A structural model of one-dimensional thin silica nanowires

D. J. Zhang, R. Q. Zhang

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    Abstract

    We report a new structural model of silica molecular wire based on spiro union two-membered ring (SU-2MR) units. As revealed by density functional calculations, the SU-2MR wire is formed by parallel 2MRs bridged by oxygen atoms and is energetically more favorable, thermally more stable and chemically more reactive at the tip than the edge-sharing two-membered ring molecular chain proposed early. The SU-2MR molecular chain would be considered as an appropriate structural model of one-dimensional thin (0.4 nm) silica nanowires. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)437-440
    JournalChemical Physics Letters
    Volume394
    Issue number4-6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Aug 2004

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