Temperature dependent structural variations of OH−(H2O)n, n = 4–7: effects on vibrational and photoelectron spectra

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (29) ◽  
pp. 19162-19172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ren-Jie Lin ◽  
Quoc Chinh Nguyen ◽  
Yew-Soon Ong ◽  
Kaito Takahashi ◽  
Jer-Lai Kuo
Keyword(s):  
First Principles ◽  
Water Clusters ◽  
Photoelectron Spectra ◽  
Structural Variations ◽  
Temperature Dependent

In this work, we identified a large number of structurally distinct isomers of midsized deprotonated water clusters using first-principles methods.

scholarly journals Free Energy of Metals from Quasi-Harmonic Models of Thermal Disorder

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 195
Author(s):  
Pavel A. Korzhavyi ◽  
Jing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Helmholtz Free Energy ◽  
Complex Materials ◽  
Predictive Capability ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Disordered Alloys ◽  
Thermal Disorder ◽  
Structure Calculations

A simple modeling method to extend first-principles electronic structure calculations to finite temperatures is presented. The method is applicable to crystalline solids exhibiting complex thermal disorder and employs quasi-harmonic models to represent the vibrational and magnetic free energy contributions. The main outcome is the Helmholtz free energy, calculated as a function of volume and temperature, from which the other related thermophysical properties (such as temperature-dependent lattice and elastic constants) can be derived. Our test calculations for Fe, Ni, Ti, and W metals in the paramagnetic state at temperatures of up to 1600 K show that the predictive capability of the quasi-harmonic modeling approach is mainly limited by the electron density functional approximation used and, in the second place, by the neglect of higher-order anharmonic effects. The developed methodology is equally applicable to disordered alloys and ordered compounds and can therefore be useful in modeling realistically complex materials.

scholarly journals Temperature-Dependent Structural Variability of Prion Protein Amyloid Fibrils

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 5075
Author(s):  
Mantas Ziaunys ◽  
Andrius Sakalauskas ◽  
Kamile Mikalauskaite ◽  
Ruta Snieckute ◽  
Vytautas Smirnovas
Keyword(s):  
Protein Aggregation ◽  
Prion Protein ◽  
Amyloid Fibrils ◽  
Prion Diseases ◽  
Morphological Properties ◽  
Large Sample Size ◽  
Structural Variations ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Protein Fibrils ◽  
Propagation Properties

Prion protein aggregation into amyloid fibrils is associated with the onset and progression of prion diseases—a group of neurodegenerative amyloidoses. The process of such aggregate formation is still not fully understood, especially regarding their polymorphism, an event where the same type of protein forms multiple, conformationally and morphologically distinct structures. Considering that such structural variations can greatly complicate the search for potential antiamyloid compounds, either by having specific propagation properties or stability, it is important to better understand this aggregation event. We have recently reported the ability of prion protein fibrils to obtain at least two distinct conformations under identical conditions, which raised the question if this occurrence is tied to only certain environmental conditions. In this work, we examined a large sample size of prion protein aggregation reactions under a range of temperatures and analyzed the resulting fibril dye-binding, secondary structure and morphological properties. We show that all temperature conditions lead to the formation of more than one fibril type and that this variability may depend on the state of the initial prion protein molecules.

scholarly journals The thermal stability of FAPbBr3 nanocrystals from temperature-dependent photoluminescence and first-principles calculations

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (72) ◽  
pp. 44373-44381
Author(s):  
Xiaozhe Wang ◽  
Qi Wang ◽  
Zhijun Chai ◽  
Wenzhi Wu
Keyword(s):  
First Principles ◽  
First Principle ◽  
First Principles Calculations ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
First Principle Calculations ◽  
Steady State Time ◽  
Time Resolved Photoluminescence ◽  
Thermal Stability Of ◽  
Temperature Dependent Photoluminescence

The thermal properties of FAPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) is investigated by use of temperature-dependent steady-state/time-resolved photoluminescence and first-principle calculations.

scholarly journals Probing RbBr solvation in freestanding sub-2 nm water clusters

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (36) ◽  
pp. 25158-25167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauri Hautala ◽  
Kari Jänkälä ◽  
Mikko-Heikki Mikkelä ◽  
Paavo Turunen ◽  
Nønne L. Prisle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Clusters ◽  
Ion Pairing ◽  
Core Level ◽  
Photoelectron Spectra

Core level photoelectron spectra of freestanding sub-2 nm RbBr-water clusters reveals increased ion pairing beyond 2 mol kg−1 concentration.

scholarly journals First-principles generated mechanical property database for multi-component Al alloys: Focusing on Al-rich corner

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Wang ◽  
Y. Du ◽  
X. Tao ◽  
Y. Ouyang ◽  
L. Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elastic Properties ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Linear Thermal Expansion ◽  
Elastic Stiffness ◽  
Debye Model ◽  
Al Alloys ◽  
Processing Route ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Polycrystalline Aggregates ◽  
Strain Stress

Systematic first-principles calculations of the single crystal elastic stiffness constants (cij?s) and the polycrystalline aggregates including bulk modulus (B), shear modulus (G), Young?s modulus (E) have been performed for series binary and ternary Al compounds at 0 K. In addition, the temperature-dependent elastic properties for some technologically important phases are calculated. The cij?s are calculated by means of an efficient strain-stress method. Phonon density of states or Debye model is employed to calculate the linear thermal expansion, which is then used to calculate the temperature dependence of elastic properties. The calculated temperature-dependent elastic properties are compiled in the format of CALPHAD (CALculation of PHAse Diagram) type formula. The presently computed elastic properties for Al compounds are needed for simulation of microstructure evolution of commercial Al alloys during series of processing route.

scholarly journals Temperature-dependent photoluminescence properties of porous fluorescent SiC

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Weifang Lu ◽  
Abebe T. Tarekegne ◽  
Yiyu Ou ◽  
Satoshi Kamiyama ◽  
Haiyan Ou
Keyword(s):  
Surface Passivation ◽  
Surface States ◽  
Atomic Layer ◽  
Emission Peak ◽  
Photoelectron Spectra ◽  
Porous Structures ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Pl Emission ◽  
Temperature Dependent Photoluminescence

Abstract A comprehensive study of surface passivation effect on porous fluorescent silicon carbide (SiC) was carried out to elucidate the luminescence properties by temperature dependent photoluminescence (PL) measurement. The porous structures were prepared using an anodic oxidation etching method and passivated by atomic layer deposited (ALD) Al2O3 films. An impressive enhancement of PL intensity was observed in porous SiC with ALD Al2O3, especially at low temperatures. At temperatures below 150 K, two prominent PL emission peaks located at 517 nm and 650 nm were observed. The broad emission peak at 517 nm was attributed to originate from the surface states in the porous structures, which was supported by X-ray photoelectron spectra characterization. The emission peak at 650 nm is due to donor-acceptor-pairs (DAP) recombination via nitrogen donors and boron-related double D-centers in fluorescent SiC substrates. The results of the present work suggest that the ALD Al2O3 films can effectively suppress the non-radiative recombination for the porous structures on fluorescent SiC. In addition, we provide the evidence based on the low-temperature time-resolved PL that the mechanism behind the PL emission in porous structures is mainly related to the transitions via surface states.

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