Density functional investigation of structural and electronic properties of small bimetallic silver-gold clusters

Physica B: Condensed Matter

Volumn 407, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2014-2024

  Tafoughalt, M A ^a   Samah, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEJAIA   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Bimetallic clusters; Chemical hardness; DFT; HOMO LUMO gap; Pseudopotential

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; BINDING ENERGY; CHARGE TRANSFER; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; GOLD; HARDNESS; IONIZATION POTENTIAL; MAGNETIC MOMENTS;

BIMETALLIC CLUSTERS; CHEMICAL HARDNESS; DFT; HOMO-LUMO GAPS; PSEUDOPOTENTIALS;

GOLD COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85013893816     PISSN: 09214526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2012.01.131     Document Type: Article

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