Phys. Rev. B 51, 13705–13716 (1995)Atomic clusters: Building blocks for a class of solidsReceived 31 October 1994; published in the issue dated 15 May 1995 Atomic clusters with suitable size and composition can be designed to mimic the chemistry of atoms in the Periodic Table. These clusters which can be viewed as ‘‘super atoms’’ could then form the building blocks for a class of solids with unique structural, electronic, optical, magnetic, and thermodynamic properties. Using density-functional calculations, we outline the design principles for these clusters and describe the role of geometry and electronic shell structure on cluster-cluster interaction. © 1995 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.51.13705
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevB.51.13705
PACS:
61.50.Cj, 68.65.+g
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