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Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are carried out to investigate the structural and electronic properties of a series of hexanuclear vanadium oxide clusters V 6 O n -/0 (n = 12-15). Generalized Koopmans' theorem is applied to predict the vertical detachment energies (VDEs) and simulate the photoelectron spectra (PES) for V 6 O n - (n = 12-15) clusters. Extensive DFT calculations are performed in search of the lowest-energy structures for both the anions and neutrals. All of these clusters appear to prefer the polyhedral cage structures, in contrast to the planar star-like structures observed in prior model surface studies for the V 6 O 12 cluster. Molecular orbitals are performed to analyze the chemical bonding in the hexanuclear vanadium oxide clusters and provide insights into the sequential oxidation of V 6 O n - (n = 12-15) clusters. The V 6 O n - (n = 12-15) clusters possess well-defined V 5+ and V 3+ sites, and may serve as molecular models for surface defects. Electron spin density analyses show that the unpaired electrons in V 6 O n - (n = 12-14) clusters are primarily localized on the V 3+ sites rather than on the V 5+ sites. The difference gas phase versus model surface structures of V 6 O 12 hints the critical roles of cluster-substrate interactions in stabilizing the planar V 6 O 12 cluster on model surfaces. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
ISSN: 1386-1425
Year: 2014
Volume: 131
Page: 446-454
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