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Theoretical study of the relative stability of Si(8)H(8-n)Li(n)(n=0-8) clusters: Investigating the roles of isoelectronic H and Li atoms

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Title Theoretical study of the relative stability of Si(8)H(8-n)Li(n)(n=0-8) clusters: Investigating the roles of isoelectronic H and Li atoms
 
Creator SAHU, S
 
Subject HYDROGENATED SILICON CLUSTERS
AB-INITIO
ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURES
THERMOCHEMISTRY
SILANE
SIZE
SILABENZENES
AROMATICITY
AFFINITIES
MOLECULES
Density-functional theory
Si(8)H(8-n)Li(n) clusters
Structure
Stability
 
Description In this work, we report ab initio calculations, based on density functional (DFT) theory and second order Mollar-Plesset (MP2) perturbation methodology to investigate the relative stability of Si(8)H(8-n)Li(n)(n = 0-8) clusters. The work presented in this paper is aimed at to investigate if lithium atoms are better candidates over hydrogen atoms to saturate the dangling bonds while stabilizing a three dimensional (3D) silicon cluster, such as S(8), so that it can promote the same point group symmetry as in its carbon analog. Such a concept was first hypothesized by Zdetsis (J. Chem. Phys. 127 (2007) 214-306) while attempting benzene symmetry in Si(6)Li(6) ring. The cubic Si(8) cluster has been saturated both by H and Li atoms, and the sequential replacement of hydrogen by lithium atom is marked by the decrease in binding energy, HOMO-LUMO gap, ionization potential, and chemical hardness inferring that hydrogen atoms are preferable candidates over lithium atoms for the stabilization of 3D Si(8) cluster. In addition, it is observed that both H and Li atoms, induce cubane symmetry (O(h)) in 3D Si(8) cluster provided that they undergo terminal bondings with Si atoms. On the other hand, Li atoms placed at the bridge sites are found to distort the structure of Si(8) from the cubane symmetry. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
 
Publisher ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
 
Date 2012-06-26T06:33:51Z
2012-06-26T06:33:51Z
2011
 
Type Article
 
Identifier COMPUTATIONAL AND THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY,968(1-3)12-17
2210-271X
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comptc.2011.04.033
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/jspui/handle/100/14048
 
Language English