Ab initio study of structural, electronic, optical, and vibrational properties of ZnxSy (x + y =2 to 5) nanoclusters

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 737-757

  Yadav, P S ^a   Pandey, D K ^a   Agrawal, S ^a   Agrawal, B K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Electronic properties; Modeling and simulation; Nanoclusters; Nanoscale clusters; Optical spectra; Raman activity; Semiconductors; Vibrational frequencies

Indexed keywords

MODELING AND SIMULATION; NANO-SCALE CLUSTERS; OPTICAL SPECTRA; RAMAN ACTIVITIES; SEMICONDUCTORS; VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCIES;

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMS; BINDING ENERGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; NANOCLUSTERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

ZINC SULFIDE;

ADIABATICITY; ARTICLE; ATOM; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIPOLE; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY; GEOMETRY; INFRARED RADIATION; IONIZATION; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIBRATION;

EID: 77955085840     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-010-9861-1     Document Type: Article

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