Quantal Estimates of Binding Energies of Large Silicon Clusters (Si)ₙ with N > 10

Author

T. Oshiro
Chen K. Lutrus
Donald E. Hagen, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

We employ a computationally accessible semi-empirical effective Hamiltonian method to calculate binding energies for large silicon clusters (Si)_n, for n > 10. The differences in binding energy between different geometric structures at a given cluster size generally tend to decrease with cluster size. This implies the possibility of cluster growth close to crystalline structure with Td symmetry at certain finite temperatures.

Recommended Citation

T. Oshiro et al., "Quantal Estimates of Binding Energies of Large Silicon Clusters (Si)ₙ with N > 10," Solid State Communications, vol. 87, no. 9, pp. 801 - 804, Elsevier, Sep 1993.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-1098(93)90417-L

Department(s)

Physics

Keywords and Phrases

Crystal Growth; Crystal Structure; Crystal Symmetry; Electron Energy Levels; Estimation; Binding Energy; Cluster Size; Hamiltonian Method; Large Silicon Clusters; Quantal Estimates

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0038-1098

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1993 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Sep 1993