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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, Li S, Wang Z, Yang X, Yan Z. A Frank-Kasper polyhedral structure of 17-atom vanadium clusters. Chem Phys Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2018.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Jena P, Sun Q. Super Atomic Clusters: Design Rules and Potential for Building Blocks of Materials. Chem Rev 2018; 118:5755-5870. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 50.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Puru Jena
- Physics Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284-2000, United States
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- Physics Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284-2000, United States
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Li X, Ren H, Huang X, Li S. First-Principles Study of Structural, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Metal-Centered Tetrahexahedral V 15⁺ Cluster. NANOMATERIALS 2017; 7:nano7070164. [PMID: 28665337 PMCID: PMC5535230 DOI: 10.3390/nano7070164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 06/22/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The V-centered bicapped hexagonal antiprism structure (A), as the most stable geometry of the cationic V15⁺ cluster, is determined by using infrared multiple photo dissociation (IR-MPD) in combination with density functional theory computations. It is found that the A structure can be stabilized by 18 delocalized 3c-2e σ-bonds on outer V₃ triangles of the bicapped hexagonal antiprism surface and 12 delocalized 4c-2e σ-bonds on inner trigonal pyramidal V₄ moiety, and the features are related to the strong p-d hybridization of the cluster. The total magnetic moments on the cluster are predicted to be 2.0 µB, which come mainly from the central vanadium atom.
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- Xiaojun Li
- The Key Laboratory for Surface Engineering and Remanufacturing in Shaanxi Province, School of Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University, Xi'an 710065, China.
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- The Key Laboratory for Surface Engineering and Remanufacturing in Shaanxi Province, School of Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University, Xi'an 710065, China.
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- The Key Laboratory for Surface Engineering and Remanufacturing in Shaanxi Province, School of Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University, Xi'an 710065, China.
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- The Key Laboratory for Surface Engineering and Remanufacturing in Shaanxi Province, School of Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University, Xi'an 710065, China.
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Kharchenko VI, Kurbatov IA, Cherednichenko AI, Mirochnik AG, Zhikhareva PA. Electronic structure and spectral properties of terbium(III) nitrate complex with hexamethylphosphoramide. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2017; 174:297-300. [PMID: 27978448 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Spectral properties of terbium(III) nitrate complex with hexamethylphosphoramide have been studied by quantum-chemical methods within the density functional theory and methods of luminescent and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Analysis of the luminescence excitation spectrum of the complex has indicated the absence of intramolecular transfer of electronic excitation energy from the ligand levels to the resonance levels of the rare earth central ion, so luminescence of the complex is associated with the electronic f-f-transitions of Tb3+ ion (transitions 5D4→7FJ, J=3-6). According to quantum-chemical modeling of the excited singlet and triplet levels of the complex, the excitation energy transfer from the ligands onto the central ion does not occur because of the significant difference of energies of their excited states.
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- Valerii I Kharchenko
- Department of Research and Innovations, Far-Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok 690950, Russia; Laboratory of Electronic Structure and Quantum-Chemical Modeling, Institute of Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690022, Russia.
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- Department of Research and Innovations, Far-Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok 690950, Russia
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- Department of Research and Innovations, Far-Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok 690950, Russia; Laboratory of Electronic Structure and Quantum-Chemical Modeling, Institute of Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
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- Laboratory of Light-Transforming Materials, Institute of Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
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- Laboratory of Light-Transforming Materials, Institute of Chemistry, Far-Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690022, Russia
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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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Magnetism and exchange interaction of small rare-earth clusters; Tb as a representative. Sci Rep 2016; 6:19676. [PMID: 26795239 PMCID: PMC4726341 DOI: 10.1038/srep19676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Here we follow, both experimentally and theoretically, the development of magnetism in Tb clusters from the atomic limit, adding one atom at a time. The exchange interaction is, surprisingly, observed to drastically increase compared to that of bulk, and to exhibit irregular oscillations as a function of the interatomic distance. From electronic structure theory we find that the theoretical magnetic moments oscillate with cluster size in exact agreement with experimental data. Unlike the bulk, the oscillation is not caused by the RKKY mechanism. Instead, the inter-atomic exchange is shown to be driven by a competition between wave-function overlap of the 5d shell and the on-site exchange interaction, which leads to a competition between ferromagnetic double-exchange and antiferromagnetic super-exchange. This understanding opens up new ways to tune the magnetic properties of rare-earth based magnets with nano-sized building blocks.
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van Dijk CN, Bowlan J, de Heer W, Rasing T, Kirilyuk A. Unusual Temperature Dependence of Magnetization and Possible Magnetic Noncollinearity in Tm and Pr Clusters. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2015; 119:11153-11159. [PMID: 25742024 DOI: 10.1021/jp511926y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Rare-earth metals in their bulk form possess rather similar crystallographic structures, which is due to the very similar features of their outer electronic states. On the other hand, their magnetic properties are of rich variety, which is related to the specific form of the indirect magnetic exchange interaction between the inner electronic shells. In cluster form, this interplay may lead to very unusual magnetic structures. Here we show how the magnetic moments vary with size and temperature in Tm and Pr clusters. While in Pr clusters clear atom-by-atom oscillations indicate antiferromagnetic ordering, smooth variation and anomalous temperature behavior in Tm is representative for an essentially non-collinear spin arrangement. Their electric behavior is also very different, with a metallic-like behavior of Pr and localized electronic states in Tm.
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Mahé J, Jaeqx S, Rijs AM, Gaigeot MP. Can far-IR action spectroscopy combined with BOMD simulations be conformation selective? Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:25905-14. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp01518a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The combination of conformation selective far-IR/UV double resonance spectroscopy with Born–Oppenheimer molecular dynamics (BOMD) simulations is presented here for the structural characterization of the Ac-Phe-Pro-NH2 peptide in the far-infrared spectral domain, i.e. for radiation below 800 cm−1.
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- Jérôme Mahé
- LAMBE CNRS UMR8587
- Université d'Evry val d'Essonne
- 91025 Evry
- France
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- Radboud University
- Institute for Molecules and Materials
- FELIX Laboratory
- 6525 ED Nijmegen
- The Netherlands
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- Radboud University
- Institute for Molecules and Materials
- FELIX Laboratory
- 6525 ED Nijmegen
- The Netherlands
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- LAMBE CNRS UMR8587
- Université d'Evry val d'Essonne
- 91025 Evry
- France
- Institut Universitaire de France
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Zhang GL, Yuan HK, Chen H, Kuang AL, Li Y, Wang JZ, Chen J. Monoxides of small terbium clusters: a density functional theory investigation. J Chem Phys 2014; 141:244304. [PMID: 25554148 DOI: 10.1063/1.4904288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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To investigate the effect of oxygen atom on the geometrical structures, electronic, and magnetic properties of small terbium clusters, we carried out the first-principles calculations on TbnO (n = 1-14) clusters. The capping of an oxygen atom on one trigonal-facet of Tbn structures is always favored energetically, which can significantly improve the structural stability. The far-infrared vibrational spectroscopies are found to be different from those of corresponding bare clusters, providing a distinct signal to detect the characteristic structures of TbnO clusters. The primary effect of oxygen atom on magnetic properties is to change the magnetic orderings among Tb atoms and to reduce small of local magnetic moments of the O-coordinated Tb atoms, both of which serve as the key reasons for the experimental magnetic evolution of an oscillating behavior. These calculations are consistent with, and help to account for, the experimentally observed magnetic properties of monoxide TbnO clusters [C. N. Van Dijk et al., J. Appl. Phys. 107, 09B526 (2010)].
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- G L Zhang
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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Zhang GL, Yuan HK, Chen H, Kuang AL, Tian CL, Wang JZ. Emergence of antiferromagnetic ordering in Tbn (n = 2-33) clusters. J Phys Chem A 2014; 118:1936-47. [PMID: 24593697 DOI: 10.1021/jp412036d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Using the density functional theory (DFT) under both frameworks of the local density approximation (LDA) and the generalized gradient approximation (GGA), we show that the anomalous magnetic moment of Tbn (n = 2-20, 22, 33) clusters found in recent experiment [J. Appl. Phys. 2010, 107, 09B526] is due to the antiferromagnetic or ferromagnetic couplings between Tb atoms in clusters. The local spin magnetic moment of Tb atoms is in the range 5.1-5.7 μ(B), which is faintly influenced by the cluster sizes, geometrical structures, and spin arrangements. Emphasis is made on the Tb13 cluster to eliminate the large magnetic discrepancy between the experiment and calculation. Geometrical evolution shows that the square-antiprism motif with one centered atom is competitive with the icosahedral motif for small Tb clusters n = 9-12, whereas the close packed icosahedral growth is clearly favored for large clusters n = 13-20, 22, 33. The clusters containing 4, 7, 10, 13, and 19 atoms are found to be more stable than their neighboring sizes, in agreement with the early mass spectral measurements. The electronic properties including the HOMO-LUMO energy gaps, ionization potentials, electron affinities, and electric dipole moments are calculated, and more importantly, the variational trends of the magnetic moment and electric dipole moment qualitatively fit well with the experimental observations.
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- G L Zhang
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest University , Chongqing 400715, People's Republic of China
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