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Título: | Outstanding nobility observed in Cu5 clusters reveals the key role of collective quantum effects |
Autor: | Buceta, David; Huseyinova, S.; Cuerva, Miguel; Lozano, Héctor; Giovanetti, L.J.; Ramallo-López, José M.; López-Caballero, Patricia CSIC ORCID; Zanchet, Alexandre CSIC ORCID; Mitrushchenkov, Alexander O.; Hauser, Andreas W.; Barone, G.; Huck-Iriart, C.; Escudero, Carlos; Hernández-Garrido, J.C.; Calvino, J.J.; Lopez-Haro, Miguel; Lara Castells, María Pilar de CSIC ORCID ; Requejo, Félix G.; López-Quintela, M. A. | Palabras clave: | Metal clusters Metal-like nobility Subnanometer-sized materials catalysis Reversible oxidation Quantum collective effects Collective charge transfer Wet-chemical synthesis |
Fecha de publicación: | 1-feb-2021 | Editor: | CSIC - Instituto de Física Fundamental (IFF) | Resumen: | Subnanometer-sized metal clusters often feature a molecule-like electronic structure, which makes their physical and chemical properties significantly different from those of nanoparticles and bulk material. Considering potential applications, there is a major concern about their thermal stability and susceptibility towards oxidation. Cu clusters of only 5 atoms (Cu5 clusters) are first synthesized in high concentration using a new-generation wet chemical method. Next, it is shown that, contrary to what is currently assumed, Cu5 clusters display nobility, beyond resistance to irreversible oxidation, at a broad range of temperatures and oxygen pressures. The outstanding nobility arises from an unusual reversible oxidation which is observed by in situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy on Cu5 clusters deposited onto highly oriented pyrolitic graphite at different oxygen pressures and up to 773 K. This atypical property is explained by a theoretical approach combining different state-of-the-art first principles theories. It reveals the essential role of collective quantum effects in the physical mechanism responsible for the nobility of Cu5 clusters, encompassing a structural ‘breathing’ through concerted Cu–Cu elongations/contractions upon O2 uptake/release, and collective charge transfer as well. A predictive phase diagram of their reversible oxidation states is also delivered, agreeing with the experimental observations. The collective quantum effects responsible of the observed nobility are expected to be general in subanometer-sized metal clusters, pushing this new generation of materials to an upper level. | Descripción: | 21 pags., 5 figs. | Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.13661081.v1 | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/228491 |
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