Amorphous structures of Cu, Ag and Au nanoclusters from first principles calculations

J Oviedo, Richard Palmer

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Abstract

We have carried out first-principles density functional calculations for clusters of the coinage metals containing thirteen atoms (M-13, where M=Cu, Ag, or Au). We find that for this geometric "magic number" the low energy isomers are actually disordered, forming almost a continuous distribution as a function of energy. (C) 2002 American Institute of Physics.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9548-9551
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
Volume117
Issue number21
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2002

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