DFT Study on Structures, Stabilities and Electronic Properties of Tert-Butyl Silsesquioxanes Si2nO3n(CMe3)2n (n=1-6)

2012 ◽  
Vol 535-537 ◽  
pp. 1552-1555
Author(s):  
Cheng Gen Zhang ◽  
Shu Yuan Yu ◽  
Hai Mei Zhang

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to investigate the structures of tert-butyl silsesquioxanes Si2nO3n(CMe3)2n (n=1-6). Our study focuses on the structures, stabilities, and electronic properties of the tert-butyl silsesquioxanes. The large HOMO–LUMO gaps, which range from 5.68 to 6.99 eV, imply optimal electronic structures for these molecules.

2012 ◽  
Vol 581-582 ◽  
pp. 349-352
Author(s):  
Shu Yuan Yu ◽  
Cheng Gen Zhang ◽  
Xu Yang

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to investigate the structures of bromo silsesquioxanes Si2nO3nBr2n (n=1-5). Our study focuses on the structures, stabilities, and electronic properties of the bromo silsesquioxanes. The large HOMO–LUMO gaps, which range from 4.43 to 6.62 eV, imply optimal electronic structures for these molecules.


2012 ◽  
Vol 503-504 ◽  
pp. 450-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Yuan Yu ◽  
Ze Min Chen ◽  
Cheng Gen Zhang ◽  
Yu Fang Ma

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are performed to investigate the structures of phenyl silsesquioxanes Si2nO3nPh2n (n=1-5). Our study focuses on the structures, stabilities, and electronic properties of the phenyl silsesquioxanes. The large HOMO–LUMO gaps, which range from 5.14 to 6.30 eV, imply optimal electronic structures for these molecules. The energy differences between the possible conformers of same size phenyl silsesquioxanes are small.


2012 ◽  
Vol 190-191 ◽  
pp. 405-408
Author(s):  
Cheng Gen Zhang ◽  
Shu Yuan Yu ◽  
Zong Ji Cao

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to investigate the structures of chloro silsesquioxanes Si2nO3nCl2n (n=1-5). Our study focuses on the structures, stabilities, and electronic properties of the chloro silsesquioxanes. The large HOMO–LUMO gaps, which range from 4.54 to 7.39 eV, imply optimal electronic structures for these molecules.


2012 ◽  
Vol 528 ◽  
pp. 91-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Yuan Yu ◽  
Cheng Gen Zhang ◽  
Ya Lan Wang

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to investigate the structures of trifluoromethyl silsesquioxanes Si2nO3n(CF3)2n(n=1-5). Our study focuses on the structures, stabilities, and electronic properties of the trifluoromethyl silsesquioxanes. The large HOMO–LUMO gaps, which range from 5.38 to 8.02 eV, imply optimal electronic structures for these molecules.


2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (32) ◽  
pp. 2050359
Author(s):  
Yi Zhang ◽  
Weiwei Ju ◽  
Tongwei Li ◽  
Haisheng Li

By performing density functional theory (DFT) calculations, we demonstrate that periodically repeating heterostructures of zigzag borophene nanoribbons (BNR) of different widths can form stable borophene superlattice (BSL). The energy band structures of BSL can be modulated through modifying the width and length of the segments. A metal-semiconductor transition can be obtained when the length of each segment is lengthened, whereas, the magnetism of BSL is influenced by the width of the segments. In those magnetic systems, the magnetic moments are mainly localized on protruding B atoms located at the edge, while no magnetic moments occur in the center B atoms. The hydrogenated BNR and BSL are further investigated. The hydrogenation can modify the electronic properties of BNR and BSL as well as quench the magnetism. All hydrogenated BNR and BSL are non-magnetic. Our results indicate that great potential exists in these systems for borophene utilization in nanoelectronics and spintronics.


2012 ◽  
Vol 548 ◽  
pp. 281-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Gen Zhang ◽  
Ze Min Chen ◽  
Shu Yuan Yu ◽  
Hong Chao Wei

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are performed to investigate the structures of small silsesquioxanes (Si2nO3nX2n) (n=1-5 and X=H, F, Me). The large HOMO–LUMO gaps, which range from 5.41 to 9.17 eV, imply optimal electronic structures for these molecules. Furthermore, the substituent effect analysis indicate that the electron donating methyl group substituents lengthen the Si-O bond and largen the SiOSi bond angle, the electron withdrawing F atom substituents shorten the Si-O bond and lessen the SiOSi bond angle.


RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (85) ◽  
pp. 54091-54099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Jia Zhu ◽  
Zhenxing Fang ◽  
Xianglan Xu ◽  
Yongfan Zhang ◽  
...  

The structures and electronic properties of (WO3)3 nanocluster adsorption on defective MgO ultrathin films supported on Ag(001) metal surfaces have been investigated by means of density functional theory (DFT) calculations including dispersion interactions.


Author(s):  
Hanlin Gan ◽  
Liang Peng ◽  
Feng Long Gu

The mechanism of the Cu(i)-catalyzed domino reaction furnishing 1-aryl-1,2,3-triazole assisted by CuI and 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) is explored with density functional theory (DFT) calculations.


2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 3227-3241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishnamoorthy Arumugam ◽  
Neil A. Burton

Of particular interest within the +6 uranium complexes is the linear uranyl(vi) cation and it forms numerous coordination complexes in solution and exhibits incongruent redox behavior depending on coordinating ligands. This DFT study predicts VI/V reduction potentials of a range of uranyl(vi) complexes in non-aqueous solutions within ∼0.10−0.20 eV of experiment.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 760-769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuguang Zhang ◽  
Ning Han ◽  
Xiaoyao Tan

Spin-polarized DFT calculations were used to investigate the atomic, electronic structures of LaCoO3and La1−xSrxCoO3surfaces. The thermodynamic stability of these surfaces was analyzed with phase diagrams. Influence of Sr-doping was also examined.


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