A density functional theory study of structural, electronic, optical and magnetic properties of small Ag-Cu nanoalloys

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Li, Weiyin ^a   Chen, Fuyi ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Nanoalloy; Optics; Stability; Surface plasmon resonance

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; BLUE SHIFT; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; COPPER ALLOYS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; OPTICS; PLASMONS; STABILITY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; VIBRATIONAL SPECTRA;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY STUDIES; ELECTRONIC AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; FERROMAGNETIC BEHAVIOUR; GRADIENT APPROXIMATION; LOWEST ENERGY STRUCTURE; NANOALLOY; NONLINEAR OPTICAL DEVICES; STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES;

SILVER ALLOYS;

ALLOY; COPPER NANOPARTICLE; NANOMATERIAL; SILVER NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DIPOLE; MAGNETISM; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; THERMOSTABILITY; VIBRATION;

EID: 84879372836     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-013-1809-9     Document Type: Article

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