Density functional theory studies on N4 and N8 species: Focusing on various structures and excellent energetic properties
All-nitrogen materials, as a unique branch of energetic materials, have gained huge attentions, of which cyclo-N5− derivatives are the representative synthetically reported materials. However, the energetic performance of cyclo-N5− compounds has certain limitations and cannot go beyond that of CL-20...
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| description | All-nitrogen materials, as a unique branch of energetic materials, have gained huge attentions, of which cyclo-N5− derivatives are the representative synthetically reported materials. However, the energetic performance of cyclo-N5− compounds has certain limitations and cannot go beyond that of CL-20. In order to reach the higher energy, in this work, we presented two kinds of polynitrogen species, N4 and N8. Two isomers of N4 and four isomers of N8 were fully calculated by using density functional theory (DFT). Theoretical results show that all these polynitrogen materials exhibit excellent heats of formation (7.92–16.60 kJ g−1), desirable detonation performance (D: 9766–11620 m s−1; p: 36.8–61.1 GPa), as well as the remarkable specific impulses (330.1–436.2 s), which are much superior to CL-20. Among them, N4-2 (tetraazahedrane) (D: 10037 m s−1; p: 40.1 GPa; Isp: 409.7 s) and cube N8-4 (D: 11620 m s−1; p: 61.1 GPa; Isp: 436.2 s) have the highest energetic properties, which are expected to become promising high-energy-density-materials. Moreover, electrostatic surface potentials, Frontier molecular orbitals, infrared spectra, natural bond orbital charges, and weak interactions were also investigated to further understand their relationship between structure and performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eda5109337b943cc8d6b2b35db2c656f2022-12-22T04:02:42ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Chemistry2296-26462022-09-011010.3389/fchem.2022.993036993036Density functional theory studies on N4 and N8 species: Focusing on various structures and excellent energetic propertiesQing LangQiuhan LinPengcheng WangYuangang XuMing LuAll-nitrogen materials, as a unique branch of energetic materials, have gained huge attentions, of which cyclo-N5− derivatives are the representative synthetically reported materials. However, the energetic performance of cyclo-N5− compounds has certain limitations and cannot go beyond that of CL-20. In order to reach the higher energy, in this work, we presented two kinds of polynitrogen species, N4 and N8. Two isomers of N4 and four isomers of N8 were fully calculated by using density functional theory (DFT). Theoretical results show that all these polynitrogen materials exhibit excellent heats of formation (7.92–16.60 kJ g−1), desirable detonation performance (D: 9766–11620 m s−1; p: 36.8–61.1 GPa), as well as the remarkable specific impulses (330.1–436.2 s), which are much superior to CL-20. Among them, N4-2 (tetraazahedrane) (D: 10037 m s−1; p: 40.1 GPa; Isp: 409.7 s) and cube N8-4 (D: 11620 m s−1; p: 61.1 GPa; Isp: 436.2 s) have the highest energetic properties, which are expected to become promising high-energy-density-materials. Moreover, electrostatic surface potentials, Frontier molecular orbitals, infrared spectra, natural bond orbital charges, and weak interactions were also investigated to further understand their relationship between structure and performance.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2022.993036/fullploynitrogenhigh-energy-density materialsDFT calculationenergetic performancepropellant |
| spellingShingle | Qing Lang Qiuhan Lin Pengcheng Wang Yuangang Xu Ming Lu Density functional theory studies on N4 and N8 species: Focusing on various structures and excellent energetic properties Frontiers in Chemistry ploynitrogen high-energy-density materials DFT calculation energetic performance propellant |
| title | Density functional theory studies on N4 and N8 species: Focusing on various structures and excellent energetic properties |
| title_full | Density functional theory studies on N4 and N8 species: Focusing on various structures and excellent energetic properties |
| title_fullStr | Density functional theory studies on N4 and N8 species: Focusing on various structures and excellent energetic properties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Density functional theory studies on N4 and N8 species: Focusing on various structures and excellent energetic properties |
| title_short | Density functional theory studies on N4 and N8 species: Focusing on various structures and excellent energetic properties |
| title_sort | density functional theory studies on n4 and n8 species focusing on various structures and excellent energetic properties |
| topic | ploynitrogen high-energy-density materials DFT calculation energetic performance propellant |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2022.993036/full |
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