Formation of pyramidal structures through mixing gold and platinum atoms: the AuxPty2+ clusters with x + y = 10

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发布日期 2023-11-08

DOI 10.1039/D3RA06000D

影响因子 3.361

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Nguyen Minh Tam

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The geometric and electronic structures of a small series of mixed gold and platinum AuxPty2+ clusters, with x + y = 10, were investigated using quantum chemical methods. A consistent tetrahedral pyramid structure emerges, displaying two patterns of structural growth by a notable critical point at y = 5. This affects the clusters' electron population, chemical bonding, and stability. For the Pt-doped Au clusters with y values from 2 to 5, the bonds enable Pt atoms to assemble into symmetric line, triangle, quadrangle, and tetragonal pyramidal Pty blocks, respectively. For the Au-doped Pt clusters, with larger values of y > 5, the structures are more relaxed and the d electrons of Pt atoms become delocalized over more centers, leading to lower symmetry structures. A certain aromaticity arising from delocalization of d electrons over the multi-center framework in the doped Pt clusters contributes to their stability, with Pt102+ at y = 10 exhibiting the highest stability. While the ground electronic state of the neutral platinum atom [Xe]. 4f145d96s1 leads to a triplet state (3D3), the total magnetic moments of AuxPty2+ are large increasing steadily from 0 to 10 μB and primarily located on Pt atoms, corresponding to the increase of the number of Pt atoms from 0 to 10 and significantly enhancing the magnetic moments. An admixture of both Au and Pt atoms thus emerges as an elegant way of keeping a small pyramidal structure but bringing in a high and controllable magnetic moment.

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