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Geometric, electronic and spectral properties of germanium and Eu-doped germanium clusters. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pham HT, Phan CTD, Nguyen MT, Tam NM. A remarkable mixture of germanium with phosphorus and arsenic atoms making stable pentagonal hetero-prisms [M@Ge5E5]+, E = P, As and M = Fe, Ru, Os. RSC Adv 2020; 10:19781-19789. [PMID: 35520435 PMCID: PMC9054236 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01316a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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A pentagonal hetero-prismatic structural motif was found for singly transition metal doped M@Ge5E5+ clusters, where the transition metal atom is located at the centre of a (5/5) Ge5E5 prism in which Ge is mixed with either P or As atoms. Structural characterization indicates that each (5/5) Ge5E5 prism is established by joining of two Ge3E2 and Ge2E3 strings in a prismatic fashion rather than two Ge5 and E5 strings. Each string results from a remarkable mixture of Ge and E atoms and contains only one E–E connection due to the fact that Ge–E bonds are much stronger than E–E connections. From the donor–acceptor perspective, the Ge5E5 tube donates electrons to the M center, which behaves as an acceptor. NBO atomic charge and ELI_D analyses demonstrate such electrostatic interactions of the M dopant with a Ge5E5+ tube which likely induce thermodynamic stability for the resulting M@Ge5E5+ cluster. CMO analysis illustrates that the conventional 18 electron count is recovered in the M@Ge5E5+ cations. Geometric shape of the lowest-energy structure M@Ge5E5+.![]()
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- Hung Tan Pham
- Department of Chemistry
- KU Leuven
- B-3001 Leuven
- Belgium
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- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Modelling
- Quy Nhon University
- Quy Nhon
- Vietnam
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- Institute for Computational Science and Technology (ICST)
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam
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- Computational Chemistry Research Group
- Ton Duc Thang University
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Vietnam
- Faculty of Applied Sciences
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Pham HT, Dang CTP, Trung NT, Ngan VT. Transformation between Hexagonal Prism and Antiprism of the Singly and Doubly Cr-Doped Ge 12 Clusters. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:10721-10729. [PMID: 31756105 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b08052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Structural transformation is a unique characteristic of atomic clusters, but it turns out very different from cluster to cluster. This theoretical study proves that the isomeric transformation between hexagonal prism and hexagonal antiprism is found for the doubly doped Cr2Ge12 cluster but not for singly doped CrGe12 cluster. We confirm that the ground state of CrGe12 is the distorted hexagonal prism C2h at the 3Bg triplet state instead of various shapes predicted in the previous studies. Upon comparison between the estimation at the B3P86/6-311+G(d) level of theory and the detachment energies measured by photoelectron spectroscopy, hexagonal antiprismatic shape is identified as the most stable isomer of the Cr2Ge12 cluster and it is easy to transform to the hexagonal prism-a less stable isomer by the rotation of the hexagonal rings. That is the first evidence for the structural transformation between a hexagonal prism and an antiprism of the germanium clusters, referring to the ability of Ge-based clusters in the formation of tubular geometry by doping Cr atoms. All the low-energy isomers of both Cr-doped germanium clusters have high magnetic moments. Interestingly, there is a tuning in magnetic properties of Cr2Ge12 from the ferromagnetism of the lowest-lying hexagonal antiprism to the ferrimagnetism of the higher-energy hexagonal prism. The stronger Cr-Cr bond and stronger interaction between the Cr2 moiety and the antiprism cage are accounted for by the higher stability of the hexagonal antiprismatic isomer.
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- Hung Tan Pham
- Department of Chemistry , KU Leuven , 3000 Leuven , Belgium
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- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Modelling (LCCM), Department of Chemistry , Quy Nhon University , 170 An Duong Vuong , Quy Nhon City , Vietnam
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- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Modelling (LCCM), Department of Chemistry , Quy Nhon University , 170 An Duong Vuong , Quy Nhon City , Vietnam
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- Laboratory of Computational Chemistry and Modelling (LCCM), Department of Chemistry , Quy Nhon University , 170 An Duong Vuong , Quy Nhon City , Vietnam
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Atomic Structures and Electronic Properties of Large-Sized GeN Clusters (N = 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70) by First-Principles Global Search. J CLUST SCI 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-019-01498-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Pham HT, Nguyen MT. Theoretical Investigation of Metallic Heterofullerenes of Silicon and Germanium Mixed with Phosphorus and Arsenic Atoms M-A8E6, A = Si, Ge; E = P, As; and M = Cr, Mo, W. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:5056-5066. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b04631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Hung Tan Pham
- Computational Chemistry
Research Group, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Computational Chemistry
Research Group, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan
200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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Kohaut S, Thiel P, Springborg M. Growth patterns, shapes, and electronic properties of mixed Si m Ge n clusters with n+m⩽30. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2016.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Li H, Chen W, Han X, Li L, Sun Q, Guo Z, Jia Y. Van der Waals Effects on semiconductor clusters. J Comput Chem 2015; 36:1919-27. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.24028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 06/04/2015] [Accepted: 07/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Haisheng Li
- School of Physics and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang City Henan Province 471023 China
- Center for Clean Energy and Quantum Structures, and School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Center for Clean Energy and Quantum Structures, and School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou 450001 China
- Department of Physics and Electronic Science; Zhengzhou Normal University; Zhengzhou 450044 China
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- Department of Chemistry; University College London; London WCIH 0AJ United Kingdom
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- School of Physics and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology; Luoyang City Henan Province 471023 China
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- Center for Clean Energy and Quantum Structures, and School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Department of Chemistry; University College London; London WCIH 0AJ United Kingdom
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- Center for Clean Energy and Quantum Structures, and School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University; Zhengzhou 450001 China
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Liu X, Lei X, Le J, Ouyang C. Structural Features of Medium-Sized Ge n (n = 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 and 60) clusters. J CLUST SCI 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-014-0794-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Li H, Chen W, Wang F, Sun Q, Guo ZX, Jia Y. Tin clusters formed by fundamental units: a potential way to assemble tin nanowires. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2013; 15:1831-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp42948a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bals S, Van Aert S, Romero C, Lauwaet K, Van Bael M, Schoeters B, Partoens B, Yücelen E, Lievens P, Van Tendeloo G. Atomic scale dynamics of ultrasmall germanium clusters. Nat Commun 2012; 3:897. [PMID: 22692540 PMCID: PMC3621408 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2011] [Accepted: 05/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Starting from the gas phase, small clusters can be produced and deposited with huge flexibility with regard to composition, materials choice and cluster size. Despite many advances in experimental characterization, a detailed morphology of such clusters is still lacking. Here we present an atomic scale observation as well as the dynamical behaviour of ultrasmall germanium clusters. Using quantitative scanning transmission electron microscopy in combination with ab initio calculations, we are able to characterize the transition between different equilibrium geometries of a germanium cluster consisting of less than 25 atoms. Seven-membered rings, trigonal prisms and some smaller subunits are identified as possible building blocks that stabilize the structure.
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- S. Bals
- EMAT-University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- EMAT-University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Magnetism, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200d, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Magnetism, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200d, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Magnetism, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200d, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- CMT-University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- CMT-University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- FEI Company, Europe NanoPort, Achtseweg Noord 5, 5651 GG Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Solid State Physics and Magnetism, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200d, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- EMAT-University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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Li XP, Lu WC, Wang CZ, Ho KM. Structures of Pb(n) (n = 21-30) clusters from first-principles calculations. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2010; 22:465501. [PMID: 21403370 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/22/46/465501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Neutral lead clusters Pb(n) (n = 21-30) were studied using a genetic algorithm (GA)/tight-binding (TB) search combined with density functional theory (DFT)-Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof (PBE) calculations. The calculated results show that the Pb(n) (22 ≤ n ≤ 30) clusters favor endohedral cage structures with two (Pb(22 - 26)) or three (Pb(27 - 30)) endohedral atoms. The binding energies, stabilities, and highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO-LUMO) gaps of the Pb(n) clusters were also discussed. The results from our calculations also indicate that Pb(24) and Pb(28) are especially stable clusters compared with their neighbors.
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- Xiao-Ping Li
- State Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, People's Republic of China
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Qin W, Lu WC, Zang QJ, Zhao LZ, Chen GJ, Wang CZ, Ho KM. Geometric structures of Gen (n=34–39) clusters. J Chem Phys 2010; 132:214509. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3425995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Karttunen A, Fässler T, Linnolahti M, Pakkanen T. Two-, One-, and Zero-Dimensional Elemental Nanostructures Based on Ge9-Clusters. Chemphyschem 2010; 11:1944-50. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.200900987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Lu WC, Wang CZ, Zhao LZ, Zhang W, Qin W, Ho KM. Appearance of bulk-like motifs in Si, Ge, and Al clusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:8551-6. [DOI: 10.1039/c004059b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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