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DFT Studies on Structure and Properties of Metallofullerene Y@C36

JIA Hu-Sheng, WANG Li-Ping, HAN Pei-De, LIU Xu-Guang, XU Bing-She   

  1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
  • Received:2005-09-06 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2006-10-10 Published:2006-10-10
  • Contact: XU Bing-She

Abstract: The geometries of C36(D6h symmetry) and its endohedral metal derivative Y@C36 were optimized at the GGA/PW91 level by using DFT approach. The energy and stability of Y@C36 were discussed according to the different positions of the dopant in the cage. Also some properties of optimized C36 and Y@C36 were computed, such as energy level, density of states, optical properties, and so on, in order to investigate the influence of the doped Y atom on the structure and property of the cage. Results show that Y@C36 are most stable when Y is on the centre and Y@C36 is more stable than C36. The dope of Y narrows the band gap of C36 and improves the conductivity and chemical reactivity. And the dope blue-shifts the position of absorption peak and reduces absorption strength.

Key words: C36, Y@C36, DFT, Electronic structure

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