scholarly journals Physiological silicon incorporation into bone mineral requires orthosilicic acid metabolism to SiO 4 4−

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (167) ◽  
pp. 20200145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen F. Chappell ◽  
Ravin Jugdaohsingh ◽  
Jonathan J. Powell
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Bone Growth ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Orthosilicic Acid ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Rat Tibia ◽  
Biological Environment ◽  
Xrd Patterns ◽  
Model Formation

Under physiological conditions, the predominant form of bioavailable silicon (Si) is orthosilicic acid (OSA). In this study, given Si's recognized positive effect on bone growth and integrity, we examined the chemical form and position of this natural Si source in the inorganic bone mineral hydroxyapatite (HA). X-ray diffraction (XRD) of rat tibia bone mineral showed that the mineral phase was similar to that of phase-pure HA. However, theoretical XRD patterns revealed that at the levels found in bone, the ‘Si effect’ would be virtually undetectable. Thus we used first principles density functional theory calculations to explore the energetic and geometric consequences of substituting OSA into a large HA model. Formation energy analysis revealed that OSA is not favourable as a neutral interstitial substitution but can be incorporated as a silicate ion substituting for a phosphate ion, suggesting that incorporation will only occur under specific conditions at the bone-remodelling interface and that dietary forms of Si will be metabolized to simpler chemical forms, specifically SiO 4 4 − . Furthermore, we show that this substitution, at the low silicate concentrations found in the biological environment, is likely to be a driver of calcium phosphate crystallization from an amorphous to a fully mineralized state.

scholarly journals Classical Polarizable Force Field to Study Hydrated Hectorite: Optimization on DFT Calculations and Validation against XRD Data

Minerals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ragnhild Hånde ◽  
Vivien Ramothe ◽  
Stéphane Tesson ◽  
Baptiste Dazas ◽  
Eric Ferrage ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Force Field ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Electronic Density ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Polarizable Force Field ◽  
Xrd Patterns ◽  
The One ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

Following our previous works on dioctahedral clays, we extend the classical Polarizable Ion Model (PIM) to trioctahedral clays, by considering dry Na-, Cs-, Ca- and Sr-hectorites as well as hydrated Na-hectorite. The parameters of the force field are determined by optimizing the atomic forces and dipoles on density functional theory calculations. The simulation results are validated by comparison with experimental X-ray diffraction (XRD) data. The XRD patterns calculated from classical molecular dynamics simulations performed with the PIM force field are in very good agreement with experimental results. In the bihydrated state, the less structured electronic density profile obtained with PIM compared to the one from the state-of-the-art non-polarizable force field clayFF explains the slightly better agreement between the PIM results and experiments.

X-ray diffraction and density functional theory studies of R(Fe0.5Co0.5)O3 (R = Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd)

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Wong-Ng ◽  
G. Liu ◽  
I. Levin ◽  
I. Williamson ◽  
P. Ackerman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Lattice Parameter ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Bond Strain ◽  
Xrd Patterns

The structure of a series of lanthanide iron cobalt perovskite oxides, R(Fe0.5Co0.5)O3 (R = Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, and Gd), have been investigated. The space group of these compounds was confirmed to be orthorhombic Pnma (No. 62), Z = 4. From Pr to Gd, the lattice parameter a varies from 5.466 35(13) Å to 5.507 10(13) Å, b from 7.7018(2) to 7.561 75(13) Å, c from 5.443 38(10) to 5.292 00(8) Å, and unit-cell volume V from 229.170(9) Å3 to 220.376(9) Å3, respectively. While the trend of V follows the trend of the lanthanide contraction, the lattice parameter “a” increases as the ionic radius r(R3+) decreases. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy confirm that Fe and Co are disordered over the octahedral sites. The structure distortion of these compounds is evidenced in the tilt angles θ, ϕ, and ω, which represent rotations of an octahedron about the pseudocubic perovskite [110]p, [001]p, and [111]p axes. All three tilt angles increase across the lanthanide series (for R = Pr to R = Gd: θ increases from 12.3° to 15.2°, ϕ from 7.5° to 15.8°, and ω from 14.4° to 21.7°), indicating a greater octahedral distortion as r(R3+) decreases. The bond valence sum for the sixfold (Fe/Co) site and the eightfold R site of R(Fe0.5Co0.5)O3 reveal no significant bond strain. Density Functional Theory calculations for Pr(Fe0.5Co0.5)O3 support the disorder of Fe and Co and suggest that this compound to be a narrow band gap semiconductor. XRD patterns of the R(Fe0.5Co0.5)O3 samples were submitted to the Powder Diffraction File.

Structure, Elastic Constants and XRD Spectra of Extended Solids under High Pressure

MRS Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 499-504 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.G. Batyrev ◽  
S.P. Coleman ◽  
J.A. Ciezak-Jenkins ◽  
E. Stavrou ◽  
J.M. Zaug
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Constants ◽  
Energetic Materials ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Peak Position ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Covalent Bonds ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Extended Solids ◽  
Xrd Patterns

ABSTRACTWe present results of evolutionary simulations based on density functional calculations of a potentially new type of energetic materials called extended solids: P-N and N-H. High-density structures with covalent bonds generated using variable and fixed concentration methods were analysed in terms of thermo-dynamical stability and agreement with experimental X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectra. X-ray diffraction spectra were calculated using a virtual diffraction algorithm that computes kinematic diffraction intensity in three-dimensional reciprocal space before being reduced to a two-theta line profile. Calculated XRD patterns were used to search for the structure of extended solids present at experimental pressures by optimizing data according to experimental XRD peak position, peak intensity and theoretically calculated enthalpy. Elastic constants has been calculated for thermodynamically stable structures of P-N system.

scholarly journals High-Pressure Structural Behavior and Equation of State of Kagome Staircase Compound, Ni3V2O8

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 910
Author(s):  
Daniel Diaz-Anichtchenko ◽  
Robin Turnbull ◽  
Enrico Bandiello ◽  
Simone Anzellini ◽  
Daniel Errandonea
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Equation Of State ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Ambient Pressure ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
A Chain

We report on high-pressure synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurements on Ni3V2O8 at room-temperature up to 23 GPa. According to this study, the ambient-pressure orthorhombic structure remains stable up to the highest pressure reached in the experiments. We have also obtained the pressure dependence of the unit-cell parameters, which reveals an anisotropic compression behavior. In addition, a room-temperature pressure–volume third-order Birch–Murnaghan equation of state has been obtained with parameters: V0 = 555.7(2) Å3, K0 = 139(3) GPa, and K0′ = 4.4(3). According to this result, Ni3V2O8 is the least compressible kagome-type vanadate. The changes of the crystal structure under compression have been related to the presence of a chain of edge-sharing NiO6 octahedral units forming kagome staircases interconnected by VO4 rigid tetrahedral units. The reported results are discussed in comparison with high-pressure X-ray diffraction results from isostructural Zn3V2O8 and density-functional theory calculations on several isostructural vanadates.

A high-pressure study of HfC and nano-crystalline TiC by X-ray diffraction and density functional theory calculations

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (34) ◽  
pp. 2050393
Author(s):  
Lun Xiong ◽  
Bin Li ◽  
Bi Liang ◽  
Jinxia Zhu ◽  
Hong Yi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Bulk Modulus ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Nano Crystalline

The equation of state (EOS) of HfC and nanosized TiC at high pressure has been studied by means of synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction (XRD) in a diamond anvil cell (DAC) at ambient temperature, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. XRD analysis showed that the cubic structure of HfC and nanosized TiC maintained to the maximum pressures. The XRD data yield a bulk modulus [Formula: see text] GPa with [Formula: see text] of HfC. In addition, the bulk modulus of nanosized TiC derived from XRD data is [Formula: see text] GPa with [Formula: see text].

Synthesis, Structure, and Visible Phosphorescence Emission of Novel CuI Coordination Polymers Based on 4,4′-Bis(3-pyridyl)-2,2′-bis(hydroxylmethyl) Biphenyl

2015 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo-Xia Jin ◽  
Jian-Ping Ma ◽  
Chuan-Zhi Sun ◽  
Yu-Bin Dong
Keyword(s):  
Coordination Polymers ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Emission Spectra ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Ligand Charge Transfer ◽  
Yellow Orange ◽  
The Difference ◽  
1D Chains

Four new CuI coordination polymers, [(CuCl)L]n (1), {[(CuCl)2L2]·(H2O)}n (2), [(CuBr)L]n (3), and {[(CuBr)2L2]·(H2O)}n (4), were obtained from a new ligand 4,4′-bis(3-pyridyl)-2,2′-bis(hydroxylmethyl) biphenyl (L) and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In 1 and 3, the rhombic [Cu2(μ-X)2] units are connected to each other by the bidentate linkers to form an infinite 1D double chain (X = Cl, Br). Such 1D chains are arranged into a 2D sheet through inter-chain π···π interactions. In 2 and 4, there are similar 1D double chains, but different inter-chain arrangement. Such 1D chains are connected into a 2D layer and further arranged in an ABAB fashion through O–H···X hydrogen bonds. The emission spectra and lifetimes in the microsecond range were measured at room temperature and at 77 K. Complexes 1 and 3 exhibit strong orange and yellow–orange emission in the solid state at room temperature, and were assigned to X-and M-to-ligand charge transfer excited states based on density functional theory calculations. The emission property of 2 and 4 was distinctly different from that of 1 and 3, probably due to the difference in coordination environments of the CuI centres as well as the dissimilar intermolecular arrangement.

Investigation of Structural Evolution of Li1.1V3O8 by In Situ X-ray Diffraction and Density Functional Theory Calculations

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 2364-2373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Zhang ◽  
Alexander B. Brady ◽  
Christopher J. Pelliccione ◽  
David C. Bock ◽  
Andrea M. Bruck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Structural Evolution ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
X Ray

scholarly journals Experimental and theoretical charge density distribution in Pigment Yellow 101

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 4677-4686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan J. Du ◽  
Linda Váradi ◽  
Jinlong Tan ◽  
Yiliang Zhao ◽  
Paul W. Groundwater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Density Distribution ◽  
Charge Density ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Charge Density Distribution ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Multipole Refinement

The charge density distribution in 2,2′-dihydroxy-1,1′-naphthalazine (Pigment Yellow 101; P.Y.101) has been determined using high-resolution X-ray diffraction and multipole refinement, along with density functional theory calculations.

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