6533b86efe1ef96bd12cb23e

RESEARCH PRODUCT

Electronic Shell Structure in Icosahedral Metal Clusters

E. HammarénSeppo ValkealahtiJ. Mansikka-ahoM. ManninenJ. Suhonen

subject

Free electron modelMaterials scienceIcosahedral symmetrySimple (abstract algebra)AtomPhysics::Atomic and Molecular ClustersCluster (physics)Valence electronMolecular physicsMetal clusters

description

The shell structure of valence electrons in icosahedral and cuboctahedral simple metal clusters is studied using the free electron model and the Huckel model. The shell structure in a 1415 atom icosahedral cluster has still similarities with that of a spherical cluster. The effect of the finite temperature on the shell structure in liquid clusters is discussed.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2645-0_19