Gold-caged metal clusters with large HOMO-LUMO gap and high electron affinty

被引:135
作者
Gao, Y [1 ]
Bulusu, S [1 ]
Zeng, XC [1 ]
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[1] Univ Nebraska, Dept Chem, Lincoln, NE 68588 USA
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10.1021/ja055407o
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
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We report a series of isoelectronic gold-caged metal clusters, M@Au14 (M = Zr, Hf), and anion clusters, M@Au14- (M = Sc, Y), all having a calculated HOMO-LUMO gap larger than the well-known tetrahedral cluster Au20-the 3D metal cluster with a very large measured HOMO-LUMO gap (1.77 eV). The clusters M@Au14 (M = Sc, Y) also exhibit a calculated electron affinity (EA) and vertical detachment energy (VDE) not only higher than the superhalogen" icosahedral Al13 cluster but also possibly even higher than a Cl atom which has the highest (measured) elemental EA or VDE (3.61 eV). Copyright © 2005 American Chemical Society."
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