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The elastic properties of lipid membranes can be measured by monitoring their thermal fluctuations. For instance, comparing the power spectra of membrane shape or lipid director fluctuations with predictions based on suitable continuum theories gives access to bending-, tilt-, and twist-moduli. However, to do so in a computer simulation, we must first define a continuum surface shape and lipid director field from the discrete configurations of lipid molecules in a typically fairly small box. Here, we show that the required mapping choices, as well as the details of the subsequent data analysis, can shift the measured values of these moduli by far more than their statistical uncertainties. We investigate the resulting systematic errors on the basis of atomistic simulation trajectories for 13 different lipids, previously published by Venable et al. [Chem. Phys. Lipids 192, 60-74 (2015)]. Specifically, we examine mapping choices for surface- and tilt-field definitions, normalizing and averaging lipid directors, accounting for wave vector dependent time autocorrelations, error propagation, and finding the right fitting range. We propose a set of criteria that may help to decide upon a particular combination of choices underlying the fluctuation analysis, and we make several recommendations based on these. While systematic shifts in observables that are extracted from large-wavelength limits vanish, in principle, for sufficiently large system size, no such exact limit exists for intrinsically local parameters, such as the twist modulus or the splay-tilt coupling, and so not all potential choices can be trivially verified.In this work, we propose a new method to calculate molecular nonradiative electronic relaxation rates based on the numerically exact time-dependent density matrix renormalization group theory. This method could go beyond the existing frameworks under the harmonic approximation (HA) of the potential energy surface (PES) so that the anharmonic effect could be considered, which is of vital importance when the electronic energy gap is much larger than the vibrational frequency. We calculate the internal conversion (IC) rates in a two-mode model with Morse potential to investigate the validity of HA. We find that HA is unsatisfactory unless only the lowest several vibrational states of the lower electronic state are involved in the transition process when the adiabatic excitation energy is relatively low. As the excitation energy increases, HA first underestimates and then overestimates the IC rates when the excited state PES shifts toward the dissociative side of the ground state PES. On the contrary, HA slightly overestimates the IC rates when the excited state PES shifts toward the repulsive side. In both cases, a higher temperature enlarges the error of HA. As a real example to demonstrate the effectiveness and scalability of the method, we calculate the IC rates of azulene from S1 to S0 on the ab initio anharmonic PES approximated by the one-mode representation. The calculated IC rates of azulene under HA are consistent with the analytically exact results. The rates on the anharmonic PES are 30%-40% higher than the rates under HA.Salt-concentrated electrolytes are emerging as promising electrolytes for advanced lithium ion batteries (LIBs) that can offer high energy density and improved cycle life. CX-5461 To further improve these electrolytes, it is essential to understand their inherent behavior at various operating conditions of LIBs. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are extensively used to study various properties of electrolytes and explain the associated molecular-level phenomena. In this study, we use classical MD simulations to probe the properties of the concentrated electrolyte solution of 3 mol/kg lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) salt in the propylene carbonate solvent at various temperatures ranging from 298 to 378 K. Our results reveal that the properties such as ionic diffusivity and molar conductivity of a concentrated electrolyte are more sensitive to temperature compared to that of dilute electrolytes. The residence time analysis shows that temperature affects the Li+ ion solvation shell dynamics significantly. The effect of temperature on the transport and dynamic properties needs to be accounted carefully while designing better thermal management systems for batteries made with concentrated electrolytes to garner the advantages of these electrolytes.The electron-induced reactivity of 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-tetrazole and 5-chloro-1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole was studied using a trochoidal electron monochromator quadrupole mass spectrometer experimental setup. 5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-tetrazole underwent dissociative electron attachment to form Cl-, [M-HCl]-, and [M-H]-. 5-chloro-1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole underwent associative electron attachment to form the parent anion and dissociative electron attachment to form Cl-, CN2Cl-, [M-N2-Cl]-, and [M-HCl]-. For each anion product, the ion yield was measured as a function of incident electron energy. Density functional theory calculations were performed to support the experimental results with estimates of the energetic thresholds for the different reaction pathways. While the tetrazole group is susceptible to electron-induced ring opening in both molecules, this process was only observed for 5-chloro-1-phenyl-1H-tetrazole, indicating that this process is influenced by the structure of the molecule.The construction of heterojunctions has attracted considerable attention among the various strategies of water-splitting for hydrogen evolution due to their band structure advantages. In this research, we combined chemical vapor deposition and pulsed laser deposition to fabricate MoS2/g-C3N4 heterojunction films on indium-tin oxide glass substrates, and we studied the photoelectrochemical (PEC) performance. The x-ray diffraction, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and scanning electron microscope characterizations suggested the successful preparation of MoS2/g-C3N4 heterojunction films. In particular, the shifts of the peak positions in the XPS spectra indicated the formation of a strong interaction between the g-C3N4 and MoS2 films. After depositing MoS2 on the g-C3N4 film, the visible-light absorption was enhanced and broadened, the electrical conductivity improved, and the intensity of the photoluminescence peak decreased. As a result, the greater generation, faster transport, and lower recombination rate of electrons and holes caused the heterojunction films to show higher PEC performance.
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