中国物理B ›› 2016, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (6): 63103-063103.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/25/6/063103

• ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS • 上一篇    下一篇

Structures, stabilities, and magnetic properties of the FenAu (n= 1-12) clusters

Jin Lü(吕瑾), Jiang-Yan Zhang(张江燕), Rui-Rui Liang(梁瑞瑞), Hai-Shun Wu(武海顺)   

  1. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041004, China
  • 收稿日期:2016-01-24 修回日期:2016-04-02 出版日期:2016-06-05 发布日期:2016-06-05
  • 通讯作者: Jin Lü E-mail:lvjin_sxnu@163.com
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21301112) and the Ph. D. Program Foundation of the Education Ministry of China (Grant No. 20131404120001).

Structures, stabilities, and magnetic properties of the FenAu (n= 1-12) clusters

Jin Lü(吕瑾), Jiang-Yan Zhang(张江燕), Rui-Rui Liang(梁瑞瑞), Hai-Shun Wu(武海顺)   

  1. School of Chemistry and Material Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041004, China
  • Received:2016-01-24 Revised:2016-04-02 Online:2016-06-05 Published:2016-06-05
  • Contact: Jin Lü E-mail:lvjin_sxnu@163.com
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21301112) and the Ph. D. Program Foundation of the Education Ministry of China (Grant No. 20131404120001).

摘要:

The configurations, stabilities, electronic, and magnetic properties of FenAu (n= 1-12) clusters are investigated systematically by using the relativistic all-electron density functional theory with the generalized gradient approximation. The substitutional effects of Au in Fen+1 (n= 1, 2, 4, 5, 10-12) clusters are found in optimized structures which keep the similar frameworks with the most stable Fen+1 clusters. And the growth way for FenAu (n= 6-9) clusters is that the Au atom occupies a peripheral position of Fen cluster. The peaks appear respectively at n= 6 and 9 for FenAu clusters and at n= 5 and 10 for Fen+1 clusters based on the size dependence of second-order difference of energy, implying that these clusters possess relatively high stabilities. The analysis of atomic net charge Q indicates that the charge always transfers from Fe to Au atom which causes the Au atom to be nearly non-magnetic, and the doped Au atom has little effect on the average magnetic moment of Fe atoms in FenAu cluster. Finally, the total magnetic moment is reduced by 3 μB for each of FenAu clusters except n= 3, 11, and 12 compared with for corresponding pure Fen+1 clusters.

关键词: alloy clusters, structures, electronic properties, magnetism

Abstract:

The configurations, stabilities, electronic, and magnetic properties of FenAu (n= 1-12) clusters are investigated systematically by using the relativistic all-electron density functional theory with the generalized gradient approximation. The substitutional effects of Au in Fen+1 (n= 1, 2, 4, 5, 10-12) clusters are found in optimized structures which keep the similar frameworks with the most stable Fen+1 clusters. And the growth way for FenAu (n= 6-9) clusters is that the Au atom occupies a peripheral position of Fen cluster. The peaks appear respectively at n= 6 and 9 for FenAu clusters and at n= 5 and 10 for Fen+1 clusters based on the size dependence of second-order difference of energy, implying that these clusters possess relatively high stabilities. The analysis of atomic net charge Q indicates that the charge always transfers from Fe to Au atom which causes the Au atom to be nearly non-magnetic, and the doped Au atom has little effect on the average magnetic moment of Fe atoms in FenAu cluster. Finally, the total magnetic moment is reduced by 3 μB for each of FenAu clusters except n= 3, 11, and 12 compared with for corresponding pure Fen+1 clusters.

Key words: alloy clusters, structures, electronic properties, magnetism

中图分类号: 

  • 31.15.E-
36.40.Mr (Spectroscopy and geometrical structure of clusters) 36.40.Cg (Electronic and magnetic properties of clusters)