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Wang K, Miao L, Jia Z, Wang R, Yin G, Zhu X, Moro R, Ma L. Structural evolution and electronic properties of pure and semiconductor atom doped in clusters: In n - , In n Si - , and In n Ge - (n = 3-16). J Comput Chem 2022; 43:1978-1984. [PMID: 36125399 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Revised: 08/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The bonding and electronic properties of Inn - , Inn Si- , and Inn Ge- (n = 3-16) clusters have been computationally investigated. An intensive global search for the ground-state structures of these clusters were conducted using the genetic algorithm coupled with density functional theory (DFT). The ground-state structures of these clusters have been identified through the comparison between simulated photoelectron spectra (PES) of the found lowest-energy isomers and the experimentally measured ones. Doping semiconductor atom (Si or Ge) can significantly change the structures of the In clusters in most sizes, and the dopant prefers to be surrounded by In atoms. There are three structural motifs for Inn X- (X = Si, Ge, n = 3-16), and the transition occurs at sizes n = 5 and 13. All Inn Si- and Inn Ge- share the same configurations and similar electronic properties except for n = 8. Among all above studied clusters, In13 - stands out with the largest vertical detachment energy (VDE), HOMO-LUMO gap, (Eb ) and second order energy difference Δ2 E due to its closed electronic shell of (1S)2 (1P)6 (1D)10 (2S)2 (1F)14 (2P)6 . Similarly, the neutral In12 X (X = Si, Ge) clusters are also identified as superatoms but with electronic configuration of (1S)2 (1P)6 (2S)2 (1D)10 (1F)14 (2P)6 .
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- Kai Wang
- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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Mohajeri A, Mahmoudi Dehkohneh S. Application of chromium-silicon cluster for selective removal of arsenic and sulfide from wastewater. Mol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2022.2050956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Afshan Mohajeri
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Jijun Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Center for Informatics, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, NH-91, Tehsil Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar 201314, U. P., India
- Dr. Vijay Kumar Foundation, 1969 Sector 4, Gurgaon 122001, Haryana, India
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Yang B, Xu XL, Xu HG, Farooq U, Zheng WJ. Structural evolution and electronic properties of CoSin− (n = 3–12) clusters: mass-selected anion photoelectron spectroscopy and quantum chemistry calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:6207-6215. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cp07734g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Experimental measurements and theoretical calculations show that CoSi10− has the highest vertical detachment energy among all the CoSin− (n = 3–12) clusters, implying CoSi10− has special stability.
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- Bin Yang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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Nakajima A. Study on Electronic Properties of Composite Clusters toward Nanoscale Functional Advanced Materials. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2013. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20120298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Atsushi Nakajima
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University
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Li X, Su K, Yang X, Song L, Yang L. Size-selective effects in the geometry and electronic property of bimetallic Au–Ge nanoclusters. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2013.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Xu HG, Wu MM, Zhang ZG, Yuan J, Sun Q, Zheng W. Photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional calculations of CuSin− (n = 4–18) clusters. J Chem Phys 2012; 136:104308. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3692685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Theoretical study of geometric and electronic structures, and anion PES of the AlnCsm- (n=5–11; m=1–3) clusters. Chem Phys Lett 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2010.10.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Xu HG, Zhang ZG, Feng Y, Yuan J, Zhao Y, Zheng W. Vanadium-doped small silicon clusters: Photoelectron spectroscopy and density-functional calculations. Chem Phys Lett 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2010.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Liu Y, Xiao C, Deng K, Yuan Y, Chen X, Huang D, Li Q. Are In13M (M = Li, Na, K) magic clusters? – A comparison with Al13M. Chem Phys Lett 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2009.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Majer K, Lei M, Hock C, von Issendorff B, Aguado A. Structural and electronic properties of oxidized sodium clusters: A combined photoelectron and density functional study. J Chem Phys 2009; 131:204313. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3267056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Liu Y, Deng K, Yuan Y, Chen X, Wu H, Wang X. Structural and electronic properties of neutral clusters In12X (X = C, Si, Ge, and Sn) and their anions from first principles. Chem Phys Lett 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2009.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Hou XJ, Gopakumar G, Lievens P, Nguyen MT. Chromium-doped germanium clusters CrGen (n = 1-5): geometry, electronic structure, and topology of chemical bonding. J Phys Chem A 2007; 111:13544-53. [PMID: 18052141 DOI: 10.1021/jp0773233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The structure and properties of small neutral and cationic CrGen(0,+) clusters, with n from 1 to 5, were investigated using quantum chemical calculations at the CASSCF/CASPT2 and DFT/B3LYP levels. Smaller clusters prefer planar geometries, whereas the lowest-lying electronic states of the neutral CrGe4, CrGe5, and cationic CrGe5+ forms exhibit nonplanar geometries. Most of the clusters considered prefer structures with high-spin ground state and large magnetic moments. Relative to the values obtained for the pure Gen clusters, fragmentation energies of doped CrGen clusters are smaller when n is 3 and 4 and larger when n = 5. The averaged binding energy tends to increase with the increasing number of Ge atoms. For n = 5, the binding energies for Ge5, CrGe5, and CrGe5+ are similar to each other, amounting to approximately 2.5 eV. The Cr atom acts as a general electron donor in neutral CrGen clusters. Electron localization function (ELF) analyses suggest that the chemical bonding in chromium-doped germanium clusters differs from that of their pure or Li-doped counterparts and allow the origin of the inherent high-spin ground state to be understood. The differential DeltaELF picture, obtained in separating both alpha and beta electron components, is consistent with that derived from spin density calculations. For CrGen, n = 2 and 3, a small amount of d-pi back-donation is anticipated within the framework of the proposed bonding model.
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- Xin-Juan Hou
- Department of Chemistry and Institute for Nanoscale Physics and Chemistry, University of Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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