Influence of caged noble-gas atom on the superatomic and valence states of C60−
Influence of caged noble-gas atom on the superatomic and valence states of C60−
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DOI:
10.1080/00268976.2015.1060367
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发表时间:
2015-07
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
E. V. Gromov;S. Klaiman;L. Cederbaum
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作者:
E. V. Gromov;S. Klaiman;L. Cederbaum
Using high-level ab initio coupled cluster methods, we have conducted a detailed study of two endofullerene anions, He@C−60 and Ne@C−60. The main focus was on elucidating the effect of the noble-gas atom on the energy and electronic structure of the stable anion states of the parent C−60. Our study revealed that the noble-gas atom has no influence on the valence-like states of C−60, but strongly affects the superatomic-like 2Ag state. The latter was found to undergo pronounced destabilisation in both the He@C−60 and Ne@C−60 species, losing more than 70% of its original electron binding energy. The observed destabilisation is due to perturbation of the excess electron density of the 2Ag state inside the C60 cage by the caged noble-gas atom. We show how the results of our analysis can be used to predict the behaviour of the 2Ag state in other closed-shell endohedral complexes. Some possible implications of the observed features of the 2Ag state are discussed.