Isomers of small Pbn clusters (n=2-15): Geometric and electronic structures based on ab initio molecular dynamics simulations

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 23, 2005, Pages

  Rajesh, C ^a   Majumder, C ^a   Rajan, M G R ^a   Kulshreshtha, S K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

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EID: 29744454842     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.72.235411     Document Type: Article

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