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RETRACTED ARTICLE: First Principles Study of the Geometries, Relative Stabilities and Magnetic Properties of Bimetallic RhnOs (n = 1–9) Clusters

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Using the density functional theory (DFT), the geometries, relative stabilities and magnetic properties of bimetallic RhnOs (n = 1–9) clusters have been investigated. The relative stability was analyzed by examining the binding energy, fragmentation energy, second-order differences of energies and HOMO–LUMO energy gaps. The obtained results indicate that RhOs, Rh3Os, Rh5Os and Rh7Os clusters are more stable than their neighboring clusters. In addition, the doping of the Os atom enhanced the stability of the Rh clusters. The chemical hardness and chemical potential show that RhOs cluster is less reactive, indicating that RhOs cluster is the most stable one among all the clusters. The magnetic properties calculations exhibited that total magnetic moments come mostly from the Rh atoms for RhnOs (n = 3–9) clusters, while the contribution of the Os atom is observed for RhOs and Rh2Os clusters. In addition, the d orbitals plays an important role in the magnetic moments of the RhnOs clusters.

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    Abdelhamid Soltani, Wissam Bouderbala & Abdel-ghani Boudjahem

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The article is being retracted at the request of the authors. This work in the article was initiated under the direction of and with the support of two senior scientists (Prof. A.-G.Boudjahem and Dr. M. Chettibi) who were consulted about and are not in concurrence with publishing this paper. The conclusions of the paper are preliminary as the research is not finalized.

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Soltani, A., Bouderbala, W. & Boudjahem, Ag. RETRACTED ARTICLE: First Principles Study of the Geometries, Relative Stabilities and Magnetic Properties of Bimetallic RhnOs (n = 1–9) Clusters. J Clust Sci 27, 715–731 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-016-0970-6

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