Abstract
Based on the first-principles approach, this Letter reports that the ground state geometry of the Ni@Au6 cluster forms chair-like conformation, which is distinctly different than the Pd@Au6 and Pt@Au6 clusters, where hexagonal planar structure is favored over non-planar isomers. The higher stability of the chair-like conformation has been verified through various complementary basis sets and methodologies. Further investigations were carried out to show the stability of a cluster assembled material (CAM) based on these small clusters and the CO oxidation reaction was carried out to establish their uses as an industrial catalyst.
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