Simulation-Based Optical Spectra Analyses and Synthesis of Highly Monodispersed Mn-Doped ZnSe Nanocrystal

NANO ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (08) ◽  
pp. 1650086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukerem H. Abib ◽  
Xudong Yao ◽  
Guopeng Li ◽  
Longfei Mi ◽  
Yajing Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Absorption Spectra ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Optical Absorption Spectra ◽  
Geometrical Structures ◽  
Gap Energy ◽  
Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital ◽  
Average Size ◽  
Homo Lumo

Geometrical structures of (ZnSe)n, [Formula: see text], ([Formula: see text] 1–4) and (MnxZn[Formula: see text]Se[Formula: see text], ([Formula: see text] clusters were calculated using density functional theory (DFT). Optical/absorption spectra, Raman spectra, HOMO–LUMO gap energy and binding energy of each cluster were calculated. The calculated results show the red shift of the optical/absorption spectra band caused by the manganese atoms doped in ZnSe clusters, and the highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO–LUMO) gap energy value is decreased. Furthermore, we realized highly monodispersed manganese-doped zinc selenide quantum dots (Mn:ZnSe d-dots) experimentally by using a convenient route. The as-synthesized Mn:ZnSe d-dots were characterized by UV-Vis absorption, photoluminescence (PL), X-ray diffraction (XRD), TEM and HRTEM. The experimental results revealed that the as-prepared Mn:ZnSe d-dots with zinc-blende structure have an average size of about 3.9 nm.

Electronic excitations of stable fullerene-like GaP clusters

2004 ◽  
Vol 854 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuliano Malloci ◽  
Giancarlo Cappellini ◽  
Giacomo Mulas ◽  
Guido Satta
Keyword(s):  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Absorption Spectra ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Electronic Excitations ◽  
Optical Absorption Spectra ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Quasi Particle ◽  
New Class ◽  
Excitonic Effects ◽  
Homo Lumo

ABSTRACTWe present quasi-particle (QP) corrections to the electronic energies for small GaP fullerenes, a new class of nanoscaled materials predicted to be stable and to show spontaneous formation. Using Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory we also computed the optical absorption spectra. The comparison between single-particle and optical absorption spectra yields strong excitonic effects with bonding energy up to 3.5 eV. The QP corrected HOMO-LUMO energy gaps confirm the high stability predicted for such molecules using ground-state computational schemes. The present results can be useful to identify the successful synthesis of these systems via optical absorption and QP spectra.

Investigation of Carbon Monoxide Adsorption on Cationic Gold- Palladium Clusters

2013 ◽  
Vol 68 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 651-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang-Mei Chen ◽  
Xiao-Yu Kuang ◽  
Xiao-Wei Sheng ◽  
Huai-Qian Wang ◽  
Peng Shao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Monoxide ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Co Adsorption ◽  
Vibration Strength ◽  
Au Clusters ◽  
Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital ◽  
Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital ◽  
Pd Clusters ◽  
Homo Lumo

Density functional calculations have been performed for the carbon monoxide molecule adsorption on AunPd+m(n+m ≤ 6) clusters. In the process of CO adsorption, small Au clusters and Pd clusters tend to be an Au atom and three Pd atoms adsorption, respectively. For the mixed Au-Pd clusters, an Au atom, a Pd atom, two atoms consisted of an Au atom and a Pd atom, two Pd atoms, and three Pd atoms adsorption structures are displayed. The highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO-LUMO) gaps and natural bond orbital charge population are calculated. Moreover, CO adsorption energy, CO stretching frequency, and CO bond length (upon adsorption) are also analysed in detail. The results predict that the adsorption strength of Au clusters with CO and the C-O vibration strength is enhanced and reduced after doping of Pd in the AunPdmCO+ complexes, respectively

scholarly journals Electronic characteristics of CdS quantum dots with defects

2020 ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
I. M. Kupchak ◽  
D. V. Korbutyak ◽  
N. F. Serpak
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Valence Band ◽  
Absorption Spectra ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Optical Absorption Spectra ◽  
Cds Quantum Dots ◽  
Generalized Gradient ◽  
Substitutional Impurity ◽  
Cadmium Vacancy

Using the density functional theory and the generalized gradient approximation, we calculated the atomic structure, the density of electronic states, and the optical absorption spectra of CdS quantum dots containing intrinsic defects — a cadmium vacancy VCd and an interstitial sulfur atom SI, and substitutional impurities — zinc and copper in place of the atom cadmium — ZnCd and CuCd, respectively. The calculations were performed for the Cd33S33 cluster corresponding to the so-called “magic” size of the quantum dot. This size has a minimum of dangling bonds at the surface and allows the using of such a cluster without the passivation. The structural relaxation during the formation of such defects and the distribution of the wave function of the state corresponding to the top of the valence band are analyzed in details. It has been shown that the cadmium vacancy forms local states in the band gap of CdS nanocrystals, and can serve as centers of radiative recombination. Other defects form energy levels in the depths of the valence band or near its top, but whose energy positions do not correspond to the band maxima in the experimental photoluminescence spectra of CdS quantum dots, both undoped and doped with zinc. The calculated optical absorption spectra demonstrate a strong peak in the region of fundamental absorption of CdS for a cluster containing a substitutional impurity of CuCd, in contrast to other systems where no such peaks are observed. In addition, the replacement of the cadmium atom with copper leads to a decrease in the number of chemical bonds to three and, accordingly, to the largest relaxation among the systems studied. This feature is caused by the crystal structure inhomogeneity of copper sulfide CuxS, which, depending on stoichiometry, can be either a semiconductor or a metal.

Hückel Molecular Orbital Quantities of {X,Y}-Cyclacene Graphs Under Next-Nearest-Neighbour Approximations in Analytical Forms

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 469-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tapanendu Ghosh ◽  
Swapnadeep Mondal ◽  
Sukanya Mondal ◽  
Bholanath Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Energy Difference ◽  
Triplet States ◽  
Nearest Neighbour ◽  
Geometrical Structures ◽  
Charge Densities ◽  
Absorption Energy ◽  
Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital ◽  
Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital ◽  
Homo Lumo

AbstractHückel molecular orbital (HMO) quantities, viz., electron densities, charge densities, bond orders, free valences, total π-electron energies and highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO–LUMO) or band gaps of {X,Y}-cyclacene graphs under next-nearest-neighbour (nnn) approximations are expressed in analytical forms within a certain range of nnn approximation parameter (m). The critical values of m for {X,Y}-cyclacenes with varying X (=C, N, B) and Y (=C, N, B) are calculated. For {X,X}-cyclacenes with a π-electron on each atom, all HMO quantities except total π-electron energies for a given value of m are found to be independent of X. The cyclic dimer (CD) is constructed in obtaining the eigenvalues corresponding to the singular points of the density of states (DOS) of such {X,Y}-cyclacene. Although the HOMO–LUMO gap of the CD differs from that of the cyclacene with a large number of repeating units (i.e. n ⟶ ∞) but becomes the same for m = 0. The analytical expressions can be used for facile computer programming in obtaining the HMO quantities. Such nnn interaction approximations actually release, to some extent, the strain that results in due to the geometrical structures of such cyclacenes, which is evident from the plots of strain energy per segment vs. contribution of such interactions on the total π-electron energy, where the slopes decrease with an increase in m. The vertical absorption energy difference for singlet-triplet states bears excellent linear correlation with the HOMO–LUMO gaps for a certain m value (m = 0.3) in the case of an even n, but for an odd n, such energy difference remains invariant.

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