We designed and optimized a large number of the isomers of Si12＋ at the level of density functional theory （DFT）-B3LYP/6-311＋＋G（d） using the Gaussian 03 software package. An unambiguous structure of the Si12＋ ...We designed and optimized a large number of the isomers of Si12＋ at the level of density functional theory （DFT）-B3LYP/6-311＋＋G（d） using the Gaussian 03 software package. An unambiguous structure of the Si12＋ cluster is presented, whose IR spectrum agrees well with the experiment result. The most stable geometric structures of Gen＋（n=2―15） clusters were determined by the all-electron PBE/DND method in DMol3 of the Material Studio Package, and compared with those of the corresponding Sin＋ geometries. Most structures of Gen＋ and Sin＋ are similar except the ones of those for n=9, 12, 13 and 14, and the pentagonal bipyramid motif and the tri-capped trigonal prism（TTP） motif often appear in the Sin＋ and Gen＋（n=7―15） structures（except for Si14＋）.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.20773047 and 21043001)
文摘We designed and optimized a large number of the isomers of Si12＋ at the level of density functional theory （DFT）-B3LYP/6-311＋＋G（d） using the Gaussian 03 software package. An unambiguous structure of the Si12＋ cluster is presented, whose IR spectrum agrees well with the experiment result. The most stable geometric structures of Gen＋（n=2―15） clusters were determined by the all-electron PBE/DND method in DMol3 of the Material Studio Package, and compared with those of the corresponding Sin＋ geometries. Most structures of Gen＋ and Sin＋ are similar except the ones of those for n=9, 12, 13 and 14, and the pentagonal bipyramid motif and the tri-capped trigonal prism（TTP） motif often appear in the Sin＋ and Gen＋（n=7―15） structures（except for Si14＋）.
