TM-Zn金属间化合物结构稳定性的第一性原理研究

基于能带结构,提出Jahn-Teller效应的诱发条件.基于声子色散曲线,揭示晶格动态稳定性和简并振动模式产生劈裂的物理特征.基于电子局域化函数和束缚能,揭示原子成键特性.结果表明,TM-Zn(TM=Ni,Pd,Pt,Cu,Ag,Au)金属间化合物发生立方到四方的相变变形过程中,结构保持稳定.

锂离子电池负极材料NiSi2嵌锂性质的第一性原理研究

采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法研究锂离子电池负极材料NiSi_2的嵌锂路径。首先计算Li嵌入NiSi_2各反应的嵌锂形成能、理论质量比容量和体积膨胀率,然后研究Li_xNi_8Si_4(x=0,1,4)的电子结构,计算其能带结构、态密度和差分电荷密度。研究结果表明:Li嵌入NiSi_2最有可能的3步反应路径为12Li^++12e^-+7NiSi_2→Li_(12)Si_7+7Ni Si,13Li^++13~e-+8NiSi→Li_(13)Si_4+4δ-Ni_2Si和Li^++e^-+δ-Ni_2Si→Li Ni_2Si;Li_xNi_8Si_4呈现出金属特性,Ni-Si之间形成较强的共价键,能够有效缓解嵌锂过程中的体积膨胀,稳定基体骨架,从而提高材料的循环性能。

Predicting the Degradability of Bioceramics through a DFT-based Descriptor

Bioceramics have attracted extensive attention for bone defect repair due to their excellent bioactivity and degradability.However,challenges remain in matching the rate between bioceramic degradation and new bone formation,necessitating a deeper understanding of their degradation properties.In this study,density functional theory(DFT)calculations was employed to explore the structural and electronic characteristics of silicate bioceramics.These findings reveal a linear correlation between the maximum isosurface value of the valence band maximum(VBM_(Fmax))and the degradability of silicate bioceramics.This correlation was subsequently validated through degradation experiments.Furthermore,the investigation on phosphate bioceramics demonstrates the potential of this descriptor in predicting the degradability of a broader range of bioceramics.This discovery offers valuable insights into the degradation mechanism of bioceramics and holds promise for accelerating the design and development of bioceramics with controllable degradation.

The Lone Pair Electrons in Post-Transition Metal and Their Contribution to Optical Response

The stereochemically active lone pairs around post-transition metal atoms play an important role in determining distorted lattice structure and optical response.The lone pair electrons are characterized by crystal orbitals,electron localization function(ELF)and partial density of states(PDOS).Birefringence is evaluated by means of a Born effective charge approach based on modern polarization theory.The origin of the different responses of birefringence and second-harmonic generation(SHG)is explored,as well as the effect of spin-orbit coupling(SOC)on the band structure and optical properties is explored.The study of this paper can help to deeply understand the lone pairs and their contribution to optical property.

Ni掺杂TiO_2电子和几何结构的第一性原理研究

利用密度泛函理论框架下的第一性原理方法,对不同掺杂量、不同方式的Ni掺杂锐钛矿相TiO_2(anatase TiO_2:A-TiO_2)的晶胞结构、缺陷形成能和态密度图像等进行了研究,并着重讨论了掺杂Ni离子周围配位场改变对体系电子结构的影响.结果表明,掺杂方式的不同对Ni-TiO_2超晶胞的几何结构有较大影响.正是几何结构的变化导致掺杂Ni离子处于不同类型的晶体配位场之中,这是掺杂体系电子结构差异的本质原因.通过对掺杂体系形成能的比较,发现Ni掺杂TiO_2的具体方式取决于晶体生长过程中的氧环境.通过对体系电子结构的研究,发现各种掺杂体系的禁带中都出现由Ni 3d-O2p轨道杂化形成的杂质能级.Ni离子替代晶格Ti掺杂会使吸收光谱红移,而Ni的晶隙掺杂则使吸收光谱蓝移,且这种光谱吸收带边的差异会随掺杂浓度的增加而增大.

环氧基在完整结构和空位缺陷石墨烯表面的吸附和扩散特性

基于密度泛函理论（DFT） 的第一性原理研究了环氧基官能团在石墨烯表面的吸附结构和扩散性质.与完整结构的石墨烯相比,单个环氧基在空位缺陷结构处具有较大的吸附能和扩散势垒.环氧基的平均吸附能随着吸附量而发生变化,吸附量逐渐增加,相应的吸附能达到最大值后逐渐减小.在扩散区域内,单个氧原子容易被束缚到空位缺陷处.两个氧原子在空位缺陷处形成羰基和C-O-C功能团,体现了氧化石墨烯的结构特征.环氧基吸附引起石墨烯表面结构皱褶有助于增强羟基吸附的稳定性.为研究氧化石墨烯的结构特性和形成机制提供了有益的理论指导.

S和La共掺杂对锐钛矿相TiO_2微观结构和性能的影响

基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理平面波超软赝势方法研究了纯TiO2、S和La分别单掺杂及共掺杂锐钛矿相TiO2的晶体结构、电子结构、光学性质及带边位置,结果表明,S掺杂后TiO2的晶格常数、原子间的键长和原子电荷都发生了变化,导致掺杂后的八面体偶极矩增加,从而有利于光生电子-空穴对的分离,提高TiO2的光催化性能;S掺杂TiO2禁带中出现杂质能级,从而将TiO2的光谱响应红移至可见光区;La掺杂TiO2杂质能级出现在导带而非禁带中,带隙有所减小,吸收光谱的阈值波长发生了一定的红移;而S、La共掺杂TiO2的光谱响应范围向可见光区明显拓展,且氧化还原能力增强,因此S、La共掺杂可显著提高TiO2光催化性能。

Cr^(2+):ZnS和Fe^(2+):ZnS光谱特性的比较研究

基于密度泛函理论和投影平面波方法,采用第一性原理对比分析了Cr2+:ZnS和Fe2+:ZnS的电子结构和光学性能。晶体中二价掺杂离子的态密度、能带结构和几何优化由广义梯度近似的PBE描述。Cr2+:ZnS和Fe2+:ZnS的近中红外光谱表明,特征吸收来自于局域激发的d和p-d杂化轨道之间的跃迁,Fe2+:ZnS的中心跃迁能量比Cr2+:ZnS的要低,红移0.34eV;分别制备了Cr2+:ZnS和Fe2+:ZnS晶体,并测得了Cr2+:ZnS和Fe2+:ZnS的吸收光谱,证实了Fe2+:ZnS的特征吸收峰较Cr2+:ZnS红移0.34eV。

First-principles Study on Neutral Nitrogen Impurities in Zinc Oxide

The atomic geometries, electronic structures, and formation energies of neutral nitrogen im- purities in ZnO have been investigated by first-principles calculations. The nitrogen impuri- ties are always deep acceptors, thus having no contributions to p-type conductivity. Among all the neutral nitrogen impurities, nitrogen substituting on an oxygen site has the lowest formation energy and the shallowest acceptor level, while nitrogen .substituting on a zinc site has the second-lowest formation energy in oxygen-rich conditions. Nitrogen interstitials are unstable at the tetrahedral site and spontaneously relax into a kick-out configuration. Though nitrogen may occupy the octahedral site, the concentrations will be low for the high formation energy. The charge density distributions in various doping cases are discussed, and self-consistent results are obtained.

Microstructure of 18R-type long period ordered structure phase in Mg_(97)Y_2Zn_1 alloy

The microstructure of the 18R-type long period stacking ordered （LPSO） phase in Mg 97 Y 2 Zn 1 alloy was investigated by the first principles calculation. The arrangement rule of Zn and Y atoms in the LPSO structure is determined theoretically. The calculation results reveal that the additive atoms are firstly located in the fault layers at the two ends of the 18R-type LPSO structure, and then extend to fault layers in the interior, which is in good agreement with the experimental observations. This feature also implies the microstructural relationship between 18R and other LPSO structures. The cohesive energy and the formation heat indicate the dependence of the stability of 18R LPSO structure on contents of Y and Zn atoms. The calculated electronic structures reveal the underlying mechanism of microstructure and the stability of 18R LPSO structure.

First principles investigation of binary intermetallics in Mg-Al-Ca-Sn alloy:Stability,electronic structures,elastic properties and thermodynamic properties

The structural stability, electronic structures, elastic properties and thermodynamic properties of the main binary phases Mg_（17）Al_（12）, Al_2Ca, Mg_2 Sn and Mg_2 Ca in Mg-Al-Ca-Sn alloy were determined from the first-principles calculation. The calculated lattice parameters are in good agreement with the experimental and literature values. The calculated heats of formation and cohesive energies show that Al_2Ca has the strongest alloying ability and structural stability. The densities of states（DOS）, Mulliken electron occupation number, metallicity and charge density difference of these compounds are given. The elastic constants of Mg_（17）Al_（12）, Al_2Ca, Mg_2 Sn and Mg_2 Ca phases are calculated, and the bulk moduli, shear moduli, elastic moduli and Poisson ratio are derived. The calculations of thermodynamic properties show that the Gibbs free energies of Al_2Ca and Mg_2 Sn are lower than that of Mg_（17）Al_（12）, which indicates that Al_2Ca and Mg_2 Sn are more stable than Mg_（17）Al_（12） phase. Hence, the heat resistance of Mg-Al-based alloys can be improved by adding Ca and Sn additions.

First-principles study of stacking fault energies in Ni_3Al intermetallic alloys

The first-principles method based on the projector augmented wave method within the generalized gradient approximation was employed to calculate the superlattice intrinsic stacking fault（SISF） and complex stacking fault（CSF） energies of the binary Ni3Al alloys with different Al contents and the ternary Ni3Al intermetallic alloys with addition of alloying elements,such as Pd,Pt,Ti,Mo,Ta,W and Re.The results show that the energies of SISF and CSF increase significantly with increase of Al contents in Ni3Al.Addition of Pd and Pt occupying the Ni sublattices does not change the SISF and CSF energies of Ni3Al markedly in comparison with the Ni-23.75Al alloy.While addition of alloying elements,such as Ti,Mo,Ta,W and Re,occupying the Al sublattices dramatically increases the SISF and CSF energies of Ni3Al.The results suggest that the energies of SISF and CSF are dependent both on the Al contents and on the site occupancy of the ternary alloying element in Ni3Al intermetallic alloys.

A first-principles study on elastic properties and stability of Ti_xV_(1-x)C multiple carbide

The structure,stability and elastic properties of di-transition-metal carbides TixV1-xC were investigated by using the first-principles with a pseudopotential plane-waves method.The results show that the equilibrium lattice constants of TixV1-xC show a nearly linear reduction with increasing addition of V.The elastic properties of TixV1-xC are varied by doping with V.The bulk modulus of Ti0.5V0.5C is larger than that of pure TiC,as well as Ti0.5V0.5C has the largest C44 among TixV1-xC（0≤x≤1）,indicating that Ti0.5V0.5C has higher hardness than pure TiC.However,Ti0.5V0.5C presents brittleness based on the analysis of ductile/brittle behavior.The Ti0.5V0.5C carbide has the lowest formation energy,indicating that Ti0.5V0.5C is more stable than all other alloys.

First-principle calculations of interaction of O_2 with pyrite, marcasite and pyrrhotite surfaces

The interaction of O2 with pyrite, marcasite and pyrrhotite surfaces was studied using first-principle calculations to obtain the oxidization mechanisms of these minerals. The results show that the adsorption energy of O2 on pyrrhotite surface is the largest, followed by that on marcasite surface and then pyrite surface. O2 molecules adsorbed on pyrite, marcasite and pyrrhotite surfaces are all dissociated. The oxygen atoms and surface atoms of pyrite, marcasite and pyrrhotite surfaces have different bonding structures. Due to more atoms on pyrrhotite and marcasite surfaces interaction with oxygen atoms, the adsorption energies of O2 on pyrrhotite and marcasite surfaces are larger than that on pyrite surface. Larger values of Mulliken populations for O？Fe bond of pyrrhotite surface result in relative larger adsorption energy compared with that on marcasite surface.

A first-principle calculation of structural,mechanical and electronic properties of titanium borides

The first-principle calculations are performed to investigate the structural,mechanical and electronic properties of titanium borides （Ti2B,TiB and TiB2）.Those calculated lattice parameters are in good agreement with the experimental data and previous theoretical values.All these borides are found to be mechanically stable at ambient pressure.Compared with parent metal Ti （120 GPa）,the larger bulk modulus of these borides increase successively with the increase of the boron content in three borides,which may be due to direction bonding introduced by the boron atoms in the lattice and the strong covalent Ti-B bonds.Additionally,TiB can be regarded as a candidate of incompressible and hard material besides TiB2.Furthermore,the elastic anisotropy and Debye temperatures are also discussed by investigating the elastic constants and moduli.Electronic density of states and atomic Mulliken charges analysis show that chemical bonding in these titanium borides is a complex mixture of covalent,ionic,and metallic characters.

First-principles thermodynamics of metal-oxide surfaces andinterfaces:A case study review

An important step for achieving the knowledge-based design freedom on nano-and interfacial materials is attained by elucidating the related surface and interface thermodynamics from the first principles so as to allow engineering the microstructures for desired properties through smartly designing fabrication processing parameters.This is demonstrated for SnO2 nano-particle surfaces and also a technologically important Ag-SnO2 interface fabricated by in-situ internal oxidation.Based on defect thermodynamics,we first modeled and calculated the equilibrium surface and interface structures,and as well corresponding properties,as a function of the ambient temperature and oxygen partial pressure.A series of first principles energetics calculations were then performed to construct the equilibrium surface and interface phase diagrams,to describe the environment dependence of the microstructures and properties of the surfaces and interfaces during fabrication and service conditions.The use and potential application of these phase diagrams as a process design tool were suggested and discussed.

First-principles study of phase stability and electronic properties of RhZr

First-principles calculations were carried out to investigate the structural stabilities and electronic properties of RhZr.The plane wave based pseudopotential method was used,in which both the local density approximation（LDA） and the generalized gradient approximation（GGA） implanted in the CASTEP code were employed.The internal positions of atoms in the unit cell were optimized and the ground state properties such as lattice parameter,density of state,cohesive energies and enthalpies of formation of ortho-RhZr and cubic-RhZr were calculated.The calculation results indicate that ortho-RhZr can form more easily than cubic-RhZr and the ortho-RhZr is more stable than cubic-RhZr.The density of states（DOS） reveals that the strong bonding in the Rh-Zr and Rh-Rh or Zr-Zr interaction chains accounts for the structural stability of ortho-RhZr and the hybridization between Rh-4d states and Zr-4d states is strong.

First-principles Studies on Electronic Structures of Ga-doped ZnO and ZnS

First-principles calculations have been performed to clarify the differences of the electronic structures of Ga-doped ZnO and ZnS. Results show the local density approximation and local density approximation＋U calculations are in good qualitative agreement with each other. After doping, impurity states appear near the Fermi level in both ZnO and ZnS cases. When ZnO is doped, the impurity states are delocalized in the whole conduction band. On the contrary, when ZnS is doped, though the p state of Ga is also delocalized, the s state is localized near the Fermi level. Partial charge density distributions of the frontier orbital show the same information. After an exchange of the crystal structures of ZnO and ZnS, results remain unchanged. The localized Ga s state accounts for the bad electrical properties of Ga-doped ZnS.

First-Principle Calculation of the Electronic Structure of Sb-Doped SrTiO_3

The electronic structure,including band structure,density of states （DOS）, and partial density of states of SrTi1-xSbxO3 with x = 0,0. 125,0.25,and 0.33 is calculated from the first principles of plane wave ultra-soft pseudo-potential technology based on density function theory. The calculated results reveal that due to the electron doping,the Fermi level moves into the conduction bands for SrTi1-xSbxO3 with x = 0. 125 and the system shows metallic behavior. In addition, the DOS moves towards low energy and the optical band gap is broadened. The wide band gap and the low density of the states in the conduction band result in the transparency of the films.

First-Principles Study of Magnetism in Transition Metal Doped Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 System

The origins of magnetism in transition-metal doped Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 system are investigated by ab initio calculations. The calculated results indicate that a transition-metal atom sub- stitution for a Ti atom produces magnetic moments, which are due to the spin-polarization of transition-metal 3d electrons. The characteristics of exchange coupling are also calculated, which shows that in Cr-/Mn-/Fe-/Co- doped Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 system, the antiferromagnetic coupling is favorable. The results can successfully explain the experimental phenomenon that, in Mn-/Fe- doped Nao.sBio.sTiO3 system, the ferromagnetism disappears at low tem- perature and the paramagnetic component becomes stronger with the increase of doping concentration of Mn/Fe/Co ions. Unexpectedly, we find the Na0.5Bi0.5Ti0.67V0.33iO3 sys- tem with ferromagnetic coupling is favorable and produces a magnetic moment of 2.00 P-B, which indicates that low temperature ferromagnetism materials could be made by intro- ducing V atoms in Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3. This may be a new way to produce low temperature multiferroic materials.