Structures and energetics of (MgCO3)n clusters (n ≤ 16)

The Journal of Physical Chemistry. a
Mingyang ChenDavid A Dixon

Abstract

There is significant interest in the role of carbonate minerals for the storage of CO2 and the role of prenucleation clusters in their formation. Global minima for (MgCO3)n (n ≤ 16) structures were optimized using a tree growth-hybrid genetic algorithm in conjunction with MNDO/MNDO/d semiempirical molecular orbital calculations followed by density functional theory geometry optimizations with the B3LYP functional. The most stable isomers for (MgCO3)n (n < 5) are approximately 2-dimensional. Mg can be bonded to one or two O atoms of a CO3(2-), and the 1-O bonding scheme is more favored as the cluster becomes larger. The average C-Mg coordination number increases as the cluster size increases, and at n = 16, the average C-Mg coordination number was calculated to be 5.2. The normalized dissociation energy to form monomers increases as n increases. At n = 16, the normalized dissociation energy is calculated to be 116.2 kcal/mol, as compared to the bulk value of 153.9 kcal/mol. The adiabatic reaction energies for the recombination reactions of (MgO)n clusters and CO2 to form (MgCO3)n were calculated. The exothermicity of the normalized recombination energy ⟨RE⟩CO2 decreases as n increases and converged to the experimental bulk limit...Continue Reading

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