A pseudoatom in a cage: Trimetallofullerene Y3@C80 mimics Y3N@C80 with nitrogen substituted by a pseudoatom

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 795-802

  Popov, Alexey A ^a,b   Zhang, Lin ^a   Dunsch, Lothar ^a  

^a IFW DRESDEN   (Germany)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Electron localization function; Endohedral metallofullerene; Non nuclear attractor; Pseudoatom; Topological analysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON LOCALIZATION FUNCTION; ENDOHEDRAL METALLOFULLERENES; NON-NUCLEAR ATTRACTORS; PSEUDOATOMS; TOPOLOGICAL ANALYSIS;

ATOMS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRONS; FULLERENES; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NITRIDES; TOPOLOGY; YTTRIUM;

YTTRIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 77649109583     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn901422z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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