental ones.     

The comparative investigation on redox property and second-order nonlinear response of Keggin-type α-[PM12O39NPh]3− (M = W and Mo) and Mo6NPh

Keggin-type phenylimido-polyoxometalates α-[PM₁₂O₃₉NPh]³⁻ (M = W and Mo) have been systematically investigated on the electronic structures, redox as well as nonlinear optical (NLO) properties by density functional theory (DFT). The strong M≡N bond confirmed by natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis comprises one s bond and two π bonds, the same as Mo≡N in [Mo₆O₁₈NPh]²⁻. Furthermore, phenylimido segment effectively modifies the electronic properties of α-[PM₁₂O₃₉NPh]³⁻. On one hand, when enlarging the inorganic cluster from {Mo₆O₁₈} to {PMo₁₂O₃₉}, the energy gap between HOMO and LUMO in α-[PMo₁₂O₃₉NPh]³⁻ decreased, resulting in enormously anodic shift for the reduction potential, while the excitation energy is less and the total second-order polarizability β ₀ is up to 438-3×10⁻³⁰ esu, which is nearly 10 times larger than that of [Mo₆O₁₈NPh]²⁻. On the other hand, when metal W in α-[PM₁₂O₃₉NPh]³⁻ is substituted by Mo, the interaction between Mo and N is enhanced and the redox ability becomes stronger. The β ₀ value for α-[PMo₁₂O₃₉NPh]³⁻ is more than 5 times higher than that of α-[PW₁₂O₃₉NPh]³⁻. It indicates that changing appropriate metal or enlarging the inorganic cluster will improve the redox properties and second-order nonlinear response. Moreover, the electron transition for three compounds mentioned above occurred mainly from organoimido segment (as the electron donor) to polyanion cluster (as the acceptor). As a result, α-[PMo₁₂O₃₉NPh]³⁻ may be a promising candidate for oxidant and nonlinear optical material. Electronic Supplementary Material  Supplementary material is available for this article at and is accessible for authorized users. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20573016), Training Fund of NENU’s Scientific Innovation Project (Grant No. NENUSTC07017), Science Foundation for Young Teachers of Northeast Normal University (Grant No. 20070304) and Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (PCSIRT)     

Zn掺杂MoS2的构型、电子结构及电催化析氢性能的理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)方法对二硫化钼(MoS₂)完整表面和不同掺杂浓度下过渡金属Zn原子掺杂MoS₂表面(Zn-MoS₂)的构型、电子结构及其电催化析氢性能进行了研究.研究结果表明:与MoS₂完整表面相比,Zn掺杂单层MoS₂的氢吸附吉布斯自由能(-0.09 eV)明显减小,接近理想值(约0 eV),表现出优异的析氢催化反应性能.电子结构研究结果表明:Zn掺杂MoS₂表面后,体系费米能级附近出现了Zn-3d轨道的带隙态,这表明有效调控了MoS₂催化材料的电子结构.在费米能级附近还出现了与Zn原子相邻的S原子的3p轨道的新电子态,可有效增强S-3p轨道和H-1s轨道的重叠,从而提高吸附氢的性能、优化电催化析氢性能.进一步对不同Zn掺杂浓度下Zn-MoS₂体系的研究结果表明提高Zn掺杂浓度仍能保持优异的电催化析氢反应性能.该文通过引入不同Zn掺杂浓度的方法,对MoS₂电催化剂的电子结构进行调控,从而有效提升电催化析氢反应性能.     

A comparison of transition state of phenol in H-atom abstraction by methyl and methylperoxyl radicals

DFT method was employed to locate transition state for H-atom transfer from phenol by methyl radical and methylperoxyl radical. The reaction pathway energy profiles and the structure of transition state show that a common feature is the out-of-plane structure of the transition state: in contrast to the en- ergetic minima of a hydrogen-bonded intermediate, the hydrogen bond in transition structures is con- siderably twisted out of the aromatic ring. From the values of enthalpy (△H) and activation energy (Ea) obtained, it is found that the rate of the reaction of peroxyl radical with phenolic antioxidant is higher than that of alkyl radical with antioxidant. Spin density distributions show that the electron transmis- sion is between methyl (methylperoxyl) radical and phenol.     

Doping effect on thermoelectric properties of nonstoichiometric AgSbTe<Subscript>2</Subscript> compounds

Nonstoichiometric ternary thermoelectric materials Ag_0.84Sb_1.15M_0.01Te_2.16 (M=Ce, Yb, Cu) were prepared by a direct melt-quench and hot press process. The carrier concentration of all the samples increased after doping. Thermoelectric properties, namely electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, and thermal conductivity, were measured from 300 to 673 K. The phase transition occurring at about 418 K representing the phase transition from β-Ag₂Te to α-Ag₂Te influenced the electrical transport properties. The electrical conductivities of Ce and Yb doped samples increased after doping from 1.9×10⁴ to 2.5×10⁴ and 2.3×10⁴ S·m⁻¹, respectively, at 673 K. Also, at room temperature, the Seebeck coefficient of the Ce doped sample relatively increased corresponding to the high carrier concentration due to the changes in the band structure. However, all the thermal conductivities increased after doping at low temperature. Because of the higher thermal conductivity, the dimensionless figure of merit ZT of these doped samples has not been improved.     

Fabrication and superconducting properties of nano-SiC doped MgB2 tapes

Nano-SiC doped MgB2 tapes were prepared by the in situ powder-in-tube method. Heat treatment was performed at 650℃ for 1 h. XRD data indicate that SiC particles had reacted with the MgB2 during sintering process. MgB2 core seemed to be denser after SiC doping, and the critical temperature was slightly depressed. The critical current density Jc of the SiC doped tapes was significantly enhanced in magnetic fields up to 14 T compared to the undoped ones. For the 5% SiC doped samples, Jc was in- creased by a factor of 32 at 4.2 K, 10 T. The enhancement of Jc-B properties in SiC doped MgB2 tapes is considered to be due to the enhancement of grain linkages and the introduction of effective flux pining centers. The substitution of B by C in MgB2 grains is thought to be the main reason for the improve- ment of the flux pinning ability in SiC doped MgB2 tapes.     

Effect of molecular weight and structure on antitumor activity of oxidized chitosan

Various low molecular weight chitosans were prepared by oxidative degradation with H₂O₂, and characterized by IR,¹³C-NMR and gel permeation chromatography. Their carboxylic contents increased with decrease in molecular weight (M _w ). The antitumor test of the samples against sarcoma 180 tumors suggested that the water-soluble chitosan with higherM _w have higher inhibitory ratioin vivo. The introduction of carboxylic group is advantage to water-solubility of chitosan, but more acidic groups might decrease the function of amino groups of chitosan against sarcoma 180 tumor. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 29977014) Biography: Qin Cai-qin (1965-), male, Ph. D candidate, Associate professor, research direction: biopolymers.     

First principles studies on the electronics structures of (Li<Subscript>1−<Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>Me<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>)FePO<Subscript>4</Subscript> (Me=Na and Be)

Based on density functional theory (DFT) of the first-principle for cathode materials of lithium ion battery, the electronic structures of (Li_1?x Me _x )FePO₄ (Me=Na and Be, x=0–0.40) are calculated by plane wave pseudo-potential method using Cambridge serial total energy package (CASTEP) program. The calculated results show that Li-site doping can improve the electronic conductivity enormously. Doping with Na has a noticeable effect on improving its electrical conductivity. However, serious structural distortion will occur when its doping density is beyond 0.25. In view of this, the best density of doping Na is less than 0.25. Doping with Be has an inconspicuous effect on increasing its electrical conductivity and has good cyclical stability, but it cannot achieve as good results as when it is doped with Na. Therefore we cannot find a middle ground between the two proposals. Considering cost and environmental protection, it is ideal to choose Na. So this method gives a reasonable prediction to the improvement of electronic conductivity through Li-site doping in LiFePO₄ material.     

A theoretical study of the proton transfer process in the spin-forbidden reaction ^1HNO（^1A＇） ＋ OH^-→^ 3NO^-（^3∑^-） ＋ H2O

The spin-forbidden reaction 1HNO（^1A＋OH^-→3NO^-（^3∑^-）＋H2O has been extensively explored using vari- ous CASSCF active spaces with MP2 corrections in several basis sets. Natural bond orbital （NBO） analysis, together with the NBO energetic （deletion） analysis, indicates that the two isomers have nearly equal total energy and could compete with each other in the title reaction. More significantly, the singlet/triplet surface crossing regions have been examined and the spin-orbit coupling （SOC） and energetics have been computed. The computational results indicate that the SOC is very large at the crossing point T1/S0 trans （ca. 40.9 cm^-1）. Moreover, the T1/S0 trans has a low energy of 10.67 kcal/mol relative to that of trans-So. Therefore, the surface crossing to the triplet state seems much more efficient at the T1/S0 trans region along the minimum energy path （MEP）, However, The values of single （P1^ISC） and double （P2^ISC） passes estimated at T1/S0 trans show that the ISC occurs with a little probability.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Ab initio</Emphasis> study of the effects of Ag/Mn doping on the electronic structure of LiFePO<Subscript>4</Subscript>

Based on density functional theory （DFT） of the first-principle for the cathode materials of lithium ion battery, the electronic structures of Li（Fe1-x）PO4 （Me = Ag/Mn, x = 0-0.40） are calculated by plane wave pseudo-potential method using Cambridge serial total energy package （CASTEP） program. The calculated results show that the Fermi level of mixed atoms Fe1-xAgx moves into its conduction bands （CBs） due to the Ag doping. The Li（Fe1-xAgx）PO4 system displays the periodic direct semiconductor characteristic with the increase of Ag-doped concentration. However, for Fe1-xMnx mixed atoms, the Fermi level is pined at the bottom of conduction bands （CBs）, which is ascribed to the interaction between Mn（3d） electrons and Fe（4s） electrons. The intensity of the partial density of states （PDOS） near the bottom of CBs becomes stronger with the increase of Mn-doped concentration. The Fermi energy of the Li（Fe1-xMnx）PO4 reaches maximum at x = 0.25, which is consistent with the experimental value of x = 0.20. The whole conduction property of Mn-doped LiFePO4 is superior to that of Ag-doped LiFePO4 cathode material, but the structural stability is reverse.     

Fluorescence Determination of Artemisinin Using Hemoglobin as Catalyst and Pyronine B as Substrate

0 IntroductionMaalnadria siusb atr ompajicosr .he aAltrthe pmrisoibnlienmi (n qtihneghtraoopsiucs,QHS,Fig.1) is a sesquiterpene endoperoxide isola-ted fromArtemisia annuaL., an ancient Chineseherbal medicine usedfor treatment of fever and ma-laria.Studies of the structure and activity relation-ship have shownthat endoperoxide groupis essentialfor anti malarial activity of QHS and absence of thismoiety lead to completely loss in activity of thedrug. Many techniques have been developed to de…     

Sb掺SnO2的光电性质研究

基于密度泛函理论,我们研究了掺杂浓度为12.5%时Sb掺杂SnO₂的电子结构和光学性质,包括能带结构、态密度、介电函数和光学吸收谱。掺杂后的SnO₂材料的导电性得到了明显的增强,具有了半金属的性质;费米能级处能带细化,介电常数和光学吸收谱具有对应关系,光学吸收谱峰值发生了蓝移。     

钴掺杂Mn3O4作为模板制备锂离子电池正极LiMn2O4

以水热合成的钴掺杂Mn₃O₄作为模板,通过固相反应制备尖晶石LiMn₂O₄。XRD谱图和SEM照片显示制备的LiMn₂O₄具有岩石状结构并呈现良好的结晶性,同时Co的引入能够引起LiMn₂O₄晶格的收缩。作为锂离子电池正极材料,Co含量的增加能够提高循环稳定性但降低材料放电比容量,3% Co掺杂的LiMn₂O₄在0.5 C的电流密度下,经过100次循环后,剩余放电比容量达101.6 mAh·g^-1;在10 C的电流密度下,放电比容量可维持在81.0 mAh·g^-1,优于未掺杂的LiMn₂O₄。这是由于Co的引入能够稳定LiMn₂O₄晶体结构并抑制循环中的姜-泰勒扭曲。     

铝氢化物Al2Hn(n=1~6)团簇结构与光谱

 采用密度泛函(DFT)中的B3P86方法,在Dunning的相关一致基组cc-PVTZ水平上,对铝氢化物Al₂H_n(n=1~6)团簇的可能几何构型进行优化计算,得出最稳定构型的几何参数、电子结构、振动频率和光谱等性质参数,并给出了最稳定结构的总能量(E_T)、结合能(E_BT)、平均结合能(E_av)、电离势(E_IP)、能隙(E_g)、费米能级(E_F)和氢原子差分吸附能(E_diff)等.结果表明铝氢化物团簇基态稳定结构的电子态分别为:n为奇数为²A,n为偶数为¹A;由于Al原子属于缺电子原子,能与等电子原子H化合,通过氢桥键形成含多中心键的氢化物,本文优化计算发现,铝氢化物团簇最稳定的构型中都存在氢桥键,这是铝氢化物的奇异结构特征.最后分析铝氢化物团簇的平均结合能、电离势、能隙和费米能级等动力学和红外光谱特性,说明Al₂H_n(n=1~6)团簇中Al₂H₆最稳定,H-Al桥键键长比端键更长,最强峰红外光谱强度最大.     

Measurement of Magnetization Curve and Magnetic Relaxation for 2H-NbSe2 Crystals

The characteristics of electronic transport properties: behaviors of magnetization curve and magnetic relaxation of a typical normal superconductor 2H-NbSe2 are investigated. The results show that Tc and △Tc of the samples are 7. 2,0. 18 K, indicating that superconducting energy gap at zero temperature is 1. 1 meV. No fish tail shape is found in the magnetization curves at several temperatures. The relationship between remnant magnetic moment and time reveals that the magnetic flux creep of the sample agrees with the Kim-Anderson thermal activation model with the relaxation rate S=0.000 36 at T=6 K.