Document Type
Article
Original Publication Date
2006
Journal/Book/Conference Title
The Journal of Chemical Physics
Volume
124
Issue
7
DOI of Original Publication
10.1063/1.2164455
Date of Submission
October 2015
Abstract
A synergistic approach combining the experimental photoelectron spectroscopy and theoretical electronic structure studies is used to probe the geometrical structure and the spin magnetic moment of Con(pyridine)−m clusters. It is predicted that the ground state of Co(pyridine)− is a structure where the Co atom is inserted in a CH bond. However, the insertion is marked by a barrier of 0.33eV that is not overcome under the existing experimental conditions resulting in the formation of a structure where Co occupies a site above the pyridine plane. For Co2(pyridine)−, a ground-state structure is predicted in which the Co2 diametric moiety is inserted in one of the CH bonds, but again because of a barrier, the structure which matches the photoelectron spectrum is a higher-energy isomer in which the Co2 moiety is bonded directly to nitrogen on the pyridine ring. In all cases, the Co sites have finite magnetic moments suggesting that the complexes may provide ways of making cluster-based magnetic materials.
Rights
Edmonds, B. D., Kandalam, A. K., Khanna, S. N., et al. Structure and stability of Co-n(pyridine)(m)(-) clusters: Absence of metal inserted structures. The Journal of Chemical Physics 124, 074316 (2006). Copyright © 2006 AIP Publishing LLC.
Is Part Of
VCU Physics Publications
Comments
Originally published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2164455