APPLYING THE GENETIC ALGORITHM AND QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS TO STUDY THE STRUCTURE OF THE Sc2B6 CLUSTER AND ITS CO ADSORPTION

Autor: Minh Thao Nguyen, Tho Thanh Bui, Trung Cang Phan, Sy Linh Ho
Jazyk: English<br />Vietnamese
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Đà Lạt, Vol 14, Iss 3 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0866-787X
DOI: 10.37569/DalatUniversity.14.3.1312(2024)
Popis: We used the genetic algorithm and quantum chemical calculations to study the structures of the Sc2B6 cluster. The global minimum energy structure has the shape of a hexagonal bipyramid with an Sc atom at each apex and a B6 ring that belongs to the D6h point group symmetry. The second most stable structure has the Cs point group symmetry and can be formed by substituting a Sc atom for a B atom in the ring and a B atom for Sc in one of the apexes. From the computational results, the Sc2B6 cluster is found to be a good candidate to form a nanomaterial for treating CO gas.
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