STRUCTURAL STABILITY AND ENERGETICS OF SULFUR MICROCLUSTERS - AN MNDO CALCULATION

The structural stability and energetics of sulphur microclusters of 2-13 atoms were studied. The semiempirical MNDO method was used to calculate the lowest lying triplet state of S2 and the singlet states of S3-S13. The binding energy and ionization potentials of these clusters were calculated. The results agree qualitatively with the available data