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Its Ea is 17.4 kcal mol-1 for the reaction on Pd55 and 34.4 kcal mol-1 for the reaction on Rh55. These results indicate that Pd particles are more active than Rh particles in propene oxidation, which agrees with the experimental findings. The larger Ea for Rh55 than that for Pd55 arises from the stronger Rh-OH bond than the Pd-OH bond. The higher energy d-valence band-top of Rh55 than that of Pd55 is the origin of the stronger Rh-OH bond than the Pd-OH bond. Thus, the d-valence band-top energy is an important property for understanding and designing catalysts for alkene oxidation.Polyamine-salt aggregates have become promising soft materials in nanotechnology due to their easy preparation process and pH-responsiveness. Here, we report the use of hexacyanoferrate(ii) and hexacyanoferrate(iii) as electroactive crosslinking agents for the formation of nanometer-sized redox-active polyamine-redox-salt aggregates (rPSA) in bulk suspension. This nanoplatform can be selectively assembled or disassembled under different stimuli such as redox environment, pH and ionic strength. By changing the charge of the building blocks, external triggers allow switching the system between two phase states aggregate-free solution or colloidal rPSA dispersion. The stimuli-activated modulation of the assembly/disassembly processes opens a path to exploit rPSA in technologies based on smart nanomaterials.Hydration of surface ions gives rise to structural heterogeneity and variable exchange kinetics of water at complex mineral-water interfaces. Here, we employ ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations and water adsorption calorimetry to examine the aqueous interfaces of xenotime, a phosphate mineral that contains predominantly Y3+ and heavy rare earth elements. Consistent with natural crystal morphology, xenotime is predicted to have a tetragonal prismatic shape, dominated by the 100 surface. Hydration of this surface induces multilayer interfacial water structures with distinct OH orientations, which agrees with recent crystal truncation rod measurements. The exchange kinetics between two adjacent water layers exhibits a wide range of underlying timescales (5-180 picoseconds), dictated by ion-water electrostatics. Adsorption of a bidentate hydroxamate ligand reveals that 100 xenotime surface can only accommodate monodentate coordination with water exchange kinetics strongly depending on specific ligand orientation, prompting us to reconsider traditional strategies for selective separation of rare-earth minerals.A relatively new and promising method to tune properties of monolayers is by forming a heterostructure of them. Here, the van der Waals heterostructure of graphene-like zinc oxide (g-ZnO) and 1-trigonal titanium disulfide (1T-TiS2) was formed and its structural, electronic, and optical properties were studied in the framework of density functional theory. The dynamical stability of the heterostructure was confirmed based on its phonon band structure. An indirect (Γ → M) bandgap of 0.65 eV, a large built-in electric field (or a large potential drop of 3.12 eV), a type-II (staggered) band alignment, and a large conduction band offset of 2.94 eV were found to form across the interface, which are all desirable for potentially efficient separation of charge carriers. We showed also that the formation of the heterostructure largely enhances the almost-zero optical absorption of g-ZnO in visible and near-infrared regions, which is desirable for optoelectronic applications. By applying a perpendicular electric field, we could tune the bandgap value and the band alignment type (type-II → type-I) of the heterostructure. Finally, we showed that by applying compressive strain, one can change the band alignment type (type-II → type-I) and by applying tensile strain, the bandgap value could be tuned and a crossover occurs in the bandgap type (indirect → direct → indirect).1,3,5-Trinitroperhydro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) and 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20) are the classic high energy nitramine compounds. Herein, we performed simulations of the overall decomposition pathways of condensed α-RDX and ε-CL-20 by applying the Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics (CPMD) method. Both of them appear to have similar distinct initial decomposition pathways, which are the bond cleavages of N-NO2 bonds. Interestingly, we find that the continuous explosion is nonspontaneous without the participation of self-produced hydrogen radicals of RDX or oxygen radicals of CL-20. VE822 Increased radicals are produced gradually with increasing temperature, which activates further entropy-increased steps, resulting in the uncontrollable transition of deflagration to detonation with the formation of NOx, COx and HCN. Herein, we provide a detailed and systematic description of the decomposition for unit-cell α-RDX and ε-CL-20 under increased temperature, which can be summarized as C3H6O6N6 (RDX) → NO + HNO + H2 + CO2 + HCHO + HNCN + N2O and C6H6O12N12 (CL-20) → NO + HONO + 5HCN + CO2 + N2O + 3NO2.A one-dimensional [Zn(L)(DMF)2]n (1) and a three-dimensional [Cd(L)(DMF)]·DMFn (2) coordination polymer based on the novel anthracene derivative H2L (H2L = 4,4'-(9,10-anthracenediyl)dicinnamic acid) were obtained by solvothermal synthesis and charaterised by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry, and infrared spectroscopy. The anthracene derivative H2L and coordination polymers 1 and 2 were used to modify a glassy carbon electrode and as such served as an active material for detection of H2O2. Cyclic voltammograms in the potential range from 0 to -0.5 V revealed concentration-dependent cathodic current in all three cases with a lower detection limit of 200 μM. The electrode modified with compound 2 showed the best performance towards hydrogen peroxide detection. The results suggest that the development of electrodes modified with inorganic polymers based on highly conjugated ligands can serve as potential electrocatalytic materials.Monte Carlo track chemistry simulations were used to calculate the time-dependent yields (G values) for the radical (eaq-, H˙, ˙OH) and molecular (H2, H2O2) "primary species" formed in the low-linear energy transfer (LET) radiolysis of deaerated, pure water (H2O) in the range of ∼1 ps to 1 ms between 25 and 700 °C, at 25 MPa pressure. Beyond the critical point, we used in the calculations the new supercritical water (SCW) radiolysis database of Liu et al., in particular their reported reaction rate constants. A striking conclusion of these simulations is the sharp increase in G(˙OH) and G(H2), and the corresponding decrease in G(H˙), which are observed above 200 °C, due to the oxidation of water by the H˙ atom (H˙ + H2O → ˙OH + H2) in the homogeneous chemical stage of radiolysis. These results may have important implications for proposed Generation-IV SCW-cooled reactors for the control and management of water chemistry and for the maintenance of the structural integrity of materials.
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