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Title: A density functional theory study on structures, stabilities, and electronic and magnetic properties of Au C (n= 1–9) clusters

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Chemical Physics
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Journal Name: Chemical Physics Journal Volume: 472 Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0301-0104
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Hou, Xiao-Fei, Yan, Li-Li, Huang, Teng, Hong, Yu, Miao, Shou-Kui, Peng, Xiu-Qiu, Liu, Yi-Rong, and Huang, Wei. A density functional theory study on structures, stabilities, and electronic and magnetic properties of Au C (n= 1–9) clusters. Netherlands: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1016/j.chemphys.2016.03.009.
Hou, Xiao-Fei, Yan, Li-Li, Huang, Teng, Hong, Yu, Miao, Shou-Kui, Peng, Xiu-Qiu, Liu, Yi-Rong, & Huang, Wei. A density functional theory study on structures, stabilities, and electronic and magnetic properties of Au C (n= 1–9) clusters. Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2016.03.009
Hou, Xiao-Fei, Yan, Li-Li, Huang, Teng, Hong, Yu, Miao, Shou-Kui, Peng, Xiu-Qiu, Liu, Yi-Rong, and Huang, Wei. Wed . "A density functional theory study on structures, stabilities, and electronic and magnetic properties of Au C (n= 1–9) clusters". Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemphys.2016.03.009.
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