Magnetic doping of the golden cage cluster M@ Au 16 - (M=Fe, Co,Ni)

Lei-Ming Wang, Jaeil Bai, Anne Lechtken, Wei Huang, Detlef Schooss, Manfred M. Kappes, Xiao Cheng Zeng, Lai-Sheng Wang

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Abstract

Structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of the golden cage doped with a transition-metal atom, M Au 16 - (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@ Au 16 - structures but with considerable distortions to the parent Au 16 - cage. Fe@ Au 16 - and Co@ Au 16 - 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. © 2009 The American Physical Society.
Original languageEnglish
Article number033413
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume79
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Jan 2009
Externally publishedYes

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