AB-INITIO MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS STUDY OF THE STABILITY AND OPTICAL-PROPERTIES OF ULTRASMALL III-V HYDROGENATED CLUSTERS

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作者
BUDA, F [1 ]
FASOLINO, A [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MODENA, IST NAZL FIS MAT, DIPARTIMENTO FIS, I-41100 MODENA, ITALY
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10.1103/PhysRevB.52.5851
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T [工业技术];
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We present an ab initio molecular-dynamics study of III-V hydrogenated microclusters with the purpose of identifying stable and optically active structures suitable for inclusion in zeolite cages. We find that the most stable and optically active clusters are distorted tetrahedral structures with a majority of atoms of group V. Cubic clusters show unexpected structural stability, but with negligible matrix element for optical transitions close to the energy gap. Our results are compatible with existing experimental data.
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