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Geometric and electronic structures of a series of bi-nuclear niobium sulfide clusters, Nb 2 S n −/0 (n = 4–7), were investigated by the theoretical calculations. Vertical detachment energies were estimated based on the generalized Koopmans’ theorem and were used to simulate the anionic photoelectron spectra. The structural evolution behaviors were found to be present in the sequential sulfidation of Nb 2 S n −/0 . Concretely, the additional sulfur atoms tended to occupy the bridging sites of Nb 2 S n −/0 (n = 4, 5) clusters. Then varied poly-sulfur ligands (i.e., bridging S 2 2 − , terminal S 2 2 − and bridging S 3 2 − ) began to emerge in the Nb 2 S n −/0 (n = 6, 7) clusters. Frontier molecular orbitals were analyzed to understand the chemical bonding. It was found that the highest occupied molecular orbital of Nb 2 S n − cluster, even the sulfur-rich Nb 2 S 7 − cluster, still retained the Nb–Nb bonding features. The results were compared with the analogs Mo 2 S n −/0 (n = 4–7) clusters. The findings in structures and chemical bonding may provide insight into the properties of niobium sulfides, especially for the sulfur-rich surfaces. © 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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Journal of Cluster Science
ISSN: 1040-7278
Year: 2019
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JCR Journal Grade:3
CAS Journal Grade:4
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