The reaction mechanism between CC12 and armchair single-walled carbon nanotubes (ASWCNTs) (3,3) and (4,4) has been studied by semiempirical AM1 and ab initio methods. The activation barriers of CC12 adding to AS...The reaction mechanism between CC12 and armchair single-walled carbon nanotubes (ASWCNTs) (3,3) and (4,4) has been studied by semiempirical AM1 and ab initio methods. The activation barriers of CC12 adding to ASWCNT (3,3) and (4,4) are computed and compared. The lower barrier of CC12 forms cycloaddition isomer on (3,3) maybe because the strain energy of (3,3) is larger than that of (4,4). Our theoretical results are consistent with the experimental results.展开更多
Understanding the chemistry of BNNT is a crucial step toward their ultimate practical use. A comparative study of Reactions A (ASWCNT (5,5) and CCl2) and B (ASWBNNT (5,5) and CCl2) have been performed by using...Understanding the chemistry of BNNT is a crucial step toward their ultimate practical use. A comparative study of Reactions A (ASWCNT (5,5) and CCl2) and B (ASWBNNT (5,5) and CCl2) have been performed by using ONIOM (B3LYP/6-31G*: AM1) method in Gaussian03 program package. The results show that (1) the two reactions are both exothermic; (2) the mechanism of Reaction B is a two-step mechanism; (3) the difference in energy barriers suggests that the reaction of CCl2 with BNNT is easier than with CNT; (4) in reaction B, CCl2 prefers to attack the boron atom of BNNT first.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20303010), NKStar HPC Program and the Science Foundation of Nankai University
文摘The reaction mechanism between CC12 and armchair single-walled carbon nanotubes (ASWCNTs) (3,3) and (4,4) has been studied by semiempirical AM1 and ab initio methods. The activation barriers of CC12 adding to ASWCNT (3,3) and (4,4) are computed and compared. The lower barrier of CC12 forms cycloaddition isomer on (3,3) maybe because the strain energy of (3,3) is larger than that of (4,4). Our theoretical results are consistent with the experimental results.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 20303010, 20273034 and 20673063)NKStar HPC Program The authors appreciate the assistance provided by Professor Zun-Sheng Cai
文摘Understanding the chemistry of BNNT is a crucial step toward their ultimate practical use. A comparative study of Reactions A (ASWCNT (5,5) and CCl2) and B (ASWBNNT (5,5) and CCl2) have been performed by using ONIOM (B3LYP/6-31G*: AM1) method in Gaussian03 program package. The results show that (1) the two reactions are both exothermic; (2) the mechanism of Reaction B is a two-step mechanism; (3) the difference in energy barriers suggests that the reaction of CCl2 with BNNT is easier than with CNT; (4) in reaction B, CCl2 prefers to attack the boron atom of BNNT first.