Gold as hydrogen. An experimental and theoretical study of the structures and bonding in disilicon gold clusters Si 2Au n - and Si 2Au n (n = 2 and 4) and comparisons to Si 2H 2 and Si 2H 4

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 109, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 4366-4374

  Li, Xi ^b   Kiran, Boggavarapu ^b   Wang, Lai Sheng ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACES; STABLE STRUCTURES;

CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ISOMERS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

GOLD;

EID: 19944418514     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0512560     Document Type: Article

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