Rh19-: A high-spin super-octahedron cluster

Jia，Yuhan1,2; Xu，Cong Qiao3; Cui，Chaonan1; Geng，Lijun1; Zhang，Hanyu1; Zhang，Yang Yang4; Lin，Shiquan1; Yao，Jiannian1,5; Luo，Zhixun1,2; Li，Jun3,4

2023-08-18

10.1126/sciadv.adi0214

Science advances   Impact Factor & Quartile

2375-2548

2375-2548

Probing atomic clusters with magic numbers is of supreme importance but challenging in cluster science. Pronounced stability of a metal cluster often arises from coincident geometric and electronic shell closures. However, transition metal clusters do not simply abide by this constraint. Here, we report the finding of a magic-number cluster Rh19- with prominent inertness in the sufficient gas-collision reactions. Photoelectron spectroscopy experiments and global-minimum structure search have determined the geometry of Rh19- to be a regular Oh‑[Rh@Rh12@Rh6]- with unusual high-spin electronic configuration. The distinct stability of such a strongly magnetic cluster Rh19- consisting of a nonmagnetic element is fully unveiled on the basis of its unique bonding nature and superatomic states. The 1-nanometer-sized Oh-Rh19- cluster corresponds to a fragment of the face-centered cubic lattice of bulk rhodium but with altered magnetism and electronic property. This cluster features exceptional electron-spin state isomers confirmed in photoelectron spectra and suggests potential applications in atomically precise manufacturing involving spintronics and quantum computing.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China["92261113","22033005"] ; National Key Research and Development Project["22038002","2020YFA0714602","2022YFA1503900"] ; Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences (CAS)[2022YFA1503000] ; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis[QYZDBSSW-SLH024] ; null[2020B121201002]

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1.Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS),State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species,Institute of Chemistry,Chinese Academy of Sciences,100190,China
2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,100049,China
3.Department of Chemistry and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry,Southern University of Science and Technology,Shenzhen,518055,China
4.Department of Chemistry and Engineering Research Center of Advanced Rare-Earth Materials of Ministry of Education,Tsinghua University,100084,China
5.Laboratory of Photochemistry,Institute of Chemistry,Chinese Academy of Sciences,100190,China

Jia，Yuhan,Xu，Cong Qiao,Cui，Chaonan,et al. Rh19-: A high-spin super-octahedron cluster[J]. Science advances,2023,9(33).

Jia，Yuhan.,Xu，Cong Qiao.,Cui，Chaonan.,Geng，Lijun.,Zhang，Hanyu.,...&Li，Jun.(2023).Rh19-: A high-spin super-octahedron cluster.Science advances,9(33).

Jia，Yuhan,et al."Rh19-: A high-spin super-octahedron cluster".Science advances 9.33(2023).