Fast and accurate simulation of Raman spectra of gold–organic systems
Abstract
Resolving the spectral Raman signature of molecules grafted on a metallic support is often a difficult task, in which quantum chemistry methods allow for precious additional rationalization and signal attributions, especially to probe the formation of a bond with the support. In the specific case of gold-organic architectures based on a Au-C bond, only a limited amount of experimental and theoretical reference data are available in the literature, and Raman simulations based on quantum mechanics quickly become unaffordable with the size of the system. In this work, we evaluate the precision of a cost-efficient DFTB method to simulate Raman spectra of gold-organic systems at different scales, from gold complexes to functionalized gold surfaces. After a validation of the method through a careful comparison of DFTB Raman spectra of organometallic gold(I) and (III) complexes to DFT and experimental reference data, we discuss the case of molecules grafted on gold aggregates. For these simulations, the choice of the model (cluster or periodic surface) appears to be critical, and significant differences arise (positions and intensities of the peaks) when considering a full metallic slab, as allowed by the low computational cost of the method.
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BibTeX
@article{tetenoire2026fast,
title = {{Fast and accurate simulation of Raman spectra of gold–organic systems}},
author = {Auguste Tetenoire and Vijaya Raghavan Kannan and Mikaël Kepenekian and Arnaud Fihey},
journal = {Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1039/d6cp02208a},
url = {https://hal.science/hal-05834606v1},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Fast and accurate simulation of Raman spectra of gold–organic systems
AU - Auguste Tetenoire
AU - Vijaya Raghavan Kannan
AU - Mikaël Kepenekian
AU - Arnaud Fihey
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/22
JO - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
DO - 10.1039/d6cp02208a
UR - https://hal.science/hal-05834606v1
AB - Resolving the spectral Raman signature of molecules grafted on a metallic support is often a difficult task, in which quantum chemistry methods allow for precious additional rationalization and signal attributions, especially to probe the formation of a bond with the support. In the specific case of gold-organic architectures based on a Au-C bond, only a limited amount of experimental and theoretical reference data are available in the literature, and Raman simulations based on quantum mechanics quickly become unaffordable with the size of the system. In this work, we evaluate the precision of a cost-efficient DFTB method to simulate Raman spectra of gold-organic systems at different scales, from gold complexes to functionalized gold surfaces. After a validation of the method through a careful comparison of DFTB Raman spectra of organometallic gold(I) and (III) complexes to DFT and experimental reference data, we discuss the case of molecules grafted on gold aggregates. For these simulations, the choice of the model (cluster or periodic surface) appears to be critical, and significant differences arise (positions and intensities of the peaks) when considering a full metallic slab, as allowed by the low computational cost of the method.
SN - 1463-9076
SN - 1463-9084
ER -