Recent studies have revealed the extraordinary performance of zirconium oxide in propane dehydrogenation,which is attributed to the excellent reactivity of the coordinatively unsaturated zirconium sites(Zr_(cus))aroun...Recent studies have revealed the extraordinary performance of zirconium oxide in propane dehydrogenation,which is attributed to the excellent reactivity of the coordinatively unsaturated zirconium sites(Zr_(cus))around the oxygen vacancies.The origin of the enhanced catalytic activity of ZrO_(2)with defective tetrahedral Zr sites was examined by direct comparison with its pristine counterpart in the current study.Electronic-structure analysis revealed that electrons from oxygen removal were localized within vacancies on the defective surface,which directly attacked the C-H bond in propane.The involvement of localized electrons activates the C-H bond via back-donation to the antibonding orbital on the defective surface;conversely,charge is transferred from propane to the pristine surfaces.The barrier for the first C-H bond activation is clearly significantly reduced on the defective surfaces compared to that on the pristine surfaces,which verifies the superior activity of Zr_(cus).Notably,however,the desorption of both propene and hydrogen molecules from Zr_(cus)is more difficult due to strong binding.The calculated turnover frequency(TOF)for propene formation demonstrates that the pristine surfaces exhibit better catalytic performance at lower temperatures,whereas the defective surfaces have a larger TOF at high temperatures.However,the rate-determining step and reaction order on the defective surface differ from those on the pristine surface,which corroborates that the catalysts follow different mechanisms.A further optimization strategy was proposed to address the remaining bottlenecks in propane dehydrogenation on zirconium oxide.展开更多
We present a new methodology to statistically determine the net present value(NPV)and internal rate of return(IRR)as financial estimators of shale gas investments.Our method allows us to forecast,in a fully probabilis...We present a new methodology to statistically determine the net present value(NPV)and internal rate of return(IRR)as financial estimators of shale gas investments.Our method allows us to forecast,in a fully probabilistic setting,financial performance risk and to understand the importance of the different factors that impact investment.The methodology developed in this study combines,through Monte Carlo simulation,the computational modeling of gas production from shale gas wells with a stochastic simulation of gas price as a geometric Brownian motion(GMB).To illustrate the methodology's validity,we apply it to an analysis of investments in shale gas wells.Our results show that gas price volatility is a key variable in the performance of an investment of this type,in such a way that at high volatilities,the potential return on an investment in shale gas increases significantly,but so do the risks of economic loss.This finding is consistent with the history of shale gas operations in which huge investment successes coexist with unexpected investment failures.展开更多
The binding energy spectra and electron momentum distributions for the outer valence molecular orbitals of gaseous 2-fluoroethanol have been measured by the non-coplanar asym- metric （e, 2e） spectrometer at impact e...The binding energy spectra and electron momentum distributions for the outer valence molecular orbitals of gaseous 2-fluoroethanol have been measured by the non-coplanar asym- metric （e, 2e） spectrometer at impact energy of 2.5 keV plus binding energy. The quantitative calculations of the ionization energies and the relevant molecular orbitals have been carried out by using the outer-valence Green＇s function method and the density functional theory with B3LYP hybrid functional. The observed ionization bands in binding energy spectra, as well as the previous photoelectron spectrum which was not assigned, have been assigned for the first time through the comparison between experiment and theory. In general, the the- oretical electron momentum distributions calculated by B3LYP method with aug-cc-pVTZ basis set are in line with the experimental ones when taking into account the Boltzmann- weighted thermo-statistical abundances of five conformers of 2-fluoroethanol.展开更多
The formations of defective MgC12 surfaces, and subsequent adsorption of Ti species and electron donor, as well as propylene polymerization over the Ziegler-Natta catalyst have been investigated using density function...The formations of defective MgC12 surfaces, and subsequent adsorption of Ti species and electron donor, as well as propylene polymerization over the Ziegler-Natta catalyst have been investigated using density functional theory （DFT） method. Twelve possible support models of regular and defective MgC12 （110） and （100） surfaces were built. The individual adsorptions of titanium chlorides as mononuclear or dinuclear, and ethyl benzoate （EB） as electron donor, on these models were evaluated. The analysis of energies presented the cases of EB adsorption were generally more stable than titanium chlorides on both surfaces. Thus, EB as internal electron donor mainly prevented TIC14 from coordinating on the MgC12 surfaces where mostly non-stereospecific active sites could be formed. Exceptionally, A5 the site model with terminal Cl-vacancy on the MgC12 support, presented stronger adsorption of TiCl4 than that of EB on （110） surface. Since the TIC14 and ethyl benzoate （EB） would compete to adsorb on the support surface, it seems reasonable to assume that TIC14 might predominately occupy this site, which can act as the most plausible active site for propylene polymerization. The first insertion of propylene monomer into the A5 active site model showed that it exhibited good regioselectivity but poor stereospecificity in the absence of electron donor.展开更多
Among all the DNA components, extremely redox-active guanine （G） and adenine （A） bases are subject to facile loss of an electron and form cation radicals （G＋＂ and A＋＇） when exposed to irradiation or radical ...Among all the DNA components, extremely redox-active guanine （G） and adenine （A） bases are subject to facile loss of an electron and form cation radicals （G＋＂ and A＋＇） when exposed to irradiation or radical oxidants. The subsequent deprotonation of G＋＇ and A＋＇ can invoke DNA damage or interrupt hole transfer in DNA. However, compared with intensive reports for G＋, studies on the deprotonation of A＋ are still limited at present. Herein, we investigate the deprotonation behavior of A＋. by time-resolved laser flash photolysis. The deprotonation product of A（N6-H）＇ is observed and the deprotonation rate constant, （2.0±0.1）×10 7 s-1, is obtained at room temperature. Further, the deprotonation rate con- stants of A＋. are measured at temperatures varying from 280 K to 300 K, from which the activation energy for the N6-H deprotonation is determined to be （17.1±1.0） kJ/mol by Arrhenius equation. In addition, by incorporating the aqueous solvent effect, we perform density functional theory calculations for A＋ deprotonation in free base and in duplex DNA. Together with experimental results, the deprotonation mechanisms of A＋ in free base and in duplex DNA are revealed, which are of fundamental importance for understanding the oxidative DNA damage and designing DNA-based electrochemical devices.展开更多
The time-dependent density functional-based tight-bind （TD-DFTB） method is implemented on the multi-core and the graphical processing unit （GPU） system for excited state calcu-lations of large system with hundreds...The time-dependent density functional-based tight-bind （TD-DFTB） method is implemented on the multi-core and the graphical processing unit （GPU） system for excited state calcu-lations of large system with hundreds or thousands of atoms. Sparse matrix and OpenMP multithreaded are used for building the Hamiltonian matrix. The diagonal of the eigenvalue problem in the ground state is implemented on the GPUs with double precision. The GPU- based acceleration fully preserves all the properties, and a considerable total speedup of 8.73 can be achieved. A Krylov-space-based algorithm with the OpenMP parallel and CPU acceleration is used for finding the lowest eigenvalue and eigenvector of the large TDDFT matrix, which greatly reduces the iterations taken and the time spent on the excited states eigenvalue problem. The Krylov solver with the GPU acceleration of matrix-vector product can converge quickly to obtain the final result and a notable speed-up of 206 times can be observed for system size of 812 atoms. The calculations on serials of small and large systems show that the fast TD-DFTB code can obtain reasonable result with a much cheaper computational requirement compared with the first-principle results of CIS and full TDDFT calculation.展开更多
Electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction(NRR)is a mild and sustainable method for ammonia synthesis.Therefore,developing high activity,selectivity,and economic efficiency catalysts with considering the synergistic ...Electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction(NRR)is a mild and sustainable method for ammonia synthesis.Therefore,developing high activity,selectivity,and economic efficiency catalysts with considering the synergistic effects between catalysts and carriers to design novel structural models is very important.Considering the non-noble metal NRR catalyst,Mo3,we tried to find a suitable carrier which is stable and economical.Herein,we used the largest atomically precise aluminum-pyrazole ring(AlOC-69)to date(diameter up to 2.3 nm).The larger ring cavities and the presence of abundant hydroxy groups make AlOC-69 an ideal molecular carrier model and provide a basis for studying its structure-activity relationship.The formation energy(-0.76eV)and stable Mo-0 bonds indicate that Mo_(3)can be stabilized on the Al_(10)O_(10)surface.Additionally,N_(2)has fully activated due to the strong interaction between the p-orbital of N and the d-orbital of Mo.The low limiting potential(-0.28V)emerges that Mo_(3)@Al_(10)O_(10)has ideal catalytic activity and selectivity.This research provides a promising catalyst model and an understanding of its catalytic process at the atomic level,providing a new approach for the co-design of catalyst and carrierin NRR.展开更多
（E） -4-chloro-4＇ -ethoxystilbene （2a） and （E） -4, 4＇ - dichlorostilbene （2b） were synthesized by the Witting-Homer reaction. The crystals of 2a and 2b were prepared through solvent evaporation and characteri...（E） -4-chloro-4＇ -ethoxystilbene （2a） and （E） -4, 4＇ - dichlorostilbene （2b） were synthesized by the Witting-Homer reaction. The crystals of 2a and 2b were prepared through solvent evaporation and characterized by the single-crystal X- ray diffraction. Molecular structure analysis confirms the E- configuration of C=C bond. The crystal of 2a reveals an orthorhombic and space group Pna21 structure while 2b shows a monoclinic and space group P21/c structure. The electronic structures of 2a and 2b were optimized at B3LYP/6-311 ＋ ＋ G （d, p） level. The Hirshfeld surface and fingerprint plot indicate close O-H and C1-H contacts and π-π stacking in 2a and 2b. Molecular electrostatic potential shows that the O and C1 atoms of 2a and C1 atoms of 2b have the minimum energies and they are more likely to be attacked by electrophiles in reaction. Frontier molecular orbitals analysis demonstrates that the △ELuMO_HOMO of 2a and 2b are 3.85 and 3.91 eV, respectively.展开更多
The outer-valence binding energy spectra of ethanol in the energy range of 9-21 eV are mea- sured by a high-resolution electron momentum spectrometer at an impact energy of 2.5 keV plus the binding energy. The electro...The outer-valence binding energy spectra of ethanol in the energy range of 9-21 eV are mea- sured by a high-resolution electron momentum spectrometer at an impact energy of 2.5 keV plus the binding energy. The electron momentum distributions for the ionization peaks cor- responding to the outer-valence orbitals are obtained by deconvoluting a series of azimuthal angular correlated binding energy spectra. Comparison is made with the theoretical calcu- lations for two conformers, trans and gauche, coexisting in the gas phase of ethanol at the level of B3LYP density functional theory with aug-cc-pVTZ basis sets. It is found that the measured electron momentum distributions for the peaks at 14.5 and 15.2 eV are in good agreement with the theoretical electron momentum distributions for the molecular orbitals of individual conformers （i.e., 8a＇ of trans and 9a of gauche）, but not in accordance with the thermally averaged ones. It demonstrates that the high-resolution electron momentum spectrometer, by inspecting the molecular electronic structure, is a promising technique to identify different conformers in a mixed sample.展开更多
2,7′-（Ethylene）-bis-8-hydroxyquinoline was optimized with DFT/B3LYP and ab initio HF methods, so ion- ization potential and electron affinity could be determined. Absorption spectrum was calculated by ZINDO and TD-...2,7′-（Ethylene）-bis-8-hydroxyquinoline was optimized with DFT/B3LYP and ab initio HF methods, so ion- ization potential and electron affinity could be determined. Absorption spectrum was calculated by ZINDO and TD-DFT. CIS method was used to calculate the S1 excited states of the compound and afterwards the emission spectrum was computed. When the solvent effect was taken into account, the computed results show encouraging agreement with known experimental data. The results of analyzing the relationship between the energies and absorption spectra indicate that the ability to transporting electrons is strengthened compared with 8-hydroxyquinoline and that absorption and emission spectra are red-shifted. The intramoleeular reor- ganization energy of tris（2,7′-（ethylene）-bis-8-hydroxyquinoline）-aluminum implies its electron transporting property is worse than tris（8-hydroxyquinoline）-aluminum. The predicted maximum emission wavelength is red-shifted compared with tris（8-hydroxyquinoline）-aluminum.展开更多
The electronic structure of Eu-doped NaTaO3 in Na-rich environment is investigated by the first-principles theory. By simulating the two different models of Eu3＋ ions selectively located in Ta and Na sites, respectiv...The electronic structure of Eu-doped NaTaO3 in Na-rich environment is investigated by the first-principles theory. By simulating the two different models of Eu3＋ ions selectively located in Ta and Na sites, respectively, the band gaps of two Eu-doped NaTaO3 models were all narrowed, which were assigned to lattice defects and impurity band of the Eu dopent. For the model of Eu3＋ ions located in the Na＋ sites of NaTaO3, the new impurity band mainly composited of Eu 4f orbital appeared at the top over the valence band, indicating the enhanced oxidative ability. For the model of Eu3＋ ions located in the Ta5＋ sites of NaTaO3, a midgap state generated was located at the bottom of conduct band and the band potential shifted up, confirming the strong reductive ability in the Na-rich enviornment. The densities of electron states were significantly increased in both the conduction and valence bands in Na-rich model, which resulted in the increased carrier migration rate and thus photocatalytic activity enhancement. It is proposed that Eu3＋ ions doping at the Ta sites could enhance the reduced photocatalytic performance via controlling the nonstoichiometric Na/Ta molar ratio in the Eu-doped NaTaO3 system.展开更多
Time-dependent density functional theory （TDDFT） and femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy were used to investigate the photophysical properties of 2,3-dihydro-3-keto-lH- pyrido[3,2,1-kl]phenothiazine （PTZ4...Time-dependent density functional theory （TDDFT） and femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy were used to investigate the photophysical properties of 2,3-dihydro-3-keto-lH- pyrido[3,2,1-kl]phenothiazine （PTZ4） and 3-keto-lH-pyrido[3,2,1-kl]phenothiazine （PTZ5）. The calculated results obtained from TDDFT suggest that the red-shifts of the absorption spectra of these two fluorophores in methanol are due to the formation of hydrogen-bonded complexes at the ground state. Four conformers of PTZ4 were obtained by TDDFT. The two fluorescence peaks of PTZ4 in tetrahydrofuran （THF） came from the ICT states of the four conformers. The fluorescence of PTZ4 in THF showed a dependence on the excitation wavelength because of butterfly bending. The excited state dynamics of PTZ4 in THF and methanol were obtained by transient absorption spectroscopy. The lifetime of the excited PTZ4 in methanol was 53.8 ps, and its relaxation from the LE state to the ICT state was completed within several picoseconds. The short lifetime of excited PTZ4 in methanol was due to the formation of out-of-plane model hydrogen bonds between PTZ4 and methanol at the excited state.展开更多
Large eddy simulations （LES） have been performed to investigate the flow and combustion fields in the scramjet of the German Aerospace Center （DLR）. Turbulent combustion is mod- eled by the tabulated thermo-chemis...Large eddy simulations （LES） have been performed to investigate the flow and combustion fields in the scramjet of the German Aerospace Center （DLR）. Turbulent combustion is mod- eled by the tabulated thermo-chemistry approach in combination with the presumed probability density function （PDF）. A/3-function is used to model the distribution of the mixture fraction, while two different PDFs, g-function （Model I） and //-function （Model II）, are applied to model the reaction progress. Temperature is obtained by solving filtered energy transport equation and the reaction rate of the progress variable is rescaled by pressure to consider the effects of compressibil- ity. The adaptive mesh refinement （AMR） technique is used to properly capture shock waves, boundary layers, shear layers and flame structures. Statistical results of temperature and velocity predicted by Model II show better accuracy than that predicted by Model I. The results of scatter points and mixture fraction-conditional variables indicate the significant differences between Model I and Model II. It is concluded that second moment information in the presumed PDF of the reaction progress is very important in the simulation of supersonic combustion. It is also found that an unstable flame with extinction and ignition develops in the shear layers of bluff body and a fuel- rich partially premixed flame stabilizes in the central recirculation bubble.展开更多
The effects of surface strain and subsurface promoters, which are both important factors in heterogeneous catalysis, on catalytic selectivity and activity of Pd are examined in this study by considering the selective ...The effects of surface strain and subsurface promoters, which are both important factors in heterogeneous catalysis, on catalytic selectivity and activity of Pd are examined in this study by considering the selective hydrogenation of acetylene as an example. Combined density functional theory calculations and microkinetic modeling reveal that the selectivity and activity of the Pd catalyst for acetylene hydrogenation can both be substantially influenced by the effects of Pd lattice strain variation and subsurface carbon species formation on the adsorption properties of the reactants and products. It is found that the adsorption energies of the reactants and products are, in general, linearly scaled with the lattice strain for both pristine and subsurface carbon atom-modified Pd（111） surfaces, except for the adsorption of C_2H_2 over Pd（111）-C. The activity for ethylene formation typically corresponds to the region of strong reactants adsorption in the volcano curve; such an effect of lattice strain and the presence of subsurface promoters can improve the activity of the catalyst through the weakening of the adsorption of reactants. The activity and selectivity for Pd（111）-C are always higher than those for the pristine Pd（111） surfaces with respect to ethylene formation. Based on the results obtained, Pd-based catalysts with shrinking lattice constants are suggested as good candidates for the selective hydrogenation of acetylene. A similar approach can be used to facilitate the future design of novel heterogeneous catalysts.展开更多
This paper describes a novel target recognition scheme using High Range Resolution (HRR) radar signatures. AutoRegressive (AR) method is used to extract features from HRR radar echoes based on scattering center model ...This paper describes a novel target recognition scheme using High Range Resolution (HRR) radar signatures. AutoRegressive (AR) method is used to extract features from HRR radar echoes based on scattering center model of target. The optimal linear transformation based on Euclidian distribution distance criterion is performed on AR model parameter vectors to reduce dimension of feature vectors further and improve the class discrimination capability of feature vectors. The optimization algorithm is designed utilizing the quadratic property of criterion function and Gaussian kernel based Parzen window density function estimator. The concept of Stochastic Information Gradient (SIG) is incorporated into the gradient of cost function to decrease the computational complexity of the algorithm. Simulation results using three real airplanes,data show the effectiveness of the proposed method.展开更多
The adduct reaction paths for GaN growth by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) were studied by quantum chemical calculations employing density functional theory (DFT). Five possible adduct reaction paths ...The adduct reaction paths for GaN growth by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) were studied by quantum chemical calculations employing density functional theory (DFT). Five possible adduct reaction paths with or without the ex-cess NH3were proposed and the corresponding potential energy surfaces were calculated. From the calculation results, it is concluded that after the formation of DMGNH2from TMG:NH3, the further decomposition paths have very slim probability because of the high energy barriers; whereas the oligomerization pathway to form oligomers [DMGNH2]x(x=2, 3) is probable,because of zero energy barrier. Since the oligomers tend to further polymerize, the nanoparticles are easily formed through this path. When NH3is in excess, TMG:NH3 tends to combine with the second NH3to form two new complexes: the coordination-bonded compound H3N:TMG:NH3and the hydrogen-bonded compound TMG:NH3 NH3. The formation of hydrogen-bonded compound TMG:NH3 NH3 will be more probable because of the lower energy than H3N:TMG:NH3. By comparing the potential energy surfaces in five adduct reaction paths, we postulate that, under the growth conditions of GaN MOCVD, the formation of hydrogen-bonded compound TMG:NH3 NH3 followed by the reversible decomposition may be the main reaction path for GaN thin film growth; while the adduct oligomerization path to generate oligomers [DMGNH2]2 and [DMGNH2]3might be the main reaction path for nanoparticles formation.展开更多
The structures and second-order nonlinear optical （NLO） properties of a series of chlorobenzyl-o-carboranes derivatives （1 12） containing different push-pull groups have been studied by density functional theory ...The structures and second-order nonlinear optical （NLO） properties of a series of chlorobenzyl-o-carboranes derivatives （1 12） containing different push-pull groups have been studied by density functional theory （DFT） cal- culation. Our theoretical calculations show that the static first hyperpolarizability （fltot） values gradually increase with increasing the π-conjugation length and the strength of electron donor group. Especially, compound 12 exhibits the largest βtot （62.404 × 10^-30 esu） by introducing tetrathiafulvalene （TTF）, which is about 76 times larger than that of compound 1 containing aryl. This means that the appropriate structural modification can substantially increase the first hyperpolarizabilities of the studied compounds. For the sake of understanding the origin of these large NLO responses, the frontier molecular orbitals （FMOs）, electron density difference maps （EDDMs）, orbital energy and electronic transition energy of the studied compounds are analyzed. According to the two-state model, the lower transition energy plays an important role in increasing the first hyperpolarizability values. This study may evoke possible ways to design preferable NLO materials.展开更多
Carbolong compounds as a metal-heteroaromatic compound with both organometallic properties andπ-conjugated systems exhibit great potential in organic catalysis and optoelectronic devices.In this work,for the first ti...Carbolong compounds as a metal-heteroaromatic compound with both organometallic properties andπ-conjugated systems exhibit great potential in organic catalysis and optoelectronic devices.In this work,for the first time,the“Bucket Effect”is revealed to promote the third-order nonlinear optical(NLO)performance in metal-heteroaromatic compounds.We have successfully constructed and investigated a series of novel metallapentalenes with higher third-order NLO performance benefited from the“Bucket Effect”.Meanwhile,aromaticity and electron−hole analysis further confirm the internal homogeneity of organometallic rings,reduced bandgap,and enhanced low-energy peak response resulted in the enhanced third-order NLO effects.The success of this work is discovering an emerging material library of high third-order NLO effects,and illustrating the feasibility of engineering the high response metal-heteroaromatic optical devices at the electronic structure level.展开更多
Comprehensive Summary The experimental investigation of rare-earth metal-metal bonds remains a challenge in the study of chemical bonds.Herein,we report the synthesis and characterization of a novel heteronuclear di-m...Comprehensive Summary The experimental investigation of rare-earth metal-metal bonds remains a challenge in the study of chemical bonds.Herein,we report the synthesis and characterization of a novel heteronuclear di-metallofullerene,ScY@C_(3v)(8)-C_(82),which contains a mixed rare-earth metal-metal bond.ScY@C_(3v)(8)-C_(82)was successfully synthesized by arc-discharging method and characterized by mass spectrometry,UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction crystallography,which unambiguously determined its molecular structure.Theoretical calculations were also performed to study the optimized positions of Sc-Y metallic dimer and the electronic configuration.The combined experimental and theoretical results confirmed that both Sc and Y atoms transfer two electrons to the C_(3v)(8)-C_(82)cage,i.e.,(ScY)4+@(C_(3v)(8)-C_(82))4-.In particular,a covalent Sc-Yσ2 bond,which has never been reported before,is proven to be formed inside C_(3v)(8)-C_(82)fullerene cage.This work presents a novel di-metallofullerene containing mixed rare-earth metal-metal bond and expands the understanding of metal-metal bonding of rare earth elements.展开更多
文摘Recent studies have revealed the extraordinary performance of zirconium oxide in propane dehydrogenation,which is attributed to the excellent reactivity of the coordinatively unsaturated zirconium sites(Zr_(cus))around the oxygen vacancies.The origin of the enhanced catalytic activity of ZrO_(2)with defective tetrahedral Zr sites was examined by direct comparison with its pristine counterpart in the current study.Electronic-structure analysis revealed that electrons from oxygen removal were localized within vacancies on the defective surface,which directly attacked the C-H bond in propane.The involvement of localized electrons activates the C-H bond via back-donation to the antibonding orbital on the defective surface;conversely,charge is transferred from propane to the pristine surfaces.The barrier for the first C-H bond activation is clearly significantly reduced on the defective surfaces compared to that on the pristine surfaces,which verifies the superior activity of Zr_(cus).Notably,however,the desorption of both propene and hydrogen molecules from Zr_(cus)is more difficult due to strong binding.The calculated turnover frequency(TOF)for propene formation demonstrates that the pristine surfaces exhibit better catalytic performance at lower temperatures,whereas the defective surfaces have a larger TOF at high temperatures.However,the rate-determining step and reaction order on the defective surface differ from those on the pristine surface,which corroborates that the catalysts follow different mechanisms.A further optimization strategy was proposed to address the remaining bottlenecks in propane dehydrogenation on zirconium oxide.
基金partially funded by Goverment of Spain,Ministry of Science,Innovation and Universities(grant:RTI2018093366-B-I00)by Goverment of Spain,Ministry of Universities(grant:Subsidies to Public Universities for the Requalification of the Spanish University System,“Margarita Salas”Grants Modality for the Training of Young Doctors,RD 289/2021 of April 20)+1 种基金by the Xunta de Galicia,Consellería de Educacion e Ordenación Universitaria(grant:#ED431C 2018/41)by the Group of Numerical Methods in Engineering of the Universidade de A Coruna。
文摘We present a new methodology to statistically determine the net present value(NPV)and internal rate of return(IRR)as financial estimators of shale gas investments.Our method allows us to forecast,in a fully probabilistic setting,financial performance risk and to understand the importance of the different factors that impact investment.The methodology developed in this study combines,through Monte Carlo simulation,the computational modeling of gas production from shale gas wells with a stochastic simulation of gas price as a geometric Brownian motion(GMB).To illustrate the methodology's validity,we apply it to an analysis of investments in shale gas wells.Our results show that gas price volatility is a key variable in the performance of an investment of this type,in such a way that at high volatilities,the potential return on an investment in shale gas increases significantly,but so do the risks of economic loss.This finding is consistent with the history of shale gas operations in which huge investment successes coexist with unexpected investment failures.
基金This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China （No.2010CB923301） and the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.11327404, No.20973160, No.10904136）. The au- thors also gratefully acknowledge Professor C. E. Brion from the University of British Columbia （UBC） in Canada for giving us the HEMS programs.
文摘The binding energy spectra and electron momentum distributions for the outer valence molecular orbitals of gaseous 2-fluoroethanol have been measured by the non-coplanar asym- metric （e, 2e） spectrometer at impact energy of 2.5 keV plus binding energy. The quantitative calculations of the ionization energies and the relevant molecular orbitals have been carried out by using the outer-valence Green＇s function method and the density functional theory with B3LYP hybrid functional. The observed ionization bands in binding energy spectra, as well as the previous photoelectron spectrum which was not assigned, have been assigned for the first time through the comparison between experiment and theory. In general, the the- oretical electron momentum distributions calculated by B3LYP method with aug-cc-pVTZ basis set are in line with the experimental ones when taking into account the Boltzmann- weighted thermo-statistical abundances of five conformers of 2-fluoroethanol.
基金supported by the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities (B08021)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
文摘The formations of defective MgC12 surfaces, and subsequent adsorption of Ti species and electron donor, as well as propylene polymerization over the Ziegler-Natta catalyst have been investigated using density functional theory （DFT） method. Twelve possible support models of regular and defective MgC12 （110） and （100） surfaces were built. The individual adsorptions of titanium chlorides as mononuclear or dinuclear, and ethyl benzoate （EB） as electron donor, on these models were evaluated. The analysis of energies presented the cases of EB adsorption were generally more stable than titanium chlorides on both surfaces. Thus, EB as internal electron donor mainly prevented TIC14 from coordinating on the MgC12 surfaces where mostly non-stereospecific active sites could be formed. Exceptionally, A5 the site model with terminal Cl-vacancy on the MgC12 support, presented stronger adsorption of TiCl4 than that of EB on （110） surface. Since the TIC14 and ethyl benzoate （EB） would compete to adsorb on the support surface, it seems reasonable to assume that TIC14 might predominately occupy this site, which can act as the most plausible active site for propylene polymerization. The first insertion of propylene monomer into the A5 active site model showed that it exhibited good regioselectivity but poor stereospecificity in the absence of electron donor.
文摘Among all the DNA components, extremely redox-active guanine （G） and adenine （A） bases are subject to facile loss of an electron and form cation radicals （G＋＂ and A＋＇） when exposed to irradiation or radical oxidants. The subsequent deprotonation of G＋＇ and A＋＇ can invoke DNA damage or interrupt hole transfer in DNA. However, compared with intensive reports for G＋, studies on the deprotonation of A＋ are still limited at present. Herein, we investigate the deprotonation behavior of A＋. by time-resolved laser flash photolysis. The deprotonation product of A（N6-H）＇ is observed and the deprotonation rate constant, （2.0±0.1）×10 7 s-1, is obtained at room temperature. Further, the deprotonation rate con- stants of A＋. are measured at temperatures varying from 280 K to 300 K, from which the activation energy for the N6-H deprotonation is determined to be （17.1±1.0） kJ/mol by Arrhenius equation. In addition, by incorporating the aqueous solvent effect, we perform density functional theory calculations for A＋ deprotonation in free base and in duplex DNA. Together with experimental results, the deprotonation mechanisms of A＋ in free base and in duplex DNA are revealed, which are of fundamental importance for understanding the oxidative DNA damage and designing DNA-based electrochemical devices.
文摘The time-dependent density functional-based tight-bind （TD-DFTB） method is implemented on the multi-core and the graphical processing unit （GPU） system for excited state calcu-lations of large system with hundreds or thousands of atoms. Sparse matrix and OpenMP multithreaded are used for building the Hamiltonian matrix. The diagonal of the eigenvalue problem in the ground state is implemented on the GPUs with double precision. The GPU- based acceleration fully preserves all the properties, and a considerable total speedup of 8.73 can be achieved. A Krylov-space-based algorithm with the OpenMP parallel and CPU acceleration is used for finding the lowest eigenvalue and eigenvector of the large TDDFT matrix, which greatly reduces the iterations taken and the time spent on the excited states eigenvalue problem. The Krylov solver with the GPU acceleration of matrix-vector product can converge quickly to obtain the final result and a notable speed-up of 206 times can be observed for system size of 812 atoms. The calculations on serials of small and large systems show that the fast TD-DFTB code can obtain reasonable result with a much cheaper computational requirement compared with the first-principle results of CIS and full TDDFT calculation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.92161105 and 92061104)Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(Nos.2021j06035 and 2021J01525)Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS(No.Y2021081).
文摘Electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction(NRR)is a mild and sustainable method for ammonia synthesis.Therefore,developing high activity,selectivity,and economic efficiency catalysts with considering the synergistic effects between catalysts and carriers to design novel structural models is very important.Considering the non-noble metal NRR catalyst,Mo3,we tried to find a suitable carrier which is stable and economical.Herein,we used the largest atomically precise aluminum-pyrazole ring(AlOC-69)to date(diameter up to 2.3 nm).The larger ring cavities and the presence of abundant hydroxy groups make AlOC-69 an ideal molecular carrier model and provide a basis for studying its structure-activity relationship.The formation energy(-0.76eV)and stable Mo-0 bonds indicate that Mo_(3)can be stabilized on the Al_(10)O_(10)surface.Additionally,N_(2)has fully activated due to the strong interaction between the p-orbital of N and the d-orbital of Mo.The low limiting potential(-0.28V)emerges that Mo_(3)@Al_(10)O_(10)has ideal catalytic activity and selectivity.This research provides a promising catalyst model and an understanding of its catalytic process at the atomic level,providing a new approach for the co-design of catalyst and carrierin NRR.
文摘（E） -4-chloro-4＇ -ethoxystilbene （2a） and （E） -4, 4＇ - dichlorostilbene （2b） were synthesized by the Witting-Homer reaction. The crystals of 2a and 2b were prepared through solvent evaporation and characterized by the single-crystal X- ray diffraction. Molecular structure analysis confirms the E- configuration of C=C bond. The crystal of 2a reveals an orthorhombic and space group Pna21 structure while 2b shows a monoclinic and space group P21/c structure. The electronic structures of 2a and 2b were optimized at B3LYP/6-311 ＋ ＋ G （d, p） level. The Hirshfeld surface and fingerprint plot indicate close O-H and C1-H contacts and π-π stacking in 2a and 2b. Molecular electrostatic potential shows that the O and C1 atoms of 2a and C1 atoms of 2b have the minimum energies and they are more likely to be attacked by electrophiles in reaction. Frontier molecular orbitals analysis demonstrates that the △ELuMO_HOMO of 2a and 2b are 3.85 and 3.91 eV, respectively.
文摘The outer-valence binding energy spectra of ethanol in the energy range of 9-21 eV are mea- sured by a high-resolution electron momentum spectrometer at an impact energy of 2.5 keV plus the binding energy. The electron momentum distributions for the ionization peaks cor- responding to the outer-valence orbitals are obtained by deconvoluting a series of azimuthal angular correlated binding energy spectra. Comparison is made with the theoretical calcu- lations for two conformers, trans and gauche, coexisting in the gas phase of ethanol at the level of B3LYP density functional theory with aug-cc-pVTZ basis sets. It is found that the measured electron momentum distributions for the peaks at 14.5 and 15.2 eV are in good agreement with the theoretical electron momentum distributions for the molecular orbitals of individual conformers （i.e., 8a＇ of trans and 9a of gauche）, but not in accordance with the thermally averaged ones. It demonstrates that the high-resolution electron momentum spectrometer, by inspecting the molecular electronic structure, is a promising technique to identify different conformers in a mixed sample.
文摘2,7′-（Ethylene）-bis-8-hydroxyquinoline was optimized with DFT/B3LYP and ab initio HF methods, so ion- ization potential and electron affinity could be determined. Absorption spectrum was calculated by ZINDO and TD-DFT. CIS method was used to calculate the S1 excited states of the compound and afterwards the emission spectrum was computed. When the solvent effect was taken into account, the computed results show encouraging agreement with known experimental data. The results of analyzing the relationship between the energies and absorption spectra indicate that the ability to transporting electrons is strengthened compared with 8-hydroxyquinoline and that absorption and emission spectra are red-shifted. The intramoleeular reor- ganization energy of tris（2,7′-（ethylene）-bis-8-hydroxyquinoline）-aluminum implies its electron transporting property is worse than tris（8-hydroxyquinoline）-aluminum. The predicted maximum emission wavelength is red-shifted compared with tris（8-hydroxyquinoline）-aluminum.
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文摘The electronic structure of Eu-doped NaTaO3 in Na-rich environment is investigated by the first-principles theory. By simulating the two different models of Eu3＋ ions selectively located in Ta and Na sites, respectively, the band gaps of two Eu-doped NaTaO3 models were all narrowed, which were assigned to lattice defects and impurity band of the Eu dopent. For the model of Eu3＋ ions located in the Na＋ sites of NaTaO3, the new impurity band mainly composited of Eu 4f orbital appeared at the top over the valence band, indicating the enhanced oxidative ability. For the model of Eu3＋ ions located in the Ta5＋ sites of NaTaO3, a midgap state generated was located at the bottom of conduct band and the band potential shifted up, confirming the strong reductive ability in the Na-rich enviornment. The densities of electron states were significantly increased in both the conduction and valence bands in Na-rich model, which resulted in the increased carrier migration rate and thus photocatalytic activity enhancement. It is proposed that Eu3＋ ions doping at the Ta sites could enhance the reduced photocatalytic performance via controlling the nonstoichiometric Na/Ta molar ratio in the Eu-doped NaTaO3 system.
文摘Time-dependent density functional theory （TDDFT） and femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy were used to investigate the photophysical properties of 2,3-dihydro-3-keto-lH- pyrido[3,2,1-kl]phenothiazine （PTZ4） and 3-keto-lH-pyrido[3,2,1-kl]phenothiazine （PTZ5）. The calculated results obtained from TDDFT suggest that the red-shifts of the absorption spectra of these two fluorophores in methanol are due to the formation of hydrogen-bonded complexes at the ground state. Four conformers of PTZ4 were obtained by TDDFT. The two fluorescence peaks of PTZ4 in tetrahydrofuran （THF） came from the ICT states of the four conformers. The fluorescence of PTZ4 in THF showed a dependence on the excitation wavelength because of butterfly bending. The excited state dynamics of PTZ4 in THF and methanol were obtained by transient absorption spectroscopy. The lifetime of the excited PTZ4 in methanol was 53.8 ps, and its relaxation from the LE state to the ICT state was completed within several picoseconds. The short lifetime of excited PTZ4 in methanol was due to the formation of out-of-plane model hydrogen bonds between PTZ4 and methanol at the excited state.
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文摘Large eddy simulations （LES） have been performed to investigate the flow and combustion fields in the scramjet of the German Aerospace Center （DLR）. Turbulent combustion is mod- eled by the tabulated thermo-chemistry approach in combination with the presumed probability density function （PDF）. A/3-function is used to model the distribution of the mixture fraction, while two different PDFs, g-function （Model I） and //-function （Model II）, are applied to model the reaction progress. Temperature is obtained by solving filtered energy transport equation and the reaction rate of the progress variable is rescaled by pressure to consider the effects of compressibil- ity. The adaptive mesh refinement （AMR） technique is used to properly capture shock waves, boundary layers, shear layers and flame structures. Statistical results of temperature and velocity predicted by Model II show better accuracy than that predicted by Model I. The results of scatter points and mixture fraction-conditional variables indicate the significant differences between Model I and Model II. It is concluded that second moment information in the presumed PDF of the reaction progress is very important in the simulation of supersonic combustion. It is also found that an unstable flame with extinction and ignition develops in the shear layers of bluff body and a fuel- rich partially premixed flame stabilizes in the central recirculation bubble.
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文摘The effects of surface strain and subsurface promoters, which are both important factors in heterogeneous catalysis, on catalytic selectivity and activity of Pd are examined in this study by considering the selective hydrogenation of acetylene as an example. Combined density functional theory calculations and microkinetic modeling reveal that the selectivity and activity of the Pd catalyst for acetylene hydrogenation can both be substantially influenced by the effects of Pd lattice strain variation and subsurface carbon species formation on the adsorption properties of the reactants and products. It is found that the adsorption energies of the reactants and products are, in general, linearly scaled with the lattice strain for both pristine and subsurface carbon atom-modified Pd（111） surfaces, except for the adsorption of C_2H_2 over Pd（111）-C. The activity for ethylene formation typically corresponds to the region of strong reactants adsorption in the volcano curve; such an effect of lattice strain and the presence of subsurface promoters can improve the activity of the catalyst through the weakening of the adsorption of reactants. The activity and selectivity for Pd（111）-C are always higher than those for the pristine Pd（111） surfaces with respect to ethylene formation. Based on the results obtained, Pd-based catalysts with shrinking lattice constants are suggested as good candidates for the selective hydrogenation of acetylene. A similar approach can be used to facilitate the future design of novel heterogeneous catalysts.
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文摘This paper describes a novel target recognition scheme using High Range Resolution (HRR) radar signatures. AutoRegressive (AR) method is used to extract features from HRR radar echoes based on scattering center model of target. The optimal linear transformation based on Euclidian distribution distance criterion is performed on AR model parameter vectors to reduce dimension of feature vectors further and improve the class discrimination capability of feature vectors. The optimization algorithm is designed utilizing the quadratic property of criterion function and Gaussian kernel based Parzen window density function estimator. The concept of Stochastic Information Gradient (SIG) is incorporated into the gradient of cost function to decrease the computational complexity of the algorithm. Simulation results using three real airplanes,data show the effectiveness of the proposed method.
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文摘The adduct reaction paths for GaN growth by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) were studied by quantum chemical calculations employing density functional theory (DFT). Five possible adduct reaction paths with or without the ex-cess NH3were proposed and the corresponding potential energy surfaces were calculated. From the calculation results, it is concluded that after the formation of DMGNH2from TMG:NH3, the further decomposition paths have very slim probability because of the high energy barriers; whereas the oligomerization pathway to form oligomers [DMGNH2]x(x=2, 3) is probable,because of zero energy barrier. Since the oligomers tend to further polymerize, the nanoparticles are easily formed through this path. When NH3is in excess, TMG:NH3 tends to combine with the second NH3to form two new complexes: the coordination-bonded compound H3N:TMG:NH3and the hydrogen-bonded compound TMG:NH3 NH3. The formation of hydrogen-bonded compound TMG:NH3 NH3 will be more probable because of the lower energy than H3N:TMG:NH3. By comparing the potential energy surfaces in five adduct reaction paths, we postulate that, under the growth conditions of GaN MOCVD, the formation of hydrogen-bonded compound TMG:NH3 NH3 followed by the reversible decomposition may be the main reaction path for GaN thin film growth; while the adduct oligomerization path to generate oligomers [DMGNH2]2 and [DMGNH2]3might be the main reaction path for nanoparticles formation.
文摘The structures and second-order nonlinear optical （NLO） properties of a series of chlorobenzyl-o-carboranes derivatives （1 12） containing different push-pull groups have been studied by density functional theory （DFT） cal- culation. Our theoretical calculations show that the static first hyperpolarizability （fltot） values gradually increase with increasing the π-conjugation length and the strength of electron donor group. Especially, compound 12 exhibits the largest βtot （62.404 × 10^-30 esu） by introducing tetrathiafulvalene （TTF）, which is about 76 times larger than that of compound 1 containing aryl. This means that the appropriate structural modification can substantially increase the first hyperpolarizabilities of the studied compounds. For the sake of understanding the origin of these large NLO responses, the frontier molecular orbitals （FMOs）, electron density difference maps （EDDMs）, orbital energy and electronic transition energy of the studied compounds are analyzed. According to the two-state model, the lower transition energy plays an important role in increasing the first hyperpolarizability values. This study may evoke possible ways to design preferable NLO materials.
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文摘Carbolong compounds as a metal-heteroaromatic compound with both organometallic properties andπ-conjugated systems exhibit great potential in organic catalysis and optoelectronic devices.In this work,for the first time,the“Bucket Effect”is revealed to promote the third-order nonlinear optical(NLO)performance in metal-heteroaromatic compounds.We have successfully constructed and investigated a series of novel metallapentalenes with higher third-order NLO performance benefited from the“Bucket Effect”.Meanwhile,aromaticity and electron−hole analysis further confirm the internal homogeneity of organometallic rings,reduced bandgap,and enhanced low-energy peak response resulted in the enhanced third-order NLO effects.The success of this work is discovering an emerging material library of high third-order NLO effects,and illustrating the feasibility of engineering the high response metal-heteroaromatic optical devices at the electronic structure level.
基金the National Science Foundation China(NSFC No.52172051)the NSF of Jiangsu Province(BK20200041)+2 种基金the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)A.R.-F.and J.M.P.thank the Spanish Ministry of Science(grant PID2020-112762GB-I00 funded by MCIN/AEl/10.13039/501100011033)the Generalitat de Catalunya(grant 2021 SGR 00110)and the URV for support.
文摘Comprehensive Summary The experimental investigation of rare-earth metal-metal bonds remains a challenge in the study of chemical bonds.Herein,we report the synthesis and characterization of a novel heteronuclear di-metallofullerene,ScY@C_(3v)(8)-C_(82),which contains a mixed rare-earth metal-metal bond.ScY@C_(3v)(8)-C_(82)was successfully synthesized by arc-discharging method and characterized by mass spectrometry,UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction crystallography,which unambiguously determined its molecular structure.Theoretical calculations were also performed to study the optimized positions of Sc-Y metallic dimer and the electronic configuration.The combined experimental and theoretical results confirmed that both Sc and Y atoms transfer two electrons to the C_(3v)(8)-C_(82)cage,i.e.,(ScY)4+@(C_(3v)(8)-C_(82))4-.In particular,a covalent Sc-Yσ2 bond,which has never been reported before,is proven to be formed inside C_(3v)(8)-C_(82)fullerene cage.This work presents a novel di-metallofullerene containing mixed rare-earth metal-metal bond and expands the understanding of metal-metal bonding of rare earth elements.
