CRUZ HERNÁNDEZ , Norge

La deposición de metales sobre soportes inertes constituye uno de los métodos más eficaces para preparar nuevos materiales de interés tecnológico (catalizadores, sensores, ...) Mediante este proceso se puede conseguir, por ejemplo, activar una superficie relat ... ivamente inerte (adición de metales alcalinos), o preparar catalizadores...

The growth mechanism of the Cu/α−Al2O3 (0001) interface is studied by first-principles molecular-dynamics simulations as a function of the transition-metal coverage (θ) and the temperature of the system. On the anhydrous surface growth of Cu(0) 3D clusters is predicted. On the partially hydroxylated surface, a Cu(I) monolayer, relatively stable...

A method for determination of ab initio group model potentials, with the intention of describing the effects of a whole molecule or a chemical group within a density functional theory framework, is reported. The one-electron part of the Kohn–Sham equations is modified by incorporation of a Coulomb operator, which accounts for the classical...

La presente invención tiene por objeto la obtención de biomateriales compuestos nanoestructurados y bioactivos para impresión 3D de dispositivos médicos, formados por mezclas biocompatibles de polímeros derivados del Dimetacrilato de Uretano (UDMA), Tetra

We present a study concerning the effect of the on site d-d Coulomb interaction energy U on the band-gap states of nonstoichiometric rutile 110 TiO2 surface. As well known, the excess electrons resulting from the formation of oxygen vacancies localize on the Ti 3d orbitals forming band-gap states. Local density approximation LDA does not...

Molecular-dynamics simulations of gold particles deposited on a TiN 001 surface have been accounted for through classical pair potentials describing the atom force field. The interaction between Ti–N, Ti–Ti, N–N, Au–Au, Au–Ti, and Au–N pairs was estimated by following a procedure in which the interaction energy between two sets of atoms is...

The molecular magnets Cu(hfac)2LR based on copper(II) and pyrazolyl-substituted nitronyl nitroxide radicals LR exhibit thermally and optically-induced magnetostructural transitions, similar to the spin-crossover and light-induced excited spin state trapping phenomena. The mechanism of the gradual change of the magnetic moment in Cu(hfac)2LR...

The Pd/α-Al2O3(0001) interface at low Pd coverage has been studied by a variety of theoretical methods and models at this metal-oxide interface. All results are consistent and predict a noticeable interaction dominated by the metal polarization in response to the presence of the substrate. A significant contribution of the charge transfer from...

A modified version of the Møller-Plesset approach for obtaining the correlation energy associated with a Hartree-Fock ground state is proposed. The method is tested in a model of interacting fermions that allows for an exact solution. Using up to third order terms improved results are obtained, even in the limit of loosely bound particles....

The magnetic behavior and electric properties of the hybrid radical salt [BEDT-TTF]2[CuCl4] have been revisited through extended experimental analyses and DDCI and periodic DFT plane waves calculations. Single crystal X-ray diffraction data have been collected at different temperatures, discovering a phase transition occurring in the 250-300 K...

The constrained space orbital variation (CSOV) method for the analysis of the interaction energy has been implemented in the periodic ab initio CRYSTAL03 code. The method allows for the partition of the energy of two interacting chemical entities, represented in turn by periodic models, into contributions which account for electrostatic...

Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) can be exceptionally good catalytic materials thanks to the presence of active metal centres and a porous structure that is advantageous for molecular adsorption and confinement. We present here a first-principles investigation of the electronic structure of a family of MOFs based on porphyrins connected through...

The interaction of Pd with the Al-terminated α-Al2O3(0001) surface has been investigated using an embedded cluster model and periodic-supercell approaches. Furthermore, several treatments of electronic exchange and correlation within density functional (DF) theory have been employed including generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and hybrid...

This paper presents the synthesis of organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite CH3NH3Pb1−xCdxI3. The effect of incorporating Cd2+ or Pb2+ on the stability of the perovskite structure was analysed from a theoretical and experimental viewpoint. The XRD results showed that the tetragonal perovskite structure was formed for x values of up to 0.5, which...

Tuning the electronic structure of metal–organic frameworks is the key to extending their functionality to the photocatalytic conversion of absorbed gases. Herein we discuss how the band edge positions in zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) can be tuned by mixing different imidazole‐based linkers within the same structure. We present the...

The electronic structure and oxidation state of atomic Au adsorbed on a perfect CeO2(111) surface have been investigated in detail by means of periodic density functional theory-based calculations, using the LDA+U and GGA+U potentials for a broad range of U values, complemented with calculations employing the HSE06 hybrid functional. In...

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The effect of the incorporation of into the CH3 sites of the tetragonal perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 is analysed. Also, how it affects the introduction of Cd2+ cations into Pb2+ sites for a perovskite with 25 at.% of is addressed. The incorporation of into perovskite leads to a dramatic loss of crystallinity and to the presence of other phases....

There is a pressing need to develop new rechargeable battery technologies that can offer higher energy storage, faster charging, and lower costs. Despite the success of existing methods for the simulation of battery materials, they can sometimes fall short of delivering accurate and reliable results. Quantum computing has been discussed as an...