Abstract
Ab initio methods based on density functional theory at BP86 level were applied to the study of the geometrical structures, relative stabilities, and electronic properties of small bimetallic Be(2)Au(n) (n = 1-9) clusters. The optimized geometries reveal that the most stable isomers have 3D structures at n = 3, 5, 7, 8, and 9. Here, the relative stabilities were investigated in terms of the averaged atomic binding energies, fragmentation energies and second-order difference of energies. The results show that the planar Be(2)Au(4) structure is the most stable structure for Be(2)Au(n) clusters. The HOMO-LUMO gap, vertical ionization potential, vertical electron affinity and chemical hardness exhibit a pronounced even-odd alternating phenomenon. In addition, charge transfer and natural electron configuration were analyzed and compared.
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