The role of charge states in the atomic structure of Cun and Ptn (n = 2-14 atoms) clusters: A DFT investigation

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 118, Issue 45, 2014, Pages 10813-10821

  Chaves, Anderson S ^a   Rondina, Gustavo G ^a   Piotrowski, Maurício J ^b   Tereshchuk, Polina ^a   Da Silva, Juarez L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENTS; GROUND STATE; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; ISOMERS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; PLATINUM;

CENTER OF GRAVITY; COMPUTATIONAL DEMANDS; ENERGETIC PROPERTIES; HIGH-ENERGY ISOMERS; STABILITY FUNCTION; STRONG CORRELATION; STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION; STRUCTURAL GEOMETRY;

ATOMS;

EID: 84924295963     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: 15205215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp508220h     Document Type: Article

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