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A density functional study on the aggregation of alumina clusters

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A calculation has been performed to explore the mechanism of aggregation reaction between two small molecular clusters [(Al2O3) n1 and (Al2O3) n2] by the density functional theory method. Five pathways of aggregation reactions between two different (Al2O3)1 clusters isomers were identified. The detailed process of (Al2O3)1 interaction with (Al2O3)2 were also obtained. All the products of the aggregation reactions between two cage structures are cage-dimer structures. We calculated the thermodynamic properties of all the aggregate clusters. The Gibbs free energy changes of aggregation reactions in 0–1000 K were negative and increased with the temperature increase. The energy changes of enthalpy and entropy were also obtained.

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The authors gratefully express their appreciation to Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (2015020181).

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    Guocheng Wang, Yuanyou Xiao, Yulai Song, Haichen Zhou, Qianren Tian & Fukun Li

  2. Key Laboratory of Chemical Metallurgy Engineering Liaoning Province, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan, 114051, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China

    Guocheng Wang

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Wang, G., Xiao, Y., Song, Y. et al. A density functional study on the aggregation of alumina clusters. Res Chem Intermed 43, 1447–1463 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-016-2708-3

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