Papers by Author: Y.D. Dai

Abstract: This paper focuses on the structural change and the thermochromism of the phase transition of the hybrid (C12H25NH3)2FeCl4. The temperature and the structures of the phase transition is investigated by a thermal gravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), an infrared spectra (IR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns. The UV adsorption spectra account for the thermochromism. The results suggest that the reversible phase transition arises from the structural changes of the organic chains. The thermochromism is presumably due to the electrons redistribution on the levels and to the energy transition to translational and rotational motions of the organic chains.

Abstract: The organic-inorganic hybrid compounds have attracted much attention for their interesting structures and various properties. In present work, we concentrated on the band structures of the hybrid compound (C4H9NH3)2GeI4 and tried to find out the relations between the geometry structure and the properties. The hybrid’s primitive cell was large and including too many atoms, so it was difficult to have a direct and clear analysis on the band structure. The hybrids’ DOS and PDOS were analyzed instead, as it was another effective way to analyze the band structure of the hybrid especially when the band structure was complicated. The model of (C4H9NH3)2GeI4 was set up, and the program based on the first principle had been employed to calculate its band structure. The difference of iodine’s PDOS caused by structure was also discussed.