Rechargeable Mg-ion batteries(MIBs)have attracted much more attentions by virtue of the high capacity from the two electrons chemistry.However,the reversible Mg^(2+)diffusion in cathode materials is restricted by the ...Rechargeable Mg-ion batteries(MIBs)have attracted much more attentions by virtue of the high capacity from the two electrons chemistry.However,the reversible Mg^(2+)diffusion in cathode materials is restricted by the strong interactions between the high-polarized bivalent Mg^(2+)ions and anionic lattice.Herein,we design and propose a hetero-structural VO_(2)(R)-VS_(4)cathode,in which the re-delocalized d-electrons can effectively shield the polarity of Mg^(2+)ions.Theoretically,the electrons should spontaneously transfer from VS_(4)to VO_(2)(R)through the interfaces of hetero-structure due to the lower work function value of VS_(4).Furthermore,the internal electrons transfer lead to the electronic injection into VO_(2)(R)from VS_(4)and the partially broken V-V dimers,indicating the presence of lone pair electrons and charge re-delocalization.Benefiting from the shield effect of re-delocalized electrons,and the weakened attraction between cations and O/S anions enables more S^(2-)-S_(2)^(2-)redox groups to participate the electrochemical reactions and compensate the double charge of Mg^(2+)ions.Accordingly,VO_(2)(R)-VS_(4)hetero-structure exhibits a high specific capacity of 554 mA h g^(-1)at 50 mA g^(-1).It is believed that the charge re-delocalization of cathode extremely boost the Mg^(2+)ions migration for the high-capacity of MIBs.展开更多
Transition metal-nitrogen-carbon materials(M-N-Cs),particularly Fe-N-Cs,have been found to be electroactive for accelerating oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)kinetics.Although substantial efforts have been devoted to des...Transition metal-nitrogen-carbon materials(M-N-Cs),particularly Fe-N-Cs,have been found to be electroactive for accelerating oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)kinetics.Although substantial efforts have been devoted to design Fe-N-Cs with increased active species content,surface area,and electronic conductivity,their performance is still far from satisfactory.Hitherto,there is limited research about regulation on the electronic spin states of Fe centers for Fe-N-Cs electrocatalysts to improve their catalytic performance.Here,we introduce Ti_(3)C_(2) MXene with sulfur terminals to regulate the electronic configuration of FeN_(4) species and dramatically enhance catalytic activity toward ORR.The MXene with sulfur terminals induce the spin-state transition of FeN_(4) species and Fe 3d electron delocalization with d band center upshift,enabling the Fe(II)ions to bind oxygen in the end-on adsorption mode favorable to initiate the reduction of oxygen and boosting oxygen-containing groups adsorption on FeN_(4) species and ORR kinetics.The resulting FeN_(4)-Ti_(3)C_(2)Sx exhibits comparable catalytic performance to those of commercial Pt-C.The developed wearable ZABs using FeN_(4)-Ti_(3)C_(2)Sx also exhibit fast kinetics and excellent stability.This study confirms that regulation of the electronic structure of active species via coupling with their support can be a major contributor to enhance their catalytic activity.展开更多
Bulk heterojunction(BHJ)composites show improved power conversion efficiencies when optimized in terms of morphology using various film processing methods.A reduced carrier recombination loss in an optimized BHJ was c...Bulk heterojunction(BHJ)composites show improved power conversion efficiencies when optimized in terms of morphology using various film processing methods.A reduced carrier recombination loss in an optimized BHJ was characterized previously.However,the driving force that leads to this reduction was not clearly understood.In this study,we focus on the decreased carrier recombination loss and its driving force in optimized nonfullerene acceptor-based PTB7-Th:IEICO-4F BHJ composites.We demonstrate that the optimized BHJ shows deactivation in the sub-nanosecond nongeminate carrier recombination process.The driving force for this deactivation was determined to be the improved interchain hole delocalization between the polymers.An enhanced interchain hole delocalization was observed using steady-state photoinduced absorption(PIA)spectroscopy.In particular,increased splitting between the polaron PIA bands was noted.Moreover,improved interchain hole delocalization was observed for other state-of-the-art BHJ materials,including D18:Y6 with optimized morphologies.展开更多
Geometry optimization of p-C_(6)H_(4)-connected cyclo[20]carbon(p-C_(6)H_(4)-C_(20))was carried out at M062X/6-311G(d,p)level,three kinds of bond orders(Mayer,Laplacian,and Wiberg),electron-hole distributions,localize...Geometry optimization of p-C_(6)H_(4)-connected cyclo[20]carbon(p-C_(6)H_(4)-C_(20))was carried out at M062X/6-311G(d,p)level,three kinds of bond orders(Mayer,Laplacian,and Wiberg),electron-hole distributions,localized orbital locators(LOL),and infrared(IR)spectrum were also performed at the same level.Based on TD-DFT M062X/6-311G(d,p)method,the first 20 excited states and ultraviolet(UV)spectra of p-C_(6)H_(4)-C_(20) were calculated.Calculation results of π-electron delocalization analyses prove thatπ-electron delocalization of p-C_(6)H_(4)-C_(20) is more likely to occur on shorter C-C bonds rather than longer C-C bonds,and inside/outside of the ring plane rather than above/below the ring plane.Two absorption peaks of p-C_(6)H_(4)-C_(20) locate at about 319 nm and 236 nm,respectively.展开更多
利用密度泛函理论(DFT)和波函数分析方法,从理论上探讨了三维碳球的光学性质。研究了紫外-可见光(Ultraviolet-visible, UV-vis)吸收光谱中的电子跃迁机制;通过跃迁密度矩阵图(Transition Density Matrix,TDM)和电荷差分密度图(Charge D...利用密度泛函理论(DFT)和波函数分析方法,从理论上探讨了三维碳球的光学性质。研究了紫外-可见光(Ultraviolet-visible, UV-vis)吸收光谱中的电子跃迁机制;通过跃迁密度矩阵图(Transition Density Matrix,TDM)和电荷差分密度图(Charge Density Difference, CDD),研究了三维碳球的电子激发特性;对拉曼(Raman)光谱进行了计算,并进一步解释了三维碳球的振动模式;利用静电势(Electrostatic Potential,ESP),研究了三维碳球与外界环境的相互作用;基于外加磁场下的磁感应电流,研究了三维碳球的电子离域程度。结果表明,三维碳球的吸收光谱主要在紫外光区域,并且有较强的电子离域能力。研究结果可为其他三维π共轭分子结构在线性光学和非线性光学中的应用提供理论基础。展开更多
We investigate several models of a one-dimensional chain coupling with surrounding atoms to elucidate disorder- induced delocalization in quantum wires, a peculiar behaviour against common wisdom. We show that the loc...We investigate several models of a one-dimensional chain coupling with surrounding atoms to elucidate disorder- induced delocalization in quantum wires, a peculiar behaviour against common wisdom. We show that the localization length is enhanced by disorder of side sites in the case of strong disorder, but in the case of weak disorder there is a plateau in this dependence. The above behaviour is the conjunct influence of the coupling to the surrounding atoms and the antiresonant effect. We also discuss different effects and their physical origin of different types of disorder in such systems. The numerical results show that coupling with the surrounding atoms can induce either the localization or delocalization effect depending on the values of parameters.展开更多
Intraparticle charge delocalization occurs when metal nanoparticles are functionalized with organic capping ligands through conjugated rnetal-ligand interfacial bonds. In this study, metal nanoparticles of 5d metals ...Intraparticle charge delocalization occurs when metal nanoparticles are functionalized with organic capping ligands through conjugated rnetal-ligand interfacial bonds. In this study, metal nanoparticles of 5d metals (Ir, Pt, and Au) and 4d metals (Ru, Rh, and Pd) were prepared and capped with ethynylphenylacetylene and the impacts of the number of metal d electrons on the nanoparticle optoelectronic properties were examined. Both FTIR and photoluminescence measurements indicate that intraparticle charge delocalization was en- hanced with the increase of the number of d electrons in the same period with palladium being an exception.展开更多
The misfit layer compound(SnS)_(1.2)(TiS_(2))_(2)is a promising low-cost thermoelectric material because of its low thermal conductivity derived from the superlattice-like structure.However,the strong covalent bonds w...The misfit layer compound(SnS)_(1.2)(TiS_(2))_(2)is a promising low-cost thermoelectric material because of its low thermal conductivity derived from the superlattice-like structure.However,the strong covalent bonds within each constituent layer highly localize the electrons thereby it is highly challenging to optimize the power factor by doping or alloying.Here,we show that Bi doping at the Sn site markedly breaks the covalent bonds networks and highly delocalizes the electrons.This results in a high charge carrier concentration and enhanced power factor throughout the whole temperature range.It is highly remarkable that Bi doping also significantly reduces the thermal conductivity by suppressing the heat conduction carried by phonons,indicating that it independently modulates phonon and charge transport properties.These effects collectively give rise to a maximum ZT of 0.3 at 720 K.In addition,we apply the single Kane band model and the Debye–Callaway model to clarify the electron and phonon transport mechanisms in the misfit layer compound(SnS)_(1.2)(TiS_(2))_(2).展开更多
Palladium-catalyzed coupling of trifluorovinylzinc reagent with substituted aryl halides Y-C_6H_4-X (Y=p-NO_2, p-and m-COOMe, p-COOH, p-CONH_2, p- and m-CN; X=Br, I, Cl) provides a synthetic method for α, β, β-trif...Palladium-catalyzed coupling of trifluorovinylzinc reagent with substituted aryl halides Y-C_6H_4-X (Y=p-NO_2, p-and m-COOMe, p-COOH, p-CONH_2, p- and m-CN; X=Br, I, Cl) provides a synthetic method for α, β, β-trifluorostyrenes(Y-TFS's). A series of previously unavailable Y-TFS's were thus obtained.展开更多
We study the transport properties of two entangled photons which are initially injected into two nearest-neighbor coupling cavities in an one-dimensional coupled-cavity array (CCA). It is found that photonic transpo...We study the transport properties of two entangled photons which are initially injected into two nearest-neighbor coupling cavities in an one-dimensional coupled-cavity array (CCA). It is found that photonic transport dynamics in the two-photon CCA exhibits the entanglement-enhanced two-photon delocalization phenomenon. It is shown that the CCA can realize the localization-to-delocalization transition for two entangled photons.展开更多
本文通过对含有平面四配位氮团簇NLi_(3)E^(+)(E=N,P,As)和它们的平面四配位碳等电子体CLi_(3)E(E=N,P,As)进行详细地对比,研究了电子定域策略在设计含平面四配位氮团簇时的适应性.结果表明,NLi_(3)E^(+)团簇具有类似于CLi_(3)E的平面结...本文通过对含有平面四配位氮团簇NLi_(3)E^(+)(E=N,P,As)和它们的平面四配位碳等电子体CLi_(3)E(E=N,P,As)进行详细地对比,研究了电子定域策略在设计含平面四配位氮团簇时的适应性.结果表明,NLi_(3)E^(+)团簇具有类似于CLi_(3)E的平面结构,且其平面性都是由一个定域的π键决定的.然而,与CLi_(3)E相比,NLi_(3)E^(+)明显具有更高的电子结构稳定性、热力学稳定性和动力学稳定性,这可以从更宽的HOMO-LUMO能隙(4.58~4.68 eV vs.2.10~2.74 eV)在CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ水平下较低的能量和DFT水平下的分子动力学模拟中表现出的更好刚性得到验证.结果表明,电子定域策略可能更适合设计中心原子为较高电负性且更倾向于形成定域键的平面多配位分子.在这些团簇中,NLi_(3)E^(+)的稳定性最好,更适合进行气相合成及后续的质谱选择和光谱表征.展开更多
基金the financial support of this work by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52034011)the Key R&D Program of Shanxi(No.2019ZDLGY04-05)+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi(No.2019JLZ-01)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.G2020KY05129)the Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing(NPU),China(No.2020-BJ-03)。
文摘Rechargeable Mg-ion batteries(MIBs)have attracted much more attentions by virtue of the high capacity from the two electrons chemistry.However,the reversible Mg^(2+)diffusion in cathode materials is restricted by the strong interactions between the high-polarized bivalent Mg^(2+)ions and anionic lattice.Herein,we design and propose a hetero-structural VO_(2)(R)-VS_(4)cathode,in which the re-delocalized d-electrons can effectively shield the polarity of Mg^(2+)ions.Theoretically,the electrons should spontaneously transfer from VS_(4)to VO_(2)(R)through the interfaces of hetero-structure due to the lower work function value of VS_(4).Furthermore,the internal electrons transfer lead to the electronic injection into VO_(2)(R)from VS_(4)and the partially broken V-V dimers,indicating the presence of lone pair electrons and charge re-delocalization.Benefiting from the shield effect of re-delocalized electrons,and the weakened attraction between cations and O/S anions enables more S^(2-)-S_(2)^(2-)redox groups to participate the electrochemical reactions and compensate the double charge of Mg^(2+)ions.Accordingly,VO_(2)(R)-VS_(4)hetero-structure exhibits a high specific capacity of 554 mA h g^(-1)at 50 mA g^(-1).It is believed that the charge re-delocalization of cathode extremely boost the Mg^(2+)ions migration for the high-capacity of MIBs.
基金supported by a Grant of the Innovation and Technology Commission of Hong Kong(Project number:ITS/461/18)City University of Hong Kong(Project number:9678179).
文摘Transition metal-nitrogen-carbon materials(M-N-Cs),particularly Fe-N-Cs,have been found to be electroactive for accelerating oxygen reduction reaction(ORR)kinetics.Although substantial efforts have been devoted to design Fe-N-Cs with increased active species content,surface area,and electronic conductivity,their performance is still far from satisfactory.Hitherto,there is limited research about regulation on the electronic spin states of Fe centers for Fe-N-Cs electrocatalysts to improve their catalytic performance.Here,we introduce Ti_(3)C_(2) MXene with sulfur terminals to regulate the electronic configuration of FeN_(4) species and dramatically enhance catalytic activity toward ORR.The MXene with sulfur terminals induce the spin-state transition of FeN_(4) species and Fe 3d electron delocalization with d band center upshift,enabling the Fe(II)ions to bind oxygen in the end-on adsorption mode favorable to initiate the reduction of oxygen and boosting oxygen-containing groups adsorption on FeN_(4) species and ORR kinetics.The resulting FeN_(4)-Ti_(3)C_(2)Sx exhibits comparable catalytic performance to those of commercial Pt-C.The developed wearable ZABs using FeN_(4)-Ti_(3)C_(2)Sx also exhibit fast kinetics and excellent stability.This study confirms that regulation of the electronic structure of active species via coupling with their support can be a major contributor to enhance their catalytic activity.
基金supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)grants funded by the Korea government(MSIT)(2022R1F1A1065586,2019R1A6A1A11053838)the GIST Research Institute(GRI)APRI grant funded by the GIST in 2022.
文摘Bulk heterojunction(BHJ)composites show improved power conversion efficiencies when optimized in terms of morphology using various film processing methods.A reduced carrier recombination loss in an optimized BHJ was characterized previously.However,the driving force that leads to this reduction was not clearly understood.In this study,we focus on the decreased carrier recombination loss and its driving force in optimized nonfullerene acceptor-based PTB7-Th:IEICO-4F BHJ composites.We demonstrate that the optimized BHJ shows deactivation in the sub-nanosecond nongeminate carrier recombination process.The driving force for this deactivation was determined to be the improved interchain hole delocalization between the polymers.An enhanced interchain hole delocalization was observed using steady-state photoinduced absorption(PIA)spectroscopy.In particular,increased splitting between the polaron PIA bands was noted.Moreover,improved interchain hole delocalization was observed for other state-of-the-art BHJ materials,including D18:Y6 with optimized morphologies.
文摘Geometry optimization of p-C_(6)H_(4)-connected cyclo[20]carbon(p-C_(6)H_(4)-C_(20))was carried out at M062X/6-311G(d,p)level,three kinds of bond orders(Mayer,Laplacian,and Wiberg),electron-hole distributions,localized orbital locators(LOL),and infrared(IR)spectrum were also performed at the same level.Based on TD-DFT M062X/6-311G(d,p)method,the first 20 excited states and ultraviolet(UV)spectra of p-C_(6)H_(4)-C_(20) were calculated.Calculation results of π-electron delocalization analyses prove thatπ-electron delocalization of p-C_(6)H_(4)-C_(20) is more likely to occur on shorter C-C bonds rather than longer C-C bonds,and inside/outside of the ring plane rather than above/below the ring plane.Two absorption peaks of p-C_(6)H_(4)-C_(20) locate at about 319 nm and 236 nm,respectively.
文摘利用密度泛函理论(DFT)和波函数分析方法,从理论上探讨了三维碳球的光学性质。研究了紫外-可见光(Ultraviolet-visible, UV-vis)吸收光谱中的电子跃迁机制;通过跃迁密度矩阵图(Transition Density Matrix,TDM)和电荷差分密度图(Charge Density Difference, CDD),研究了三维碳球的电子激发特性;对拉曼(Raman)光谱进行了计算,并进一步解释了三维碳球的振动模式;利用静电势(Electrostatic Potential,ESP),研究了三维碳球与外界环境的相互作用;基于外加磁场下的磁感应电流,研究了三维碳球的电子离域程度。结果表明,三维碳球的吸收光谱主要在紫外光区域,并且有较强的电子离域能力。研究结果可为其他三维π共轭分子结构在线性光学和非线性光学中的应用提供理论基础。
基金Project supported by the State Key Programs for Basic Research of China (Grant Nos. 2005CB623605 and 2006CB921803)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 60676056 and 10874071)
文摘We investigate several models of a one-dimensional chain coupling with surrounding atoms to elucidate disorder- induced delocalization in quantum wires, a peculiar behaviour against common wisdom. We show that the localization length is enhanced by disorder of side sites in the case of strong disorder, but in the case of weak disorder there is a plateau in this dependence. The above behaviour is the conjunct influence of the coupling to the surrounding atoms and the antiresonant effect. We also discuss different effects and their physical origin of different types of disorder in such systems. The numerical results show that coupling with the surrounding atoms can induce either the localization or delocalization effect depending on the values of parameters.
基金supported,in part,by the National Science Foundation(DMR-1409396 and CHE-1710408)carried out at the National Center for Electron Microscopy and Molecular Foundry of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,which is supported by the US Department of Energy
文摘Intraparticle charge delocalization occurs when metal nanoparticles are functionalized with organic capping ligands through conjugated rnetal-ligand interfacial bonds. In this study, metal nanoparticles of 5d metals (Ir, Pt, and Au) and 4d metals (Ru, Rh, and Pd) were prepared and capped with ethynylphenylacetylene and the impacts of the number of metal d electrons on the nanoparticle optoelectronic properties were examined. Both FTIR and photoluminescence measurements indicate that intraparticle charge delocalization was en- hanced with the increase of the number of d electrons in the same period with palladium being an exception.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2018YFA0702100)the Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China+1 种基金the Chinese Academy of Sciences’Large-Scale Scientific Facility(Grant No.U1932106)the Sichuan University Innovation Research Program of China(Grant No.2020SCUNL112)。
文摘The misfit layer compound(SnS)_(1.2)(TiS_(2))_(2)is a promising low-cost thermoelectric material because of its low thermal conductivity derived from the superlattice-like structure.However,the strong covalent bonds within each constituent layer highly localize the electrons thereby it is highly challenging to optimize the power factor by doping or alloying.Here,we show that Bi doping at the Sn site markedly breaks the covalent bonds networks and highly delocalizes the electrons.This results in a high charge carrier concentration and enhanced power factor throughout the whole temperature range.It is highly remarkable that Bi doping also significantly reduces the thermal conductivity by suppressing the heat conduction carried by phonons,indicating that it independently modulates phonon and charge transport properties.These effects collectively give rise to a maximum ZT of 0.3 at 720 K.In addition,we apply the single Kane band model and the Debye–Callaway model to clarify the electron and phonon transport mechanisms in the misfit layer compound(SnS)_(1.2)(TiS_(2))_(2).
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Palladium-catalyzed coupling of trifluorovinylzinc reagent with substituted aryl halides Y-C_6H_4-X (Y=p-NO_2, p-and m-COOMe, p-COOH, p-CONH_2, p- and m-CN; X=Br, I, Cl) provides a synthetic method for α, β, β-trifluorostyrenes(Y-TFS's). A series of previously unavailable Y-TFS's were thus obtained.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2013CB921804the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11375060 and 11434011
文摘We study the transport properties of two entangled photons which are initially injected into two nearest-neighbor coupling cavities in an one-dimensional coupled-cavity array (CCA). It is found that photonic transport dynamics in the two-photon CCA exhibits the entanglement-enhanced two-photon delocalization phenomenon. It is shown that the CCA can realize the localization-to-delocalization transition for two entangled photons.
基金This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21827804 and No.21773221)the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFA0303502).
基金supported by the National Natural Foudation of China(No.21720102006 and No.22073058)the High Performance Computer Center of Shanxi University.
文摘本文通过对含有平面四配位氮团簇NLi_(3)E^(+)(E=N,P,As)和它们的平面四配位碳等电子体CLi_(3)E(E=N,P,As)进行详细地对比,研究了电子定域策略在设计含平面四配位氮团簇时的适应性.结果表明,NLi_(3)E^(+)团簇具有类似于CLi_(3)E的平面结构,且其平面性都是由一个定域的π键决定的.然而,与CLi_(3)E相比,NLi_(3)E^(+)明显具有更高的电子结构稳定性、热力学稳定性和动力学稳定性,这可以从更宽的HOMO-LUMO能隙(4.58~4.68 eV vs.2.10~2.74 eV)在CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ水平下较低的能量和DFT水平下的分子动力学模拟中表现出的更好刚性得到验证.结果表明,电子定域策略可能更适合设计中心原子为较高电负性且更倾向于形成定域键的平面多配位分子.在这些团簇中,NLi_(3)E^(+)的稳定性最好,更适合进行气相合成及后续的质谱选择和光谱表征.