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Structural evolution, photoelectron spectra and vibrational properties of anionic GdGe(n)(−) (n = 5–18) nanoalloy clusters: a DFT insight

The structural growth of Gd-doped germanium anionic nanoclusters, GdGe(n)(−) (n = 5–18), has been explored via quantum chemistry calculations using the mPW2PLYP method and an unprejudiced structural searching technique known as ABCluster. The optimized geometries exhibited that when n = 10–14, the s...

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Autores principales: Yang, Zhaofeng, Rehman, Aziz U., Cao, Zhenzhu, Yang, Jucai
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Publicado: The Royal Society of Chemistry 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9364359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36043068
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2ra04037a
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author Yang, Zhaofeng
Rehman, Aziz U.
Cao, Zhenzhu
Yang, Jucai
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Rehman, Aziz U.
Cao, Zhenzhu
Yang, Jucai
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description The structural growth of Gd-doped germanium anionic nanoclusters, GdGe(n)(−) (n = 5–18), has been explored via quantum chemistry calculations using the mPW2PLYP method and an unprejudiced structural searching technique known as ABCluster. The optimized geometries exhibited that when n = 10–14, the structural evolution favors the Gd-linked configuration where the Gd atom as a connector bridges two Ge subgroups, while the Gd atom is encapsulated in a closed cage-like Ge frame when n = 15–18. The properties like magnetic moment, charge transfer, relative stability, HOMO–LUMO gap, photoelectron spectra, and infrared and Raman spectra have been predicted. The information of these spectra could provide extra approaches to experimentally determine the electronic structures and equilibrium configuration of these compounds. The largest spin magnetic moment of 7 μ(B) is attained via half-filled 4f states. The GdGe(16)(−) nanocluster is determined to be a superatom because its total valence of 75 electrons can be distributed to the orbital sequence of 1S(2)1P(6)(4f(7))1D(10)1F(14)2S(2)2P(2)1G(18)2P(4)2D(10), which complies with not only Hund's rule, but also the spherical jellium model. Particularly, its UV-Vis spectra match well with solar energy distribution. Such materials act as nano multifunctional building units potentially used in solar energy converters or ultra-highly sensitive near-infrared photodetectors.
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spelling pubmed-93643592022-08-29 Structural evolution, photoelectron spectra and vibrational properties of anionic GdGe(n)(−) (n = 5–18) nanoalloy clusters: a DFT insight Yang, Zhaofeng Rehman, Aziz U. Cao, Zhenzhu Yang, Jucai RSC Adv Chemistry The structural growth of Gd-doped germanium anionic nanoclusters, GdGe(n)(−) (n = 5–18), has been explored via quantum chemistry calculations using the mPW2PLYP method and an unprejudiced structural searching technique known as ABCluster. The optimized geometries exhibited that when n = 10–14, the structural evolution favors the Gd-linked configuration where the Gd atom as a connector bridges two Ge subgroups, while the Gd atom is encapsulated in a closed cage-like Ge frame when n = 15–18. The properties like magnetic moment, charge transfer, relative stability, HOMO–LUMO gap, photoelectron spectra, and infrared and Raman spectra have been predicted. The information of these spectra could provide extra approaches to experimentally determine the electronic structures and equilibrium configuration of these compounds. The largest spin magnetic moment of 7 μ(B) is attained via half-filled 4f states. The GdGe(16)(−) nanocluster is determined to be a superatom because its total valence of 75 electrons can be distributed to the orbital sequence of 1S(2)1P(6)(4f(7))1D(10)1F(14)2S(2)2P(2)1G(18)2P(4)2D(10), which complies with not only Hund's rule, but also the spherical jellium model. Particularly, its UV-Vis spectra match well with solar energy distribution. Such materials act as nano multifunctional building units potentially used in solar energy converters or ultra-highly sensitive near-infrared photodetectors. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2022-08-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9364359/ /pubmed/36043068 http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2ra04037a Text en This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
spellingShingle Chemistry
Yang, Zhaofeng
Rehman, Aziz U.
Cao, Zhenzhu
Yang, Jucai
Structural evolution, photoelectron spectra and vibrational properties of anionic GdGe(n)(−) (n = 5–18) nanoalloy clusters: a DFT insight
title Structural evolution, photoelectron spectra and vibrational properties of anionic GdGe(n)(−) (n = 5–18) nanoalloy clusters: a DFT insight
title_full Structural evolution, photoelectron spectra and vibrational properties of anionic GdGe(n)(−) (n = 5–18) nanoalloy clusters: a DFT insight
title_fullStr Structural evolution, photoelectron spectra and vibrational properties of anionic GdGe(n)(−) (n = 5–18) nanoalloy clusters: a DFT insight
title_full_unstemmed Structural evolution, photoelectron spectra and vibrational properties of anionic GdGe(n)(−) (n = 5–18) nanoalloy clusters: a DFT insight
title_short Structural evolution, photoelectron spectra and vibrational properties of anionic GdGe(n)(−) (n = 5–18) nanoalloy clusters: a DFT insight
title_sort structural evolution, photoelectron spectra and vibrational properties of anionic gdge(n)(−) (n = 5–18) nanoalloy clusters: a dft insight
topic Chemistry
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9364359/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36043068
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d2ra04037a
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