Bonding and Magnetism of Fe6−(C6H6)m, m = 1, 2
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- 作者：Israel Valencia ; Alfredo Guevara-Garca ; Miguel Castro
- 刊名：Journal of Physical Chemistry A
- 出版年：2009
- 出版时间：June 4, 2009
- 年：2009
- 卷：113
- 期：22
- 页码：6222-6238
- 全文大小：926K
- 年卷期：v.113,no.22(June 4, 2009)
- ISSN：1520-5215
文摘
The interactions of one and two benzene molecules with the superparamagnetic Fe6 cluster were studied by means of gradient-corrected density functional theory. The ground state, GS, of bare Fe6 presents a distorted octahedral structure with 2S = 20; S is the total spin. For the calculated 2S = 16 GS of the neutral Fe6−C6H6 complex, as well as in the positive and negative ions both with 2S = 15, the benzene unit is adsorbed on one axial Fea atom. The 2S = 14 GS for Fe6−(C6H6)2 resembles a sandwich structure, with the metal Fe6 cluster separating the benzene rings that are bonded symmetrically on the two axial sites of Fe6. The binding is accounted for by electrostatic interactions and by 3d−π bonds, as revealed by the molecular orbitals. Though each C−Fe bond is weak, η6 coordinations were indicated by the topology of the electronic density. The 3d−π bonding is reflected by the adiabatic ionization energies and electron affinities, which are smaller than those of bare Fe6. The computed IR spectra show vibrational bands near those of bare benzene; some forbidden IR modes in benzene and in Fe6 become IR active in Fe6−(C6H6)1,2. The results show a strong perturbation of the electronic structure of Fe6. The decrease of its magnetic moment implies that the magnetic effects play an important role in the adsorption of benzene.