Abstract
AbstractGeometries and electronic structures of W4 and W clusters were studied by use of density functional methods B3LYP, B3P86, B3PW91, BHLYP, BLYP, and MPW1PW91. The calculated results indicate that the three‐dimensional structure of singlet state with either D2d symmetry (B3LYP, B3P86, B3PW91, BLYP, and MPW1PW91) or C2v symmetry (BHLYP) is the ground state for the W4 cluster. For the W cluster, the doublet state is preferred, and the most stable structure is also 3D with either D2d symmetry (B3LYP, B3PW91, BHLYP, BLYP) or C2v symmetry (B3P86 and MPW1PW91). The calculated electron affinity at B3P86 gives the best performance compared with experiment. For the dissociation channel, W + W3 is suggested to be the possible route for the W4 cluster. For the W cluster, W + W is the most likely route for dissociation, in agreement with experiment. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005
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