Title
Prediction of the Iron-Based Polynuclear Magnetic Superhalogens with Pseudohalogen CN as Ligands
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2017
Publication Title
Inorganic Chemistry
Volume
56
Issue
14
First page number:
7928
Last page number:
7935
Abstract
To explore stable polynuclear magnetic superhalogens, we perform an unbiased structure search for polynuclear iron-based systems based on pseudohalogen ligand CN using the CALYPSO method in conjunction with density functional theory. The superhalogen properties, magnetic properties, and thermodynamic stabilities of neutral and anionic Fe2(CN)5 and Fe3(CN)7 clusters are investigated. The results show that both of the clusters have superhalogen properties due to their electron affinities (EAs) and that vertical detachment energies (VDEs) are significantly larger than those of the chlorine element and their ligand CN. The distribution of the extra electron analysis indicates that the extra electron is aggregated mainly into pseudohalogen ligand CN units in Fe2(CN)5 and Fe3(CN)7 cluster. These features contribute significantly to their high EA and VDE. Besides superhalogen properties, these two anionic clusters carry a large magnetic moment just like the Fe2F5 cluster. Additionally, the thermodynamic stabilities are also discussed by calculating the energy required to fragment the cluster into various smaller stable clusters. It is found that Fe(CN)2 is the most favorable fragmentation product for anionic Fe2(CN)5 and Fe3(CN)7 clusters, and both of the anions are less stable against ejection of Fe atoms than Fe(CN)n-x. © 2017 American Chemical Society.
Language
english
Repository Citation
Ding, L.,
Shao, P.,
Lu, C.,
Zhang, F.,
Liu, Y.,
Mu, Q.
(2017).
Prediction of the Iron-Based Polynuclear Magnetic Superhalogens with Pseudohalogen CN as Ligands.
Inorganic Chemistry, 56(14),
7928-7935.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00646