二元团簇VnC30/-(n=1~6)的光电子谱和密度泛函理论计算研究

Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Calculations of Binary VnC30/-(n=1-6) Clusters

过渡金属碳化物良好的催化性能依赖于其组成和形貌结构.研究碳化物的精确结构有利于理解它们的催化性能本质,但是极具挑战性,尤其是对于多组分多元体系.本文利用负离子光电子谱结合密度泛函理论计算研究了二元团簇V_(n)C_(3)0/-(n=1~6)及其对应中性团簇的几何结构与电子结构.负离子光电子谱实验测得了该系列负离子团簇的绝热电子剥离能,即其对应中性团簇V_(n)C_(3)的电子亲和能.理论计算表明,在小尺寸团簇V_(n)C_(3)0/-(n=1~3)中,碳原子与碳原子相互作用成键;随着团簇尺寸增加,主要是钒原子数目增加,碳原子与碳原子倾向于分离开,不再成键.与此同时,团簇中形成了钒-碳和钒-钒键.本文进一步研究了八原子团簇VnCm(n+m=8)的结构,并考察了团簇组成对该类八原子团簇的立方或类立方结构的影响.

Transition metal carbides have been shown to exhibit good catalytic performance that depends on their compositions and morphologies,and understanding such catalytic properties requires knowledge of their precise geometry,determination of which is challenging,particularly for clusters formed by multiple elements.In this study,we investigate the geometries and electronic structures of binary V_(n)C_(3)-(n=1-6)clusters and their neutrals using photoelectron spectroscopy and theoretical calculations based on density functional theory.The adiabatic detachment energies of V_(n)C_(3)-,or equally,the electron affinities of V_(n)C_(3),have been determined from the measured photoelectron spectra.Theoretical calculations reveal that the carbon atoms become separate when the number of V atoms increases in the clusters,i.e.,the C-C interactions present in small clusters are replaced by V-C and/or V-V interactions in larger ones.We further explore the composition dependent formation of cubic or cube-like structures in 8-atom VnCm(n+m=8)clusters.