Structures and spectra of gold nanoclusters and quantum dot molecules

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 9, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 95-104

  Barnett, R N ^a   Cleveland, C L ^a   Hakkinen H ^a   Luedtke, W D ^a   Yannouleas, C ^a   Landman, U ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; GOLD; MOLECULES; NANOCLUSTERS; NANOCRYSTALS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPIN POLARIZATION;

DISCRETE SEQUENCES; ELECTRONIC.STRUCTURE; FINITE SYSTEMS; GOLD CLUSTERS; GOLD NANOCLUSTER; LOCAL SPIN DENSITIES; MOTIFFS; QUANTUM DOT MOLECULES; SPECTRA'S; SPECTRAL PROPERTIES;

MOLECULAR ORBITALS;

EID: 0033472840     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00010958     Document Type: Article

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