Structure, stability, and magnetism of Scn Al (n=1-8,12) clusters: Density-functional theory investigations

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Tian, Fu Yang ^a   Jing, Qun ^a   Wang, Yuan Xu ^a  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; SPIN POLARIZATION;

EQUILIBRIUM GEOMETRIES; FRAGMENTATION ENERGIES; GENERALIZED GRADIENT APPROXIMATION; SCANDIUM CLUSTERS;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 38349175912     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.77.013202     Document Type: Article

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