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Title: Properties of Si{sub n}, Ge{sub n}, and Si{sub n}Ge{sub n} clusters

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4906656· OSTI ID:22390889
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  1. Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Saarland, 66123 Saarbrücken (Germany)

The structures of Si{sub n}, Ge{sub n}, and Si{sub n}Ge{sub n} clusters with up to 44 atoms have been determined theoretically using an unbiased structure-optimization method in combination with a parametrized, density-functional description of the total energy for a given structure. By analyzing the total energy in detail, particularly stable clusters are identified. Moreover, general trends in the structures are identified with the help of specifically constructed descriptors.

OSTI ID:
22390889
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1642, Issue 1; Conference: ICCMSE-2010: International Conference of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering 2010, Kos (Greece), 3-8 Oct 2010; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English