The medium-sized charged (n=7–13) clusters: A relativistic computational investigation

Structural evolution and electronic properties of CoSin− (n = 3–12) clusters: mass-selected anion photoelectron spectroscopy and quantum chemistry calculations

Experimental measurements and theoretical calculations show that CoSi₁₀⁻ has the highest vertical detachment energy among all the CoSi_n⁻ (n = 3–12) clusters, implying CoSi₁₀⁻ has special stability.

Actinide elements and germanium: a first-principles density functional theory investigation of the electronic and magnetic properties of ApGe (Ap = Ac–Lr) diatoms

The geometry and electronic and magnetic properties of ApGe (Ap = Ac–Lr) diatoms have been studied using first-principles density functional theory, with relativistic effects being taken into account.

A combined stochastic search and density functional theory study on the neutral and charged silicon-based clusters MSi6 (M = La, Ce, Yb and Lu)

Structures and simulated photoelectron spectra of MSi₆⁻ (M = La, Ce, Yb and Lu).

Density functional study of structural and electronic properties of small binary Be(n)Cu(m) (n + m = 2~7) clusters

The geometrical structures, electronic properties and relative stabilities of small bimetallic Be n Cu m (n + m = 2-7) clusters have been systematically investigated by using a density functional method at the B3PW91 level. In the most stable structures of Be n Cu m , the Be atoms tend to gather together and construct similar configurations to those of pure Be n clusters. Meanwhile, there is a tendency for Cu atoms to segregate toward the Be n cluster surface. The successive binding energies, cohesive energies, second difference of energies, the highest occupied-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy gaps and chemical hardness of Be n Cu m are also investigated. All of them demonstrate that the clusters with even number of copper atoms present relatively higher stabilities. The natural population analyses on the Be n Cu m clusters reveal that, the charge transfers from Be to Cu when the average coordination numbers (Nc) of Be atom is less than 3, whereas the charge-transferring direction reverses when Nc(Be) increases.