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The geometry, stability, and electronic properties of iron-doped silicon clusters FeSi n /FeSi\hbox{$_{n}^{+}$}+n/FeSi\hbox{$_{n}^{-}$}−n (n = 1 ~ 8) have been systematically investigated using the density functional theory (DFT) approach at the B3LYP/6-311+G* level. Our results show that the ground state structures of FeSi n /FeSi\hbox{$_{n}^{+}$}+n/FeSi\hbox{$_{n}^{-}$}−n change from planar to three-dimensional for n > 3. Bipyramidal structures, or their face-capped isomers, are favored for the larger clusters. For neutral FeSi n clusters, their ground state structures are the trigonal, tetragonal, capped tetragonal, capped pentagonal, and combined tetragonal bipyramids for n = 4 ~ 8, respectively. The lowest-energy structures of the anionic FeSi\hbox{$_{n}^{-}$}−n clusters essentially retain similar frameworks to their neutral counterparts, while those of the cationic FeSi\hbox{$_{n}^{+}$}+n clusters are significantly deformed; this is confirmed by their calculated ionization potential and electronic affinity values. For most of the stable structures, the spin electronic configurations are s = 1 or 2 for neutral FeSi n , s = 3/2 or 5/2 for ionic FeSi\hbox{$_{n}^{+}$}+n/FeSi\hbox{$_{n}^{-}$}−n. The average binding energy values generally increase with increasing cluster size, indicating the clusters can continue to gain energy during the growth process. Fragmentation and second-order energy peaks (maxima) are found at n = 2, 5, and 7 for FeSi n /FeSi\hbox{$_{n}^{-}$}−n, n = 4 and 6 for FeSi\hbox{$_{n}^{+}$}+n, suggesting that these clusters possess higher relative stability. Furthermore, the HOMO-LUMO gap values show that anionic FeSi\hbox{$_{n}^{-}$}−n have greater chemical reactivity than cationic FeSi\hbox{$_{n}^{+}$}+n and neutral FeSi n , except when n = 7.
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Liu, Y., Li, G.L., Gao, A.M. et al. The structures and properties of FeSin/FeSi\hbox{$_{\mathsf{n}}^{+}$}+n/FeSi\hbox{$_{\mathsf{n}}^{-}$}−n (n = 1 ~ 8) clusters. Eur. Phys. J. D 64, 27–35 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2011-10519-4
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