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Rotational invariance and double frustration in the structures of gold clusters growing around the Fs-defected MgO(100) surface (Articolo in rivista)

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Rotational invariance and double frustration in the structures of gold clusters growing around the Fs-defected MgO(100) surface (Articolo in rivista) (literal)

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Barcaro G., Fortunelli A. (2006)
Rotational invariance and double frustration in the structures of gold clusters growing around the Fs-defected MgO(100) surface
in The journal of physical chemistry. B; ACS, American chemical society, Washington, DC (Stati Uniti d'America)
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Metal clusters deposited on oxide surfaces often grow around surface defects which act as nucleation and trapping centers. At variance with the regular surface, the defect can have a substantial influence on the structure and properties of metal clusters growing on it. In this work, this influence is explored via a detailed but pictorial analysis of the potential energy landscape of gold clusters adsorbed on a common local defect (the Fs center on the MgO110 surface), clarifying their fluxional character and its possible connections with catalytic and optical behavior. (literal)

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Rotational invariance and double frustration in the structures of gold clusters growing around the Fs-defected MgO(100) surface (literal)

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The interaction of small gold clusters (Au_N, N = 1-4, 20) and a gold monolayer with the MgO (100) surface surrounding a neutral oxygen vacancy (Fs center) is investigated using density-functional (DF) calculations. It is found that the presence of the defect modifies the interaction of gold not only with the vacancy itself, but also with the oxygen and magnesium atoms around it by increasing both the adhesion energy and the equilibrium bond distances. This is at variance with the interaction of metal atoms with the regular MgO (100) surface or the Fs defect itself, in which an increase of the adhesion energy is associated with a shortening of the metal-surface distance. The resulting double frustration and cylindrical invariance of the metal-surface interaction cause small gold clusters growing around an Fs nucleation center to be highly fluxional in terms both of rotational freedom and of multiple competing structural motifs. Fragmentation energies of the gold clusters are also discussed, finding that the lowest-energy pathway corresponds to the detachment of a dimer. (literal)

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