CN bond orientation in metal carbonitride endofullerenes：A density functional theory study
The geometric and electronic structures of scandium carbonitride endofullerene Sc3CN@C2n （2n=68, 78, 80, 82, and 84） and Sc（Y）NC@C76 have been systematically investigated to identify the preferred position of internal C and N atoms by density functional theory （DFT） calculations combined with statis...
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| Published in | Chinese physics B Vol. 26; no. 12; pp. 210 - 215 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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01.12.2017
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| ISSN | 1674-1056 2058-3834 |
| DOI | 10.1088/1674-1056/26/12/123102 |
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| Summary: | The geometric and electronic structures of scandium carbonitride endofullerene Sc3CN@C2n （2n=68, 78, 80, 82, and 84） and Sc（Y）NC@C76 have been systematically investigated to identify the preferred position of internal C and N atoms by density functional theory （DFT） calculations combined with statistical mechanics treatments. The CN bond orientation can generally be inferred from the molecule stability and electronic configuration. It is found that Sc3CN@C2n molecules have the most stable structure with C atom locating at the center of Sc3CN cluster. The CN bond has trivalent form of[CN]3- and connects with adjacent three Sc atoms tightly. However, in Sc（Y）NC@C76 with[NC]-, the N atom always resides in the center of the whole molecule. In addition, the stability of Sc3CN@C2n has been further compared in terms of the organization of the corresponding molecular energy level. The structural differences between Sc3CN@C2n and Sc3NC@C2n are highlighted by their respected infrared spectra. |
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| Bibliography: | The geometric and electronic structures of scandium carbonitride endofullerene Sc3CN@C2n （2n=68, 78, 80, 82, and 84） and Sc（Y）NC@C76 have been systematically investigated to identify the preferred position of internal C and N atoms by density functional theory （DFT） calculations combined with statistical mechanics treatments. The CN bond orientation can generally be inferred from the molecule stability and electronic configuration. It is found that Sc3CN@C2n molecules have the most stable structure with C atom locating at the center of Sc3CN cluster. The CN bond has trivalent form of[CN]3- and connects with adjacent three Sc atoms tightly. However, in Sc（Y）NC@C76 with[NC]-, the N atom always resides in the center of the whole molecule. In addition, the stability of Sc3CN@C2n has been further compared in terms of the organization of the corresponding molecular energy level. The structural differences between Sc3CN@C2n and Sc3NC@C2n are highlighted by their respected infrared spectra. 11-5639/O4 geometric and electronic structures; metal carbonitride endofullerenes; theoretical calculations; CN bond orientation Zhu-Xia Zhang1,2,3, Yong Zhang1,2, Wen-Hua Xue1,2, Wei Jia1,2, Cai-Li Zhang1, Chun-Xia Li4, Peng Cui5（1. Key Laboratory of Interface Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China;2. Research Center of Advanced Materials Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China;3. Collaborative Innovation Center for Shanxi Advanced Permanent Magnetic Materials and Technology, Linfen 041004, China;4. School of Electronic Information Engineering, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing 408100, China;5. School of Information, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang 550025, China） |
| ISSN: | 1674-1056 2058-3834 |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1674-1056/26/12/123102 |