A theoretical study of the TiC(5) cluster

作者:Yuan Yongbo; Deng Kaiming*; Liu Yuzhen; Tang Chunmei; Tan Weishi; Huang Decai; Yang Jinlong; Wang Xin
来源:Journal of Chemical Physics, 2008, 128(6): 064314.
DOI:10.1063/1.2828550

摘要

The geometric and electronic properties of the titanium carbide TiC(5) cluster in its neutral and anionic charge states have been investigated using density functional theory (DFT) at the B3LYP level. The nonplanar six-membered ring-type or '' butterflylike '' structures are found to be the equilibrium geometric structures of TiC(5) and TiC(5)(-). Time-dependent DFT is used in the calculation of the excited states. The theoretical assignment at the B3LYP level for the features in the photoelectron spectrum is given. All results obtained are in good agreement with the available experimental data.