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Fries DV, Klein MP, Straßner A, Huber ME, Luczak M, Wiehn C, Niedner-Schatteburg G. Cryo IR spectroscopy and cryo kinetics of dinitrogen activation and cleavage by small tantalum cluster cations. J Chem Phys 2023; 159:164303. [PMID: 37873960 DOI: 10.1063/5.0157217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
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We investigate small tantalum clusters Tan+, n = 2-4, for their capability to cleave N2 adsorption spontaneously. We utilize infrared photon dissociation (IR-PD) spectroscopy of isolated and size selected clusters under cryogenic conditions within a buffer gas filled ion trap, and we augment our experiments by quantum chemical simulations (at DFT level). All Tan+ clusters, n = 2-4, seem to cleave N2 efficiently. We confirm and extend a previous study under ambient conditions on Ta2+ cluster [Geng et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 115, 11680-11687 (2018)]. Our cryo studies and the concomitant DFT simulations of the tantalum trimer Ta3+ suggest cleavage of the first and activation of the second and third N2 molecule across surmountable barriers and along much-involved multidimensional reaction paths. We unravel the underlying reaction processes and the intermediates involved. The study of the N2 adsorbate complexes of Ta4+ presented here extends our earlier study and previously published spectra from (4,m), m = 1-5 [Fries et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23(19), 11345-11354 (2021)], up to m = 12. We confirm the priory published double activation and nitride formation, succeeded by single side-on N2 coordination. Significant red shifts of IR-PD bands from these side-on coordinated μ2-κN:κN,N N2 ligands correlate with the degree of tilting towards the second coordinating Ta center. All subsequently attaching N2 adsorbates onto Ta4+ coordinate in an end-on fashion, and we find clear evidence for co-existence of end-on coordination isomers. The study of stepwise N2 adsorption revealed adsorption limits m(max) of [Tan(N2)m]+ which increase with n, and kinetic fits revealed significant N2 desorption rates upon higher N2 loads. The enhanced absolute rate constants of the very first adsorbate steps kabs(n,0) of the small Ta3+ and Ta4+ clusters independently suggest dissociative N2 adsorption and likely N2 cleavage into Ta nitrides.
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- Daniela V Fries
- Department of Chemistry and State Research Center OPTIMAS, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität (RPTU) Kaiserslautern-Landau, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and State Research Center OPTIMAS, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität (RPTU) Kaiserslautern-Landau, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and State Research Center OPTIMAS, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität (RPTU) Kaiserslautern-Landau, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and State Research Center OPTIMAS, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität (RPTU) Kaiserslautern-Landau, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and State Research Center OPTIMAS, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität (RPTU) Kaiserslautern-Landau, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and State Research Center OPTIMAS, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität (RPTU) Kaiserslautern-Landau, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and State Research Center OPTIMAS, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität (RPTU) Kaiserslautern-Landau, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Huang B, Zhang H, Geng L, Luo Z. An Open-Shell Superatom Cluster Ta 10- with Enhanced Stability by United d-d π Bonds and d-Orbital Superatomic States. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:9711-9717. [PMID: 36220259 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c02410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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We carried out a comprehensive study on the gas-phase reactions of Tan- (n = 5-27) with nitrogen using a customized reflection time-of-flight mass spectrometer coupled with a velocity map imaging apparatus (Re-TOFMS-VMI). Among the studied tantalum clusters, Ta10- exhibits prominent mass abundance indicative of its unique inertness. DFT calculation results revealed a D4d bipyramidal prolate structure of the most stable Ta10-, which was verified by photoelectron spectroscopy experiments. The calculations also unveiled that Ta10- has the largest HOMO-LUMO gap and second-order difference of binding energy among the studied clusters. This is associated with its well-organized superatomic orbitals, which consist of both 6s and 5d orbitals of tantalum atoms, allowing for splitting of superatomic 1D and 2P orbitals and an enlarged gap between the singly occupied molecular orbital (SOMO) and unoccupied β counterpart, which brings forth stabilization energy pertaining to Jahn-Teller distortion. Also, the SOMO exhibits a united d-d π orbital pattern that embraces the central Ta8- moiety.
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- Benben Huang
- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Levin N, Margraf JT, Lengyel J, Reuter K, Tschurl M, Heiz U. CO 2-Activation by size-selected tantalum cluster cations (Ta 1-16+): thermalization governing reaction selectivity. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:2623-2629. [PMID: 35029252 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp04469a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The reactions of tantalum cluster cations of different sizes toward carbon dioxide are studied in an ion trap under multi-collisional conditions. For all sizes studied, consecutive reactions with several CO2 molecules are observed. This reveals two different pathways, namely oxide formation and the pickup of an entire molecule. Supported by calculations of the thermochemistry of TanO+ formation upon reaction with CO2, changes in the branching ratios at a particular cluster size are related to heat effects due to the vibrational heat capacity of the clusters and the exothermicity of the reaction.
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- Nikita Levin
- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie, Chemistry Department & Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, Garching 85748, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Chemie, Chemistry Department & Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, Garching 85748, Germany.,Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, Berlin D-14195, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie, Chemistry Department & Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, Garching 85748, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Chemie, Chemistry Department & Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, Garching 85748, Germany.,Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, Berlin D-14195, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie, Chemistry Department & Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, Garching 85748, Germany.
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie, Chemistry Department & Catalysis Research Center, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, Garching 85748, Germany.
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Fries DV, Klein MP, Steiner A, Prosenc MH, Niedner-Schatteburg G. Observation and mechanism of cryo N 2 cleavage by a tantalum cluster. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:11345-11354. [PMID: 33960990 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp06208a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We explore the cryogenic kinetics of N2 adsorption to Ta4+ and the infrared signatures of [Ta4(N2)m]+ complexes, m = 1-5. This is accomplished by N2 exposure of isolated ions within a cryogenic ion trap. We find stepwise addition of numerous N2 molecules to the Ta4+ cluster. Interestingly, the infrared signatures of the [Ta4(N2)1]+ and [Ta4(N2)2]+ products are special: there are no NN stretching bands. This is consistent with cleavage of the first two adsorbed dinitrogen molecules. DFT calculations reveal intermediates and barriers along reaction paths of N2 cleavage in support of these experimental findings. We indicate the identified multidimensional path of N2 cleavage as an across edge-above surface (AEAS) mechanism: initially end-on coordinated N2 bends towards a neighboring Ta-atom which yields a second intermediate, with a μ2 bonded N2 across an edge of the Ta4+ tetrahedron core. Further rearrangement above a Ta-Ta-Ta surface of the Ta4+ tetrahedron results in a μ3 bonded N2 ligand. This intermediate relaxes swiftly by ultimate NN cleavage unfolding into the final dinitrido motif. Submerged activation barriers below the entrance channel confirm spontaneous cleavage of the first two dinitrogen molecules (-59 and -33 kJ mol-1, respectively), while cleavage of the third N2 ligand is kinetically hindered (+55 kJ mol-1). We recognize that substoichiometric N2 exposure allows for spontaneous activation by Ta4+, while higher N2 exposure causes self-poisoning.
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- Daniela V Fries
- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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Kraft M, Flores JR, Klopper W, Kappes MM, Schooss D. Structures of Small Tantalum Cluster Anions: Experiment and Theory. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:3135-3145. [PMID: 33830770 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c01250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We present a study of the structural evolution of tantalum cluster anions Tan-, 6 ≤ n ≤ 13 using a combination of trapped ion electron diffraction (TIED) experiments with a variety of electronic structure methods. A genetic algorithm has been employed to establish a set of likely structures for each cluster, their geometries and energetics have been studied by density functional theory (DFT), random phase approximation, and two-component (2C) DFT methods, which include spin-orbit coupling. We find octahedral structures for Ta6- and Ta8- as well as structures based on the pentagonal bipyramid (Ta7- and Ta9-). Ta10--Ta12- are defective icosahedral structures and Ta13- is a distorted icosahedron. For most clusters, we find a good agreement between the theoretically predicted ground-state structures, especially those determined by the 2C method and the TIED results.
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- Manuel Kraft
- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Herrmann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultade de Química, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Herrmann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 2, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Herrmann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.,Institute of Physical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 2, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Herrmann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Lengyel J, Levin N, Wensink FJ, Lushchikova OV, Barnett RN, Landman U, Heiz U, Bakker JM, Tschurl M. Carbide Dihydrides: Carbonaceous Species Identified in Ta 4 + -Mediated Methane Dehydrogenation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:23631-23635. [PMID: 32966698 PMCID: PMC7814672 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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The products of methane dehydrogenation by gas‐phase Ta4+ clusters are structurally characterized using infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy in conjunction with quantum chemical calculations. The obtained spectra of [4Ta,C,2H]+ reveal a dominance of vibrational bands of a H2Ta4C+ carbide dihydride structure over those indicative for a HTa4CH+ carbyne hydride one, as is unambiguously verified by studies employing various methane isotopologues. Because methane dehydrogenation by metal cations M+ typically leads to the formation of either MCH2+ carbene or HMCH+ carbyne hydride structures, the observation of a H2MC+ carbide dihydride structure implies that it is imperative to consider this often‐neglected class of carbonaceous intermediates in the reaction of metals with hydrocarbons.
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- Jozef Lengyel
- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Toernooiveld 7, 6525, ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Toernooiveld 7, 6525, ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332, USA
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials, FELIX Laboratory, Toernooiveld 7, 6525, ED, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748, Garching, Germany
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Lengyel J, Levin N, Wensink FJ, Lushchikova OV, Barnett RN, Landman U, Heiz U, Bakker JM, Tschurl M. Carbid‐Dihydride: kohlenstoffhaltige Spezies identifiziert in der Ta
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‐vermittelten Methandehydrierung. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202010794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Jozef Lengyel
- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching Deutschland
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching Deutschland
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- Radboud University Institute for Molecules and Materials FELIX Laboratory Toernooiveld 7 6525 ED Nijmegen Niederlande
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- Radboud University Institute for Molecules and Materials FELIX Laboratory Toernooiveld 7 6525 ED Nijmegen Niederlande
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- School of Physics Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USA
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- School of Physics Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 30332 USA
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching Deutschland
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- Radboud University Institute for Molecules and Materials FELIX Laboratory Toernooiveld 7 6525 ED Nijmegen Niederlande
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- Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85748 Garching Deutschland
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Li X, Tang Y, Li S, Gui Y. Spectroscopic properties and activated mechanism of NO on isolated cationic tantalum clusters: A first-principles study. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2019; 216:335-341. [PMID: 30909090 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.03.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Revised: 02/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The adsorption and dissociation of NO on the cationic Ta15+ cluster were investigated using the density-functional theory (DFT) calculations, and the Ta-centered bicapped hexagonal antiprism (BHA) structure of cationic Ta15+ cluster can be identified as the global minimum, which reproduces well the infrared multiple photo dissociation (IR-MPD) spectrum. Our results show that the cationic BHATa15+ cluster provides the hollow region for NO to interact effectively, and possess larger adsorption strength on the region than other sites. The density of states, charge density differences and frontier molecular orbitals were analyzed to understand the electronic properties of the stable NO-adsorbed isomers. The characteristic IR peaks of the firstly two low-lying isomers are properly assigned, in which the strongest IR peak originates from the N - O stretching vibration. For the dissociation of NO on the BHATa15+ cluster, it is found that the reaction path II easily occurs rather than path I due to small reaction barrier, and the cluster may possess the great catalytic behavior to dissociate NO molecule. The present results will inevitably stimulate future theoretical and experimental studies for the design of novel Ta-based catalytic materials for the NO dissociation.
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- Xiaojun Li
- School of Science, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University, Xi'an, China
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Li X, Chen Y, Basnet P, Luo J, Wang H. Probing the properties of size dependence and correlation for tantalum clusters: geometry, stability, vibrational spectra, magnetism, and electronic structure. RSC Adv 2019; 9:1015-1028. [PMID: 35517637 PMCID: PMC9059546 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09240k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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A comprehensive investigation on the equilibrium geometry, relative stability, vibrational spectra, and magnetic and electronic properties of neutral tantalum clusters (Tan, n = 2–17) was performed using density functional theory (DFT). We perform a study of the size dependence and correlations among those descriptors of parameters, and showed these could provide a novel way to confirm and predict experimental results. Some new isomer configurations that have never been reported before for tantalum clusters were found. The growth behaviors revealed that a compact geometrical growth route is preferred and develops a body-centered-cubic (BCC) structure with the cluster size increasing. The perfectly fitted functional curve, strong linear evolution, and obvious odd–even oscillation behavior proved their corresponding properties depended on the cluster size. Multiple demonstrations of the magic number were confirmed through the correlated relationships with the relative stability, including the second difference in energy, maximum hardness, and minimum polarizability. An inverse evolution trend between the energy gap and electric dipole moment and strong linear correlation between ionization potentials and polarizability indicated the strong correlation between the magnetic and electronic properties. Vibrational spectroscopy as a fingerprint was used to distinguish the ground state among the competitive geometrical isomers close in energy. The charge density difference isosurface, density of states, and molecular orbitals of selected representative clusters were analyzed to investigate the difference and evolutional trend of the relative stability and electronic structure. In addition, we first calculated the ionization potential and magnetic moment and compared these with the current available experimental data for tantalum clusters. A comprehensive investigation on the equilibrium geometry, relative stability, vibrational spectra, and magnetic and electronic properties of neutral tantalum clusters (Tan, n = 2–17) was performed using density functional theory (DFT).![]()
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- Xibo Li
- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory
- Laser Fusion Research Center
- China Academy of Engineering Physics
- Mianyang
- China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology
- Southwest Jiaotong University
- Chengdu
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Atlanta
- USA
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- Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory
- Laser Fusion Research Center
- China Academy of Engineering Physics
- Mianyang
- China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology
- Southwest Jiaotong University
- Chengdu
- China
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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] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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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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- Meiye Jia
- Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Magnetism, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Chaves AS, Piotrowski MJ, Da Silva JLF. Evolution of the structural, energetic, and electronic properties of the 3d, 4d, and 5d transition-metal clusters (30 TMn systems for n = 2–15): a density functional theory investigation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2017; 19:15484-15502. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp02240a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Subnanometric transition-metal (TM) clusters have attracted great attention due to their unexpected physical and chemical properties, leastwise compared to their bulk counterparts.
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- Anderson S. Chaves
- Gleb Wataghin Institute of Physics
- University of Campinas
- Campinas
- Brazil
- São Carlos Institute of Chemistry
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Cooperative Effects in Clusters and Oligonuclear Complexes of Transition Metals in Isolation. STRUCTURE AND BONDING 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/430_2016_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Ngan VT, Janssens E, Claes P, Fielicke A, Nguyen MT, Lievens P. Nature of the interaction between rare gas atoms and transition metal doped silicon clusters: the role of shielding effects. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:17584-91. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp00700c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Density functional calculations and mass spectrometry reveal the role of a shielding effect from s-character electrons in the complexation between rare gas (Ar, Xe) and SinMn+ (n = 6–10), Si7TM+ (TM = Cr, Mn, Cu and Zn).
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- Vu Thi Ngan
- Department of Chemistry
- Quy Nhon University
- Quy Nhon
- Vietnam
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- Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Magnetism
- KU Leuven
- Belgium
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- Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Magnetism
- KU Leuven
- Belgium
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- Institute for Optics and Atomic Physics
- Technische Universität Berlin
- Berlin
- Germany
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- Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Magnetism
- KU Leuven
- Belgium
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High symmetry Nbn and Tan (n=12, 15, and 17) clusters: High magnetic moments and the finding of superatoms with doping. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2013.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Bowlan J, Harding DJ, Jalink J, Kirilyuk A, Meijer G, Fielicke A. Communication: Structure of magnetic lanthanide clusters from far-IR spectroscopy: Tb n+ (n = 5−9). J Chem Phys 2013; 138:031102. [PMID: 23343261 DOI: 10.1063/1.4776768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- John Bowlan
- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
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Du J, Sun X, Jiang G. A theoretical study on Tan+ cluster cations: Structural assignments, stability, and electronic properties. J Chem Phys 2012; 136:094311. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3690455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Freund HJ, Meijer G, Scheffler M, Schlögl R, Wolf M. CO Oxidation as a Prototypical Reaction for Heterogeneous Processes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:10064-94. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201101378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 540] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Freund HJ, Meijer G, Scheffler M, Schlögl R, Wolf M. Die CO-Oxidation als Modellreaktion für heterogene Prozesse. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201101378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Fielicke A, Meijer G. Comment on "Electronic structures, vibrational and thermochemical properties of neutral and charged niobium clusters Nb(n), n = 7-12". J Phys Chem A 2011; 115:7869-70. [PMID: 21627123 DOI: 10.1021/jp2046323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hopkins WS, Woodham AP, Plowright RJ, Wright TG, Mackenzie SR. A velocity map imaging study of gold-rare gas complexes: Au–Ar, Au–Kr, and Au–Xe. J Chem Phys 2010; 132:214303. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3432127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Fielicke A, Gruene P, Haertelt M, Harding DJ, Meijer G. Infrared Spectroscopy and Binding Geometries of Oxygen Atoms Bound to Cationic Tantalum Clusters. J Phys Chem A 2010; 114:9755-61. [DOI: 10.1021/jp102084n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- André Fielicke
- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Faradayweg 4-6, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
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Dryza V, Alvino JF, Metha GF. Onset of Carbon−Carbon Bonding in Ta5Cy(y= 0−6) Clusters: A Threshold Photoionization and Density Functional Theory Study. J Phys Chem A 2010; 114:4080-5. [PMID: 20192196 DOI: 10.1021/jp100118r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Viktoras Dryza
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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Harding D, Mackenzie S, Walsh T. Density functional theory calculations of vibrational spectra of rhodium oxide clusters. Chem Phys Lett 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2008.12.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gehrke R, Gruene P, Fielicke A, Meijer G, Reuter K. Nature of Ar bonding to small Con+ clusters and its effect on the structure determination by far-infrared absorption spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2009; 130:034306. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3058637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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