Computational Modelling — Hybrid metal-organic chalcogenide nanowires with electrically conductive inorganic core through diamondoid-directed assembly

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Computational Modelling

Hybrid metal-organic chalcogenide nanowires with electrically conductive inorganic core through diamondoid-directed assembly · Yan H., Hohman J.N., Li F.H. et al. · Nature Materials · 2017 · 349-355

3 measurement groups · 21 results

Reported values remain attached to the sample, method, conditions, extraction quality and source location that produced them.

DFT band-structure calculations using Quantum Espresso with PBE and HSE hybrid functional

DFT model structures of 1ADCu oligomers, nanowires and sheet · Model

Experimental lattice constants and atom positions; 4 x 8 x 4 k-grid for PBE and 1 x 4 x 1 k-grid for HSE.

Atmosphere
In silico.
Context
1ADCu and 4DICu model systems.
Measurement source
main p.4-5 and Methods · Electronic properties; DFT computations · Fig. 5a-c; Table S3
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
1ADCu first conduction-band width near EF0.18 eVSI Table
Exact Reported
SI p.5 · Table S3 · Table S3
1ADCu electron effective massabout 1.1 m0 from Fig. 5c barVisual Estimate
Approximate
main p.5, article p.353 · Electronic properties · Fig. 5c
1ADCu hole effective massabout 0.9 m0 from Fig. 5c barVisual Estimate
Approximate
main p.5, article p.353 · Electronic properties · Fig. 5c
1ADCu HSE computed bandgap2.79 eVText
Exact Reported
main p.4, article p.352 · Electronic properties · Fig. 5a
1ADCu first valence-band width near EFMarked as a best value within this paper0.62 eVSI Table
Exact Reported
SI p.5 · Table S3 · Table S3
4DICu first conduction-band width near EF0.42 eVSI Table
Exact Reported
SI p.5 · Table S3 · Table S3
4DICu electron effective massabout 0.85 m0 from Fig. 5c barVisual Estimate
Approximate
main p.5, article p.353 · Electronic properties · Fig. 5c
4DICu hole effective massclose to 3 m0Text
Approximate
main p.4, article p.352 · Electronic properties · Fig. 5c
4DICu HSE computed bandgap3.62 eVText
Exact Reported
main p.4, article p.352 · Electronic properties · Fig. 5b
4DICu first valence-band width near EF0.16 eVSI Table
Exact Reported
SI p.5 · Table S3 · Table S3

DFT geometry optimisation and energy comparison with DMol3, PBE/DND, with and without Tkatchenko-Scheffler vdW correction

DFT model structures of 1ADCu oligomers, nanowires and sheet · Model

Oligomers and nanowire/sheet models constructed from 1ADCu repeating units; convergence thresholds reported in Methods.

Atmosphere
In silico.
Context
Model systems, not synthetic routes.
Measurement source
main p.2-3 and Methods · Growth mechanism; DFT computations · Fig. 2; Fig. 3; Fig. S4-S5
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
1ADCu 2D sheet relative total energy versus 3-atom NW66.2 kJ mol-1 higher than 3-atom NWText
Exact Reported
main p.3, article p.351 · Nanowire diameter energetics · Fig. 3
1ADCu 3D NW array stabilisation versus individual NWs50 kJ mol-1 lower than individual NWsText
Rounded Reported
main p.3, article p.351 · Nanowire packing energetics · Fig. 3e
1ADCu 4-atom NW relative total energy versus 3-atom NW32.7 kJ mol-1 higher than 3-atom NWText
Exact Reported
main p.3, article p.351 · Nanowire diameter energetics · Fig. 3
1ADCu 5-atom NW relative total energy versus 3-atom NW72.6 kJ mol-1 higher than 3-atom NWText
Exact Reported
main p.3, article p.351 · Nanowire diameter energetics · Fig. 3
1ADCu cis-trimer stabilisation with vdWcis-trimer more stable than trans by 5.2 kJ mol-1Text
Exact Reported
main p.2, article p.350 · Growth mechanism · Fig. 2
Average Cu-S bond length in 1ADCu by DFT2.299 +/- 0.010 Angstrom+/- 0.010SI Table
Exact Reported
SI p.4 · Table S2 · Table S2
1ADCu open-face hexamer stabilisation with vdWopen-face configuration lower in energy by 5.0 kJ mol-1Text
Exact Reported
main p.3, article p.351 · Growth mechanism · Fig. 2
1ADCu trans-trimer stabilisation without vdWtrans configuration more stable than cis by 0.9 kJ mol-1 without vdWCaption
Exact Reported
SI p.9 · Supplementary figures · Fig. S4

DFT geometry optimisation and energy comparison with DMol3, PBE/DND, with vdW correction

DFT model structures of 4DICu oligomers and nanoribbons · Model

4DICu trimer, hexamer, nanoribbon and 3D cross-motif crystal models.

Atmosphere
In silico.
Context
Model systems, not synthetic routes.
Measurement source
main p.3-4 and Methods · Growth mode and DFT computations · Fig. 4; Fig. S7-S8
PropertyReported valueNormalised valueUncertaintyOrigin and qualitySource
4DICu cis-trimer stabilisationcis trimer lower than trans by 4.9 kJ mol-1Text
Exact Reported
main p.3, article p.351 · Growth mode prediction · Fig. 4a
4DICu 3D cross-motif stabilisation versus single NR77 kJ mol-1 lower than single NRCaption
Exact Reported
SI p.13 · Supplementary figures · Fig. S8
4DICu trans hexamer stabilisation versus open-facetrans configuration 5.3 kJ mol-1 more stable than open-faceText
Exact Reported
main p.3, article p.351 · Growth mode prediction · Fig. 4a