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Rafael R do Nascimento1, Filipe C D A Lima, Marcos B Gonçalves
1Instituto de Física, Universidade de São Paulo, Rua do Matão Travessa R, Nr.187, Cidade Universitária, CP 66318, 05508-090, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract:
Structural and electronic properties of [C12H24S6X], [C13H26S6OX], and [C14H28S6OX] (X: Ag(+), Cd(2+)) crown thioether complexes were investigated within the framework of the density functional theory (DFT) using the projector augmented wave (PAW) method. The theoretical results were compared with time-differential perturbed γ-γ angular correlations (TDPAC) experiments reported in the literature using the (111)Ag→(111)Cd probe. In the case of X=Ag(+), a refinement of the structure was performed and the predicted equilibrium structures compared with available X-ray diffraction experimental data. Structural distortions induced by replacing Ag(+) with Cd(2+) were investigated as well as the electric-field gradient (EFG) tensor at the Cd(2+) sites. Our results suggest that the EFG at Cd(2+) sites corresponds to the Ag(+) coordination sphere structure, i.e., before the structural relaxations of the molecule with X=Cd(2+) are completed. The results are discussed in terms of the characteristics of the TDPAC (111)Ag→(111)Cd probe and the time window of the measurement, and provide an interesting tool with which to probe molecular relaxations.
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