Structure of Si12 Cluster

Abstract

Tight-binding molecular dynamic simulations have revealed that Si${}_{12}$ is an icosahedron with all atoms on the surface of an approximately 5 Å~ diameter sphere. This is the most spherical cage structure for silicon clusters in the 2-13 atom size range.

Phys. Rev. B in press (1995); 6 pages + 1 figure; PostScript file is available by anonymous ftp at ftp://ramanujan.chem.nyu.edu/pub/atul4.ps

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