Abstract
The solid phase transition in crystals prepared from molecular energetic materials under extreme conditions is important for understanding the detonation mechanisms. By applying the first principles density functional calculations, a detailed theoretical study of the lattice parameters and molecular structures, equations of state, densities of state for solid nitromethane is reported. By analyzing the pressure dependence of lattice parameters, a sudden change of the lattice parameters occurs between 10-12 GPa, implying that a transition has taken place. It is also found that the maximum dihedral angle of H-C-N-O has increased from 155.3° to 177.5°, indicating that a rotation of the methyl group from a staggered to an eclipsed conformation occurs in the pressure range 11–12 GPa. Before the phase transition, the intramolecular O … H–C interactions are mainly of hydrogen bonds. After the phase transition, the intramolecular and intermolecular O … H interactions are mainly of the hydrogen bonds. Phase transition also affects the reduced ratio of band gap and the density of state near the Fermi level.
Publisher
Acta Physica Sinica, Chinese Physical Society and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy
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