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Abstract

The ground state structures of copper clusters with different sizes along with their aggregation have been systematic investigated using Amsterdam Density Functional (ADF) and Atomistix ToolKit (ATK) programs. On the basis of geometry optimization, some Cu clusters with more stable structures which were not reported previously have been revealed. In most cases, these Cu clusters prefer to adopt icosahedral structures which originate from the 13-atom icosahedron. It has also been demonstrated that the interaction between two Cu clusters is anisotropic, which is attributed to their charge distribution, especially the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of Cu clusters. Moreover, we have carried out the simulation of Cu clusters aggregation on the silicone oil substrate by means of Monte Carlo (MC) method, which shows good consistence with our previous experimental studies.

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Title
Theoretical Study on the Aggregation of Copper Clusters on a Liquid Surface
Author
Hong-Ying, Mao 1 ; Bao-Xing, Li 1 ; Wang-Feng, Ding 1 ; Yu-Hong, Zhu 1 ; Xu-Xin, Yang 1 ; Chao-Yang, Li 1 ; Gao-Xiang, Ye 2 

 Department of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China; [email protected] (W.-F.D.); [email protected] (Y.-H.Z.); [email protected] (X.-X.Y.); [email protected] (C.-Y.L.) 
 Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; [email protected] 
First page
3877
Publication year
2019
Publication date
2019
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
19961944
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2548715717
Copyright
© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.