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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Unrestricted Shapes of Jellium Clusters
P. O. LipasM. ManninenM. Koskinensubject
PhysicsHomogeneous spaceJelliumPoint reflectionPhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersCluster (physics)General Physics and AstronomyElectronAtomic physicsDeformation (engineering)Inversion (discrete mathematics)Metal clustersdescription
A jellium model with a completely relaxable background charge density is used to study metal clusters containing 2 to 22 electrons. The resulting shapes of the clusters exhibit breaking of axial and inversion symmetries, as well as molecular formation. The clusters without inversion symmetry are soft against deformation. The strongly deformed 14-electron cluster is found to be semi-magic. Stable-shape isomers are predicted.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-06-20 | Europhysics Letters (EPL) |