Growth pattern of Ag(n) (n = 1-8) clusters on the α-Al2O3(0001) surface : a first principles study

We report an extensive first-principles study of the structure and electronic properties of Ag(n) (n = 1-8) clusters isolated in gas phase and deposited on the α-Al(2)O(3) surface. We have used the plane wave based pseudopotential method within the framework of density functional theory. The electro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 26(2010), 24 vom: 21. Dez., Seite 18776-87
1. Verfasser: Nigam, Sandeep (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Majumder, Chiranjib
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2010
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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