POSSIBILITY OF STABLE SPHEROID MOLECULES OF ZNO

被引:64
作者
BEHRMAN, EC [1 ]
FOEHRWEISER, RK [1 ]
MYERS, JR [1 ]
FRENCH, BR [1 ]
ZANDLER, ME [1 ]
机构
[1] WICHITA STATE UNIV, DEPT CHEM, WICHITA, KS 67260 USA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 1994年 / 49卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevA.49.R1543
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present results of molecular-dynamics simulations of ZnO clusters. At certain magic numbers of atoms, the clusters spontaneously form into spheroids reminiscent of fullerenes. Molecular-orbital calculations confirm that the spheroids are stable. We suggest some experiments that might be profitable.
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页码:R1543 / R1546
页数:4
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