使用密度泛函理论(DFT)的杂化密度泛函B3LYP方法在6-31G*基组水平上对SimCn(m+n≤7)团簇各种可能的构型进行几何结构优化,预测了各团簇的最稳定结构.并对最稳定结构的平均结合能(Eb),二阶能量差分(Δ2E)和能隙(Eg)等进行了理论研究.结果表明,随着原子个数的增加,SiC二元团簇的结构由线性转变为平面,再转变为三维立体结构,原子数小于5时,除Si5和Si4C外其他所有的团簇都是平面结构;随着C原子增加,SimCn(m+n≤7)团簇的平均单点能不断增加,说明富C簇要比富Si稳定,对Sin团簇掺杂C原子可以提高团簇的稳定性;Cn,SiCn和Si2Cn团簇表现出明显的“奇-偶”振荡和“幻数”效应,Si2C,Si3C,Si5C,SiC2,Si3C2,Si4C2和SiC4团簇比其他团簇更稳定.
Possible geometrical structures and relative stability of Sin Cn (m + n ≤ 7) clusters are studied by using the hybrid density functional theory (B3LYP) with 6-31G *basis sets in this article. For the most stable isomers of SimCn (m + n ≤7) clusters, the binding energy per atom (Eb), second difference in energy (△2 E) and HOMO-LUMO gaps (Eg) et al. are analyzed. The calculated results show that: with increasing of the number of atoms the structure of SiC binary clusters transform linear into planar, and then into a three-dimensional structure. When the atomic number is less than 5, all clusters have planer structure except for Si5 and Si4C. With the increase of C atom, the average binding energy of SimCn (m + n ≤7) clusters increases, which means that clusters of "rich C" are more stable than clusters of "rich Si", and Sin clusters with C doping can increase the stability. Cn, SiCn and Si2 Cn clusters show clearly "odd-even" oscillation and the "magic number" effect, and Si2 C, Si3 C, Si5 C, SiC2 , Si3 C2 , Si4 C2 and SiC4 clusters are more stable than other clusters.