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The bond breaking of energetic materials under the action of temperature and pressure has always been a key step in understanding the explosive mechanism of energetic materials. In this work, we use the mean square shift of atoms and the theoretical bond breaking position of chemical bonds to give the bond breaking temperature of each chemical bond of insensitive high-energy energetic materials, 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene (α-FOX-7) and 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB), at 0 and 30 GPa. The calculation results show that the bond breaking sequence of α-FOX-7 and TATB in the selected pressure range is N–H, N–O, C–NO2, and C–NH2. At the same time, the difference in the sensitivity between α-FOX-7 and TATB was discussed through the analysis of partial chemical bond breaking temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the orthorhombic CsCuO, focusing on its structural, electronic, mechanical, and optical properties, which uses the first‐principles plane wave pseudopotential technique and local density approximation methods based on density functional theory. The derived structural parameters closely match the previously reported experimental data. The calculated results show that CsCuO is mechanically stable and exhibits a certain toughness. Research on electronic properties shows that CsCuO is a direct‐bandgap semiconductor. Charge density and population analysis show that covalent bonds are formed between O and Cu. The optical property results show that CsCuO has good passability to incident light, indicating that CsCuO is an excellent transparent material. In the visible and infrared light regions, CsCuO has a low absorption coefficient, mainly manifested as ultraviolet absorption. Reflection is mainly distributed in the high‐energy region and does not exceed 25% in the visible light region. It can be used in fields that require less light reflection and the manufacture of medical ultraviolet disinfection equipment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Context: The addition of central metal atoms to hydrogen clathrate structures is thought to provide a certain amount of "internal chemical pressure" to offset some of the external physical pressure required for compound stability. The size and valence of the central atoms significantly affect the minimum pressure required for the stabilization of hydrogen-rich compounds and their superconducting transition temperature. In recent years, many studies have calculated the minimum stable pressure and superconducting transition temperature of compounds with H24, H29, and H32 hydrogen clathrates, with centrally occupied metal atoms. In order to investigate the stability and physical properties of compounds with H cages in which the central atoms change in the same third group B, herein, based on first-principles calculations, we systematically investigated the lattice parameters, crystal volume, band structures, density of states, Mulliken analysis, charge density, charge density difference, and electronic localization function in I m 3 ¯ m -MH6 and P63/mmc-MH9 systems with different centered rare earth atoms M (M = Sc, Y, La) under a series of pressures. We find that for MH9, the pressure mainly changes the crystal lattice parameters along the c-axis, and the contributions of the different H atoms in MH9 to the Fermi level are H3 > H1 > H2. The density of states at the Fermi level of MH6 is mainly provided by H 1 s. Moreover, the size of the central atom M is particularly important for the stability of the crystal. By observing a series of properties of the structures with H24 and H29 cages wrapping the same family of central atoms under a series of pressures, our theoretical study is helpful for further understanding the formation mechanism of high-temperature superconductors and provides a reference for future research and design of high-temperature superconductors. Methods: The first principles based on the density functional theory and density functional perturbation theory were employed to execute all calculations by using the CASTEP code in this work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Context: Based on first principles, the structure, elasticity, mechanics, electronics, and optical properties of cubic K2Pb2O3 were studied. The structural parameters calculated by this method are close to the previous theoretical results. The elastic constant, bulk modulus, shear modulus, Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio, and mechanical stability are studied, and it is shown that cubic K2Pb2O3 is mechanically stable, isotropic, and brittleness. The electrical conductivity and chemical bonding of cubic K2Pb2O3 were analyzed based on the calculated band structure, density of states (DOS), and bond populations. The dispersion of optical functions, including the dielectric function, refractive index, extinction coefficient, reflectivity, absorption coefficient, and loss function, is displayed and analyzed. Methods: All computations have been carried out based on density functional theory (DFT) as implemented in the CASTEP code. The norm conservation pseudopotential method is used to exchange correlation functionals within the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]