On the Electronic Structure of [Cu(H2O)6]2+

Kiyoshi Tanaka, Helge Johansen

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Abstract

The electronic structure of the ground state and doublet excited states due to d-d transitions and charge transfer transitions from ligand to copper of [Cu(H2O)6]2+ are investigated by ab initio calculations. The excited states corresponding to the the d-d transitions are calculated to be 1.1 - 1.4 eV above the ground state, and this is in good agreement with experiment. The charge transfer excited states are not so easily determined as the d-d states, and they are described as an electron transfer from an orbital localized on each water. We have focused our special attention on the description of these excited states. The chargetransfer excitations are predicted to start around 6.5 eV for [Cu(H2O)6]2+.
Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Quantum Chemistry
Volume64
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)453-458
ISSN0020-7608
Publication statusPublished - 1997

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