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arXiv 2009.07488astro-ph.GAastro-ph.SR
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星际复杂多环芳烃的形成:脱氢苯的分子动力学模拟

Formation of interstellar complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Insights from molecular dynamics simulations of dehydrogenated benzene

Meriem Hanine, Zhisen Meng, Shiru Lu, Peng Xie, Sylvain Picaud, Michel Devel, Zhao Wang

摘要:

小的有机分子被认为是复杂的星际多环芳烃(PAH)形成的基础。然而,潜在的化学机制仍然不清楚,特别是关于星际尘埃的作用。利用分子动力学,我们模拟了脱氢苯分子在气相中或在洋葱状碳纳米颗粒(NP)表面的化学反应。该反应导致复杂结构的多环芳烃的形成。所形成的分子的大小被发现大致增加,随着温度的升高到800 K,并与脱氢的水平。形貌分析表明,在高温下形成了含有多达32个碳原子的大环。采用密度泛函理论(DFT)计算方法,研究了反应的基本途径.密度泛函理论的结果定量地证实了反应活性与脱氢水平之间的相关性,以及稳定C-8环的形成。此外,在NP表面上形成的纳米结构指向星际富勒烯和碳洋葱的可能的逐层形成机制。

英文摘要:

Small organic molecules are thought to provide building blocks for the formation of complex interstellar polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). However, the underlying chemical mechanisms remain unclear, particularly concerning the role of interstellar dust. Using molecular dynamics, we simulate the chemical reaction between dehydrogenated benzene molecules in the gas phase or on the surface of an onion-like carbon nanoparticle (NP). The reaction leads to the formation of PAHs of complex structures. The size of the formed molecules is found to roughly increase with increasing temperature up to 800 K, and to be correlated with the level of dehydrogenation. Morphology analysis features the formation of large rings that contain up to 32 carbon atom at high temperature. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are performed to search the fundamental energetic reaction pathways. The DFT results quantitatively confirm the correlation between the reactivity and the dehydrogenation level, and the formation of stable C-8 rings. Moreover, the nanostructures formed on the NP surface point to a possible layer-by-layer formation mechanism for interstellar fullerene and carbon onions.

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