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Sumer A, Jellinek J. Computational Studies of Structural, Energetic and Electronic Properties of Pure Pt and Mo and Mixed Pt/Mo Clusters: Comparative Analysis of Characteristics and Trends. J Chem Phys 2022; 157:034301. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0099760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The added technological potential of bimetallic clusters and nanoparticles, as compared to their pure counterparts, stems from the ability to further fine-tune their properties, and, consequently, functionalities, through a simultaneous use of the "knobs" of size and composition. The practical realization of this potential can be greatly advanced by the knowledge of the correlations and relationships between the various characteristics of bimetallic nanosystems and those of their pure counterparts and constituent components. Here we present results of a density functional theory study of pure Ptn and Mon clusters aimed at revisiting and exploring further their structural, electronic and energetic properties. These are then used as a basis for analysis and characterization of the results of calculations on two-component Ptn-mMom clusters. The analysis also includes establishing relationships between the properties of the Ptn-mMom clusters and those of their Ptn-m and Mom components. A particularly intriguing findings suggested by the calculations is a linear dependence of the average binding energy per atom in sets of Ptn-mMom clusters that have the same fixed number m of Mo atoms and different number n-m of Pt atoms on the fractional content (n-m)/n of Pt atoms. We derive an analytical model that establishes the fundamental basis for this linearity and expresses its parameters - the m-dependent slope and intercept - in terms of characteristic properties of the constituent components, such as the average binding energy per atom of Mom and the average per-atom adsorption energy of the Pt atoms on Mom.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Division of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, United States of America
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