First-Principles Study of Structural, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Metal-Centered Tetrahexahedral V15+ Cluster

Autor: Hongjiang Ren, Xinwei Huang, Xiaojun Li, Shuna Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nanomaterials, Vol 7, Iss 7, p 164 (2017)
Nanomaterials; Volume 7; Issue 7; Pages: 164
ISSN: 2079-4991
Popis: The V-centered bicapped hexagonal antiprism structure (A), as the most stable geometry of the cationic V15+ cluster, is determined by using infrared multiple photo dissociation (IR-MPD) in combination with density functional theory computations. It is found that the A structure can be stabilized by 18 delocalized 3c-2e σ-bonds on outer V3 triangles of the bicapped hexagonal antiprism surface and 12 delocalized 4c-2e σ-bonds on inner trigonal pyramidal V4 moiety, and the features are related to the strong p-d hybridization of the cluster. The total magnetic moments on the cluster are predicted to be 2.0 µB, which come mainly from the central vanadium atom.
Databáze: OpenAIRE