The development of metallic behaviour in clusters

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 356, Issue 1735, 1998, Pages 211-230

  Johnston, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clusters; Electronic shells; Geometric shells; Jellium model; Mercury clusters; Metallic particles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012884320     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.1998.0158     Document Type: Article

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