The structures of neutral transition metal doped silicon clusters, Si(n)X (n = 6-9; X = V, Mn).

نویسندگان

  • Pieterjan Claes
  • Vu Thi Ngan
  • Marko Haertelt
  • Jonathan T Lyon
  • André Fielicke
  • Minh Tho Nguyen
  • Peter Lievens
  • Ewald Janssens
چکیده

We present a combined experimental and theoretical investigation of small neutral vanadium and manganese doped silicon clusters Si(n)X (n = 6-9, X = V, Mn). These species are studied by infrared multiple photon dissociation and mass spectrometry. Structural identification is achieved by comparison of the experimental data with computed infrared spectra of low-lying isomers using density functional theory at the B3P86∕6-311+G(d) level. The assigned structures of the neutral vanadium and manganese doped silicon clusters are compared with their cationic counterparts. In general, the neutral and cationic Si(n)V(0,+) and Si(n)Mn(0,+) clusters have similar structures, although the position of the capping atoms depends for certain sizes on the charge state. The influence of the charge state on the electronic properties of the clusters is also investigated by analysis of the density of states, the shapes of the molecular orbitals, and NBO charge analysis of the dopant atom.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of chemical physics

دوره 138 19  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013