{"title":"Pd6C32: A pentagonal icositetrahedron molecule","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ssc.2024.115730","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A stable pentagonal icositetrahedron Pd<sub>6</sub>C<sub>32</sub> with O symmetry has been predicted using ab initio calculations. Stabilities and electronic properties of the Pd<sub>6</sub>C<sub>32</sub> cage were determined. The calculated vibrational frequencies of Pd<sub>6</sub>C<sub>32</sub> range from 81.6 cm<sup>−1</sup> to 1386.7 cm<sup>−1</sup>, with no imaginary frequency components, indicating its dynamic stability. When the molecular dynamics simulation temperature reaches 1300 K, the Pd<sub>6</sub>C<sub>32</sub> molecule can maintain the initial topological structure. The comprehensive examination of the natural bond orbital (NBO) indicates that the C-Pd bond can be characterized as a σ bond formed by two-center two-electron (2c-2e), while the Pd atoms exhibit characteristics associated with d orbitals. The hollow cavity within Pd<sub>6</sub>C<sub>32</sub> can serve as a suitable host for accommodating various atoms or molecules, thereby highlighting the advantages of investigating embedded fullerenes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":430,"journal":{"name":"Solid State Communications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Solid State Communications","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0038109824003077","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A stable pentagonal icositetrahedron Pd6C32 with O symmetry has been predicted using ab initio calculations. Stabilities and electronic properties of the Pd6C32 cage were determined. The calculated vibrational frequencies of Pd6C32 range from 81.6 cm−1 to 1386.7 cm−1, with no imaginary frequency components, indicating its dynamic stability. When the molecular dynamics simulation temperature reaches 1300 K, the Pd6C32 molecule can maintain the initial topological structure. The comprehensive examination of the natural bond orbital (NBO) indicates that the C-Pd bond can be characterized as a σ bond formed by two-center two-electron (2c-2e), while the Pd atoms exhibit characteristics associated with d orbitals. The hollow cavity within Pd6C32 can serve as a suitable host for accommodating various atoms or molecules, thereby highlighting the advantages of investigating embedded fullerenes.
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