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Effect of spin-orbit coupling on small platinum nanoclusters
M.N. Huda, , B.R. Sahu, L. Kleinman
Published in
2006
Volume: 73
   
Issue: 5
Abstract
We have shown that spin-orbit coupling plays an important role in determining the structures of platinum nanoclusters. We have used spin-orbit coupling self-consistently with density functional theory to study the geometry of platinum clusters and their binding energy. It has been found that the relative energies of the isomers of a cluster of a given size can be changed due to the inclusion of spin-orbit coupling. Planar structures were found for Ptn clusters with n≤5. © 2006 The American Physical Society.
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JournalPhysical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
ISSN10502947