Hydrogen hosting on aluminum-doped boron clusters: Density functional theory

Abstract

The geometries, stabilities, and energetics of aluminum doped boron clusters, up to 13-atom, and their various hydrogenated complexes have been investigated via the density functional theory (DFT). The geometry optimizations have been carried out by using B3LYP functional and 6-311++G11 basis set. Up to 5-atom clusters arrangements of the atoms, in the most stable structures, have two-dimensional forms. From 6- to 13-atom clusters three-dimensional forms are favored by the lowest energy structures. Hydrogen hosting effects the structures of AlBn clusters. Adding an Al atom to the cage B12 leads structural changes but hydrogenated boron, B12H12 can resist to Al effect. © 2009 IOP Publishing Ltd.