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Li H, Zhao X, Ren X, Wei D, Zhang S, Wang H, Zuo ZW, Li L, Yu X. Energetic and Kinetic Competition on the Stability of Pd 13 Clusters: Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J Phys Chem A 2024. [PMID: 39159008 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c03230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
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Material stability is the focus on both experiments and calculations, which includes the energetic stability at the static state and the thermodynamic stability at the kinetic state. To show whether energetics or kinetics dominates on material stability, this study focuses on the Pd13 clusters, because of their observable magnetic moment in experiment. Energetically, the CALYPSO searching method and first-principles calculations find that Pd13(C2) is the ground state at 0 K while the static frequency calculations demonstrate that the icosahedron Pd13(Ih) becomes more favorable on free energy as temperature increases. However, their magnetic moments (8 μB) are not in agreement with the experimental value (<5.2 μB). Kinetically, ab initio molecular dynamics simulations reveal that Pd13(C3v) (6 μB) has supreme isomerization temperature and the other 11 low-lying isomers transform to Pd13(C3v) directly or indirectly, demonstrating that Pd13(C3v) has the maximum probability to be observed in experiment. The magnetic moment difference between experiment (<5.2 μB) and this calculation (6 μB) may be due to the spin multiplicities. Our result suggests that the magnetic moment disparity between theory and experiment (in Pd13 clusters) originates from the kinetic stability.
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- Haisheng Li
- School of Physics and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
- Provincial and Ministerial Co-construction of Collaborative Innovation Center for Non-ferrous Metal new Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, Luoyang 471023, 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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- International Laboratory for Quantum Functional Materials of Henan, School of Physics and Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
- Provincial and Ministerial Co-construction of Collaborative Innovation Center for Non-ferrous Metal new Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- School of Physics and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
- Provincial and Ministerial Co-construction of Collaborative Innovation Center for Non-ferrous Metal new Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- School of Physics and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
- Provincial and Ministerial Co-construction of Collaborative Innovation Center for Non-ferrous Metal new Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- School of Physics and Engineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
- Provincial and Ministerial Co-construction of Collaborative Innovation Center for Non-ferrous Metal new Materials and Advanced Processing Technology, Luoyang 471023, China
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- Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Shaanxi, Key Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemical & Environment Sciences, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723000, China
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Mohanta M, Jena P. Magnetism of Otherwise Nonmagnetic Elements: From Clusters to Monolayers. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2024; 128:12286-12295. [PMID: 39081559 PMCID: PMC11284855 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c03592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Atomic clusters are known to exhibit properties different from their bulk phase. However, when assembled or supported on substrates, clusters often lose their uniqueness. For example, uranium and coinage metals (Cu, Ag, Au) are nonmagnetic in their bulk. Herein, we show that UX6 (X= Cu, Ag, Au) clusters, unlike their nonmagnetic bulk, are not only magnetic but also retain their magnetic character and structure when assembled into a two-dimensional (2D) material. The magnetic moment remains localized at the U site and is found to be 3μB in clusters and about 2μB in the 2D structure. In 2D UX4 (X = Cu, Ag, Au) monolayers, U atoms are found to be coupled antiferromagnetically through an indirect exchange coupling mediated by the coinage metal atoms. Furthermore, hydrogenation of these monolayers can induce a transition from the antiferromagnetic to the ferromagnetic phase. These results, based on density functional theory, have predictive capability and can motivate experiments.
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- Manish
Kumar Mohanta
- Department of Physics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, United States
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- Department of Physics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23284, United States
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Nain S, Mukhopadhyaya A, Ali ME. Unravelling the Highest Magnetic Anisotropy Among all the nd-Shells in [WCp2]0 Metallocene. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:7401-7411. [PMID: 38578709 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Single-molecule magnets (SMMs) with a large magnetization reversal barrier are predominated by the lanthanide systems due to their strong spin-orbit coupling (SOC). However, the transition metals have also emerged as potential contenders and the largest magnetic anisotropy has been identified for a cobalt system among any d-series-based SMMs (Bunting et al. Science 2018, 362, eaat7319). In this work, we have explored the magnetic anisotropy in highly axial ligand field systems of metallocene, having different d-subshell (3d4, 4d4, and 5d4). The wave function-based multireference methods including static and dynamic electron correlations have been employed to investigate the zero-field splitting (ZFS) parameters. Here, we report exceptionally large magnetic anisotropy for a 5d complex of [WCp2]0 with the highest energy barrier that is nearly twice as high as the previous record value for the Co complex. We have also observed that the axial ZFS parameter (D) is increasing down the group in the order of 3d < 4d < 5d, pertaining to a large SOC.
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- Sakshi Nain
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Sector-81, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India
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Geng L, Luo Z. Magnetic Metal Clusters and Superatoms. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:1856-1865. [PMID: 38335129 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Metal clusters with tunable magnetism and chemical activity are ideal models to study magnetic order changes from microstructures to macroscopic substances, to understand the spin effect in diverse catalytic reactions, and to create information carriers of qubits in quantum computation. Precise preparation, reaction, and characterization of magnetic clusters provide a platform to understand spin-exchange interactions and geometrical/electronic structure-property relationships; thus, they are beneficial for the rational design and development of new cluster-genetic materials and spintronics microdevices. Advances in this field have discovered some high-spin magnetic clusters and superatoms, expanding the understanding of magnetism, aromaticity, cluster stability, and electron delocalization. Herein we present a perspective of the experimental and theoretical progress regarding magnetic clusters and superatoms, with the expectation of stimulating more research interest in this field.
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- Lijun Geng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Jia Y, Xu CQ, Cui C, Geng L, Zhang H, Zhang YY, Lin S, Yao J, Luo Z, Li J. Rh 19-: A high-spin super-octahedron cluster. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2023; 9:eadi0214. [PMID: 37585530 PMCID: PMC10431703 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adi0214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Probing atomic clusters with magic numbers is of supreme importance but challenging in cluster science. Pronounced stability of a metal cluster often arises from coincident geometric and electronic shell closures. However, transition metal clusters do not simply abide by this constraint. Here, we report the finding of a magic-number cluster Rh19- with prominent inertness in the sufficient gas-collision reactions. Photoelectron spectroscopy experiments and global-minimum structure search have determined the geometry of Rh19- to be a regular Oh‑[Rh@Rh12@Rh6]- with unusual high-spin electronic configuration. The distinct stability of such a strongly magnetic cluster Rh19- consisting of a nonmagnetic element is fully unveiled on the basis of its unique bonding nature and superatomic states. The 1-nanometer-sized Oh-Rh19- cluster corresponds to a fragment of the face-centered cubic lattice of bulk rhodium but with altered magnetism and electronic property. This cluster features exceptional electron-spin state isomers confirmed in photoelectron spectra and suggests potential applications in atomically precise manufacturing involving spintronics and quantum computing.
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- Yuhan Jia
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare-Earth Materials of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Department of Chemistry and Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare-Earth Materials of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Boulbazine M, Boudjahem AG. Electronic properties and adsorption mechanism of Ru-doped copper clusters towards CH 3OH molecule: A DFT investigation. J Mol Graph Model 2023; 121:108442. [PMID: 36841203 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2023.108442] [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: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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In this study, we have investigated the stability and electronic properties of the CunRu (n = 2-10) nanoclusters and their interaction with the CH3OH molecule without and with the presence of O2 molecule by using DFT calculations with TPSS/SDD/6-311g(d,p) level of theory. Based on the second energy difference (Δ2E), the results reveal that the CunRu (n = 4, 6 and 8) clusters are relatively more stable than their neighboring clusters. The values obtained for the Fukui function (f-) proves that the Ru atom in the CunRu clusters is an excellent adsorption site for the molecules. The interaction of the CunRu clusters with CH3OH molecule exhibits that the Ru atom is the preferred adsorption site for the CH3OH molecule, where the O atom of the CH3OH molecule is strongly chemisorbed onto the Ru site of the clusters, forming a strong bond between the Ru and O atoms. The copper sites of the clusters were found less preferred for the adsorption of CH3OH, and the complexes formed between both species are less stable than those obtained from the CH3OH chemisorption over the Ru site of the clusters. The interaction of CH3OH with the clusters was also evaluated in an oxidizing environment, and the results obtained reveal that the molecule is greatly chemisorbed over the ruthenium site with adsorption energies which vary from - 1.18 to - 2.05 eV. In the presence of the oxygen, the gap energy of the clusters was sharply changed after their interactions with the CH3OH molecule, suggesting that these clusters can easily detect the above molecule with great sensitivity. Therefore, the presence of the oxygen not only does not prevent the adsorption process, but it considerably promotes the CH3OH chemisorption onto the ruthenium site of the clusters and therefore significantly rises their sensitivity performance. In conclusion, the CunRu clusters could be employed as effective nanosensors for the CH3OH molecule detection.
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- Mouhssin Boulbazine
- The Division of Research in Educational Technologies, National Institute for Research in Education, BP 193, Industrial Zone, Oued Romane, El Achour, Algeria; Computational Catalysis Group, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, University of Guelma, Box 401, 24000, Guelma, Algeria.
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- Computational Catalysis Group, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, University of Guelma, Box 401, 24000, Guelma, Algeria.
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Miao L, Liu Z, Chen Z, Wang X, Zhou Z, Zhao J, Fang S, Yin G, Jia Z, Liu J, Moro R, deHeer WA, Ma L. Fourth generation cryogenic neutral cluster beam apparatus for studying fundamental properties of metallic clusters. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2022; 93:113310. [PMID: 36461426 DOI: 10.1063/5.0087524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A cryogenic beam apparatus for studying neutral clusters has been built and tested. The lowest beam temperature reaches less than 9 K at a repetition rate of 20 Hz. Mechanical decoupling from the refrigerator avoids misalignment during temperature ramping. Adopting a permanent magnet based magnetic deflector eliminates the hysteresis and electric noise of the traditional electromagnet and offers excellent reproducibility of the applied magnetic field. The mass spectrometer can operate in either Mass Spectroscopy Time-Of-Flight mode or Position-Sensitive Time-Of-Flight mode with spatial resolution better than 7 μm. Its performance is demonstrated with niobium and cobalt clusters.
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- Lin Miao
- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, 837 North Ave. NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Tianjin International Center for Nanoparticles and Nanosystems, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300072, China
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Ge M, Chu L, Guo M, Su Y, Zhang J. First-Principles Study of Ir n (n = 3-5) Clusters Adsorbed on Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride: Structural and Magnetic Properties. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12142436. [PMID: 35889660 PMCID: PMC9317977 DOI: 10.3390/nano12142436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Magnetic clusters have attracted great attention and interest due to their novel electronic properties, and they have potential applications in nanoscale information storage devices and spintronics. The interaction between magnetic clusters and substrates is still one of the challenging research focuses. Here, by using the density functional theory (DFT), we study the structural stability and magnetic properties of iridium clusters (Irn, n = 3–5) adsorbed on two-dimensional (2D) substrates, such as graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). We find that the most favorable configurations of free Irn clusters change when adsorbed on 2D substrates. In the meantime, the magnetic moments of the most stable Irn reduce to 53% (graphene) and 23.6% (hBN) compared with those of the free−standing ones. Interestingly, about 12-times enlargement on the magnetic anisotropy energy can be found on hBN substrates. These theoretical results indicate that the cluster–substrate interaction has vital effects on the properties of Irn clusters.
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- Mei Ge
- School of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China; (M.G.); (L.C.); (M.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Spectral Measurement and Analysis of Shanxi Province, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- School of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China; (M.G.); (L.C.); (M.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Spectral Measurement and Analysis of Shanxi Province, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- School of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China; (M.G.); (L.C.); (M.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Spectral Measurement and Analysis of Shanxi Province, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Electron, and Ion Beams, Dalian University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China;
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- School of Physics and Information Engineering, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China; (M.G.); (L.C.); (M.G.)
- Key Laboratory of Spectral Measurement and Analysis of Shanxi Province, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-13935705526
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Derdare M, Boudjahem AG, Cheghib N. Stability and electronic properties of V-doped ruthenium nanoclusters and their adsorptive properties towards hydrogen sulphide and serine molecules. Mol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2022.2070088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Meryem Derdare
- Computational Catalysis Group, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, University of Guelma, Guelma, Algeria
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- Computational Catalysis Group, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, University of Guelma, Guelma, Algeria
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- Computational Catalysis Group, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, University of Guelma, Guelma, Algeria
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Ehrhard AA, Klein MP, Mohrbach J, Dillinger S, Niedner-Schatteburg G. Cryo kinetics of N2 adsorption onto bimetallic rhodium–iron clusters in isolation. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:054308. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0075286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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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- Amelie A. Ehrhard
- 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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López-Martín R, Burgos BS, Normile PS, De Toro JA, Binns C. Gas Phase Synthesis of Multi-Element Nanoparticles. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:2803. [PMID: 34835568 PMCID: PMC8618514 DOI: 10.3390/nano11112803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The advantages of gas-phase synthesis of nanoparticles in terms of size control and flexibility in choice of materials is well known. There is increasing interest in synthesizing multi-element nanoparticles in order to optimize their performance in specific applications, and here, the flexibility of material choice is a key advantage. Mixtures of almost any solid materials can be manufactured and in the case of core-shell particles, there is independent control over core size and shell thickness. This review presents different methods of producing multi-element nanoparticles, including the use of multiple targets, alloy targets and in-line deposition methods to coat pre-formed cores. It also discusses the factors that produce alloy, core-shell or Janus morphologies and what is possible or not to synthesize. Some applications of multi-element nanoparticles in medicine will be described.
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Instituto Regional de Investigación Científica Aplicada (IRICA), Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain; (R.L.-M.); (B.S.B.); (P.S.N.); (J.A.D.T.)
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Xu H, Liu P, Zhang W, Wang Q, Yang Y. Structure, stability, electronic and magnetic properties of monometallic Pd, Pt, and bimetallic Pd-Pt core–shell nanoparticles. Chem Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2020.110953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sun W, Kang D, Chen B, Kuang X, Ding K, Lu C. Tuning of Structure Evolution and Electronic Properties through Palladium-Doped Boron Clusters: PdB 16 as a Motif for Boron-Based Nanotubes. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:9187-9193. [PMID: 33085487 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c05197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Transition metal-doped electronic deficiency boron clusters have led to a vast variety of electronic bonding properties in chemistry and materials science. We have determined the ground state structures of PdBn0/- (n = 10-20) clusters by performing CALYPSO search and density functional theory (DFT) optimization. The identified lowest energy structures for both neutral and anionic Pd-doped boron clusters follow the structure evolution from two dimensional (2D) planar configurations to 3D distorted Pd-centered drum-like or tubular structures. Photoelectron spectra are simulated by time-dependent DFT theoretical calculations, which is a powerful method to validate our obtained ground-state structures. More interestingly, two "magic" number clusters, PdB12 and PdB16, are found with enhanced stability in the middle size regime studied. Subsequently, molecular orbital and adaptive natural density partitioning analyses reveal that the high stability of the PdB16 cluster originates from doubly σ π aromatic and bonding interactions of d-type atomic orbitals of the Pd atom with tubular B16 units. The tubular C8v PdB16 cluster, with robust relative stability, is an ideal embryo for forming finite and infinite nanotube nanomaterials.
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- Weiguo Sun
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.,School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China.,Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions and SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, U.K
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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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- State Key Laboratory of Fluorine & Nitrogen Chemicals, Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi'an 710065, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China
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Guo X, Duan H, Cao B, Lu S, Long M, Chen F, Abliz A, Wu Z, Jing Q, Miao Z, Chen X. Adsorption of small molecules on transition metal doped rhodium clusters Rh 3X (X = 3 d, 4 d atom): a first-principles investigation. Mol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2020.1746424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Xiaolin Guo
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
- Hunan Key laboratory of Super Micro-structure and Ultrafast Process, Central South University, Changsha, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, People’s Republic of 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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de Oliveira A, Jorge F. Structural, electronic, electrical, and magnetic properties of Rh (1 ≤ n ≤ 13) clusters. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2020.112765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lu SJ, Wu LS, Yin BH, Lin F, Chao MY. Quantum chemical calculation studies of Pd nSi 12 ( n = 1–3) clusters: effects of doping Pd atoms on the structural and electronic properties. Mol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2019.1656350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Sheng-Jie Lu
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Heze University, Heze, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Heze University, Heze, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Heze University, Heze, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Heze University, Heze, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Heze University, Heze, People’s Republic of China
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Boulbazine M, Boudjahem AG, Chaguetmi S, Karaman A. Stability and electronic properties of Rh-doped ruthenium clusters and their interaction with NH3 molecule. Mol Phys 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2019.1643511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Mouhssin Boulbazine
- Computational Catalysis Group, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, University of Guelma, Guelma, Algeria
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- Computational Catalysis Group, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, University of Guelma, Guelma, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de silicates, polymères et nanocomposites, Université de Guelma, Guelma, Algérie
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- Computational Catalysis Group, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, University of Guelma, Guelma, Algeria
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Fan YW, Wang HQ, Li HF. The stability, electronic, and magnetic properties of rare-earth doped silicon-based clusters. J Mol Model 2019; 25:221. [PMID: 31302782 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-019-4111-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The rare-earth doped silicon-based clusters exhibit remarkable structural, physical, and chemical properties, which make them attractive candidates as building units in designing of cluster-based materials with special optical, electronic, and magnetic properties. The structural, stability, electronic, and magnetic properties of pure silicon Sin + 1 (n = 1-9) and rare-earth doped clusters SinEu (n = 1-9) are investigated using the "stochastic kicking" (SK) global search technique combined with density functional theory (DFT) calculations. It was found that: 1) the ground state structures of pure silicon clusters tend to form compact structures rather than cages with the increase of cluster size; 2) the ground state structures for doped species were found to be additional or substitutional sites, and the rare-earth atoms tend to locate on the surface of the silicon clusters; 3) the average binding energy of the doped clusters increased gradually and exhibited the final phenomenon of saturation with the increase of clusters size. The average binding energy of doped clusters was slightly higher than that of pure silicon clusters of the same size, which indicated that the rare-earth atom encapsulated by silicon enhanced the stability of the silicon clusters to some degree; 4) the doped clusters have strong total magnetic moments, which mainly originated from the contribution of rare-earth atoms, whereas the contribution of silicon atoms were almost negligible. As the cluster size increased, the total magnetic moments of binary mixed clusters tended to be stable.
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- Yi-Wei Fan
- College of Information Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- College of Engineering, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, 362021, China.
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- College of Engineering, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, 362021, China
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Dutta A, Mondal P. Density functional studies on structural, electronic and magnetic properties of Rhn (n = 9–20) clusters and O–H bond of methanol activation by pure and ruthenium-doped rhodium clusters. Theor Chem Acc 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-018-2399-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Boulbazine M, Boudjahem AG. Stability, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Mn-Doped Copper Clusters: A Meta-GGA Functional Investigation. J CLUST SCI 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-018-1456-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Structural, Electronic and Tunable Magnetic Properties of Transition Metal Doped Rh8 Cluster from First Principles Calculation. J CLUST SCI 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-018-1385-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Berry H, Wang B, Zhang Q. The Behavior of Magnetic Properties in the Clusters of 4d Transition Metals. Molecules 2018; 23:E1896. [PMID: 30060624 PMCID: PMC6222613 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23081896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The current focus of material science researchers is on the magnetic behavior of transition metal clusters due to its great hope for future technological applications. It is common knowledge that the 4d transition elements are not magnetic at their bulk size. However, studies indicate that their magnetic properties are strongly dependent on their cluster sizes. This study attempts to identify magnetic properties of 4d transition metal clusters. Using a tight-binding Friedel model for the density of d-electron states, we investigated the critical size for the magnetic-nonmagnetic transition of 4d transition-metal clusters. Approaching to the critical point, the density of states of the cluster near the Fermi level is higher than 1/J and the discrete energy levels form a quasi-continuous band. Where J is correlation integral. In order to determine the critical size, we considered a square shape band and fcc, bcc, icosahedral and cuboctahedral close-packed structures of the clusters. We also investigated this size dependent magnetic behavior using Heisenberg model. Taking some quantum mechanical approximations in to consideration, we determined magnetic behavior of the clusters. For practicality, we considered three clusters of transition metals (Ru, Rh and Pd) and the obtained results are in line with the results of previous studies.
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- Habte Berry
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China.
- Department of Physics, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Dilla University, P.O. Box 419, Dilla, Ethiopia.
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China.
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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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Dillinger S, Klein MP, Steiner A, McDonald DC, Duncan MA, Kappes MM, Niedner-Schatteburg G. Cryo IR Spectroscopy of N 2 and H 2 on Ru 8+: The Effect of N 2 on the H-Migration. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:914-918. [PMID: 29406747 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b00093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We present the cryo IR-PD spectra of the coadsorbed [Ru8(H2)1(N2)4]+ and [Ru8(N2)4(H2)1]+ species differing in the adsorption sequence of H2 and N2, which we record via application of tandem cryo ion trapping. We observe strong evidence for dissociative H2 adsorption, and the spectra reveal differences in the Ru-H stretching region, which we assign to distal and proximal hydrogen atom locations on the Ru8+ cluster, their migration likely hindered by preloaded nitrogen molecules and unaffected by subsequent N2 adsorption.
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- Sebastian Dillinger
- 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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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia , Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Fritz-Haber-Weg 2, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) , Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern , 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Density functional theory study of structure, electronic and magnetic properties of non-metal (Group 13) doped stable $$\hbox {Rh}_{\mathrm{n}}({\mathrm{n}}=2{-}8)$$ Rh n ( n = 2 - 8 ) clusters and their catalytic activities towards methanol activation. J CHEM SCI 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s12039-017-1402-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Dutta A, Mondal P. Structural, electronic and catalytic properties of single magnesium atom doped small neutral Rh n (n = 2–8) clusters: Density functional study. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2017.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Boulbazine M, Boudjahem AG, Bettahar M. Stabilities, electronic and magnetic properties of Cu-doped nickel clusters: a DFT investigation. Mol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2017.1329561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Mouhssin Boulbazine
- Nanomaterials Chemistry Group, University of Guelma, Guelma, Algeria
- Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquée, Université de Guelma, Guelma, Algérie
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- Institut Jean Barriol, SRSMC, Faculté des Sciences et de la Technologie, Université de Lorraine, Boulevard des Aiguillettes, Vandoeuvre Cédex, France
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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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Liu Y, Zhang J, Li J, Liang X, Duan H. Hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen adsorption on Rhn−1X (n=2–5, X=3d, 4d atoms) clusters: A DFT study. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2016.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Baker SH, Kurt MS, Roy M, Lees MR, Binns C. Structure and magnetism in Cr-embedded Co nanoparticles. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2016; 28:046003. [PMID: 26740510 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/28/4/046003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We present the results of an investigation into the atomic structure and magnetism of 2 nm diameter Co nanoparticles embedded in an antiferromagnetic Cr matrix. The nanocomposite films used in this study were prepared by co-deposition directly from the gas phase, using a gas aggregation source for the Co nanoparticles and a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) source for the Cr matrix material. Co K and Cr K edge extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) experiments were performed in order to investigate atomic structure in the embedded nanoparticles and matrix respectively, while magnetism was investigated by means of a vibrating sample magnetometer. The atomic structure type of the Co nanoparticles is the same as that of the Cr matrix (bcc) although with a degree of disorder. The net Co moment per atom in the Co/Cr nanocomposite films is significantly reduced from the value for bulk Co, and decreases as the proportion of Co nanoparticles in the film is decreased; for the sample with the most dilute concentration of Co nanoparticles (4.9% by volume), the net Co moment was 0.25 μ B/atom. After field cooling to below 30 K all samples showed an exchange bias, which was largest for the most dilute sample. Both the structural and magnetic results point towards a degree of alloying at the nanoparticle/matrix interface, leading to a core/shell structure in the embedded nanoparticles consisting of an antiferromagnetic CoCr alloy shell surrounding a reduced ferromagnetic Co core.
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- S H Baker
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
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Insight into the Relationship Between Structural and Electronic Properties of Bimetallic RhnPt55−n (n = 0–55) Clusters with Cuboctahedral Structure: DFT Approaches. J CLUST SCI 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-016-0967-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Xing X, Hermann A, Kuang X, Ju M, Lu C, Jin Y, Xia X, Maroulis G. Insights into the geometries, electronic and magnetic properties of neutral and charged palladium clusters. Sci Rep 2016; 6:19656. [PMID: 26794267 PMCID: PMC4726383 DOI: 10.1038/srep19656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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We performed an unbiased structure search for low-lying energetic minima of neutral and charged palladium PdnQ (n = 2–20, Q = 0, + 1 and –1) clusters using CALYPSO method in combination with density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The main candidates for the lowest energy neutral, cationic and anionic clusters are identified, and several new candidate structures for the cationic and anionic ground states are obtained. It is found that the ground state structures of small palladium clusters are more sensitive to the charge states. For the medium size Pdn0/+/– (n = 16–20) clusters, a fcc-like growth behavior is found. The structural transition from bilayer-like structures to cage-like structures is likely to occur at n = 14 for the neutral and cationic clusters. In contrast, for the anionic counterparts, the structural transition occurs at Pd13–. The photoelectron spectra (PES) of palladium clusters are simulated based on the time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) method and compared with the experimental data. The good agreement between the experimental PES and simulated spectra provides us unequivocal structural information to fully solve the global minimum structures, allowing for new molecular insights into the chemical interactions in the Pd cages.
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- Xiaodong Xing
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.,Department of Physics, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions and SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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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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- Department of Physics, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China.,Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100084, 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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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, GR-26500 Patras, Greece
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Alonso-Lanza T, Ayuela A, Aguilera-Granja F. Substitutional 4d and 5d impurities in graphene. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:21913-20. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp04677k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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We describe the structural and electronic properties of graphene doped with substitutional impurities of 4d and 5d transition metals.
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- Tomás Alonso-Lanza
- Centro de Física de Materiales CFM-MPC CSIC-UPV/EHU
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)
- Departamento de Física de Materiales
- Fac. de Químicas
- UPV-EHU
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- Centro de Física de Materiales CFM-MPC CSIC-UPV/EHU
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)
- Departamento de Física de Materiales
- Fac. de Químicas
- UPV-EHU
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- Centro de Física de Materiales CFM-MPC CSIC-UPV/EHU
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)
- Departamento de Física de Materiales
- Fac. de Químicas
- UPV-EHU
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Dutta A, Mondal P. Structural evolution, electronic and magnetic manners of small rhodium Rhn+/− (n = 2–8) clusters: a detailed density functional theory study. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra21600a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We have evaluated the stable electronic structure and magnetic properties of all neutral and ionic Rhn (n = 2–8) clusters using density functional theory. This study reveals that Rh4 is the magic cluster based on the calculated reactivity parameters.
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- Abhijit Dutta
- Department of Chemistry
- Assam University
- Silchar 788011
- India
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Ji XX, Li J, Wang C, Zhang S, Lu C, Li GQ. Geometries, stabilities and electronic properties of small-sized Pd 2-doped Si n( n= 1–11) clusters. Mol Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2015.1040093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Dieleman D, Tombers M, Peters L, Meyer J, Peredkov S, Jalink J, Neeb M, Eberhardt W, Rasing T, Niedner-Schatteburg G, Kirilyuk A. Orbit and spin resolved magnetic properties of size selected [ConRh]⁺ and [ConAu]⁺ nanoalloy clusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:28372-8. [PMID: 26104269 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp01923k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bi-metallic nanoalloys of mixed 3d-4d or 3d-5d elements are promising candidates for technological applications. The large magnetic moment of the 3d materials in combination with a high spin-orbit coupling of the 4d or 5d materials give rise to a material with a large magnetic moment and a strong magnetic anisotropy, making them ideally suitable in for example magnetic storage devices. Especially for clusters, which already have a higher magnetic moment compared to the bulk, these alloys can profit from the cooperative role of alloying and size reduction in order to obtain magnetically stable materials with a large magnetic moment. Here, the influence of doping of small cobalt clusters on the spin and orbital magnetic moment has been studied for the cations [Co(8-14)Au](+) and [Co(10-14)Rh](+). Compared to the undoped pure cobalt [Co(N)](+) clusters we find a significant increase in the spin moment for specific Co(N-1)Au(+) clusters and a very strong increase in the orbital moment for some Co(N-1)Rh(+) clusters, with more than doubling for Co12Rh(+). This result shows that substitutional doping of a 3d metal with even just one atom of a 4d or 5d metal can lead to dramatic changes in both spin and orbital moment, opening up the route to novel applications.
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- Dennis Dieleman
- Radboud University Nijmegen, Institute for Molecules and Materials, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Hang TD, Hung HM, Thiem LN, Nguyen HMT. Electronic structure and thermochemical properties of neutral and anionic rhodium clusters Rhn, n=2–13. Evolution of structures and stabilities of binary clusters RhmM (M=Fe, Co, Ni; m=1–6). COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2015.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Liu X, Zhang X, Bo M, Li L, Tian H, Nie Y, Sun Y, Xu S, Wang Y, Zheng W, Sun CQ. Coordination-resolved electron spectrometrics. Chem Rev 2015; 115:6746-810. [PMID: 26110615 DOI: 10.1021/cr500651m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Xinjuan Liu
- †Institute of Coordination Bond Metrology and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- ‡Institute of Nanosurface Science and Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- §Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Materials and Application Technologies (Ministry of Education) and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Hunan 411105, China
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- ∥School of Materials Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- ∥School of Materials Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- ⊥School of Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- #Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- †Institute of Coordination Bond Metrology and Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- ∇School of Information Technology, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
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- ∥School of Materials Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- ○NOVITAS, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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Yu W, Bo M, Huang Y, Wang Y, Li C, Sun CQ. Coordination-Resolved Spectrometrics of Local Bonding and Electronic Dynamics of Au Atomic Clusters, Solid Skins, and Oxidized Foils. Chemphyschem 2015; 16:2159-64. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201500171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Fernando A, Weerawardene KLDM, Karimova NV, Aikens CM. Quantum Mechanical Studies of Large Metal, Metal Oxide, and Metal Chalcogenide Nanoparticles and Clusters. Chem Rev 2015; 115:6112-216. [PMID: 25898274 DOI: 10.1021/cr500506r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Amendra Fernando
- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, United States
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Zhao J, Huang X, Jin P, Chen Z. Magnetic properties of atomic clusters and endohedral metallofullerenes. Coord Chem Rev 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Šipr O, Ebert H, Minár J. Trends in magnetism of free Rh clusters via relativistic ab-initio calculations. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2015; 27:056004. [PMID: 25604525 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/27/5/056004] [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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A fully relativistic ab-initio study on free Rh clusters of 13-135 atoms is performed to identify general trends concerning their magnetism and to check whether concepts which proved to be useful in interpreting magnetism of 3d metals are applicable to magnetism of 4d systems. We found that there is no systematic relation between local magnetic moments and coordination numbers. On the other hand, the Stoner model appears well-suited both as a criterion for the onset of magnetism and as a guide for the dependence of local magnetic moments on the site-resolved density of states at the Fermi level. Large orbital magnetic moments antiparallel to spin magnetic moments were found for some sites. The intra-atomic magnetic dipole Tz term can be quite large at certain sites but as a whole it is unlikely to affect the interpretation of x-ray magnetic circular dichroism experiments based on the sum rules.
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- O Šipr
- Institute of Physics of the ASCR v. v. i., Cukrovarnická 10, CZ-162 53 Prague, Czech Republic
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Waldt E, Hehn AS, Ahlrichs R, Kappes MM, Schooss D. Structural evolution of small ruthenium cluster anions. J Chem Phys 2015; 142:024319. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4905267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Eugen Waldt
- Institut für Nanotechnologie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Postfach 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute für Physikalische Chemie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Kaiserstrasse 12, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute für Physikalische Chemie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Kaiserstrasse 12, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institut für Nanotechnologie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Postfach 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute für Physikalische Chemie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Kaiserstrasse 12, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institut für Nanotechnologie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Postfach 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute für Physikalische Chemie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Kaiserstrasse 12, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Buendía F, Beltrán MR, Zhang X, Liu G, Buytendyk A, Bowen K. Ab initio and anion photoelectron study of AunRhm (n = 1–7, m = 1–2) clusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:28219-27. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cp00115c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Anion photoelectron spectroscopy and DFT calculations study on AunRhm (n = 1–7 and m = 1–2). PES spectra, vertical and adiabatic detachment energies, are compared. The characteristic planarity for gold clusters is preserved for many of the bimetallic clusters.
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- Fernando Buendía
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- México D.F
- Mexico
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- México D.F
- Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry
- Johns Hopkins University
- Baltimore
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Johns Hopkins University
- Baltimore
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Johns Hopkins University
- Baltimore
- USA
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Soltani A, Boudjahem AG. Stabilities, electronic and magnetic properties of small Rhn (n=2–12) clusters: A DFT approach. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2014.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Structures, stabilities, electronic and magnetic properties of small RhxMny (x+y=2–4) clusters. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2014.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Size dependent structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of Sc(N) (N=2-14) clusters investigated by density functional theory. J Mol Model 2014; 20:2481. [PMID: 25337684 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-014-2481-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2014] [Accepted: 09/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of ScN (N=2-14) clusters have been investigated using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Different spin states isomer for each cluster size has been optimized with symmetry relaxation. The structural stability, dissociation energy, binding energy, spin stability, vertical ionization energy, electron affinity, chemical hardness, and size dependent magnetic moment per atom are calculated for the energetically most stable spin isomer for each size. The structural stability for a specific size cluster has been explained in terms of atomic shell closing effect, close packed symmetric structure, and chemical bonding. Spin stability of each cluster size is determined by calculating the value of spin gaps. The maximum value for second-order energy difference is observed for the clusters of size N = 2, 6, 11, and 13, which implies that these clusters are relatively more stable. The magnetic moment per atom corresponding to lowest energy structure has also been calculated. The magnetic moment per atom corresponding to lowest energy structures has been calculated. The calculated values of magnetic moment per atom vary in an oscillatory fashion with cluster size. The calculated results are compared with the available experimental data.
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