AlnBi clusters: Transitions between aromatic and Jellium stability

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 112, Issue 51, 2008, Pages 13316-13325

  Castleman Jr , A W ^a   Jones, Charles E ^a   Clayborne Jr , Peneé A ^b   Reveles, J Ulises ^b   Melko, Joshua J ^a   Gupta, Ujjwal ^a   Khanna, Shiv N ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CLUSTERS; AROMATIC BONDINGS; AROMATIC SYSTEMS; BI CLUSTERS; BISMUTH-DOPED; BUILDING BLOCKS; COMPACT STRUCTURES; COUNTERION; ELECTRONIC ORBITALS; ELECTRONIC SHELL CLOSINGS; GAS PHASE; JELLIUM; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITALS; NEUTRAL CLUSTERS; PLANAR STRUCTURES; STABLE CLUSTERS; STABLE SPECIES; SUPERATOMS; VALENCE ELECTRONS;

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIZATION; ATOMS; BISMUTH; BUILDING MATERIALS; CHEMICAL BONDS; ELECTRON AFFINITY; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; IONIZATION; IONIZATION OF GASES; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR MODELING; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; NEGATIVE IONS; PHASE STABILITY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SYSTEM STABILITY;

GALLIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 58149236830     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp804667d     Document Type: Article

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