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Crystals from metallic clusters: A first-principles calculation

  • A. P. Seitsonen*
  • , M. J. Puska
  • , M. Alatalo
  • , R. M. Nieminen
  • , V. Milman
  • , M. C. Payne
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The interactions of the magic Al12Si clusters are studied by first-principles electron-structure calculations. It is shown that clusters arranged into the fcc lattice do not conserve their separated-cluster icosahedral structure but coalesce to form a close-packed metal.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1981-1983
Number of pages3
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume48
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jul 1993
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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