1. Structural Evolution and Electronic Properties of Selenium-Doped Boron Clusters SeB n 0/− (n = 3–16).
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Yang, Yue-Ju, Li, Shi-Xiong, Chen, De-Liang, and Long, Zheng-Wen
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ANTIAROMATICITY ,ELECTRONIC spectra ,PHOTOELECTRON spectra ,BORON ,CHEMICAL stability ,ELECTRON delocalization ,PARTICLE swarm optimization - Abstract
A theoretical research of structural evolution, electronic properties, and photoelectron spectra of selenium-doped boron clusters SeB
n 0/− (n = 3–16) is performed using particle swarm optimization (CALYPSO) software in combination with density functional theory calculations. The lowest energy structures of SeBn 0/− (n = 3–16) clusters tend to form quasi-planar or planar structures. Some selenium-doped boron clusters keep a skeleton of the corresponding pure boron clusters; however, the addition of a Se atom modified and improved some of the pure boron cluster structures. In particular, the Se atoms of SeB7 − , SeB8 − , SeB10 − , and SeB12 − are connected to the pure quasi-planar B7 − , B8 − , B10 − , and B12 − clusters, which leads to planar SeB7 − , SeB8 − , SeB10 − , and SeB12 − , respectively. Interestingly, the lowest energy structure of SeB9 − is a three-dimensional mushroom-shaped structure, and the SeB9 − cluster displays the largest HOMO–LUMO gap of 5.08 eV, which shows the superior chemical stability. Adaptive natural density partitioning (AdNDP) bonding analysis reveals that SeB8 is doubly aromatic, with 6 delocalized π electrons and 6 delocalized σ electrons, whereas SeB9 − is doubly antiaromatic, with 4 delocalized π electrons and 12 delocalized σ electrons. Similarly, quasi-planar SeB12 is doubly aromatic, with 6 delocalized π electrons and 14 delocalized σ electrons. The electron localization function (ELF) analysis shows that SeBn 0/− (n = 3–16) clusters have different local electron delocalization and whole electron delocalization effects. The simulated photoelectron spectra of SeBn − (n = 3–16) have different characteristic bands that can identify and confirm SeBn − (n = 3–16) combined with future experimental photoelectron spectra. Our research enriches the geometrical structures of small doped boron clusters and can offer insight for boron-based nanomaterials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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