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A DFT Study on Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Encapsulated Fullerene-Like BeO Cluster

  • Ravaei, Isa;Beheshtian, Javad
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.61 no.6
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    • pp.311-319
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    • 2017
  • By using Density Functional Theory (DFT), we have performed alkali metal and alkaline earth metal inside fullerene-like BeO cluster (FLBeOC) in terms of energetic, geometric, charge transfer, work function and electronic properties. It has been found that encapsulated processes of the alkali metal are exothermic and thermodynamically more favorable than alkaline earth metal encapsulation, so that interaction energy ($E_{int}$) of the alkali metal encapsulation FLBeOC is in the range of -0.02 to -1.15 eV at level of theory. It is found that, the electronic properties of the pristine fullerene-like BeO cluster are much more sensitive to the alkali metal encapsulation in comparison to alkaline earth metal encapsulation. The alkali and alkaline earth metal encapsulated fullerene-like BeO cluster systems exhibit good sensitivity, promising electronic properties which may be useful for a wide variety of next-generation nano-sensor device components. The encapsulation of alkali and alkali earth metal may increase the electron emission current from the FLBeOC surface by reducing of the work function.

Molecular Dynamics Study on Collision Behaviors of Cluster of Mercury on Thin-Film of Copper (구리박막에서 수은 클러스터의 충돌거동에 대한 분자동역학적 연구)

  • Jeong, Heung-Cheol;Go, Sun-Mi;Choi, Gyung-Min;Kim, Duck-Jool
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2007.05b
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    • pp.2678-2683
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    • 2007
  • The interaction between metal molecules and liquid metal molecules was modeled in the molecular scale and simulated by the molecular dynamics method in order to understand behaviors of the cluster on metallic surface in collision process. Lennard-Jones potential had been used as intermolecular potential, and only attraction 때 d repulsion had been used for the behavior of the cluster on the metal surface. As results, the behavior of the cluster was so much influenced by the cluster of liquid metal temperature and function of molecules forces, such as attraction and repulsion, in the collision progress. These results of simulation will be the foundation for the micro fabrication manufacturing by using spray application technology.

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WITNESSING DISSOLUTION OF A STAR CLUSTER IN THE SEXTANS DWARF GALAXY

  • Kim, Hak-Sub;Han, Sang-Il;Joo, Seok-Joo;Yoon, Suk-Jin
    • The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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    • v.43 no.1
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    • pp.32.3-32.3
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    • 2018
  • We report a possible discovery of a relic of a dissolved star cluster in the Sextans dwarf spheroidal galaxy. Using the hk index (${\equiv}$(Ca-b)-(b-y)) as a photometric metallicity indicator, we have successfully discriminated the metal-poor and metal-rich stars in the galaxy and found an unexpected number density peak of metal-poor stars near the galaxy center. The analysis of color-magnitude diagrams reveals that they appear to be originated from an old, metal-poor globular cluster which might be slightly farther than the bulk of field stars in the galaxy. This supports the presence of the star cluster remnants in the galaxy which have been suggested by previous studies. If confirmed, dissolution of a star cluster provides a piece of evidence of a cored dark-matter halo profile for the Sextans dwarf galaxy.

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Risk Assessment for Heavy Metal Pollutants of Abandoned Mines Using Statistical Techniques (통계적 기법을 이용한 휴폐광산의 중금속 위해성 평가)

  • Dho, Hyon-Seung;Kim, Sung-Duk;Lee, Seung-Joo
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.41-48
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    • 2009
  • The risk assessment for heavy metal pollutions were analyzed by using statistical techniques including correlation and cluster analyses. The contamination data in this investigation obtained were from the Chungcheongnam-do abandoned mines. The descriptive statistical analysis showed that the values of Pb and Zn were relatively higher than other heavy metal values. The detection of heavy metals by distance from abandoned mines within 1,000m were mostly As, Cd, Pb, and Zn. It was noted, especially, that Zn was even detected at 4,000m The results of coefficient correlation showed that Zn to Cd was the highest values. The cluster and dendogram analyses were generated. The results showed the two clear groups by heavy metal characteristics.

Modified Analytic Solutions of F.C.C. Metal Clusters

  • Juhyeok Lee;Hojing Kim
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.578-583
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    • 1993
  • By including the overlap integrals between atomic orbitals, the modified cluster orbitals for a metal cluster of face centered cubic lattice are found. The modified analytic solutions of the cluster are obtained from them with the assumption that the cluster orbitals with different state indices do not mix together. The physical properties-the HOMO levels and the unit electronic energies-of Ni, Pd, and Pt clusters of various size, calculated by the modified cluster orbital method, agree better with the results obtained by the Extended Huckel calculation than those of the previous(unmodified) cluster orbital method do. As a result, it is verified that the physical properties, at least those related to the energy levels, obtained by the Extended Huckel method may be reproduced by use of the modified cluster orbital method instead.

Analysis for Soil Pollution by Heavy Metals in the Area of Kyongbuk (경북지역 토양의 중금속 분석)

  • Dho, Hyon-Seung;Kim, Sung-Duk;Lee, Seung-Joo
    • Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.231-236
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    • 2010
  • The investigation was initiated with data from 27 abandoned mines along with 12 locations in Kyongbuk abandoned mines. The analyses for soil pollution by heavy metal pollutants were conducted by using correlation analysis, cluster analysis, and principal component analysis. The correlation analysis indicated that Ni and pH were highly correlated compared to those of other heavy metal ions. The principal component analyses showed that the heavy metal ions might be classified into two catagories, such as antropogenic and lithogenic components. The cluster analysis was also clearly divided by two groups. The respective two groups might be Pb-Zn-Cd-Cu and As-Hg-Ni.

Globular Cluster Systems of Early-type Galaxies in Low-density Environments

  • Cho, Jae-Il;Sharples, Ray
    • Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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    • 2010.04a
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    • pp.34.4-34.4
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    • 2010
  • We present the properties of globular cluster systems for 10 early-type galaxies in low density environments obtained using deep images from the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Using the ACS Virgo Cluster Survey as a counterpart in high-density environments, we investigate the role of environment in determining the properties of their globular cluster systems. We detect a strong colour bimodality of globular cluster systems in half of our galaxy sample. It is found that there is a strong correlation between the colour and richness of globular cluster populations and their host galaxy luminosities: the less bright galaxies possess bluer and fewer globular clusters as also seen in rich cluster environments. However, the mean colour of globular clusters in our field sample are slightly bluer than those in cluster environments at a given galaxy luminosity, and the colour of the red population has a steeper slope with absolute luminosity. By employing the YEPS simple stellar population model, the colour offset corresponds to metallicity difference of $\Delta$[F e/H ] ~ 0.15 - 1.20 or an age difference of $\Delta$age ~ 2 Gyr on average, implying that GCs in field galaxies appear to be either less metal-rich or younger than those in cluster galaxies. Although we have found that galaxy environment has a subtle effect on the formation and metal enrichment of GC systems, host galaxy mass is the primary factor that determines the stellar populations of GCs and the galaxy itself.

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Atomistic Study of Metal Cluster Deposition and Nanowires (금속 덩어리 증착 및 금속 나노와이어에 관한 원자단위 이론 연구)

  • 강정원;이강환;황호정
    • Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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    • 2001.06b
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    • pp.21-24
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    • 2001
  • We studied aluminum cluster deposition using molecular dynamics simulation. We investigated the variations of the cluster momentum and the impulse force during collisions, and found that the close-packed cluster impact has some of properties of the single particle collision and the linear chain collisions. We also simulated the series of energetic cluster deposition with energy Per atom. When energy Per atom in cluster has some eV rather than very low, the intermixing occurred easily in growth film and we can obtain a good film without subsequent annealing process.

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A Theoretical Study of CO Molecules on Metal Surfaces: Coverage Dependent Properties

  • Sang -H. Park;Hojing Kim
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.12 no.5
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    • pp.574-582
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    • 1991
  • The CO molecules adsorbed on Ni(111) surface is studied in the cluster approximation employing EH method with self-consistent charge iteration. The effect of CO coverage is simulated by allowing the variation of valence state ionization potentials of each Ni atom in model cluster according to the self-consistent charge iteration method. The CO coverage dependent C-O stretching frequency shift, adsorption site conversion, and metal work function change are attributed to the charge transfer between metal surface and adsorbate. For CO/Ni(111) system, net charge transfer from Ni surface to chemisorbed CO molecules makes surface Ni atoms be more positive with increasing coverage, and lowers Ni surface valence band. This leads to a weaker interaction between metal surface valence band and Co $2{\pi}^{\ast}$ MO, less charge transfer to a single CO molecule, and the bule shift of C-O stretching frequency. Further increase of coverage induces the conversion of 3-fold site CO to lower coordination site CO as well as the blue shift of C-O stretching frequency. This whole process is accompanied by the continuous increase of metal work function.