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20022018
most citedWhy do gallium clusters have a higher melting point than the bulk?

127 citations · 349 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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11 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018

Combining DFT with ML to study size specific interactions between metal clusters and adsorbates

Shweta Mehta, Sheena Agarwal, Kavita Joshi

To date, density functional theory (DFT) is one of the most accurate and yet practical theory to gain insight about materials properties. Although successful, the computational cos…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018★ 19 cited

The Nature of Electrophilic Oxygen : Insights from Periodic Density Functional Theory Investigations

Nivedita Kenge, Sameer Pitale, Kavita Joshi

Increasing demand of ethylene oxide and the cost of versatile chemical ethene has been a driving force for understanding mechanism of epoxidation to develop highly selective cataly…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2015

Ab initio Investigation of Effect of Vacancy on Dissociation of Water Molecule on Cu(111) Surface

Vaibhav Kaware, Kavita Joshi

Water dissociation is a rate limiting step in many industrially important chemical reactions. In this investigation, climbing image nudged elastic band (CINEB) method, within the f…

cond-mat.mes-hall2015

Partial Ionic Bonding in Homogeneous Sodium Clusters

Vaibhav Kaware, Kavita Joshi

In this work, we report an interesting observation of partial ionic bonding due to charge transfer in homogeneous sodium clusters. The charge transfer causes the electronic charge…

cond-mat.mes-hall2006★ 12 cited

Dopant Induced Stabilization of Silicon Cluster at Finite Temperature

Shahab Zorriasatein, Kavita Joshi, D. G. Kanhere

With the advances in miniaturization, understanding and controlling properties of significant technological systems like silicon in nano regime assumes considerable importance. It…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2006

First principle investigation of the structural and electronic properties of the gallium clusters and their influence on the melting characteristics

Sailaja Krishnamurty, Kavita Joshi, Shahab Zorriasatein +1

First principle calculations have been performed to understand the experimentally observed size sensitive variations in the characteristics of heat capacities of gallium clusters […