Document Type
Article
Original Publication Date
2010
Journal/Book/Conference Title
The Journal of Chemical Physics
Volume
133
DOI of Original Publication
10.1063/1.3490401
Date of Submission
October 2015
Abstract
The equilibrium structure, stability, and electronic properties of the Al13X (X=H,Au,Li,Na,K,Rb,Cs) clusters have been studied using a combination of photoelectron spectroscopy experiment and density functional theory. All these clusters constitute 40 electron systems with 39 electrons contributed by the 13 Al atoms and 1 electron contributed by each of the X (X=H,Au,Li,Na,K,Rb,Cs) atom. A systematic study allows us to investigate whether all electrons contributed by the X atoms are alike and whether the structure, stability, and properties of all the magic clusters are similar. Furthermore, quantitative agreement between the calculated and the measured electron affinities and vertical detachment energies enable us to identify the ground state geometries of these clusters both in neutral and anionic configurations.
Rights
Ko, Y. J., Shakya, A., Wang, H., et al. Electronic structure and properties of isoelectronic magic clusters: Al13X (X=H,Au,Li,Na,K,Rb,Cs). The Journal of Chemical Physics 133, 124308 (2010). Copyright © 2010 AIP Publishing LLC.
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VCU Physics Publications
Comments
Originally published at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3490401