scholarly journals First-Principles Study on Redox Magnetism and Electrochromism of Cyclometalated Triarylamine-Core Triruthenium Complex

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Lin Li ◽  
Yue Wang ◽  
Meng-Yang Chen ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Jian-Quan Liang ◽  
...  

Spin electronic states and optical properties of a circular ruthenium (Ru) terpyridine complex with a triarylamine core (CTTC) are theoretically investigated by first-principles calculations within an all-electron numerical orbital scheme based on spin density functional theory (SDFT), which demonstrate five well-defined redox states for electrochromic functions. Atomic structure of CTTC molecule is obtained by geometric optimization, and its electronic structure with a decreasing semiconductor band-gap exhibits five consecutive single-electron redox states of Ru-coordinated centers. Except for CTTC in (Ru)3+4 redox state exhibiting a net spin of 2.25 (ћ/2), the other redox states are almost zero in total spin. Density distribution and energy-splitting of spin states indicate that the ferromagnetic coupling of Ru cations coordinating with terpyridine/triarylamine ligands originates dominantly from the spin polarization of Ru 4d-orbitals coordinated by N- and C-2p electrons of triarylamine. CTTC molecule in each redox state represents a well-discriminated absorption in visible region, with the highest characteristic peaks locating at 24.2, 20.2, 21.3, and 19.3/21.7 (103 cm−1) and a manifold of peaks at 13.4~25.3 (103 cm−1) for +2~+6 redox states, respectively. Theoretical electronic structure and optics of CTTC complex are used to evaluate the underlying physical mechanism of realizing a multi-color visible electrochromism by four couples of redox pairs, which is suggested to be applied for monitoring electrical information.

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (08) ◽  
pp. 1450070 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xingxiang Ruan ◽  
Fuchun Zhang ◽  
Weihu Zhang

The In -doped GaN is investigated by first-principles calculations of plane wave ultra-soft pseudo-potential method based on the density functional theory (DFT). The band structure, electronic structure, density of states and optical properties are investigated. The results indicate that the band-gap becomes narrower and the absorption edge of optical properties is red-shifted with the increase in In -doped concentration. Meanwhile, the visible region has strong absorption properties, and the significant absorption peaks are observed near 3.0 eV and 6.1 eV. The other peaks correspond to the wavelength of absorption spectra from the ultraviolet portion extending to the infrared portion, which almost covers the entire solar spectrum. The studied results show that In -doped GaN can be applied as solar cell and transparent conductivity material.


1995 ◽  
Vol 384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-Qiang Li ◽  
Yuichi Hashi ◽  
Jing-Zhi Yu ◽  
Kaoru Ohno ◽  
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe

ABSTRACTThe electronic structure and magnetic properties of rhodium clusters with sizes of 1 - 43 atoms embedded in the nickel host are studied by the first-principles spin-polarized calculations within the local density functional formalism. Single Rh atom in Ni matrix is found to have magnetic moment of 0.45μB. Rh13 and Rhl 9 clusters in Ni matrix have lower magnetic moments compared with the free ones. The most interesting finding is tha.t Rh43 cluster, which is bulk-like nonmagnetic in vacuum, becomes ferromagnetic when embedded in the nickel host.


2006 ◽  
Vol 84 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Y Gao ◽  
K L Yao ◽  
Z L Liu

First-principles calculations of the electronic structure are performed for cubic BaTbO3 using the plane-wave pseudopotential method within the framework of density functional theory and using the generalized gradient approximation for the exchange-correlation potential. Our calculations show that cubic BaTbO3 is metallic, and that this metallic character is mainly governed by the Tb 4f electrons and the hybridization between the Tb 5d and O 2p states. From the analysis of the density of states, band structure, and charge density contour, we find that the chemical bonding between Tb and O is covalent while that between Ba and TbO3 is ionic. PACS Nos.: 71.15.Mb, 71.20.-b


2014 ◽  
Vol 887-888 ◽  
pp. 378-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Chen ◽  
Zheng Jun Yao ◽  
Ping Ze Zhang ◽  
Dong Bo Wei ◽  
Xi Xi Luo ◽  
...  

The structure stability, mechanical properties and electronic structures of B2 phase FeAl intermetallic compounds and FeAl ternary alloys containing V, Cr or Ni were investigated using first-principles density functional theory calculations. Several models are established. The total energies, cohesive energies, lattice constants, elastic constants, density of states, and the charge densities of Fe8Al8 and Fe8XAl7 ( X=V, Cr, Ni ) are calculated. The stable crystal structures of alloy systems are determined due to the cohesive energy results. The calculated lattice contants of Fe-Al-X ( X= V, Cr, Ni) were found to be related to the atomic radii of the alloy elements. The calculation and analysis of the elastic constants showed that ductility of FeAl alloys was improved by the addition of V, Cr or Ni, the improvement was the highest when Cr was used. The order of the ductility was as follows: Fe8CrAl7 > Fe8NiAl7 > Fe8VAl7 > Fe8Al8. The results of electronic structure analysis showed that FeAl were brittle, mainly due to the orbital hybridization of the s, p and d state electron of Fe and the s and p state electrons of Al, showing typical characteristics of a valence bond. Micro-mechanism for improving ductility of FeAl is that d orbital electron of alloying element is maily involved in hybridization of FeAl, alloying element V, Cr and Ni decrease the directional property in bonding of FeAl.


2009 ◽  
Vol 1200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus E. Gruner

AbstractThis contribution reports static ionic displacements in ferromagnetic disordered Fe70Pd30 alloys obtained by relaxation of the ionic positions of a 108-atom supercell within the framework of density functional theory. Comparison with a simple statistical model based on Lennard-Jones pair interactions reveals that these displacements are significantly larger than can be explained by the different sizes of the elemental constituents. The discrepancies are presumably related to collective displacements of the Fe atoms. Corresponding distortions are experimentally observed for ordered Fe3Pt and predicted by first-principles calculations for all ordered Fe-rich L12 alloys with Ni group elements and originate from details of the electronic structure at the Fermi level.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
kun yuan ◽  
pengju hao ◽  
Xiaolin Li ◽  
Yang Zhou ◽  
jiangbo zhang ◽  
...  

Density functional theory (DFT) and periodic slab model were used to study the geometric structure, electronic structure and dehydrogenation mechanism of ammonia adsorption on MoN (0001) surface. The surface energy...


2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (23) ◽  
pp. 15021-15029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusheng Wang ◽  
Nahong Song ◽  
Min Jia ◽  
Dapeng Yang ◽  
Chikowore Panashe ◽  
...  

First principles calculations based on density functional theory were carried out to study the electronic and magnetic properties of C2N nanoribbons (C2NNRs).


2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (19) ◽  
pp. 2339-2352 ◽  
Author(s):  
LI BIN SHI ◽  
SHUANG CHENG ◽  
RONG BING LI ◽  
LI KANG ◽  
JIAN WEI JIN ◽  
...  

Density of states and band structure of wurtzite ZnO are calculated by the CASTEP program based on density functional theory and plane-wave pseudopotential method. The calculations are carried out in axial and unaxial strains, respectively. The results of density of states in different strains show that the bottom of the conduction band is always dominated by Zn 4s, and the top of valence band is always dominated by O 2p. The variation of the band gap calculated from band structure is also discussed. In addition, p-d repulsion is used in investigating the variation of the top of the valence band in different strains and the results can be verified by electron density difference.


2013 ◽  
Vol 373-375 ◽  
pp. 1965-1969
Author(s):  
Kun Nan Qin ◽  
Ling Zhi Zhao ◽  
Yong Mei Liu ◽  
Fang Fang Li ◽  
Chao Yang Cui

The electronic structure and optical properties of Cu-doped SnS2with Sn-substituted content of 0, 12.5 and 37.5 at.% were successfully calculated by the first principles plane-wave pseudopotentials based on the density functional theory. It is found that the intermediate belts appear near the Fermi level and the energy band gap becomes narrower after the doping of the Cu atoms. The absorption peaks show a remarkable redshift and the absorption region broadens relatively after introducing acceptor impurity level. When Sn atoms of 37.5 at% were substituted by Cu, the optical absorption coefficient is significantly improved in the frequency range below 5.58 eV and over 8.13 eV.


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