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Zuo J, Zhang L, Chen B, He K, Dai W, Ding K, Lu C. Geometric and electronic structures of medium-sized boron clusters doped with plutonium. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2023; 36:015302. [PMID: 37767896 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/acfc0c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
Abstract
Doping metal heteroatoms is an effective strategy to regulate the geometric and electronic structure of boron based nanoclusters. However, the exploration of the ground state structures of metal-boron-based nanoclusters is still a challenge duo to the complexity of the bonding interactions between heterogeneous atoms and boron cluster and the number of isomers on the potential energy surface increases exponentially with cluster size. Here, we use the CALYPSO cluster structural search method in combination with density functional theory calculations to study the geometries and electronic properties of anionic boron clusters doped with plutonium (PuBn-,n= 10-20). Our results show that the medium-sized PuB14-cluster exhibits excellent stability with highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy gap of 2.30 eV. The remarkable stability of the anionic PuB14-cluster is due to the robust interactions between the Pu metal and the B14skeleton, along with the strong covalent interactions between the B atoms. These findings enrich the geometric structure database of metal doped clusters and provide valuable insights for the future synthesis of boron based nanomaterials.
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- Jingning Zuo
- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- School of Science, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, Jingchu University of Technology, Hubei 448000, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fluorine and Nitrogen Chemicals, Xi'an 710065, People's Republic of China
- Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi'an 710065, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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Li YY, Hu YF, Lai Q, Yuan YQ, Huang TX, Li QY, Huang HB. Inquiring into geometric structures and electronic properties of sodium doped boron clusters: DFT study of NaB n ( n = 1–12) clusters. Mol Phys 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2023.2166881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Yuan Yuan Li
- Department of Applied Physics, College of Mathematics and Physics, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, People’s Republic of China
- Panzhihua Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Material Engineering, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Physics, College of Mathematics and Physics, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, People’s Republic of China
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- Panzhihua Engineering Technology Research Center, College of Material Engineering, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Physics, College of Mathematics and Physics, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, People’s Republic of China
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Deng CH, Long ZW, Yang YJ, Li SX. Exploring electonic structure and spectral properties of nitrogen-doped boron clusters BnN with n=10–20. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2022.113923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Xiang Z, Luo Z, Bi J, Jin S, Zhang Z, Lu C. Structural evolution and relative stability of vanadium-doped boron clusters. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 34:445302. [PMID: 35985306 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac8b4f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Cluster is the intermediate of individual atom and larger agglomeration. The structural evolutions of clusters are critically important to explore the physical properties of bulk solids. Here, we carry out systematic structure predictions of medium-sized vanadium-doped boron clusters by using crystal structure analysis by particle swarm optimization method combined with density function theory calculations. A great deal of low-lying isomers with attractive geometries are discovered, such as the crown-like VB18-cluster and the drum-like VB20-cluster. Interestingly, the VB12-cluster possesses excellently relative stability due to its higher second-order difference and larger highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO)-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy gap. The molecular orbitals (MOs) and adaptive natural density partitioning (AdNDP) analysis indicate that the 3dorbitals of V atom and the 2pand 2sorbitals of B atoms are the primary constituents of the MOs, and the interactions between V and B atoms are the main factor for the robust stabilization of the anionic VB12-cluster. The present findings advance the understanding of the structural evolution of transition metal doped boron clusters and offer crucial insights for future experiments.
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- Zhiyang Xiang
- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China
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Zhang X, Hu Y, Yuan Y, Li Q, Jiang H, Yang J, Lin W, Huang H. Structure and electronic properties of neutral and anionic boron clusters doped with two tantalum atoms. Mol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2022.2029964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Xincheng Zhang
- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Physics, Chengdu Experimental Foreign Languages School, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, People’s Republic of China
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Wang X, Zhu Y, Liu M, Jiang G, Hou GL, Zhang M, Yu K. Effect of One-Coordinated Atoms on the Electronic and Optical Properties of ZnSe Clusters. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:18711-18718. [PMID: 34337210 PMCID: PMC8319925 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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To understand the influence of one-coordinated Zn and Se atoms on the structures, electronic, and optical properties of ZnSe clusters, we investigate the Zn37Se20 clusters employing first-principles theoretical calculations. The Zn37Se20 cluster, constructed from the InP nanocrystal structure, possesses a Zn21Se20 core and 16 one-coordinated surface atoms. The effect of one-coordinated atoms is studied by adding or removing one-coordinated atoms of the Zn37Se20 cluster. The calculations show that the modifications of one-coordinated atoms change slightly the coordination states and bond lengths of the atoms on the cluster surface. The clusters with the same core structure and different amounts of one-coordinated atoms have similar optical spectra, suggesting the importance of the cluster core structure in their optical properties.
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- Xiaolin Wang
- Institute
of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan
University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, P. R. China
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- Institute
of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan
University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, P. R. China
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- Institute
of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan
University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, P. R. China
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- Institute
of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan
University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, P. R. China
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- Quantum
Solid-State Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200D, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute
of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan
University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, P. R. China
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- Institute
of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan
University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, P. R. China
- Engineering
Research Center in Biomaterials, Sichuan
University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, P. R. China
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Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, P. R. China
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Jin S, Sun W, Chen B, Kuang X, Lu H, Lu C. Insights into the Structures and Bonding of Medium-Sized Cerium-Doped Boron Clusters. J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:4126-4132. [PMID: 33961432 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c02148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Since the discovery of metal-doped boron clusters attracted great significance to create a new class of materials, research interests have been directed to chemical bonding and structural evolution of lanthanide boride clusters. Here, we perform an extensive ground-state structure search for the CeBn and CeBn- clusters in the size range from 9 to 18 using the Crystal structure AnaLYsis by Particle Swarm Optimization method and density functional theory optimization. It is found that the ground-state structures in both neutral and anionic series possess half-sandwich geometry. The host boron moiety in neutral series has a tendency to form borophene-like geometry. The pentagonal and hexagonal holes are more common in the larger anionic CeBn- series. The theoretical photoelectron spectroscopy has been simulated by applying time-dependent density functional theory calculations. The neutral CeB14 cluster is identified as a magic cluster on the basis of its robust relative stability with respect to its neighbors. Electronic structure and chemical bonding analyses reveal that the CeB14 cluster possesses a large HOMO-LUMO gap and enhanced stability with strong delocalized π and δ bonding via interactions between the Ce 5d- and B 2p-AOs.
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- Siyu Jin
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, P.O. Box 9-35, Jiangyou 621908, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China
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Rodríguez‐Kessler PL, Rodríguez‐Domínguez AR, MacLeod‐Carey D, Muñoz‐Castro A. Exploring the Size‐Dependent Hydrogen Storage Property on Ti‐Doped B
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Clusters by Diatomic Deposition: Temperature Controlled H
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Release. ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/adts.202100043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Peter L. Rodríguez‐Kessler
- Grupo de Química Inorgánica y Materiales Moleculares Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad Autónoma de Chile El Llano Subercaseaux 2810 Santiago Chile
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- Grupo de Química Inorgánica y Materiales Moleculares Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad Autónoma de Chile El Llano Subercaseaux 2810 Santiago Chile
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- Grupo de Química Inorgánica y Materiales Moleculares Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad Autónoma de Chile El Llano Subercaseaux 2810 Santiago Chile
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Li SX, Zhang ZP, Long ZW, Chen DL. Structures, Electronic, and Spectral Properties of Doped Boron Clusters MB 12 0/- (M = Li, Na, and K). ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:20525-20534. [PMID: 32832805 PMCID: PMC7439372 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c02693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Structures and electronic properties of alkali metal atom-doped boron clusters MB12 0/- (M = Li, Na, K) are determined using the CALYPSO method for the global minimum search followed by density functional theory. It is found that the global minima obtained for the neutral clusters correspond to the half-sandwich structure and those of the monoanionic clusters correspond to the boat-shaped structure. The neutral MB12 (M = Li, Na, K) can be considered as a member of the half-sandwich doped B12 clusters, and the geometrical pattern of anion MB12 - (M = Li, Na, K) is a new structure that is different from other doped B12 clusters. Natural population and chemical bonding analyses reveal that the alkali metal atom-doped boron clusters MB12 - are characterized as charge transfer complexes, M+B12 2-, resulting in symmetrically distributed chemical bonds and electrostatic interactions between cationic M+ and boron atoms. The calculated spectra indicate that MB12 0/- (M = Li, Na, K) has meaningful spectral features that can be compared with future experimental data. Our work enriches the varieties of geometrical structures of doped boron clusters and can provide much insight into boron nanomaterials.
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- Shi-Xiong Li
- School
of Physics and Electronic Science, Guizhou
Education University, Guiyang 550018, China
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- College
of Big Data and Information Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College
of physics, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School
of Physics and Electronic Science, Guizhou
Education University, Guiyang 550018, China
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Li HS, Wei D, Zhao X, Ren X, Zhang D, Ju W. Thermal Stability of Ag 13- Clusters Studied by Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:4325-4332. [PMID: 32390419 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c00277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Identification of the geometric structures of silver clusters is of great importance in future nanotechnologies due to their superior properties. Nevertheless, some ground-state structures are still in academic debate, partly because the experiments and theoretical calculations are not performed at the same temperatures. For example, silver clusters usually have compact configurations. However, a combined experimental and theoretical study proposed that the most stable structure of Ag13- had a two-coordinated atom. By using the CALYPSO approach for the global minima search followed by first-principles calculations, we discovered that a more compact trilayer Ag13- cluster was the ground state, in accordance with another three works published recently. In addition, its O2 adsorption structure is also energetically favored. By tracing characteristic bond changes in ab initio molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, we confirmed that, compared with other isomers, this trilayer structure and its O2 adsorption structure also had the highest thermal stability. This work emphasized the thermal stability concept in theoretical calculations, which may be a necessary supplement to explain the experimental observations on cluster science.
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- Hai-Sheng Li
- School of Physics and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang City 471023, Henan Province, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan Province, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, P.R. China
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- International Laboratory for Quantum Functional Materials of Henan, School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- School of Physics and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang City 471023, Henan Province, China
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- School of Physics and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang City 471023, Henan Province, China
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Solvation of lithium ion in helium clusters: Structural properties and relative stabilities. J Mol Graph Model 2020; 98:107582. [PMID: 32200277 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2020.107582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Structural study and relative stabilities of Li+-doped helium clusters Li+Hen (n = 1-18) has been reported in this work using two theoretical protocols. The first one is based on the basin-hopping optimization technique, where the total energy of each cluster is described by an additive model describing Li+-He and He-He interactions. The second one is the DFT calculations, in which the initial structures are generated by ABCluster algorithm and CALYPSO software. The CSA shape was found where the first solvation shell is completed at n = 10. The relative stabilities of Li+Hen (n = 1-18) clusters have been discussed based on the variation of the binding energy, second-order difference in energy, fragmentation energy and HOMO-LUMO energy gap as a function of the cluster size. The results showed that Li+He10 is the most stable cluster. The dipole moment is calculated and showed the polar character of the Li+Hen clusters. Finally, the interatomic interactions have been examined topologically by the means of AIM and non-covalent reduced density gradient (NC-RDG) analyses.
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