Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2018, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (9): 1976.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20180218

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Structure Prediction and Photoelectron Spectroscopy Study of Rare Earth-doped Silicon-based Clusters of MSiq7(M=Eu, Sm, Yb; q=0, -1)

JIANG Xianming, WANG Huaiqian*(), CAO Yu, SUN Zhihui, CAO Yufang, WU Weibin   

  1. College of Engineering, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou 362021, China
  • Received:2018-03-19 Online:2018-07-30 Published:2018-07-30
  • Contact: WANG Huaiqian E-mail:hqwang@hqu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province of China(No.2017J01001), the New Century Excellent Talents in Fujian Province University, China(No.2014FJ-NCET-ZR07), the Excellent Youth Talents in Fujian Province University, China(No.JA13009) and the National Undergraduate Training Programs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, China(No.201710385024)

Abstract:

The geometrical structures, relative stabilities, electronic properties and magnetism of anionic and neutral lanthanide metal-doped silicon clusters were systematically investigated by using the Saunders Kick global stochastic search technique combined with density functional theory(DFT) calculations at the PBEPBE/RE/SDD/Si/6-311+G(d) level of theory. The calculation results show that the ground state structure for anionic cluster is a 3D structure with the RE atom M sitting on top(or bottom) of the pentagonal bipyramid while adding another Si to the normal direction of it. The lowest energy structure of the neutral cluster is formed by substituting a Si atom on the equatorial surface of a distorted bicapped octahedral with an M atom. The SmSi7- cluster has the highest binding energy and doping energy in the three rare earth doped clusters, indicating that SmSi7- is the most stable cluster among them. When M atoms(M=Eu, Sm, Yb) were added into the Si7 cluster, due to their unique atomic magnetism, the non-magnetic Si7 cluster would be magnetized. In addition, the simulated photoelectron spectra(PES) of top-several isomers of each cluster were also presented, which could provide a theoretical basis for further experiments.

Key words: Atomic cluster, Density functional theory, Structural optimization, Magnetic property

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