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  • Title: Structures of MAu16 (-) (M=Ag, Li, Na, and K): how far is the endohedral doping?
    Author: Fa W, Dong J.
    Journal: J Chem Phys; 2008 Apr 14; 128(14):144307. PubMed ID: 18412445.
    Abstract:
    The structural and electronic properties of MAu16 (-) (M=Ag, Li, Na, and K) have been studied by the scalar relativistic all-electron density-functional calculations, in which particular attention is paid to the stability of the endohedral Au16 (-) cage doped by different dopant atoms. It is found that only the smaller atoms, such as Cu, Li, and Na, can be stably encapsulated in the Au16 (-) cage, while the addition of the larger Ag or K atom prefers to locate in the surface or outside of the cage, which is inconsistent with the previous hypothesis that the Au16 (-) cage could act as a container to hold an arbitrary heterometal atom. The stable endohedral Li@Au16 (-) and Na@Au16 (-) have a large energy gap between the highest occupied molecular orbital and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital gap, indicating that they are chemically stable and may be used as potential building blocks for designing cluster-assembled materials.
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