Structure determination in 55-atom Li-Na and Na-K nanoalloys

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 133, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Aguado, Andŕs ^a   López, Joś M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI ATOMS; ATOMIC SIZES; BASIN HOPPING; CLUSTER CORES; COHESIVE ENERGIES; COMPARISON TECHNIQUES; CORE-SHELL; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY CALCULATIONS; DFT LEVELS; DILUTE CONCENTRATIONS; ELECTRONIC DENSITY; EMPIRICAL POTENTIALS; FIXED SIZE; GLOBAL MINIMUM STRUCTURE; NANO-ALLOYS; PURE METALS; SENSITIVE TECHNIQUES; STRUCTURAL MOTIFS; STRUCTURE DETERMINATION; SUBSTITUTIONAL IMPURITIES;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; IMPURITIES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SODIUM; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

ATOMS;

EID: 77956441206     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3479396     Document Type: Article

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