ISSN:
1434-6079
Keywords:
36.40
;
31.20
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Bonding properties of sodium-cluster dimers, (X 4)2 and (X 8)2, whereX n is a jellium sphere corresponding to a cluster ofn atoms, were investigated by the linear-combination-of-jellium-orbitals method with local-spin-density-functional approximation. The stability ofn=8 clusters, observed in the experiment, is discussed in relation to the binding properties of dimers. We have found that (1) the (X 4)2 bonding has a covalent character, which makes theX 8 formation favorable, and (2)X 8 has an inert property because the force between jellium spheres in (X 8)2 is due to a weak dispersion force.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01384996
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