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Das S, Nigam S, Sharma P, Majumder C. Evolution of the atomic and electronic structures of CuO clusters: a comprehensive study using the DFT approach. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:11506-11515. [PMID: 38586893 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp06235j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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One of the most fundamental aspects of cluster science is to understand the structural evolution at the atomic scale. In this connection, here we report a comprehensive study of the atomic and electronic structures of (CuO)n clusters for n = 1 to 12 using DFT-based formalisms. Both the plane wave-based pseudo-potential approach and LCAO-MO-based method have been employed to obtain the ground state geometries of neutral, cation and anion copper oxide clusters. The results reveal that neutral copper oxide clusters favor a planar ring structure up to heptamer and from octamer onwards they adopt a three-dimensional motif with (CuO)9 and (CuO)12 forming a barrel-shaped layered structure. Detailed electronic structure analysis reveals that the transition of the atomic structure from 2D to 3D is guided by the energy balance of the Cu-O (d-p) and Cu-Cu (d-d) bonds. The removal of one electron from the cluster (cation) results in slightly stretched bonds while the addition of one electron (anion) showed compression in the overall geometries. The thermodynamic and electronic stability of these clusters has been analyzed by estimating their binding energy, ionization energy and electron affinity as a function of size. Remarkably, among these clusters, the octamer (CuO)8 and dodecamer (CuO)12 show higher binding energy and electron affinity (∼6.5 eV) with lower ionization energy (5.5-6.0 eV). This unique feature of the octamer and dodecamer indicates that they are very promising candidates for both oxidizing and reducing agents in different important chemical reactions.
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- Soumitra Das
- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai, India.
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai, India.
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai, India.
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- Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Mumbai, India.
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Nedylakova M, Medinger J, Mirabello G, Lattuada M. Iron oxide magnetic aggregates: Aspects of synthesis, computational approaches and applications. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 323:103056. [PMID: 38056225 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.103056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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Superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles have been central to numerous investigations in the past few decades for their use in many applications, such as drug delivery, medical diagnostics, magnetic separation, and material science. However, the properties of single magnetic nanoparticles are sometimes not sufficient to accomplish tasks where a strong magnetic response is required. In light of this, aggregated magnetite nanoparticles have been proposed as an alternative advanced material, which may expand and combine some of the advantages of single magnetic nanoparticles, including superparamagnetism, with an enhanced magnetic moment and increased colloidal stability. This review comprehensively discusses the current literature on aggregates made of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles. This review is divided into three sections. First, the current synthetic strategies for magnetite nanoparticle aggregates are discussed, together with the influence of different stabilizers on the primary crystals and the final aggregate size and morphology. The second section is dedicated to computational approaches, such as density functional methods (which permit accurate predictions of electronic and magnetic properties and shed light on the behavior of surfactant molecules on iron oxide surfaces) and molecular dynamics simulations (which provide additional insight into the influence of ligands on the surface chemistry of iron oxide nanocrystals). The last section discusses current and possible future applications of iron oxide magnetic aggregates, including wastewater treatment, water purification, medical applications, and magnetic aggregates for materials displaying structural colors.
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- Miroslava Nedylakova
- Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, Fribourg 1700, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, Fribourg 1700, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, Fribourg 1700, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, Fribourg 1700, Switzerland.
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Gutsev GL, Tibbetts KM, Gutsev LG, Aldoshin SM, Ramachandran BR. Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia on a Fe 16 Nanocluster: A Computational Study of Catalysis. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:9052-9068. [PMID: 37856324 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c05426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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The sequence of elementary steps leading to reductive ammonia formation from N2 and H2 catalyzed by a Fe16 cluster is studied using generalized gradient approximation density functional theory and an all-electron basis set of triple-ζ quality. The computational methods are validated by comparison to experimental data such as binding energies where possible. First, the associative and dissociative attachment of N2 to Fe16 is considered, followed by exploration of the pathways leading to distal (Fe16-N-NH2) and enzymatic (NFe16-NH2) formation of an amino group. Next, the pathways leading to NH3 formation in both distal and enzymatic cases are examined. Two mechanisms for NH3 detachment have been discovered. An interesting peculiarity of the pathways is that they often proceed with total spin fluctuations, which are related to the rupture and formation of bonds on the surface of the catalyst over the course of the reactions. The reaction Fe16 + N2 + 2H2 → Fe16NH + NH3 is found to be exothermic by 1.02 eV (93.8 kJ/mol).
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- Gennady L Gutsev
- Department of Physics, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida 32307, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, United States
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- Federal Research Center of Problems of Chemical Physics and Medicinal Chemistry RAS, Semenov prospect 1, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia
- Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71272, United States
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- Federal Research Center of Problems of Chemical Physics and Medicinal Chemistry RAS, Semenov prospect 1, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia
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- Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71272, United States
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Geng L, Yu X, Luo Z. A stable and strongly ferromagnetic Fe 17O 10- cluster with an accordion-like structure. Commun Chem 2023; 6:149. [PMID: 37443354 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-00952-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Isolated clusters are ideal systems for tailoring molecule-based magnets and investigating the evolution of magnetic order from microscopic to macroscopic regime. We have prepared pure Fen- (n = 7-31) clusters and observed their gas-collisional reactions with oxygen in a flow tube reactor. Interestingly, only the larger Fen- (n ≥ 15) clusters support the observation of O2-intake, while the smaller clusters Fen- (n = 7-14) are nearly nonreactive. What is more interesting is that Fe17O10- shows up with prominent abundance in the mass spectra indicative of its distinct inertness. In combination with DFT calculations, we unveil the stability of Fe17O10- within an interesting acordion-like structure and elucidate the spin accommodation in such a strongly ferromagnetic iron cluster oxide.
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- Lijun Geng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemical & Environment Sciences, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, 723000, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
- School of Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P.R. China.
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Bozhenko KV, Utenyshev AN, Gutsev LG, Aldoshin SM, Gutsev GL. Spin-Dependent Interactions of Fe2On Clusters with H2 and O2 Molecules. RUSS J INORG CHEM+ 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s0036023622601751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Xi SG, Hu YF, Li QY, Yuan YQ, Zhang XC, Jiang HM, Li M, Lin W. Studies on the structural and electronic characteristics of alkaline-earth metal Mgn+1 and BaMgn (n = 2–10) clusters and their anions. Theor Chem Acc 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-022-02928-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Gutsev GL, Tibbetts KM, Gutsev LG, Aldoshin SM, Ramachandran BR. Mechanisms of complete dissociation of CO2 on iron clusters. Chemphyschem 2022; 23:e202200277. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Virginia Commonwealth University College of Humanities and Sciences Chemistry 1001 W. Main St 23284 Richmond UNITED STATES
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- Louisiana Technical University: Louisiana Tech University Institute for Micromanufacturing 71272 Ruston UNITED STATES
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics Quantum Chemistry 1 Acad. Semenov av 142432 Chernogolovka RUSSIAN FEDERATION
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Gao Y, Dong L, Huang L, Huang Z, Li F, Zhang H, Zhang S. A First-Principles Study on the Hydration Behavior of (MgO)n Clusters and the Effect Mechanism of Anti-Hydration Agents. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15103521. [PMID: 35629547 PMCID: PMC9146619 DOI: 10.3390/ma15103521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Magnesia-based refractory is widely used in high-temperature industries; its easy hydration is, however, a key concern in refractory processing. Understanding the hydration mechanism of MgO will help in solving its hydration problem. Herein, the hydration behavior of (MgO)n (n = 1–6) at the molecular level and the effect mechanisms of several anti-hydration agents on the hydration of (MgO)4 were investigated with first-principles calculations. The results indicated that the following: (1) The smaller the (MgO)n cluster size, the more favorable the hydration of MgO and the tendency to convert into Mg(OH)2 crystal; (2) Anti-hydration agents can coordinate with the unsaturated Mg atom of (MgO)4 to form a bond, increasing the coordination number of Mg, thus reducing its activity when reacting with H2O; (3) The greater the number of −COOH groups and the longer the chain length in the anti-hydration agents, the better its effect of inhibiting the hydration of MgO. These findings could enhance the understanding of the mechanism of hydration of MgO and provide theoretical guidance for the design of novel anti-hydration agents.
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- Yu Gao
- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China; (Y.G.); (L.D.); (Z.H.); (F.L.)
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China; (Y.G.); (L.D.); (Z.H.); (F.L.)
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China; (Y.G.); (L.D.); (Z.H.); (F.L.)
- Correspondence: (L.H.); (H.Z.)
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China; (Y.G.); (L.D.); (Z.H.); (F.L.)
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China; (Y.G.); (L.D.); (Z.H.); (F.L.)
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- The State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China; (Y.G.); (L.D.); (Z.H.); (F.L.)
- Correspondence: (L.H.); (H.Z.)
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- College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK;
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Tan LP, Die D, Zheng BX. Growth mechanism, electronic properties and spectra of aluminum clusters. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 267:120545. [PMID: 34739894 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2021.120545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Density functional theory (DFT) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) have been applied to study the growth behavior, electronic properties and spectra of neutral, anionic and cationic aluminum clusters with 3-20 atoms. Many isomers have been obtained through a comprehensive structural search. The results indicate that the ground state structures of neutral and anionic aluminum clusters follow an identical periodic growth law. When the number of atoms is 6-11 and 13-18, Al atoms in these clusters grow around an octahedral cluster nucleus and an icosahedral cluster nucleus, respectively. For Aln+ (n ≤ 14 and n ≠ 7) clusters, the most stable structure is different from that of Aln or Aln-clusters. When n > 14, the ground state structure of Aln+ clusters is similar to that of Aln or Aln-clusters. The electronic properties of aluminum clusters have been analyzed by the averaged binding energy, second-order difference of energy, energy gap and dissociation energy. It is found that the Al7+ and Al13- clusters have very high stability and a large energy gap and can be regarded as two superatoms. The aluminum cluster with 18 or 40 valence electrons are the least likely to lose an electron. The dissociation behavior of Aln+ clusters caused by collision is reasonably explained by means of the dissociation energy. The optical absorption spectra of neutral aluminum clusters have been simulated by using the time-dependent density functional theory. The ground states of anionic aluminum clusters have been determined by comparing theoretical photoelectron spectra (PES) with experimental findings. Infrared and Raman spectra of cationic aluminum clusters have been forecasted and can assist in identifying the most stable structure in future experiments.
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- Li-Ping Tan
- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China.
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu 610039, China
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Structures, electronic and magnetic properties of the FemOn@Cx (m = 1–3, n = 1–4, x = 50, 60) clusters. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-021-04578-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Rasheed T, Siddiqui SA, Kargeti A, Shukla DV, Singh V, Pandey AK. Exploration of superhalogen nature of Pt(CN)n complexes (n = 1–6) and their abilities to form supersalts and superacids: a DFT–D3 study. Struct Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11224-021-01786-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Jin S, Sun W, Chen B, Kuang X, Lu H, Lu C. Insights into the Structures and Bonding of Medium-Sized Cerium-Doped Boron Clusters. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:4126-4132. [PMID: 33961432 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c02148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Since the discovery of metal-doped boron clusters attracted great significance to create a new class of materials, research interests have been directed to chemical bonding and structural evolution of lanthanide boride clusters. Here, we perform an extensive ground-state structure search for the CeBn and CeBn- clusters in the size range from 9 to 18 using the Crystal structure AnaLYsis by Particle Swarm Optimization method and density functional theory optimization. It is found that the ground-state structures in both neutral and anionic series possess half-sandwich geometry. The host boron moiety in neutral series has a tendency to form borophene-like geometry. The pentagonal and hexagonal holes are more common in the larger anionic CeBn- series. The theoretical photoelectron spectroscopy has been simulated by applying time-dependent density functional theory calculations. The neutral CeB14 cluster is identified as a magic cluster on the basis of its robust relative stability with respect to its neighbors. Electronic structure and chemical bonding analyses reveal that the CeB14 cluster possesses a large HOMO-LUMO gap and enhanced stability with strong delocalized π and δ bonding via interactions between the Ce 5d- and B 2p-AOs.
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- Siyu Jin
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, P.O. Box 9-35, Jiangyou 621908, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China
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Decrypting the Structural, Electronic and Spectroscopic Properties of GeMgn+(n = 2–12) Clusters: A DFT Study. J CLUST SCI 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-021-02039-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Chen B, Gutsev GL, Sun W, Kuang X, Lu C, Gutsev LG, Aldoshin SM, Ramachandran BR. Dissociation of dinitrogen on iron clusters: a detailed study of the Fe 16 + N 2 case. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:2166-2178. [PMID: 33438692 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05427e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The coalescence of two Fe8N as well as the structure of the Fe16N2 cluster were studied using density functional theory with the generalized gradient approximation and a basis set of triple-zeta quality. It was found that the coalescence may proceed without an energy barrier and that the geometrical structures of the resulting clusters depend strongly on the mutual orientations of the initial moieties. The dissociation of N2 is energetically favorable on Fe16, and the nitrogen atoms share the same Fe atom in the lowest energy state of the Fe16N2 species. The attachment of two nitrogen atoms leads to a decrease in the total spin magnetic moment of the ground-state Fe16 host by 6 μB due to the peculiarities of chemical bonding in the magnetic clusters. In order to gain insight into the dependence of properties on charge and to estimate the bonding energies of both N atoms, we performed optimizations of Fe16N and the singly charged ions of both Fe16N2 and Fe16N. It was found that the electronic properties of the Fe16N2 cluster, such as electron affinity and ionization energy, do not appreciably depend on the attachment of nitrogen atoms but that the average binding energy per atom changes significantly. The lowering in total energy due to the attachment of two N atoms was found to be nearly independent of charge. The IR and Raman spectra were simulated for Fe16N2 and its ions, and it was found that the positions of the most intense peaks in the IR spectra strongly depend on charge and therefore present fingerprints of the charged states. The chemical bonding in the ground-state Fe16N20,±1 species was described in terms of the localized molecular orbitals.
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- Bole Chen
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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Aguilera-Del-Toro RH, Aguilera-Granja F, Torres MB, Vega A. Relation between structural patterns and magnetism in small iron oxide clusters: reentrance of the magnetic moment at high oxidation ratios. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:246-272. [PMID: 33325468 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp03795h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Due to quantum confinement effects, the understanding of iron oxide nanoparticles is a challenge that opens the possibility of designing nanomaterials with new capacities. In this work, we report a theoretical density functional theory study of the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of neutral and charged iron oxide clusters FenOm0/± (n = 1-6), with m values until oxygen saturation is achieved. We determine the putative ground state configuration and low-energy structural and spin isomers. Based on the total energy differences between the obtained global minimum structure of the parent clusters and their possible fragments, we explore the fragmentation channels for cationic oxides, comparing with experiments. Our results provide fundamental insight on how the structural pattern develops upon oxidation and its connection with the magnetic couplings and net total moment. Upon addition of oxygen, electronic charge transfer from iron to oxygen is found which weakens the iron-iron bond and consequently the direct exchange coupling in Fe. The binding energy increases as the oxygen ratio increases, rising faster at low oxidation rates. When molecular oxygen adsorption starts to take place, the binding energy increases more slowly. The oxygen environment is a crucial factor related to the stabilities and to the magnetic character of iron oxides. We identified certain iron oxide clusters of special relevance in the context of magnetism due to their high stability, expected abundance and parallel magnetic couplings that cause large total magnetic moments even at high oxidation ratios.
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- R H Aguilera-Del-Toro
- Departamento de Física Teórica, Atómica y Óptica, Universidad de Valladolid, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain
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Liu H, Cao H, Cui X, Duan H, Jing Q, Wang Q. The geometry, electronic and magnetic properties of VLi n ( n = 2–13) clusters using the first-principles and PSO method. Mol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2020.1791990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Haitao Liu
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Shihezi University, Shihezi, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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Garcia JM, Shaffer RE, Sayres SG. Ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy of neutral Fe nO m clusters ( n, m < 16). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:24624-24632. [PMID: 33095221 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp03889j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Neutral iron oxide clusters (FenOm, n, m ≤ 16) are produced in a laser vaporization source using O2 gas seeded in He. The neutral clusters are ionized with a sequence of femtosecond laser pulses and detected using time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Small clusters are confirmed to be most prominent in the stoichiometric (n = m) distribution, with m = n + 1 clusters observed above n = 4. Pump-probe spectroscopy is employed to study the dynamics of an electron transfer from an oxygen orbital to an iron nonbonding orbital of iron oxide clusters that is driven by absorption of a 400 nm photon. A bifurcation of the initial wavepacket occurs, where a femtosecond component is attributed to electron relaxation assisted through internuclear vibrational relaxation and high density of states, and a slow relaxation shows the formation of a bound excited state. The lifetime and relative ratio of the two pathways depend on both the cluster size and iron oxidation state. The femtosecond lifetime decreases with increased cluster size until a saturation timescale is achieved at n > 5. The relative population of the long-lived excited state decreases with cluster size and suggests that the excited electron remains on the Fe atom for >20 ps.
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- Jacob M Garcia
- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA. and Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA. and Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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- School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA. and Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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Reddy IR, Tarafder K. Theoretical Investigations of Electronic Structure and Magnetic and Optical Properties of Transition-Metal Dinuclear Molecules. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:24520-24525. [PMID: 33015469 PMCID: PMC7528315 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c02992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this work, we have reported the electronic structure, spin state, and optical properties of a new class of transition-metal (TM) dinuclear molecules (TM = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni). The stability of these molecules has been analyzed from the vibration spectra obtained by using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The ground-state spin configuration of the tetra-coordinated TM atom in each molecule has been predicted from the relative total energy differences in different spin states of the molecule. The DFT + U method has been used to investigate the precise ground-state spin configuration of each molecule. We further performed time-dependent DFT calculations to study the optical properties of these molecules. The planar geometric structure remains intact in most of the cases; hence, these molecules are expected to be well adsorbed and self-assembled on metal substrates. In addition, the optical characterization of these molecules indicates that the absorption spectra have a large peak in the blue-light wavelength range; therefore, it could be suitable for advanced optoelectronic device applications. Our work promotes further computational and experimental studies on TM dinuclear molecules in the field of molecular spintronics and optoelectronics.
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Zeng L, Deng PJ, Bi J, Zhu BC. Searching new structures of beryllium-doped in small-sized magnesium clusters: Be 2 Mg n Q (Q = 0, -1; n = 1-11) clusters DFT study. J Comput Chem 2020; 41:1885-1897. [PMID: 32510641 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Using CALYPSO method to search new structures of neutral and anionic beryllium-doped magnesium clusters followed by density functional theory (DFT) calculations, an extensive study of the structures, electronic and spectral properties of Be2 Mgn Q (Q = 0, -1; n = 2-11) clusters is performed. Based on the structural optimization, it is found that the Be2 Mgn Q (Q = 0, -1) clusters are shown by tetrahedral-based geometries at n = 2-6 and tower-like-based geometries at n = 7-11. The calculations of stability indicate that Be2 Mg5 Q=0 , Be2 Mg5 Q=-1 , and Be2 Mg8 Q=-1 clusters are "magic" clusters with high stability. The NCP shows that the charges are transferred from Mg atoms to Be atoms. The s- and p-orbitals interactions of Mg and Be atoms are main responsible for their NEC. In particular, chemical bond analysis including molecular orbitals (MOs) and chemical bonding composition for magic clusters to further study their stability. The results confirmed that the high stability of these clusters is due to the interactions between the Be atom and the Mg5 or Mg8 host. Finally, theoretical calculations of infrared and Raman spectra of the ground state of Be2 Mgn Q (Q = 0, -1; n = 1-11) clusters were performed, which will be absolutely useful for future experiments to identify these clusters.
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- Lu Zeng
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Public Health and Management, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, China
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- School of Public Health and Management, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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Fernandes GFS, Machado FBC, Ferrão LFA. Identification of Magic Numbers in Homonuclear Clusters: The ε 3 Stability Ranking Function. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:454-463. [PMID: 31851825 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b11264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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With the rise of cluster-assembled materials, an index that is able to rank and identify stable clusters or molecules is of great interest in materials sciences and engineering. In the present work, we applied a stability ranking function (ε3) in nanoclusters formed by simple metals (Na, Mg), main group elements (Al), or transition metals (Ti, Cu). The ε3 function parameters are molecular properties derived from the wave function. These parameters can be divided into kinetic and thermodynamic descriptors, in which the kinetic descriptors are the ionization potential and electronic excitation energy, while the atomization free Gibbs energy is the thermodynamic one. This simple ε3 function was able to identify the possible magic numbers of the studied clusters across the periodic table in a good agreement with previous experimental and theoretical works.
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- Gabriel F S Fernandes
- Departamento de Química , Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica , São José dos Campos , SP 12228-900 , Brasil
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- Departamento de Química , Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica , São José dos Campos , SP 12228-900 , Brasil
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- Departamento de Química , Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica , São José dos Campos , SP 12228-900 , Brasil
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Jin S, Chen B, Kuang X, Lu C, Gutsev GL. Structural evolution and electronic properties of medium-sized boron clusters doped with scandium. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2019; 31:485302. [PMID: 31412328 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab3b2b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Doping of boron-based materials with transition metal atoms allows one to tune or modify the properties and structure of the materials. In this work, an extensive search for the global minima on potential energy surfaces of ScB n and ScB[Formula: see text] clusters has been performed using the CALYPSO method. The structural evolution of scandium doped boron clusters of this range is found to proceed in three steps; namely, the formation of half-sandwich type structures is followed by the formation of drum-like structures with the Sc atom located at the center and terminates with the cage-like structures. It is also found that highly symmetrical geometric structures are more common for the smaller size range of [Formula: see text]. The neutral ScB13 cluster is identified as magic on the basis of an analysis of relative stabilities in the ScB n series. Our analysis of chemical bonding has shown that the stability of this cluster is mainly due to the formation of several delocalized [Formula: see text]-bonding molecular orbitals composed of Sc 3d and B 2s atomic orbitals. These bonds appear to be responsible for the enhanced stability of ScB13 with respect to other Sc-doped boron clusters.
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- Siyu Jin
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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Zhu BC, Deng PJ, Zeng L. Systematic Theoretical Study on Structural, Stability, Electronic, and Spectral Properties of Si 2 Mg n Q ( Q = 0, ±1; n = 1-11) Clusters of Silicon-Magnesium Sensor Material. Front Chem 2019; 7:771. [PMID: 31781548 PMCID: PMC6861164 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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By using CALYPSO searching method and Density Functional Theory (DFT) method at the B3LYP/6-311G (d) level of cluster method, a systematic study of the structures, stabilities, electronic and spectral properties of Si2MgnQ (n = 1–11; Q = 0, ±1) clusters of silicon-magnesium sensor material, is performed. According to the calculations, it was found that when n > 4, most stable isomers in Si2MgnQ (n = 1–11; Q = 0, ±1) clusters of silicon-magnesium sensor material are three-dimensional structures. Interestingly, although large size Si2MgnQ clusters show cage-like structures, silicon atoms are not in the center of the cage, but tend to the edge. The Si2Mg1,5,6,8-1 and Si2Mg13,4,7,9,10+1 clusters obviously differ to their corresponding neutral structures, which are in good agreement with the calculated values of VIP, AIP, VEA, and AEA. |VIP-VEA| values reveal that the hardness of Si2Mgn clusters decreases with the increase of magnesium atoms. The relative stabilities of neutral and charged Si2MgnQ (n = 1–11; Q = 0, ±1) clusters of silicon-magnesium sensor material is analyzed by calculating the average binding energy, fragmentation energy, second-order energy difference and HOMO-LUMO gaps. The results reveal that the Si2Mg30, Si2Mg3-1, and Si2Mg3+1clusters have stronger stabilities than others. NCP and NEC analysis results show that the charges in Si2MgnQ (n = 1–11; Q = 0, ±1) clusters of silicon-magnesium sensor material transfer from Mg atoms to Si atoms except for Si2Mg1+1, and strong sp hybridizations are presented in Si atoms of Si2MgnQ clusters. Finally, the infrared (IR) and Raman spectra of all ground state of Si2MgnQ (n = 1–11; Q = 0, ±1) clusters of silicon magnesium sensor material are also discussed.
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- Ben-Chao Zhu
- School of Public Health and Management, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.,Center for Environment and Health in Water Source Area of South-to-North Water Diversion, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- School of Public Health and Management, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China.,Center for Environment and Health in Water Source Area of South-to-North Water Diversion, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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Structural and Electronic Properties of Small Stoichiometric (Li2O2)n Clusters and Relevance to Li–O2 Batteries. J CLUST SCI 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-019-01736-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Rana M, Chowdhury P. Studies on Size Dependent Structures and Optical Properties of CdSeS Clusters. J CLUST SCI 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-019-01719-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Fu YC, Die D, Chen L, Zhu B, Yin HL. The structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Ag 4M and Ag 4MCO (M = Sc–Zn) clusters. Mol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2019.1622051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Yao-Chun Fu
- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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Theoretical Study on the Growth Behavior and Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Lanthanum-Doped Silicon Clusters LaSi
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(n = 6–20). J CLUST SCI 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-019-01541-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Daud MN. Structural, electronic and magnetic properties of stoichiometric cobalt oxide clusters (CoO)nq (n=3−10,q=0,+1): A modified basin-hopping Monte Carlo algorithm with spin-polarized DFT. JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL & COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY 2019. [DOI: 10.1142/s0219633619500032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The structural, electronic and magnetic properties of the neutral and cationic cobalt oxide clusters (CoO)[Formula: see text] ([Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]) have been studied using a modified basin-hopping Monte Carlo (BHMC) algorithm refined by spin-polarized DFT. A systematic search of global minimum structures predicts new global minima of (CoO)[Formula: see text] and reproduced other minima that are in excellent agreement with previous works. For most low-spin and high-spin states, the structural transition from planar-like to compact structure occurs at (CoO)[Formula: see text], which is in contrast with the general notion that the structural changes at (CoO)[Formula: see text]. Supported by the results of the binding energy, second-order total energy difference, chemical hardness, chemical potential and HOMO-LUMO gap confirms the stability of (CoO)4. Results of the spin magnetic moments for the global minima show that (CoO)4 and (CoO)8 spin configurations exhibit a fully antiferromagnetic (AFM) ordering, while (CoO)9 spin displays the highest ferromagnetic (FM) ordering. Interestingly, elongation of Co–Co bond in (CoO)4 causes O being polarized by the neighboring Co atoms that accordingly follows the Goodenough-Kanamori-Anderson rule of FM super-exchange coupling for the Co-O-Co structural rearrangement to 90∘ ([Formula: see text] structure) in order to accommodate the spin magnetic ordering changes. This rearrangement is a result of the valence band being shifted away from the Fermi level to lower energy causing high population of the spin-up density of state and leading to the asymmetrical polarization of the whole (CoO)4 structure. As far as the dissociation energy surfaces are concerned, the first ever such surfaces are constructed corresponding to [Formula: see text], which identify a complete dissociation pathway linking the cationic and neutral clusters and finally confirm (CoO)[Formula: see text] as the most stable cluster compared to the rest.
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- Mohammad Noh Daud
- Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Gutsev GL, Bozhenko KV, Gutsev LG, Utenyshev AN, Aldoshin SM. Hydrogenation of 3d-metal oxide clusters: Effects on the structure and magnetic properties. J Comput Chem 2019; 40:562-571. [PMID: 30549078 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.25739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The geometrical structures and properties of the M8 O12 , M8 O12 H8 , and M8 O12 H12 clusters are explored using density functional theory with the generalized gradient approximation for all 3d-metals M from Sc to Zn. It is found that the geometries and total spin magnetic moments of the clusters depended strongly on the 3d-atom type and the hydrogenation extent. More than the half of all of the 30 clusters had singlet lowest total energy states, which could be described as either nonmagnetic or antiferromagnetic. Hydrogenation increases the total spin magnetic moments of the M8 O12 H12 clusters when MMnNi, which become larger by four Bohr magneton than those of the corresponding unary clusters M8 . Hydrogenation substantially affects such properties as polarizability, forbidden band gaps, and dipole moments. Collective superexchange where the local total spin magnetic moments of two atom squads are coupled antiparallel was observed in antiferromagnetic singlet states of Fe8 O12 H8 and Co8 O12 H8 , whereas the lowest total energy states of their neighbors Mn8 O12 H8 and Ni8 O12 H8 are ferrimagnetic and ferromagnetic, respectively. Hydrogenation leads to a decrease in the average binding energy per atom when moving across the 3d-metal atom series. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- G L Gutsev
- Department of Physics, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida, 32307
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka 142432, Moscow Region, Russia.,Рeoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Moscow 117198, Russian Federation
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- Department of Physics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, 23284
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka 142432, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka 142432, Moscow Region, Russia
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Fernandes GFS, Pinheiro Júnior M, Machado FBC, Ferrão LFA. Stability and Reactivity of Silicon Magic Numbers Doped with Aluminum and Phosphorus Atoms. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:247-256. [PMID: 30514087 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b10214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The progressive scaling down of the silicon-based electronics has allowed to develop devices at nanometer scale, requiring new engineering techniques guided by fundamental chemical and physical concepts. Particularly, the nanostructured cluster systems are promising materials since their physical-chemical properties are sensitive to its shape, size, and chemical components, such that completely different materials can be produced by the simple addition or removal of a single atom. These size-tunable properties can open a new area in materials science and engineering. In the present work, quantum chemical methods were used to study the chemical substitution effects caused by subvalent (aluminum) and supervalent (phosphorus) atoms in the physical-chemical properties of some small silicon clusters, which demonstrate high stability, called magic numbers. The changes in the electronic structure and chemical acceptance to the dopants were evaluated with respect to ionization potential, electronic excitation energy, stability, and reactivity parameters. Taken together, these results enable to identify the most stable silicon-doped clusters. Regarding electrophilic reactions, Si10P is the most favorable system, while for nucleophilic reactions, none of the doped clusters resulted in higher stability.
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- Gabriel F S Fernandes
- Departamento de Química , Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica , São José dos Campos , SP 12228-900 , Brasil
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- Departamento de Química , Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica , São José dos Campos , SP 12228-900 , Brasil
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- Departamento de Química , Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica , São José dos Campos , SP 12228-900 , Brasil
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- Departamento de Química , Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica , São José dos Campos , SP 12228-900 , Brasil
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Li Z, Zhao Z. The reaction mechanism of a M (M = Mn, Fe, Co and Ni) atom inserted into a Fe8O12 cage. RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11164-018-3646-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Soleimani‐Amiri S, Koohi M, Azizi Z. Characterization of nonsegregated C
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Si
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heterofullerenic isomers using density functional theory method. J CHIN CHEM SOC-TAIP 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/jccs.201800163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Young Researchers and Elites Club, North Tehran BranchIslamic Azad University Tehran Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Karaj BranchIslamic Azad University Karaj Iran
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Sures D, Segado M, Bo C, Nyman M. Alkali-Driven Disassembly and Reassembly of Molecular Niobium Oxide in Water. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:10803-10813. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b05015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Dylan Sures
- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-4003, United States
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- Institut Catalá dInvestigació Química (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Paísos Catalans, 17, Tarragona, 43007, Spain
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- Institut Catalá dInvestigació Química (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Av. Paísos Catalans, 17, Tarragona, 43007, Spain
- Departament de Química Física i Inorgánica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, 43003, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-4003, United States
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Gutsev LG, Gutsev GL, Jena P. Collective Superexchange and Exchange Coupling Constants in the Hydrogenated Iron Oxide Particle Fe 8O 12H 8. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:5043-5049. [PMID: 29746132 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b03034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Motivated by the fact that Fe2O3 nanoparticles are used in the treatment of cancer, we have examined the role of ligands on the magnetic properties of these particles by focusing on (Fe2O3)4 as a prototype system with H as ligands. Using the Broken-Symmetry Density Functional Theory, we observed a strong collective superexchange in the hydrogenated Fe8O12H8 cluster. The average antiferromagnetic exchange coupling constant between the four iron-iron oxo-bridged pairs was found to be -178 cm-1, whereas coupling constants between hydroxo-bridged pairs were much smaller. We found that despite the apparent symmetry of the iron atom framework, it is not reasonable to assume this symmetry when fitting the exchange coupling constants. We also analyzed the geometrical and magnetic properties of Fe8O12H n for n = 0-12 and found that hydrogenating oxo-bridges would generally inhibit the Fe-O-Fe antiferromagnetic superexchange interactions. Antiferromagnetic lowest total energy states become favorable only when specific distributions of hydrogen atoms are realized. The (HO)4-Fe4(all spin-up)-O4-Fe4(all spin-down)-(OH)4 configuration in Fe8O12H8 presents such an example. This symmetric configuration can be considered a superdiatomic system.
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- L G Gutsev
- Department of Physics , Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond , Virginia 23284 , United States
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- Department of Physics , Florida A&M University , Tallahassee , Florida 32307 , United States
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- Department of Physics , Virginia Commonwealth University , Richmond , Virginia 23284 , United States
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Gutsev GL, Bozhenko KV, Gutsev LG, Utenyshev AN, Aldoshin SM. Dependence of Properties and Exchange Coupling Constants on the Charge in the Mn2On and Fe2On Series. J Phys Chem A 2018; 122:5644-5655. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b03496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- G. L. Gutsev
- Department of Physics, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida 32307, United States
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka 142432, Moscow Region, Russia
- Department of Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow 117198, Russia
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- Department of Physics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, United States
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka 142432, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka 142432, Moscow Region, Russia
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Gutsev GL, Belay KG, Gutsev LG, Ramachandran BR, Jena P. Effect of hydrogenation on the structure and magnetic properties of an iron oxide cluster. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:4546-4553. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp08224j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hydrogenation of an iron oxide particle influences the geometrical topology and total magnetic moment and invokes different superexchange mechanisms.
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- G. L. Gutsev
- Department of Physics
- Florida A&M University
- Tallahassee
- USA
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- Department of Physics
- Florida A&M University
- Tallahassee
- USA
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- Department of Physics
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Richmond
- USA
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- Department of Physics
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Richmond
- USA
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Xiong R, Die D, Xiao L, Xu YG, Shen XY. Probing the Structural, Electronic, and Magnetic Properties of Ag n V (n = 1-12) Clusters. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2017; 12:625. [PMID: 29247393 PMCID: PMC5732125 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-017-2394-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of Ag n V (n = 1-12) clusters have been studied using density functional theory and CALYPSO structure searching method. Geometry optimizations manifest that a vanadium atom in low-energy AgnV clusters favors the most highly coordinated location. The substitution of one V atom for an Ag atom in Ag n + 1 (n ≥ 5) cluster modifies the lowest energy structure of the host cluster. The infrared spectra, Raman spectra, and photoelectron spectra of Ag n V (n = 1-12) clusters are simulated and can be used to determine the most stable structure in the future. The relative stability, dissociation channel, and chemical activity of the ground states are analyzed through atomic averaged binding energy, dissociation energy, and energy gap. It is found that V atom can improve the stability of the host cluster, Ag2 excepted. The most possible dissociation channels are Ag n V = Ag + Ag n - 1V for n = 1 and 4-12 and Ag n V = Ag2 + Ag n - 2V for n = 2 and 3. The energy gap of Ag n V cluster with odd n is much smaller than that of Ag n + 1 cluster. Analyses of magnetic property indicate that the total magnetic moment of Ag n V cluster mostly comes from V atom and varies from 1 to 5 μ B. The charge transfer between V and Ag atoms should be responsible for the change of magnetic moment.
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- Ran Xiong
- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039 China
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039 China
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039 China
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039 China
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- School of Science, Xihua University, Chengdu, 610039 China
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Gutsev GL, Belay KG, Gutsev LG, Ramachandran BR. Structure and properties of iron oxide clusters: From Fe
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24. J Comput Chem 2016; 37:2527-36. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.24478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Department of PhysicsFlorida A&M UniversityTallahassee Florida32307
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryFlorida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida32306
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- College of Engineering & Science, Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston Louisiana71272
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Li CG, Sun HJ, Ren BZ, Tang YN, Ju M. Systematic theoretical investigation of structure and electronic properties of pure copper and lithium doped copper clusters. Mol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2016.1143125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Cheng-Gang Li
- School of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Quantum Materials Research Center, Zhengzhou Normal University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Environmental and Catalytic Engineering, Zhengzhou Normal University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Energy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Quantum Materials Research Center, Zhengzhou Normal University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Gutsev GL, Belay KG, Bozhenko KV, Gutsev LG, Ramachandran BR. A comparative study of small 3d-metal oxide (FeO)n, (CoO)n, and (NiO)n clusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:27858-27867. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp03241a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Geometrical and electronic structures of the 3d-metal oxide clusters (FeO)n, (CoO)n, and (NiO)n are computed using density functional theory with the generalized gradient approximation in the range of 1 ≤ n ≤ 10.
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- G. L. Gutsev
- Department of Physics
- Florida A&M University
- Tallahassee
- USA
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- Department of Physics
- Florida A&M University
- Tallahassee
- USA
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- Chernogolovka 142432
- Russia
- Department of Physical and Colloid Chemistry
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Florida State University
- Tallahassee
- USA
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Wu JH, Liu CX, Wang P, Zhang S, Yang G, Lu C. Structures, Stabilities, and Electronic Properties of Small-Sized Zr2Si
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(n=1–11) Clusters: A Density Functional Study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1515/zna-2015-0261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Ab initio methods based on density functional theory at B3LYP level have been applied in investigating the equilibrium geometries, growth patterns, relative stabilities, and electronic properties of Zr2-doped Si
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clusters. The optimisation results shown that the lowest-energy configurations for Zr2Si
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clusters do not keep the corresponding silicon framework unchanged, which reflects that the doped Zr atoms dramatically affect the most stable structures of the Si
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clusters. By analysing the relative stabilities, it is found that the doping of zirconium atoms reduces the chemical stabilities of silicon host. The Zr2Si4 and Zr2Si7 clusters are the magic numbers. The natural population and natural electronic configuration analyses indicated that the Zr atoms possess positive charge for n=1–6 and negative charge for n=7–11. In addition, the chemical hardness, chemical potential, infrared, and Raman spectra are also discussed.
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- Jing-He Wu
- Henan Institute of Education, Department of Physics, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Henan Institute of Education, Department of Physics, Zhengzhou 450046, China
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- Department of Physics, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- Department of Physics, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- Department of Physics and Electrical Engineering, Anyang Normal University, Anyang 455000, China
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- Department of Physics, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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Lv J, Wang Y, Zhang L, Lin H, Zhao J, Ma Y. Stabilization of fullerene-like boron cages by transition metal encapsulation. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:10482-10489. [PMID: 26007319 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr01659b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The stabilization of fullerene-like boron (B) cages in the free-standing form has been long sought after and a challenging problem. Studies that have been carried out for more than a decade have confirmed that the planar or quasi-planar polymorphs are energetically favored ground states over a wide range of small and medium-sized B clusters. Recently, the breakthroughs represented by Nat. Chem., 2014, 6, 727 established that the transition from planar/quasi-planar to cage-like Bn clusters occurs around n = ∼38-40, paving the way for understanding the intriguing chemistry of B-fullerene. We herein demonstrate that the transition demarcation, n, can be significantly reduced with the help of transition metal encapsulation. We explore via extensive first-principles swarm-intelligence based structure searches the free energy landscapes of B24 clusters doped by a series of transition metals and find that the low-lying energy regime is generally dominated by cage-like isomers. This is in sharp contrast to that of bare B24 clusters, where the quasi-planar and rather irregular polyhedrons are prevalent. Most strikingly, a highly symmetric B cage with D3h symmetry is discovered in the case of Mo or W encapsulation. The endohedral D3h cages exhibit robust thermodynamic, dynamic and chemical stabilities, which can be rationalized in terms of their unique electronic structure of an 18-electron closed-shell configuration. Our results indicate that transition metal encapsulation is a feasible route for stabilizing medium-sized B cages, offering a useful roadmap for the discovery of more B fullerene analogues as building blocks of nanomaterials.
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- Jian Lv
- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100084, China
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