Theoretical studies on the bonding and thermodynamic properties of Gen Sim (m+n=5) clusters: The precursors of germanium/silicon nanomaterials

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 128, Issue 14, 2008, Pages

  Wielgus, Pawel ^a   Roszak, Szczepan ^a   Majumdar, D ^b   Saloni, Julia ^b   Leszczynski, Jerzy ^b  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONDING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; GROUND STATE; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; OPTIMIZATION; SILICON COMPOUNDS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ATOMIZATION ENERGIES; CLUSTER GROWTH; NATURAL BOND ORBITAL POPULATIONS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 42149191127     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2890038     Document Type: Article

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