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First-principle calculations of electronic, vibrational, and thermodynamic properties of 1,3-diamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene

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Energy-containing materials have aroused people’s widespread concern because of its admirable performance in recent years. In this paper, the electronic structure, vibrational, and thermodynamic properties of 1,3-diamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (DATB) are systematically investigated by adopting the first-principle calculations. We find that lattice parameters are in excellent agreement with the previous calculated and experimental values. The vibration spectra are described in detail and the peaks in the Raman and infrared spectra are assigned to different vibration modes. Phonon dispersion curves indicate that the DATB is dynamically stable. According to the vibrational properties, the thermodynamic functions such as enthalpy (H), constant volume heat capacity (CV), Helmholtz free energy (F), Debye temperature (Θ), and entropy (S) are analyzed. No corresponding experimental values have been found so far, and therefore, knowledge of these properties will provide a reference and guidance for the follow-up research.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11574254), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2682019LK07), the fund of the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing in NWPU (Grant No. SKLSP201843), the Doctoral Innovation Fund Program of Southwest Jiaotong University (Grant No. D-CX201735), and the Doctoral Students Top-notch Innovative Talent Cultivation of Southwest Jiaotong University, the 18th Key Laboratory Open Project of Southwest Jiaotong University (Grant No. ZD201918084).

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  1. School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Chengdu, 610031, People’s Republic of China

    Wei-Hong Liu, Han Qin, Cheng-Lu Jiang, Fu-Sheng Liu, Yu-Xing Lei & Qi-Jun Liu

  2. Bond and Band Engineering Group, Sichuan Provincial Key Laboratory (for Universities) of High Pressure Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, People’s Republic of China

    Wei-Hong Liu, Han Qin, Cheng-Lu Jiang, Fu-Sheng Liu & Qi-Jun Liu

  3. Teaching and Research Group of Chemistry, College of Medical Technology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610075, People’s Republic of China

    Wei Zeng

  4. State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, People’s Republic of China

    Bin Tang

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Liu, WH., Zeng, W., Qin, H. et al. First-principle calculations of electronic, vibrational, and thermodynamic properties of 1,3-diamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene. J Mol Model 25, 356 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00894-019-4249-3

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