scholarly journals Theoretical Studies of the Stone-Wales Defect in C36 Fullerene Embedded inside Zigzag Carbon Nanotube

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantin S. Grishakov ◽  
Konstantin P. Katin ◽  
Mikhail M. Maslov

We apply density functional theory at PBE/6-311G(d) level as well as nonorthogonal tight-binding model to study the Stone-Wales transformation in C36 fullerene embedded inside the (14,0) zigzag carbon nanotube. We optimize geometries of two different isomers with the D2d and the D6h symmetries and the transition state dividing them. The mechanism of Stone-Wales transformation from D2d to D6h symmetry for the encapsulated C36 is calculated to be the same as for the isolated one. It is found that the outer carbon wall significantly stabilizes the D6h isomer. However, carbon nanotube reduces the activation barrier of Stone-Wales rearrangement by 0.4 eV compared with the corresponding value for the isolated C36.

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (33) ◽  
pp. 22344-22354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sajjad Ali ◽  
Tian Fu Liu ◽  
Zan Lian ◽  
Bo Li ◽  
Dang Sheng Su

The mechanism of CO oxidation by O2 on a single Au atom supported on pristine, mono atom vacancy (m), di atom vacancy (di) and the Stone Wales defect (SW) on single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) surface is systematically investigated theoretically using density functional theory.


2007 ◽  
Vol 1017 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Hammerschmidt ◽  
M. A. Migliorato ◽  
D. Powell ◽  
A. G. Cullis ◽  
G. P. Srivastava

AbstractWe propose a tight-binding model for the polarization that considers direct and dipole contributions and employs microscopic quantities that can be calculated by first-principles methods, e.g. by employing Density Functional Theory (DFT). Applying our model to InxGa1-xAs alloys allows us to settle discrepancies between the values of e14 as obtained from experiments and from linear interpolations between the values of InAs and GaAs. Our calculated piezoelectric coefficient is in very good agreement with photo current measurements of InAs/GaAs(111) quantum well samples.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. eabd4248
Author(s):  
Fengmiao Li ◽  
Yuting Zou ◽  
Myung-Geun Han ◽  
Kateryna Foyevtsova ◽  
Hyungki Shin ◽  
...  

Titanium monoxide (TiO), an important member of the rock salt 3d transition-metal monoxides, has not been studied in the stoichiometric single-crystal form. It has been challenging to prepare stoichiometric TiO due to the highly reactive Ti2+. We adapt a closely lattice-matched MgO(001) substrate and report the successful growth of single-crystalline TiO(001) film using molecular beam epitaxy. This enables a first-time study of stoichiometric TiO thin films, showing that TiO is metal but in proximity to Mott insulating state. We observe a transition to the superconducting phase below 0.5 K close to that of Ti metal. Density functional theory (DFT) and a DFT-based tight-binding model demonstrate the extreme importance of direct Ti–Ti bonding in TiO, suggesting that similar superconductivity exists in TiO and Ti metal. Our work introduces the new concept that TiO behaves more similar to its metal counterpart, distinguishing it from other 3d transition-metal monoxides.


2021 ◽  
Vol 154 (16) ◽  
pp. 164115
Author(s):  
Rebecca K. Lindsey ◽  
Sorin Bastea ◽  
Nir Goldman ◽  
Laurence E. Fried

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