Investigation on the geometrical and electronic structures of MnS3−/0 clusters by computational chemistry and interpretation of the anion photoelectron spectrum
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The B3LYP functional and CASPT2 method are utilized to investigate the geometrical and electronic structures of MnS3−/0 clusters. The results show that the stability of the anionic isomers decreases from η2-(S2)MnS− to MnS3− and to η2-(S3)Mn−. The stability of the neutral isomers decreases from η2-(S2)MnS to η2-(S3)Mn and to MnS3. The ground state of the anionic cluster is calculated to be the 5B2 of η2-(S2)MnS− isomer, while that of the neutral is the 4B1 of the same isomer. The photoelectron spectrum of MnS3− is interpreted by electron detachments from the most stable η2-(S2)MnS− isomer and from the metastable MnS3− and η2-(S3)Mn− isomers.
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MnS3−/0 clusters, geometrical structure, electronic structure, CASSCF/CASPT2
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