Structural and spectral properties of Gas-phase FMgn (n = 2–20) clusters based on DFT

Autor: Ben-Chao Zhu, Wen-Bin Kang, Yan-Hua Liao, Lu Zeng, Lei Bao, Juan Bao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-67360-8
Popis: Abstract Structure, stability, electronic structure, spectroscopy and chemical bonding properties of a fluorine atom doped gas-phase small to medium-sized magnesium clusters, FMgn (n = 2–20), systematically investigated by CALYPSO software together with density functional theory (DFT). Structural calculations showed that FMgn has a structural diversity which is rarely reported in other magnesium-based clusters before. F atoms were always located in the outer layer of the Mgn host clusters and only two or three Mg atoms surround it. FMg18 was revealed to be supposed to have robust relative stability. Charge transfer and density of states were calculated for analyzing the electronic structure characteristics. Theoretical calculations of IR, Raman and UV–Vis spectra were computed to provide data guidelines for future experimental observations. Finally, the F–Mg and Mg–Mg chemical bonds of the FMgn clusters were analyzed, including the critical bonding points (BCPs) of Laplacian of electron density (Δρ), electron localization function (ELF) and interaction region indicator (IRI). The kind and strength of chemical bonds reveal the mechanism by which the F atom was rapidly stabilized by Mgn (n = 2–20) host clusters.
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