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Magnetic doping of the golden cage cluster M@Au16 - (M=Fe,Co,Ni)

Journal Article · · Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 79(3):Article number: 033413
OSTI ID:953795
Structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of the golden cage doped with a transition-metal atom, MAu16(M=Fe,Co,Ni),are investigated using trapped ion electron diffraction, photoelectron spectroscopy, and density-functional theory. The best agreement to experiment is obtained for endohedral M@Au16 structures but with considerable distortions to the parent Au16 cage. Fe@Au16 and Co@Au16 are found to have similar structures with C2 symmetry while a C1 structure is obtained for Ni@Au16. The 4s electrons are observed to transfer to the Au16 cage, whereas atomiclike magnetism due to the unpaired 3d electrons is retained for all the doped clusters.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US), Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
953795
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-65850; 25099; KC0301020
Journal Information:
Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 79(3):Article number: 033413, Journal Name: Physical Review. B, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 79(3):Article number: 033413 Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 79
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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