Jia M, van der Tol J, Li Y, Chernyy V, Bakker JM, Pham LN, Nguyen MT, Janssens E. Structures and magnetic properties of small [Formula: see text] and Co
n-1Cr
+ (n = 3-5) clusters.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2018;
30:474002. [PMID:
30403192 DOI:
10.1088/1361-648x/aae7b3]
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Abstract
Small cobalt clusters [Formula: see text] and their single chromium atom doped counterparts Co n-1Cr+ (n = 3-5) were studied mass spectrometrically by measuring the infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectra of the corresponding argon tagged complexes. The geometric and electronic structures of the [Formula: see text] and Co n-1Cr+ (n = 3-5) clusters as well as their Ar complexes were optimized by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The obtained lowest energy structures were confirmed by comparing the IRMPD spectra of [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] (n = 3-5, m = 3 and 4) with the corresponding calculated IR spectra. The calculations reveal that the doped Co n-1Cr+ clusters retain the geometric structures of the most stable [Formula: see text] clusters. However, the coupling of the local magnetic moments within the clusters is altered in a size-dependent way: the Cr atom is ferromagnetically coupled in Co2Cr+ and Co3Cr+, while it is antiferromagnetically coupled in Co4Cr+.
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