Tonghao Chen , Hao Cui , Min Huang , Xin He , Hang Zhao
{"title":"CuO modified HfS2 as a promising gas sensor for agricultural greenhouses: A first-principles investigation","authors":"Tonghao Chen , Hao Cui , Min Huang , Xin He , Hang Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142355","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142355","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hazardous gases accumulation in greenhouses pose risks to crops and farmers' health, demanding real-time detection. Using DFT, the sensing performance of CuO-HfS<sub>2</sub> for NH<sub>3</sub>, NO, NO<sub>2</sub>, SO<sub>2</sub>, and CO were investigated. CuO modification enhances five target gases sensitivity and induces a shift from physisorption to chemisorption. Adsorption capacity follows NH<sub>3</sub> > CO > NO<sub>2</sub> > NO > SO<sub>2</sub>. At 398 K, CuO-HfS<sub>2</sub> shows excellent selectivity and sensitivity, with NO, NO<sub>2</sub>, and SO<sub>2</sub> achieving recovery times of 4.5 min, 6.0 min, and 0.59 s, respectively. These findings highlight CuO–HfS<sub>2</sub> as a promising candidate for real-time greenhouse gas monitoring.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":273,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Physics Letters","volume":"878 ","pages":"Article 142355"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144890257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Evgeniy N. Chesnokov , Pavel V. Koshlyakov , Vitaly V. Kubarev , Alexey V. Bragin
{"title":"Zeeman effect on ro-vibrational lines of the overtone band 2ν1 of the HCN molecule","authors":"Evgeniy N. Chesnokov , Pavel V. Koshlyakov , Vitaly V. Kubarev , Alexey V. Bragin","doi":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142353","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142353","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rotation of the plane of polarization in a magnetic field was measured on the lines of the P12 <img>P25 and R3 –R20 of the 2ν<sub>1</sub> overtone ro-vibrational band of the HCN molecule. A large difference in the Zeeman splitting for the P and R branches is observed. The effect is due to the asymmetry of the intensity distribution of the <em>M</em>-components of a line split in a magnetic field. For the region <em>J</em> = 12...20 the <em>g</em>-factors of the individual rotational levels of the ground and vibrationally excited states were determined.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":273,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Physics Letters","volume":"878 ","pages":"Article 142353"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144890255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chemical applicability of the hyperbolic Sombor index","authors":"Jayjit Barman, Shibsankar Das","doi":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142340","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142340","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Chemical graph theory offers powerful methods that play a crucial role in drug discovery and design. A new vertex-degree-based topological index, known as the hyperbolic Sombor index, was recently presented by Barman et al. along with a geometric method for its application. This study applies regression models to analyze the hyperbolic Sombor index in 22 benzenoid hydrocarbons. This study investigates the chemical significance of the hyperbolic Sombor index through curvilinear regression with physicochemical properties of benzenoid hydrocarbons. Statistical analysis indicates that the hyperbolic Sombor index is a strong predictor of <span><math><mi>π</mi></math></span>-electron energy, polarizability, molar refractivity and heavy atom count.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":273,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Physics Letters","volume":"878 ","pages":"Article 142340"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144878927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mahmoud A.A. Ibrahim , Aya H.H. Mahmoud , Al-shimaa S.M. Rady , Peter A. Sidhom , Lamiaa A. Mohamed , Shahzeb Khan , Ahmed Rady
{"title":"Unravelling the potential of zinc oxide (Zn12O12) as a drug delivery system for 5-Aminolevulinic acid drug: Insights from DFT calculations","authors":"Mahmoud A.A. Ibrahim , Aya H.H. Mahmoud , Al-shimaa S.M. Rady , Peter A. Sidhom , Lamiaa A. Mohamed , Shahzeb Khan , Ahmed Rady","doi":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142348","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142348","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>5-Aminolevulinic acid (5ALA), an FDA-approved drug, is utilized in photodynamic therapy for cancer treatment; however, low bioavailability and selectivity restrict its efficiency. Nanocarriers have emerged as a promising strategy for targeted drug delivery. Adsorption potential of Zn<sub>12</sub>O<sub>12</sub> nanocarrier toward 5ALA was investigated using DFT. From energetic values, substantial interaction and adsorption energies were unveiled for 5ALA⋯Zn<sub>12</sub>O<sub>12</sub> complex with values up to −48.56 and −39.41 kcal/mol, respectively. Thermodynamic terms Δ<em>H</em> and Δ<em>G</em> (i.e., −36.74 and −21.97 kcal/mol, respectively) indicated exothermic and spontaneous adsorption process. The outcomes supported the potential of Zn<sub>12</sub>O<sub>12</sub> nanocarriers in targeted drug delivery processes, especially for 5ALA drug.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":273,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Physics Letters","volume":"879 ","pages":"Article 142348"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145262795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xin Guan , Zhongxiang Shi , Jing Wang , Kexu Qian , Xiaoxuan Li , Siqi Hao
{"title":"Structural regulation and optical characteristics of Ca8.95Al1-xGdx(PO4)7:0.05Ce3+ phosphor through crystal lattice engineering","authors":"Xin Guan , Zhongxiang Shi , Jing Wang , Kexu Qian , Xiaoxuan Li , Siqi Hao","doi":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142347","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142347","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Utilizing crystal lattice engineering strategies in tandem with high-temperature solid-state reaction, a series of Ce<sup>3+</sup>-doped Ca<sub>8.95</sub>Al<sub>1-<em>x</em></sub>Gd<sub><em>x</em></sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>7</sub>:0.05Ce<sup>3+</sup> blue phosphors were synthesized. This study investigates their structure and luminescent properties. Initially, when the level of Gd<sup>3+</sup> (<em>x</em>) doping ranged from 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4, the dopant ion Ce<sup>3+</sup> was substitutionally incorporated into the matrix of Ca<sub>9</sub>Al (PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>7</sub> lattice. By regulating the concentration of Gd<sup>3+</sup> ions, a controlled distribution of Ce<sup>3+</sup> at various Ca<sup>2+</sup> sites was achieved, which facilitated detailed manipulation of the luminescence color of the phosphor and identified centroid shift as the primary cause for the redshift in emission peaks. Conversely, when 0.6 ≤ <em>x</em> ≤ 1.0, the matrix structure transitioned from a mixed phase to a pure phase of Ca<sub>8.8</sub>Gd<sub>1.2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>6</sub>(OH)<sub>0.8</sub>O<sub>1.2</sub>, resulting in a sharp decrease in luminescence intensity. Finally, blue-light-emitting LED devices and fluorescent anti-counterfeiting patterns were designed and fabricated, showcasing the potential applications of Ca<sub>8.95</sub>Al<sub>0.8</sub>Gd<sub>0.2</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>7</sub>:0.05Ce<sup>3+</sup> phosphor in lighting and fluorescent anti-counterfeiting fields.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":273,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Physics Letters","volume":"878 ","pages":"Article 142347"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144890256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuhao Feng , Chengqian You , Chunyi Zhang , Shuo Zhao , Qiuhong Qu , Pengfei Wang , Mingxia He
{"title":"Determining the geographical origin of Fritillaria by terahertz spectroscopy and machine learning algorithms","authors":"Yuhao Feng , Chengqian You , Chunyi Zhang , Shuo Zhao , Qiuhong Qu , Pengfei Wang , Mingxia He","doi":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142350","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142350","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Fritillaria species have distinct medicinal values with respect to their geographical origins, but it remains a challenge to directly achieve accurate classification due to their similar appearance. Considering the high time consumption and operation complexity of conventional techniques, the combination of terahertz (THz) spectroscopy and machine learning algorithms offers a fast and non-destructive approach. In this work, <em>Fritillaria cirrhosa D. Don</em>, <em>Fritillaria ussuriensis Maxim, Fritillaria pallidiflora Schrenk, and Fritillaria thunbergii Miq</em>, are selected and characterized by THz spectroscopy to obtain their corresponding absorption coefficient. After data preprocessing, principal component analysis (PCA) is applied to reduce the dimensionality of THz data. Machine learning algorithms, including least squares support vector machine (LSSVM), particle swarm optimization support vector machine (PSO-SVM), random forest (RF), and convolutional neural networks (CNN), are used for origin classification, where PSO-SVM model without preprocessing exhibits the advantageous classification performance with overall accuracy of 95.8 %. It also displays favorable reliability by conducting iteration test, achieving highest mean overall accuracy of 95.04 % and smallest standard deviation of 0.74 % respectively. This work reports an effective method for precisely categorizing the geographical origins of Fritillaria, which provides a new perspective for ensuring the pharmaceutical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":273,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Physics Letters","volume":"878 ","pages":"Article 142350"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144878929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis of high-entropy BiFeO3-based particles with enhanced catalytic activity for degradation of Rhodamine B","authors":"Yingtong Pan, Yiwen Tang, Ji-Xuan Liu, Guo-Jun Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142351","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142351","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>High-entropy engineering offers a new paradigm for catalyst design. In this study, a high-entropy BiFeO<sub>3</sub>-based catalyst was synthesized via rare-earth multi-element doping. Entropy engineering enhanced structural stability and oxygen vacancy concentration, which promoted iron redox cycling and the generation of reactive oxygen species, thereby boosting activity in Fenton reactions. The catalyst achieved 96.9 % rhodamine B degradation within 20 min (<em>k</em> = 0.169 min<sup>−1</sup>) under neutral conditions. It retained 93.5 % activity after multiple cycles without ion leaching, demonstrating excellent stability, scalability, and durability. This work confirms the feasibility of high-entropy strategies in developing efficient and sustainable catalysts for water treatment applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":273,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Physics Letters","volume":"878 ","pages":"Article 142351"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144878926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Siyu Zhang , Mingdi Chen , Mengke Xie , Chaofan Sun , Lingling Wang , Xiuhua Zhao
{"title":"Synergistic effect of glabridin and octylmethoxycinnamate as sunscreen agents: A theoretical study","authors":"Siyu Zhang , Mingdi Chen , Mengke Xie , Chaofan Sun , Lingling Wang , Xiuhua Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142352","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142352","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work, the synergistic mechanism of glabridin (Gla) and octylmethoxycinnamate (Oct) as the sunscreen ingredients were explored using the quantum chemistry calculation methods. Two possible binding complexes Gla-Oct Form I and Gla-Oct Form II were constructed based on the electrostatic potential distribution of the monomers. Their frontier molecular orbital energies, absorption spectra, and global reactivity descriptors were analyzed. The results indicate that the absorption spectra of binding complexes cover the UVA and UVB regions. Meaningfully, the two complexes will exhibit stronger molecular activity due to their lower energy gaps and global hardness, and higher global softness values.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":273,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Physics Letters","volume":"878 ","pages":"Article 142352"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144878928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stability, electronic properties and photocatalytic activity of a novel 2D C60-based monolayer with high symmetry","authors":"Xiaoliang Yuan, Yiyi He, Yuhua Yang, Jiling Li","doi":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142341","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cplett.2025.142341","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Following the recent synthesis of a 2D C<sub>60</sub>-based monolayer—a significant addition to the 2D carbon family—we systematically investigate a higher-symmetry structural allotrope with enhanced stability and emergent electronic properties using density functional theory. Formation energies, phonon spectrum and AIMD simulations confirm its structural, kinetic and thermodynamic stability, respectively. It possesses a 1.47 eV indirect bandgap and facilitates effective charge carrier separation. Pronounced broadband absorption across visible and ultraviolet spectra render it a promising candidate for optoelectronic devices or photocatalytic applications. Further explorations about its activity for photocatalytic water splitting supports its utility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":273,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Physics Letters","volume":"878 ","pages":"Article 142341"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144863989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}