First-principles insights into interaction of Au with small Co clusters

Abstract

The effects of Au doping on structural, electronic, magnetic, and dynamical properties of the Con nano-clusters are investigated by using density functional computations and numeric atom-centered orbitals method. The Au doping that enhances stability of the planar structures of the Con clusters over their 3-dimensional structures is discussed. Doping with the nonmagnetic Au atom is found to decrease the spin moments of the Con clusters. The calculated binding energies and their various derivatives are used to investigate the structural stability of the doped clusters. The electronic energy levels of the clusters are accurately determined and discussed after applying the many body based GW correction. The vibrational and infrared spectra of the doped clusters are calculated to provide spectroscopic finger print of these clusters.