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Electronic-structure-induced deformations of liquid metal clusters
M. ManninenHannu Häkkinensubject
Liquid metalCondensed Matter - Materials ScienceMaterials scienceFermi levelMaterials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)FOS: Physical sciencesElectronic structureProlate spheroidMolecular physicsAb initio molecular dynamicssymbols.namesakeLiquid stateCluster (physics)symbolsPhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersDeformation (engineering)description
Ab initio molecular dynamics is used to study deformations of sodium clusters at temperatures $500\cdots 1100$ K. Open-shell Na$_{14}$ cluster has two shape isomers, prolate and oblate, in the liquid state. The deformation is stabilized by opening a gap at the Fermi level. The closed-shell Na$_8$ remains magic also at the liquid state.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-07-15 |