Crystals from metallic clusters: A first-principles calculation
- Seitsonen, A. P.
- Puska, Martti J.
- Alatalo, M.
- Nieminen, Risto M.
- Milman, V.
- Payne, M. C.
Publication date
January 1993
DOI Publisher
American Physical Society (APS) ISSN
0163-1829Abstract
The interactions of the ‘‘magic’’ Al12Si clusters are studied by first-principles electron-structure calculations. It is shown that clusters arranged into the fcc lattice do not conserve their separated-cluster icosahedral structure but coalesce to form a close-packed metal.Peer reviewe
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