Issue 14, 2019

Spin density transfer from guest to host in endohedral heterofullerene dimers

Abstract

The endohedral heterofullerenes (B@C59B)2, (B@C59N)2, (N@C59B)2 and (B@C59N–N@C59B) are investigated using dispersion corrected density functional theory. Several spin states of these complexes are considered and their stable spin states are reported. For 1[(B@C59B)2] and 1[(B@C59N–N@C59B)], the encapsulated atoms are positioned near the surface of the host cages, in contrast to other spin states where they are positioned at the centre of the cages. In complexes 1[(B@C59N)2], 3[(B@C59N)2] and 7[(N@C59B)2], the guest atoms are found to be at the centre of the host cages. The spin polarization and the transfer of spin density between the components of the complexes for different stable spin states are analyzed. Based on the spin states of the complexes, the spin–spin interaction is found to be either ferromagnetic or anti-ferromagnetic. Unlike other complexes, in 1[(B@C59B)2] and 1[(B@C59N–N@C59B)] the spin density is transferred from the guest to the host followed by anti-ferromagnetic coupling between the monomers. The thermodynamic feasibility of formation of the complexes is also examined. The electron affinity, ionization potential and dipole moment of the above systems are determined. The singlet state of the heterodimer (B@C59N–N@C59B) showed high polarity due to the slight rotation along the dihedral angle ϕNCCB.

Graphical abstract: Spin density transfer from guest to host in endohedral heterofullerene dimers

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 Jan 2019
Accepted
28 Feb 2019
First published
28 Feb 2019

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019,21, 7605-7612

Spin density transfer from guest to host in endohedral heterofullerene dimers

Vinit and C. N. Ramachandran, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 7605 DOI: 10.1039/C9CP00442D

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