In recent years, the synthesis of two-dimensional (2D) materials, particularly the crystalline and disordered phases of 2D transition metal chalcogenides (TMCs), has gained considerable attention due to their wider electronic band gaps. This distinctive feature is pivotal in shaping their potential applications in solar cells, sensors, field-effect transistors (FETs), and photocatalysis for water decomposition. In the present study, we report molecular dynamics simulation of 2d disordered configuration of ZnX and CdX (X: S, Se) compounds using the Stillinger–Weber potential. We have explored their structural features by calculating their radial distribution functions and ring statistics. These systems are thermodynamically stable. The disordered network with numerous voids in these compounds play a pivotal role in lowering their melting temperature compared to their 2D crystalline counterparts, which falls within the range of 600 K to 700 K. The phonon density of states for all these systems shows a higher number of lower frequency (acoustic) modes than optical modes, which is understandably due to the presence of open regions and 2-fold sites in such systems.
近年来,二维(2D)材料,特别是二维过渡金属掺杂物(TMCs)的晶体和无序相的合成,因其较宽的电子带隙而备受关注。这一显著特点对它们在太阳能电池、传感器、场效应晶体管(FET)和用于水分解的光催化等领域的潜在应用至关重要。在本研究中,我们利用 Stillinger-Weber 势对 ZnX 和 CdX(X:S,Se)化合物的 2d 无序构型进行了分子动力学模拟。我们通过计算它们的径向分布函数和环统计来探索它们的结构特征。这些体系在热力学上是稳定的。与二维晶体对应物相比,这些化合物中含有大量空隙的无序网络在降低其熔化温度方面发挥了关键作用,熔化温度在 600 K 到 700 K 之间。所有这些体系的声子状态密度都显示出较多的低频(声学)模式,而不是光学模式,这可以理解为是由于这些体系中存在开放区域和二折位点。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123241
Y.W. Wang , H.Y. Song
The effect of Y concentration, model size, and indenter radius on the solid-state amorphization and mechanical behavior of the amorphous/crystalline (MgCu)100-xYx/Mg dual-phase Mg alloys under nanoindentation is investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. The results indicate that the plastic deformation of the alloys with lower Y concentration is mainly dominated by dislocation slip, while that of the alloys with higher Y concentration is mainly solid-state amorphization. It is worth noting that when the Y concentration in the amorphous phase exceeds a critical value, the abnormal phenomenon occurs in the stage of plastic deformation, that is, the indentation force of the alloys decreases with increasing indentation depth. The results show that the alloys containing high Y concentrations in the amorphous phase exhibit solid-state amorphization near the indenter, which is attributed to the presence of Y atoms promoting a significant increase in the temperature of the amorphous phase during indentation.
通过分子动力学模拟研究了Y浓度、模型尺寸和压头半径对纳米压痕下非晶/晶态(MgCu)100-xYx/Mg双相镁合金的固态非晶化和力学行为的影响。结果表明,Y 浓度较低的合金的塑性变形主要是位错滑移,而 Y 浓度较高的合金的塑性变形主要是固态非晶化。值得注意的是,当非晶相中的 Y 浓度超过临界值时,塑性变形阶段会出现异常现象,即合金的压痕力随压痕深度的增加而减小。结果表明,非晶相中含有高浓度 Y 的合金在压头附近表现出固态非晶化,这是由于 Y 原子的存在促使非晶相的温度在压痕过程中显著升高。
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Pub Date : 2024-09-29DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123244
Kai Bai , Xiaofen Chen , Yuhe Pan , Zhaoxuan Jin , Buyun Zhang , Yuchuan Wang , Peng Lv , Tieshan Wang , Haibo Peng
Borosilicate glass is widely used for immobilizing high-level radioactive waste. In this study, two types of borosilicate glasses, Na-borosilicate and Zr-Na-borosilicate, were subjected to leaching within a temperature range of 50–90 °C, at 10 °C intervals. The rate of boron consumption was measured by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) and Fourier-Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) techniques, and the boron activation energy was determined through the Arrhenius equation. The boron activation energies for Na-borosilicate and Zr-Na-borosilicate glasses are approximately 46 kJ/mol and 42 kJ/mol, respectively. The activation energy, which FTIR calculated, was consistent with that obtained by ICP-OES during the initial leaching time and decreased as the leaching time increased. The decrease in activation energy of boron is because the [BO3] structure was replaced by molecular water. The FTIR method offers an alternative approach for calculating the boron activation energy and contributes to understanding the leaching mechanism in the initial leaching stage.
硼硅酸盐玻璃被广泛用于固定高放射性废物。在这项研究中,两种类型的硼硅酸盐玻璃(Na-硼硅酸盐和 Zr-Na 硼硅酸盐)在 50-90 °C 的温度范围内,以 10 °C 的间隔进行浸出。通过电感耦合等离子体光学发射光谱(ICP-OES)和傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)技术测量了硼的消耗速率,并通过阿伦尼乌斯方程确定了硼的活化能。Na 硼硅酸盐玻璃和 Zr-Na 硼硅酸盐玻璃的硼活化能分别约为 46 kJ/mol 和 42 kJ/mol。傅立叶变换红外光谱仪计算出的活化能与 ICP-OES 在初始浸出时间获得的活化能一致,并随着浸出时间的延长而降低。硼活化能的降低是因为[BO3]结构被分子水所取代。傅立叶变换红外光谱法为计算硼活化能提供了另一种方法,有助于了解初始浸出阶段的浸出机制。
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Pub Date : 2024-09-28DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123239
Maria N. Queiroz , Taís S. Morais , Tatielle G. Dias , Jaqueline D.S. Barros , Richard P. Dutra , Aramys S. Reis , Alan S. de Menezes , Alysson Steimacher , Franciana Pedrochi
Borate bioactive glasses doped with magnesium oxide (MgO) were synthetized by melt-quenching method and evaluated their physicochemical and in vitro bioactive properties. The glasses were characterized by volumetric density, DTA, XRD and FTIR techniques. In vitro bioactivity was evaluated by SBF immersion test. Cytocompatibility tests were performed on RAW-247 murine macrophage cells. Antibacterial activity was evaluated by the agar disk diffusion method. The XRD results confirm the amorphous nature of the glasses. FTIR analysis showed that the MgO addition modifies the glass network, causing changes in the volumetric density, molar volume, and thermal properties. The in vitro bioactivity was confirmed by XRD, FTIR, and SEM-EDS analyses; all samples showed the formation of biological apatites. All samples are non-cytotoxic and presented good antibacterial activity against S. aureus and P. aeruginosa bacteria. Therefore, all samples are good candidates for biomedical applications, mainly in bone regeneration.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-27DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123243
More Amit Arvind Sunita, B. Sundaresan, S. Jeya
In this work, plastic crystal polymer electrolytes (PCPE) composed of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate (LiTf), and succinonitrile (SN) were prepared using the solution casting method. The concentration of the plastic crystal SN was varied from 2 wt% to 20 wt%. The ionic conductivity of the PCPEs was measured at room temperature, with a maximum value of 5.75×10−5 S/cm observed for the PCPE with 10 wt% SN. An increase in the amorphous nature of the PCPE was noted from X-ray diffraction analysis, attributed to the interactions among PMMA, LiTf, and SN. FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of interactions among the components in the samples. A higher dielectric constant was obtained for the PCPE with 10 wt% SN. Dielectric tangent analysis revealed improved salt dissolution at higher concentrations of SN (20 wt%). The thermal stability of the PCPEs was also enhanced with the addition of SN.
本研究采用溶液浇铸法制备了由聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)、三氟甲磺酸锂(LiTf)和琥珀腈(SN)组成的塑晶聚合物电解质(PCPE)。塑料晶体 SN 的浓度从 2 wt% 到 20 wt% 不等。在室温下测量了 PCPE 的离子电导率,观察到含 10 wt% SN 的 PCPE 的最大值为 5.75×10-5 S/cm。通过 X 射线衍射分析发现,PCPE 的无定形性质有所增加,这归因于 PMMA、LiTf 和 SN 之间的相互作用。傅立叶变换红外分析证实了样品中各成分之间存在相互作用。含有 10 wt% SN 的 PCPE 的介电常数更高。介电正切分析表明,SN 浓度越高(20 wt%),盐的溶解性越好。加入 SN 后,PCPE 的热稳定性也得到了提高。
{"title":"Plastic crystal as a plasticizer for enhancing Li+ ion conductivity in PMMA–LiTf polymer electrolyte","authors":"More Amit Arvind Sunita, B. Sundaresan, S. Jeya","doi":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123243","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123243","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work, plastic crystal polymer electrolytes (PCPE) composed of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate (LiTf), and succinonitrile (SN) were prepared using the solution casting method. The concentration of the plastic crystal SN was varied from 2 wt% to 20 wt%. The ionic conductivity of the PCPEs was measured at room temperature, with a maximum value of 5.75×10<sup>−5</sup> S/cm observed for the PCPE with 10 wt% SN. An increase in the amorphous nature of the PCPE was noted from X-ray diffraction analysis, attributed to the interactions among PMMA, LiTf, and SN. FTIR analysis confirmed the presence of interactions among the components in the samples. A higher dielectric constant was obtained for the PCPE with 10 wt% SN. Dielectric tangent analysis revealed improved salt dissolution at higher concentrations of SN (20 wt%). The thermal stability of the PCPEs was also enhanced with the addition of SN.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Non-crystalline Solids","volume":"646 ","pages":"Article 123243"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142326729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-27DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123235
Luis Alejandro Salas-Hernández , Guadalupe Lopez-Laurrabaquio , Juan Martín Montejano-Carrizales , Alberto Hernández-García , María Eufemia Fernández-García , Edgar Omar Castrejón-González
Through classical molecular dynamics computational simulations, the surface of amorphous silica (vitreous silica) was generated for a system comprising 64 SiO2 molecules (192 atoms) via the classical three-body glass potential. Starting from the liquid state of silica at 3400 K, it was cooled in three different ways at intervals of 200, 400, and 2000 K, with a cooling rate of 4.4 K/ps and establishing relaxation at intermediate temperatures, yielding three groups of surfaces from 3400 to 1400 K. Subsequently, these systems underwent sudden cooling from 1400 to 300 K via the Andersen and Nosé‒Hoover thermostats, followed by relaxation at 300 K via a microcanonical ensemble (NVE constant). Each surface that underwent relaxation was analyzed through ab initio molecular dynamics for the following three physical properties, which are temperature dependent. The average electric charges of oxygen and silicon. Microstructures on the outermost part of the surface were observed and comprised nonbridging oxygen atoms, undercoordinated silicon, and N-membered rings (3 ≤ N ≤ 5). The radial distribution functions were analyzed for all surfaces. Below 2000 K, a type of freezing is observed in all the structures because of the glass transition. All analyses were performed at zero pressure.
通过经典的分子动力学计算模拟,在一个由 64 个二氧化硅分子(192 个原子)组成的系统中,通过经典的三体玻璃势生成了无定形二氧化硅(玻璃状二氧化硅)的表面。从开氏 3400 度的液态二氧化硅开始,以每秒 4.4 K 的冷却速度,在开氏 200 度、400 度和 2000 度之间以三种不同的方式进行冷却,并在中间温度建立弛豫,产生了开氏 3400 度至 1400 度的三组表面。随后,这些系统通过安德森恒温器和诺塞-胡佛恒温器经历了开氏 1400 度至 300 度的骤冷,然后在开氏 300 度时通过微观规范集合(NVE 常量)进行弛豫。每个经过弛豫的表面都通过 ab initio 分子动力学分析了以下三个与温度有关的物理特性。氧和硅的平均电荷。观察了表面最外层的微结构,包括非杂化氧原子、欠配位硅和 N 元环(3 ≤ N ≤ 5)。对所有表面的径向分布函数进行了分析。开氏 2000 度以下时,由于玻璃化转变,所有结构都会出现冻结现象。所有分析均在零压力下进行。
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Pub Date : 2024-09-27DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123240
Wenzeng Wang , Shujiang Liu , Zhigang Yin , Renzheng Sun , Juncheng Zhou , Yuebo Hu
The nucleation mechanisms is of technically interest and important in glass-ceramics production. Here we investigate the nucleation behaviors of NiO-doped MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 and ZnO-Al2O3-SiO2 glasses. It is found that crystallization tends to takes place on the surface and the interior of glasses for the former and the latter, respectively. The origin of different nucleation behavior is studied by comparing aluminum coordination, configurational entropy and rheological properties of the glasses. The substitution of MgO by ZnO leads to increase of tetrahedral aluminum concentration, and decrease of configurational entropy above glass transition temperature, in particular, the latter is closely related to volume nucleation. In addition, the qualitative comparison of thermodynamic and kinetic barriers of steady-state nucleation rate of two glasses indicates that ZnO-bearing aluminosilicate glass possesses higher diffusivity and lower critical nucleus size, which favoring volume nucleation.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-25DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123232
Luiz P. Silva Neto , Nilmar Camilo , José C. Filho , Viviane Pilla , Luana E.S. Silva , Noelio O. Dantas , Acácio A. Andrade
Niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5) in glasses doped with RE3+ ions has garnered significant interest in developing luminescent materials for optical devices. This study explores a phosphate glass nanostructured with CdS and doped with Nd3+ and Eu3+ ions, focusing on the impact of Nb2O5 addition. Using optical absorption, photoluminescence (PL), time–resolved photoluminescence, and Raman Scattering, the structural and luminescent properties were characterized. Nb2O5 was found to significantly influence the matrix, acting as a network–forming agent, and reducing phonon energy from ∼1060 to 900 cm-1. Structural changes were also evidenced by an increase in the asymmetric ratio of Eu3+ ions from ∼5 to 8. PL decay curves indicated Nd3+ ions distributed across sites with different symmetries, with Nb2O5 reducing the lifetime of the 4F3/2 level from 337 to 282 μs. The findings demonstrate that Nb2O5 can modulate the structural and luminescent properties of phosphate glass, making it a promising for advanced photoluminescent materials.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-24DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123237
David L. Sidebottom
Dynamic light scattering investigations of the -relaxation in network-forming (GeO2)x(NaPO3)100-x glass melts is reported for x = 0 to 40 mol% GeO2. Addition of GeO2 results in an increased density of bridging oxygen bonds. This monotonically increases the glass transition temperature but generates complex changes to the glass forming fragility which initially decreases with increasing GeO2 but increases again at higher GeO2 contents. A resolution to this odd fragility behavior is obtained by applying a coarse-graining procedure used previously in sodium germanate melts to arrive at a topological network connectivity for which fragility exhibits a universal dependence. Also observed in the light scattering measurements is a secondary relaxation, several orders of magnitude slower than that of the -relaxation, which we tentatively attribute to gel-like anomalous diffusion of Ge crosslinks formed between phosphate chains.
{"title":"Characterization of the α-relaxation and gel-like dynamics in mixed network forming (GeO2)x(NaPO3)100-x glass melts by photon correlation spectroscopy","authors":"David L. Sidebottom","doi":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123237","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123237","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dynamic light scattering investigations of the <span><math><mi>α</mi></math></span>-relaxation in network-forming (GeO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>x</sub>(NaPO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>100-x</sub> glass melts is reported for <em>x</em> = 0 to 40 mol% GeO<sub>2</sub>. Addition of GeO<sub>2</sub> results in an increased density of bridging oxygen bonds. This monotonically increases the glass transition temperature but generates complex changes to the glass forming fragility which initially decreases with increasing GeO<sub>2</sub> but increases again at higher GeO<sub>2</sub> contents. A resolution to this odd fragility behavior is obtained by applying a coarse-graining procedure used previously in sodium germanate melts to arrive at a topological network connectivity for which fragility exhibits a universal dependence. Also observed in the light scattering measurements is a secondary relaxation, several orders of magnitude slower than that of the <span><math><mi>α</mi></math></span>-relaxation, which we tentatively attribute to gel-like anomalous diffusion of Ge crosslinks formed between phosphate chains.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Non-crystalline Solids","volume":"646 ","pages":"Article 123237"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142315471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-21DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123233
Jinimol Joy , R. Raja Madhavan , Sujoy Sen , D. Sujish , R. Kumaresan , Kitheri Joseph
The effect of doping of zinc oxide on the structural and thermal properties of cesium loaded iron phosphate glass has been studied. The composition of glasses prepared for the present study is xZnO–20Cs2O–(32–0.4x) Fe2O3–(48–0.6x) P2O5 with x = 0–15 (mol%) wherein Fe/P ratio remains 0.67. Glasses were synthesized using conventional melt quenching technique and were characterized by XRD, DTA, Raman and FTIR spectroscopy. All the glasses showed X-ray amorphous except x = 15 mol% ZnO. Chemical durability of the glasses was studied by PCT-B. The addition of cesium in pristine IPG decreased the thermal stability. Doping of 2.5 mol% ZnO marginally increased the thermal stability and chemical durability compared to 20 mol% Cs loaded IPG. Further addition of ZnO in cesium loaded IPG resulted in slow depolymerization of pyrophosphate network. All the glasses exhibited a low Cs leach rate in the order of 10–6 g/cm2.day.
{"title":"Studies on synthesis and properties of zinc doped cesium iron phosphate glasses","authors":"Jinimol Joy , R. Raja Madhavan , Sujoy Sen , D. Sujish , R. Kumaresan , Kitheri Joseph","doi":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123233","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2024.123233","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The effect of doping of zinc oxide on the structural and thermal properties of cesium loaded iron phosphate glass has been studied. The composition of glasses prepared for the present study is xZnO–20Cs<sub>2</sub>O–(32–0.4x) Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>–(48–0.6x) P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> with <em>x</em> = 0–15 (mol%) wherein Fe/P ratio remains 0.67. Glasses were synthesized using conventional melt quenching technique and were characterized by XRD, DTA, Raman and FTIR spectroscopy. All the glasses showed X-ray amorphous except <em>x</em> = 15 mol% ZnO. Chemical durability of the glasses was studied by PCT-B. The addition of cesium in pristine IPG decreased the thermal stability. Doping of 2.5 mol% ZnO marginally increased the thermal stability and chemical durability compared to 20 mol% Cs loaded IPG. Further addition of ZnO in cesium loaded IPG resulted in slow depolymerization of pyrophosphate network. All the glasses exhibited a low Cs leach rate in the order of 10<sup>–6</sup> g/cm<sup>2</sup>.day.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":16461,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Non-crystalline Solids","volume":"646 ","pages":"Article 123233"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142311110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}