Surface-reconstructed Icosahedral Structures for Lead Clusters

Details Surface-reconstructed Icosahedral Structures for Lead Clusters Surface-reconstructed Icosahedral Structures for Lead Clusters

2002-07-23

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0207566v2

Phys. Rev. B 66, 235402 (2002)

Physics

Condensed Matter

9 pages, 8 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.66.235402

We describe a new family of icosahedral structures for lead clusters. In general, structures in this family contain a Mackay icosahedral core with a reconstructed two-shell outer-layer. This family includes the anti-Mackay icosahedra, which have have a Mackay icosahedral core but with most of the surface atoms in hexagonal close-packed positions. Using a many-body glue potential for lead, we identify two icosahedral structures in this family which have the lowest energies of any known structure in the size range from 900 to 15000 lead atoms. We show that these structures are stabilized by a feature of the many-body glue part of the interatomic potential.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Surface-reconstructed Icosahedral Structures for Lead Clusters does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Surface-reconstructed Icosahedral Structures for Lead Clusters, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Surface-reconstructed Icosahedral Structures for Lead Clusters will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-293422