R. Llusar et al., PSEUDOPOTENTIAL PERIODIC HARTREE-FOCK STUDY OF K8IN11 AND RB8IN11 SYSTEMS, Journal of physical chemistry, 99(33), 1995, pp. 12483-12487
The bonding in Ks(8)In(11) and Rb8In11 has been investigated at the SC
F level with the periodic Hartree-Fock method. Comparison is made with
In-11 clusters with formal charges 7- and 8- calculated at the same l
evel. The structure of the 7- cluster has been optimized; it significa
ntly differs from the structure observed in the condensed phase. The s
econd anion (8-) is found to be dissociative. Moreover, the indium Mul
liken populations in dusters are dramatically different from those cal
culated for the solid phase. This indicates that the reliability of th
e cluster approach is highly questionable. The stability of the solid
phases is mostly due to the electrostatic interactions between the ani
onic clusters and the alkali counterions. The integrated charge densit
y in the cation region is consistent with a picture in which an electr
on is delocalized over the potassium layers. The band structure and de
nsity of states of the solid phases are discussed. Both K8In11 and Rb8
In11 are found to be weak electronic conductors. At the present state
of the art, it is not possible to assess the charge borne by the indiu
m cluster and, therefore, to decide whether one or more electrons are
delocalized over potassium layers. The bonding in these systems has be
en investigated from the topological analysis of the electron localiza
tion function point of view. The bonding in the In-11 anionic clusters
is characterized by a network of attractors lying 1 Angstrom outward
from the indium centers.